Defence · #21
Michael Kostka
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators(traded during the season)- Age
- 40
- Shoots
- Right
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
- Born
- Etobicoke, CAN
- Draft
- Undrafted
Career · 2012–13 to 2015–16
- Games
- 85
- Goals
- 4
- Points
- 21
- TOI per game
- 18:04
- xGF% (5v5)
- 47.3%
- Goals above expected
- −1.6
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2012–13 to 2015–16 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
3rd pair
41st percentile among qualified defencemen, blending scoring 30%, play-driving 50%, usage 20%.
- 1st pair
- 2nd pair
- 3rd pair
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
2nd pair- Goals /600.1649th pct
- Assists /600.6661st pct
- ixG /600.2267th pct
- Shots /604.4666th pct
Play-driving
3rd pair- xGF% (5v5)47.3%28th pct
- CF% (5v5)48.1%32nd pct
- Relative xGF%−1.044th pct
- xGA /60 (lower is better)2.3735th pct
Usage
3rd pair- TOI per game18:0448th pct
- PP time share27.7%67th pct
- PK time share15.4%27th pct
- Quality of competition23.7%24th pct
Percentiles among defencemen with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Most similar players this season
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−1.6 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games