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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Toby Enstrom WPG · 14 P in 60 GP Paul Postma WPG · 14 P in 65 GP Alexander Petrovic FLA · 14 P in 49 GP Travis Hamonic NYI · 14 P in 49 GP Matt Irwin NSH · 14 P in 74 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
60 3 11 14 5 31 54 135 0.23 5.6 17:38

Contract

$2.9MCap hit2016-17
$207KCap dollars per point14 points in 60 games
$950KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$380KValueworth 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 664 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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

0.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

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

41.9Corsi for %13 attempts for, 18 against
-4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
35.0Expected goals for %0.4 expected for, 0.8 against
+0.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 1 against
90.0PDO0.0% shooting + 90.0% saves
2Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevin Klein · Brady Skjei114:4337.529.10-1
Kevin Klein · Brendan Smith10:540.00.00-0
Kevin Klein · Ryan McDonagh10:49100.0100.00-0
Kevin Klein · Marc Staal10:27100.00.00-0

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.

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. "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 9, 2017 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:14
Apr 8, 2017 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:44
Apr 5, 2017 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:30
Apr 2, 2017 vs PHI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:19
Mar 31, 2017 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18:35
Mar 26, 2017 @ ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:10
Feb 21, 2017 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:02
Feb 19, 2017 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14:15
Feb 13, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14:22
Feb 11, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 2 0 2 3 0 4 5 19:49
Feb 9, 2017 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 18:13
Feb 7, 2017 vs ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:24
Feb 5, 2017 vs CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 14:23
Feb 2, 2017 @ BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 14:37
Jan 31, 2017 vs CBJ L 4-6 1 0 1 -2 0 2 4 20:39
Jan 25, 2017 vs PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:56
Jan 23, 2017 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 5 0 4 19:33
Jan 22, 2017 @ DET W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 18:12
Jan 19, 2017 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 19:11
Jan 17, 2017 vs DAL L 6-7 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 21:12
Jan 14, 2017 @ MTL L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 16:38
Jan 13, 2017 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 15:03
Jan 7, 2017 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:48
Jan 4, 2017 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:01
Jan 3, 2017 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 20:40
Dec 31, 2016 @ COL W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:53
Dec 29, 2016 @ ARI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 20:03
Dec 27, 2016 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:32
Dec 23, 2016 vs MIN L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 18:17
Dec 20, 2016 @ PIT L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 16:22
Dec 18, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 16:38
Dec 17, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 17:15
Dec 15, 2016 @ DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14:11
Dec 13, 2016 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 23:27
Dec 11, 2016 vs NJD W 5-0 0 1 1 2 5 1 6 16:45
Dec 9, 2016 @ CHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:43
Dec 8, 2016 @ WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:59
Dec 6, 2016 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 12:59
Dec 3, 2016 vs CAR W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 16:47
Nov 29, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:07
Nov 27, 2016 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:12
Nov 25, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:45
Nov 23, 2016 vs PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 18:22
Nov 21, 2016 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:15
Nov 20, 2016 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:22
Nov 18, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:50
Nov 15, 2016 @ VAN W 7-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 18:07
Nov 13, 2016 @ EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:41
Nov 12, 2016 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:38
Nov 8, 2016 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:07
Nov 6, 2016 vs WPG W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:45
Nov 5, 2016 @ BOS W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 17:07
Nov 3, 2016 vs EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:24
Nov 1, 2016 vs STL W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:16
Oct 30, 2016 vs TBL W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17:09
Oct 28, 2016 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 19:22
Oct 26, 2016 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:14
Oct 23, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 20:40
Oct 22, 2016 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:07
Oct 19, 2016 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:19