Left wing · #22

Rudolfs Balcers

Ottawa Senators

San Jose Sharks

Florida Panthers

Tampa Bay Lightning(traded during the season)

Age: 29
Shoots: Left
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Born: Liepaja, LVA
Draft: 2015, round 5, #142 (SJS)

Career · 2018–19 to 2022–23

Games: 102
Goals: 19
Points: 40
TOI per game: 14:54
xGF% (5v5): 49.8%
Goals above expected: −1.3

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.


Tomas HertlC · SJS	548:08	89	56.4%	44.1%	47.9%
Brent BurnsD · SJS/CAR	498:03	99	52.5%	48.1%	47.3%
Mario FerraroD · SJS	424:33	84	51.7%	50.8%	46.3%
Timo MeierR · SJS	359:56	78	59.5%	43.6%	47.5%
Erik KarlssonD · SJS	358:21	72	55.5%	47.9%	46.3%
Marc-Edouard VlasicD · SJS	331:39	88	42.4%	50.9%	48.1%
Chris TierneyC · OTT	280:40	45	43.6%	53.3%	47.2%
Logan CoutureC · SJS	267:39	84	45.6%	49.6%	48.1%
Alexander BarabanovL · SJS	227:50	42	43.7%	45.2%	42.2%
Nikolai KnyzhovD · SJS	192:25	39	52.2%	56.9%	44.8%
Noah GregorL · SJS	179:40	47	48.8%	46.8%	40.3%
Thomas ChabotD · OTT	172:13	40	47.3%	46.8%	52.2%

Most frequent opponents

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


Devon ToewsD · NYI/COL	59:44	11	42.3%
Justin FaulkD · CAR/STL	50:24	10	47.2%
Ryan HartmanR · PHI/MIN	46:08	9	74.5%
Ryan SuterD · MIN/DAL	45:15	8	70.1%
Trevor MooreL · TOR/LAK	44:23	11	62.5%
Kevin FialaL · MIN/LAK	43:48	8	56.9%
Jonas BrodinD · MIN	43:43	8	63.0%
Cale MakarD · COL	43:30	7	45.9%
Jonathan MarchessaultC · VGK	43:28	8	53.3%
Cam FowlerD · ANA	43:23	8	47.9%
William KarlssonC · VGK	42:25	8	55.5%
Nazem KadriC · TOR/COL	41:51	12	54.2%