Defence · #4

Will Butcher

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres(traded during the season)

Age: 31
Shoots: Left
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Born: Sun Prairie, USA
Draft: 2013, round 5, #123 (COL)

Career · 2017–18 to 2021–22

Games: 275
Goals: 16
Points: 114
TOI per game: 17:39
xGF% (5v5): 50.8%
Goals above expected: −4.2

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Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Ben LovejoyD · NJD	858:50	104	58.0%	56.1%	48.4%
Miles WoodL · NJD	803:35	202	52.8%	51.4%	44.9%
Nico HischierC · NJD	756:49	199	53.8%	51.1%	49.7%
Blake ColemanL · NJD/CGY	709:34	196	54.1%	52.4%	48.4%
Pavel ZachaC · NJD	704:59	185	50.1%	52.0%	44.6%
Kyle PalmieriC · NJD/NYI	656:57	182	54.7%	51.2%	50.1%
Jesper BrattL · NJD	636:12	179	52.9%	51.4%	45.2%
Travis ZajacC · NJD/NYI	590:27	188	51.4%	52.4%	46.6%
Taylor HallL · NJD/BUF/BOS	530:32	132	57.4%	53.5%	52.3%
Sami VatanenD · NJD	528:24	136	49.7%	53.5%	46.6%
Damon SeversonD · NJD	461:44	205	51.1%	51.9%	46.8%
Brian BoyleC · NJD	440:42	113	52.0%	57.5%	46.5%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Ivan ProvorovD · PHI	87:50	16	37.7%
Travis SanheimD · PHI	76:46	12	40.8%
Brendan SmithD · NYR/CAR	75:10	15	39.1%
Zdeno CharaD · BOS/WSH/NYI	70:15	11	49.8%
Ryan StromeC · EDM/NYR	70:06	17	29.0%
Jack JohnsonD · CBJ/PIT/NYR	69:29	12	66.4%
Brandon CarloD · BOS	68:50	10	49.9%
Scott LaughtonC · PHI	68:48	15	59.0%
Justin BraunD · SJS/PHI	64:09	12	35.2%
Brian DumoulinD · PIT	63:49	14	47.7%
Mike MathesonD · FLA/PIT	62:57	12	55.7%
James van RiemsdykL · TOR/PHI	62:13	14	47.3%