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Keith Yandle

#3 · Defence · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Sep 9, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA · 6'1", 192 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 105th overall in 2005 by PHX (round 4)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brent Burns SJS · 45 P in 70 GP Neal Pionk WPG · 45 P in 71 GP Shea Theodore VGK · 46 P in 71 GP Kris Letang PIT · 44 P in 61 GP Ryan Suter MIN · 48 P in 69 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.

02040602006-07: 2 points206-072007-08: 12 points122008-09: 30 points3008-092009-10: 41 points412010-11: 59 points5910-112011-12: 43 points432012-13: 30 points3012-132013-14: 53 points532014-15: 52 points5214-152015-16: 47 points472016-17: 41 points4116-172017-18: 56 points562018-19: 62 points6218-192019-20: 45 points452020-21: 27 points2720-212021-22: 19 points19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 PHX 7 0 2 2 0 8 10 4 0.29
2007-08 PHX 43 5 7 12 -12 14 72 13 0.28
2008-09 PHX 69 4 26 30 -4 37 118 46 0.43
2009-10 PHX 82 12 29 41 16 45 145 36 0.50 $1.2M
2010-11 PHX 82 11 48 59 12 68 199 30 0.72 $1.2M
2011-12 PHX 82 11 32 43 5 51 196 31 0.52 $5.25M
2012-13 PHX 48 10 20 30 4 54 130 18 0.63 $5.25M
2013-14 PHX 82 8 45 53 -23 63 241 22 0.65 $5.25M
2014-15 ARI 63 4 37 41 -32 32 185 39 0.65 $5.25M
2014-15 NYR 21 2 9 11 6 8 47 14 0.52
2015-16 NYR 82 5 42 47 -4 40 160 43 0.57 $5.25M
2016-17 FLA 82 5 36 41 -6 39 178 28 0.50 $6.35M
2017-18 FLA 82 8 48 56 7 35 179 26 0.68 $6.35M
2018-19 FLA 82 9 53 62 -17 50 199 47 0.76 $6.35M
2019-20 FLA 69 5 40 45 0 20 129 18 0.65 $6.35M
2020-21 FLA 56 3 24 27 -8 38 113 18 0.48 $6.35M
2021-22 PHI 77 1 18 19 -47 14 105 29 0.25 $900K
16 seasons Career 1109 103 516 619 -103 616 2406 462 0.56

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 PHX 7 2 3 5 -1 4 17 6 0.71
2010-11 PHX 4 0 5 5 -5 0 9 1 1.25
2011-12 PHX 16 1 8 9 5 10 22 4 0.56
2014-15 NYR 19 2 9 11 7 10 32 9 0.58
2015-16 NYR 5 1 0 1 -4 2 16 2 0.20
2019-20 FLA 4 0 3 3 -2 0 6 1 0.75
2020-21 FLA 3 0 2 2 -2 0 3 0 0.67
7 seasons Playoffs 58 6 30 36 -2 26 105 23 0.62

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 5 40 45 0 20 129 18 0.65 3.9 19:42

Contract

$6.35MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$141KCap dollars per point45 points in 69 games
$4.471MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.4 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.5MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2022-23, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2019-20 $6.35M
2020-21 $6.35M
2021-22 $6.35M
2022-23 $6.35M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $900K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $6.35M
2018-19 to 2022-23 $6.35M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6.35M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $5.25M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $5.25M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.2M

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.7Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.3Even-strength defence+0.1Power play+0.4Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.2

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.

-10-5052010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

52.4Corsi for %43 attempts for, 39 against
+4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.5Expected goals for %1.1 expected for, 1.7 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 2 against
91.3PDO0.0% shooting + 91.3% saves
11Attempts 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
Keith Yandle · Mike Matheson218:0358.359.90-1
Keith Yandle · Anton Stralman410:5486.748.80-0
Keith Yandle · Joshua Brown27:2635.714.80-0
Keith Yandle · Aaron Ekblad33:3440.016.20-0

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.

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
0.3Expected goalsfrom 8 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes74th
Shot quality 3.7% chance per attempt79th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected46thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 70 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.3Goals 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
Mar 9, 2020 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:46
Mar 7, 2020 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:52
Mar 5, 2020 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:33
Mar 1, 2020 vs CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:31
Feb 29, 2020 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:12
Feb 27, 2020 vs TOR L 3-5 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 17:22
Feb 25, 2020 @ ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:09
Feb 22, 2020 @ VGK L 3-5 0 1 1 -4 0 2 0 19:21
Feb 20, 2020 @ LAK L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 18:06
Feb 19, 2020 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:28
Feb 17, 2020 @ SJS W 5-3 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 22:31
Feb 15, 2020 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:20
Feb 13, 2020 vs PHI L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:16
Feb 11, 2020 @ NJD W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 14:16
Feb 10, 2020 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:37
Feb 8, 2020 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:38
Feb 6, 2020 vs VGK L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 20:54
Feb 4, 2020 @ CBJ L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:38
Feb 3, 2020 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:21
Feb 1, 2020 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 20:27
Jan 21, 2020 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:45
Jan 20, 2020 @ MIN W 5-4 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 18:22
Jan 18, 2020 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:21
Jan 16, 2020 vs LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 18:02
Jan 12, 2020 vs TOR W 8-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:58
Jan 9, 2020 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 20:39
Jan 7, 2020 vs ARI L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 21:36
Jan 5, 2020 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:34
Jan 4, 2020 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 21:44
Jan 2, 2020 @ OTT W 6-3 0 2 2 -2 0 0 1 15:24
Dec 31, 2019 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:32
Dec 29, 2019 vs MTL W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:45
Dec 28, 2019 vs DET W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 17:46
Dec 23, 2019 @ TBL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:25
Dec 21, 2019 @ CAR W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:18
Dec 20, 2019 vs DAL W 7-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:22
Dec 16, 2019 vs OTT W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:51
Dec 14, 2019 vs BOS L 2-4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 20:17
Dec 12, 2019 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 25:00
Dec 10, 2019 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24:56
Dec 8, 2019 vs SJS W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 20:44
Dec 7, 2019 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 18:53
Dec 3, 2019 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -3 0 5 0 24:56
Nov 30, 2019 vs NSH W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25:16
Nov 27, 2019 @ WSH L 3-4 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 25:42
Nov 24, 2019 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:38
Nov 23, 2019 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:48
Nov 21, 2019 vs ANA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:46
Nov 19, 2019 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:02
Nov 16, 2019 vs NYR W 4-3 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 24:30
Nov 14, 2019 vs WPG L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 27:03
Nov 12, 2019 @ BOS W 5-4 (SO) 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 25:48
Nov 10, 2019 @ NYR W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 22:45
Nov 9, 2019 @ NYI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:59
Nov 7, 2019 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 16:54
Nov 2, 2019 vs DET W 4-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 16:46
Oct 30, 2019 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:06
Oct 28, 2019 @ VAN L 2-7 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 20:28
Oct 27, 2019 @ EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 18:22
Oct 24, 2019 @ CGY L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 22:58
Oct 22, 2019 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 22:16
Oct 19, 2019 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:36
Oct 18, 2019 vs COL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:32
Oct 14, 2019 @ NJD W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:18
Oct 12, 2019 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:35
Oct 11, 2019 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 17:59
Oct 8, 2019 vs CAR L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 8 0 25:54
Oct 5, 2019 vs TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 13:54
Oct 3, 2019 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:41