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Brandon Sutter

#20 · Centre · Vancouver Canucks

Born Feb 14, 1989 in Huntington, New York, USA · 6'3", 188 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 11th overall in 2007 by CAR (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

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

Dainius Zubrus NJD · 26 P in 82 GP Cory Conacher BUF · 26 P in 79 GP Lars Eller MTL · 26 P in 77 GP Ben Smith CHI · 26 P in 75 GP Gabriel Bourque NSH · 26 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.

0102030402008-09: 6 points608-092009-10: 40 points4009-102010-11: 29 points2910-112011-12: 32 points3211-122012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 26 points2613-142014-15: 33 points3314-152015-16: 9 points915-162016-17: 34 points3416-172017-18: 26 points2617-182018-19: 6 points618-192019-20: 17 points1719-202020-21: 12 points1220-21

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 CAR 50 1 5 6 -1 16 57 37 0.12
2009-10 CAR 72 21 19 40 -1 2 168 55 0.56
2010-11 CAR 82 14 15 29 13 25 145 69 0.35
2011-12 CAR 82 17 15 32 -3 21 171 53 0.39 $2.067M
2012-13 PIT 48 11 8 19 3 4 82 30 0.40 $2.067M
2013-14 PIT 81 13 13 26 -9 12 144 69 0.32 $2.067M
2014-15 PIT 80 21 12 33 6 14 180 86 0.41 $3.3M
2015-16 VAN 20 5 4 9 3 2 45 12 0.45 $3.3M
2016-17 VAN 81 17 17 34 -20 12 160 78 0.42 $4.375M
2017-18 VAN 61 11 15 26 8 8 106 55 0.43 $4.375M
2018-19 VAN 26 4 2 6 -12 6 43 33 0.23 $4.375M
2019-20 VAN 44 8 9 17 1 25 76 18 0.39 $4.375M
2020-21 VAN 43 9 3 12 -9 2 65 18 0.28 $4.375M
13 seasons Career 770 152 137 289 -21 149 1442 613 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 PIT 15 2 1 3 -1 0 25 17 0.20
2013-14 PIT 13 5 2 7 7 2 28 13 0.54
2014-15 PIT 5 1 1 2 -1 2 12 12 0.40
2019-20 VAN 17 1 5 6 -2 4 19 20 0.35
4 seasons Playoffs 50 9 9 18 3 8 84 62 0.36

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 13 13 26 -9 12 144 69 0.32 9.0 15:46

Contract

$2.067MCap hit2013-14
$80KCap dollars per point26 points in 81 games
$5.62MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.4 goals above replacement
$749KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.3MValueworth 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
2020-21 to 2020-21 $4.375M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $4.375M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $4.375M
2015-16 to 2015-16 $3.3M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $3.3M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.067M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $2.067M

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

+0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.3Even-strength defence-0.3Power play-0.1Penalty 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.

-2024682010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

48.7Corsi for %134 attempts for, 141 against
-8.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.4Expected goals for %4.9 expected for, 5.0 against
-7.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.6Goals for %7 for, 4 against
103.0PDO8.8% shooting + 94.3% saves
31Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jussi Jokinen · James Neal · Brandon Sutter1152:4254.153.72-2
Lee Stempniak · Brandon Sutter · Beau Bennett1016:0250.046.81-0
Brandon Sutter · Beau Bennett · Jayson Megna213:2540.022.51-0
Joe Vitale · Brandon Sutter · Beau Bennett611:0345.020.30-0

The lines 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 lines 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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.4Expected goalsfrom 33 unblocked attempts
+2.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes44th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt57th
Finishing +2.6 goals above expected91stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 68 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

012345Goals 5Expected 2.4

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 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 17:52
Apr 9, 2014 vs DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:18
Apr 6, 2014 @ COL W 3-2 (SO) 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 23:33
Apr 5, 2014 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:30
Apr 3, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:21
Apr 1, 2014 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 15:49
Mar 30, 2014 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:02
Mar 28, 2014 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:31
Mar 27, 2014 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:57
Mar 25, 2014 vs PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 17:31
Mar 23, 2014 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 13:22
Mar 22, 2014 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:42
Mar 20, 2014 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 13:08
Mar 18, 2014 vs DAL W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:59
Mar 16, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:42
Mar 15, 2014 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:33
Mar 11, 2014 vs WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:26
Mar 10, 2014 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:12
Mar 7, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:16
Mar 6, 2014 @ SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:09
Mar 4, 2014 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:45
Mar 1, 2014 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:36
Feb 27, 2014 vs MTL L 5-6 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 14:43
Feb 7, 2014 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:05
Feb 5, 2014 @ BUF W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:05
Feb 3, 2014 vs OTT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 16:08
Feb 1, 2014 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:59
Jan 30, 2014 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 16:27
Jan 27, 2014 vs BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:51
Jan 25, 2014 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:36
Jan 23, 2014 @ NYI W 6-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 18:18
Jan 22, 2014 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:04
Jan 20, 2014 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:55
Jan 15, 2014 vs WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:37
Jan 11, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:21
Jan 10, 2014 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 16:42
Jan 7, 2014 @ VAN W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:22
Jan 5, 2014 vs WPG W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:20
Jan 3, 2014 vs NYR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:03
Dec 31, 2013 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:37
Dec 29, 2013 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:41
Dec 27, 2013 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:39
Dec 23, 2013 @ OTT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:38
Dec 21, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:46
Dec 19, 2013 vs MIN W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:27
Dec 18, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 20:06
Dec 16, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 18:29
Dec 14, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:36
Dec 13, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:51
Dec 9, 2013 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:56
Dec 7, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:24
Dec 5, 2013 vs SJS W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:22
Dec 3, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:36
Nov 30, 2013 @ FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:08
Nov 29, 2013 @ TBL W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 16:57
Nov 27, 2013 vs TOR W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:50
Nov 25, 2013 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:16
Nov 23, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:53
Nov 22, 2013 vs NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 13:43
Nov 20, 2013 @ WSH W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 14:07
Nov 18, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:42
Nov 16, 2013 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:17
Nov 15, 2013 vs NSH W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 14:28
Nov 13, 2013 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:37
Nov 9, 2013 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:41
Nov 6, 2013 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:38
Nov 2, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:28
Nov 1, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:35
Oct 30, 2013 vs BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:02
Oct 28, 2013 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 13:43
Oct 26, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17:03
Oct 25, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 14:16
Oct 21, 2013 vs COL L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:50
Oct 19, 2013 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:18
Oct 17, 2013 @ PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:34
Oct 15, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:28
Oct 12, 2013 @ TBL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:27
Oct 11, 2013 @ FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 13:19
Oct 8, 2013 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 13:38
Oct 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 12:59
Oct 3, 2013 vs NJD W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 15:20