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Kevin Klein

#8 · Defence · New York Rangers

Born Dec 13, 1984 in Kitchener, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 206 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 37th overall in 2003 by NSH (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mike Weber BUF · 9 P in 68 GP Nate Guenin COL · 9 P in 68 GP Erik Gudbranson FLA · 9 P in 65 GP Mattias Ekholm NSH · 9 P in 62 GP Cody Ceci OTT · 9 P in 49 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

010202005-06: 0 points005-062006-07: 1 points106-072007-08: 2 points207-082008-09: 12 points1208-092009-10: 11 points1109-102010-11: 18 points1810-112011-12: 21 points2111-122012-13: 14 points1412-132013-14: 9 points913-142014-15: 26 points2614-152015-16: 26 points2615-162016-17: 14 points1416-17

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 NSH 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0.00
2006-07 NSH 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 3 0.33
2007-08 NSH 13 0 2 2 -3 6 14 7 0.15 $500K
2008-09 NSH 63 4 8 12 -2 19 41 57 0.19 $650K
2009-10 NSH 81 1 10 11 -13 27 67 101 0.14 $650K
2010-11 NSH 81 2 16 18 9 24 99 128 0.22 $1.35M
2011-12 NSH 66 4 17 21 -8 4 91 84 0.32 $1.35M
2012-13 NSH 47 3 11 14 -1 9 54 66 0.30 $1.35M
2013-14 NSH 47 1 2 3 -11 21 49 75 0.06 $2.9M
2013-14 NYR 30 1 5 6 4 0 24 36 0.20
2014-15 NYR 65 9 17 26 24 25 76 126 0.40 $2.9M
2015-16 NYR 69 9 17 26 16 19 69 117 0.38 $2.9M
2016-17 NYR 60 3 11 14 5 31 54 135 0.23 $2.9M
12 seasons Career 627 38 116 154 22 185 640 939 0.25

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 NSH 6 0 2 2 1 4 2 15 0.33
2010-11 NSH 12 1 2 3 3 6 15 27 0.25
2011-12 NSH 10 2 2 4 -2 2 11 17 0.40
2013-14 NYR 25 1 3 4 7 6 18 53 0.16
2014-15 NYR 14 0 4 4 -1 2 21 34 0.29
2015-16 NYR 5 0 1 1 -3 7 8 18 0.20
2016-17 NYR 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1.00
7 seasons Playoffs 73 4 15 19 5 27 75 168 0.26

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 2 7 9 -7 21 73 111 0.12 2.7 17:20

Contract

$2.9MCap hit2013-14
$322KCap dollars per point9 points in 77 games
$1.806MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.6 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.4MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2016-17 $2.9M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.35M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $1.35M
2008-09 to 2009-10 $650K
2007-08 to 2007-08 $500K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.9Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence+1.2Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.1Penalties-0.1

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

52.2Corsi for %303 attempts for, 278 against
+5.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %13.3 expected for, 10.9 against
+8.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.6Goals for %14 for, 8 against
103.3PDO9.2% shooting + 94.1% saves
43Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 117 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevin Klein · John Moore21200:2353.654.88-5
Kevin Klein · Marc Staal2443:2250.055.03-2
Kevin Klein · Raphael Diaz431:2355.466.30-0
Kevin Klein · Ryan McDonagh1820:1650.050.72-1

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.0Expected goalsfrom 27 unblocked attempts
-1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.18 expected goals per 60 minutes48th
Shot quality 3.7% chance per attempt67th
Finishing -1.0 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 42 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.51Game 20Expected 1.0Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2014 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 21:10
Apr 10, 2014 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:59
Apr 8, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:45
Apr 5, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 13:50
Apr 3, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:58
Apr 1, 2014 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:05
Mar 30, 2014 @ EDM W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 12:37
Mar 28, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:09
Mar 26, 2014 vs PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 17:08
Mar 24, 2014 vs PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:45
Mar 22, 2014 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:23
Mar 21, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:55
Mar 18, 2014 @ OTT W 8-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:16
Mar 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:31
Mar 14, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 18:03
Mar 13, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:33
Mar 11, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 15:13
Mar 9, 2014 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:47
Mar 7, 2014 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:07
Mar 5, 2014 vs TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:20
Mar 2, 2014 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:32
Mar 1, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:14
Feb 27, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:37
Feb 7, 2014 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:13
Feb 6, 2014 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:19
Feb 4, 2014 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:55
Jan 31, 2014 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:02
Jan 29, 2014 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:29
Jan 26, 2014 @ NJD W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:01
Jan 23, 2014 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:46
Jan 20, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 18:01
Jan 14, 2014 vs CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:34
Jan 12, 2014 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:00
Jan 11, 2014 vs OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:49
Jan 9, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 15:10
Jan 7, 2014 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18:27
Jan 5, 2014 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:52
Jan 4, 2014 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:16
Jan 2, 2014 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:09
Dec 30, 2013 vs DET W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:32
Dec 28, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:47
Dec 27, 2013 @ DAL L 1-4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 14:32
Dec 23, 2013 vs BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:33
Dec 21, 2013 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 21:44
Dec 19, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:58
Dec 17, 2013 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:17
Dec 14, 2013 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 20:23
Dec 12, 2013 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:09
Dec 10, 2013 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:26
Dec 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 21:10
Dec 5, 2013 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 18:46
Nov 28, 2013 vs EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:58
Nov 27, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 16:39
Nov 25, 2013 vs PHX W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 21:40
Nov 23, 2013 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 16:12
Nov 21, 2013 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 20:50
Nov 19, 2013 @ DET W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:30
Nov 16, 2013 vs CHI W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:20
Nov 15, 2013 @ PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 21:47
Nov 12, 2013 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 23:26
Nov 10, 2013 @ NJD L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:22
Nov 8, 2013 @ WPG L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:54
Nov 6, 2013 @ COL W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:37
Nov 2, 2013 @ LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 23:30
Oct 31, 2013 @ PHX L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:54
Oct 26, 2013 vs STL L 1-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:25
Oct 24, 2013 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:10
Oct 22, 2013 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:43
Oct 20, 2013 @ WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:16
Oct 19, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:42
Oct 17, 2013 vs LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:40
Oct 15, 2013 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 24:11
Oct 12, 2013 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:33
Oct 10, 2013 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:06
Oct 8, 2013 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21:52
Oct 4, 2013 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 19:37
Oct 3, 2013 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:19