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Ben Chiarot

#8 · Defence · Detroit Red Wings

Born May 9, 1991 in Hamilton, Ontario, CAN (age 35) · 6'3", 224 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 120th overall in 2009 by ATL (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dylan Olsen FLA · 8 P in 44 GP Jamie Oleksiak DAL · 8 P in 36 GP Carlo Colaiacovo PHI · 8 P in 33 GP Robert Bortuzzo STL · 8 P in 51 GP Matt Tennyson SJS · 8 P in 27 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.

010202013-14: 0 points013-142014-15: 8 points814-152015-16: 10 points1015-162016-17: 12 points1216-172017-18: 14 points1417-182018-19: 20 points2018-192019-20: 21 points2119-202020-21: 7 points720-212021-22: 26 points2621-222022-23: 19 points1922-232023-24: 20 points2023-242024-25: 13 points1324-252025-26: 15 points1525-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 WPG 1 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 0.00 $618K
2014-15 WPG 40 2 6 8 5 22 37 70 0.20 $600K
2015-16 WPG 70 1 9 10 -9 43 74 130 0.14 $850K
2016-17 WPG 59 2 10 12 2 33 49 78 0.20 $850K
2017-18 WPG 57 2 12 14 15 32 57 105 0.25 $1.4M
2018-19 WPG 78 5 15 20 6 62 111 171 0.26 $1.4M
2019-20 MTL 69 9 12 21 5 61 130 152 0.30 $3.5M
2020-21 MTL 41 1 6 7 -16 50 81 77 0.17 $3.5M
2021-22 MTL 54 7 11 18 -18 42 96 110 0.33 $3.5M
2021-22 FLA 20 2 6 8 4 6 47 47 0.40
2022-23 DET 76 5 14 19 -31 51 110 147 0.25 $4.75M
2023-24 DET 77 5 15 20 -4 56 107 163 0.26 $4.75M
2024-25 DET 81 4 9 13 -14 69 109 127 0.16 $4.75M
2025-26 DET 82 5 10 15 -9 75 103 170 0.18 $4.75M
2026-27 DET 5 0 0 0 0 6 5 7 0.00 $3.85M
14 seasons Career 810 50 135 185 -67 608 1116 1557 0.23

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WPG 2 0 0 0 -2 2 2 7 0.00
2017-18 WPG 16 0 3 3 3 15 18 51 0.19
2018-19 WPG 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 16 0.00
2019-20 MTL 10 0 2 2 2 12 15 38 0.20
2020-21 MTL 22 1 1 2 -6 16 33 88 0.09
2021-22 FLA 10 0 1 1 -1 8 17 36 0.10
6 seasons Playoffs 66 1 7 8 -2 53 93 236 0.12

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
40 2 6 8 5 22 37 70 0.20 5.4 17:01

Contract

$600KCap hitends in 2015, then extended to 2017
$75KCap dollars per point8 points in 40 games
$181KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.3 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.9MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Jul 26, 2014, as a new contract: 1 year and $600K, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2014-15, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Winnipeg Jets on Jun 18, 2015, 2 years and $1.7M at $850K a season, beginning in 2015-16.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $600K $600K $0 $600K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jan 28, 2026 Detroit Red Wings Extension 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $11.55M $3.85M
Jul 13, 2022 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $19M $4.75M
Jul 4, 2019 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $10.5M $3.5M
Jun 24, 2017 Winnipeg Jets Extension 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $2.8M $1.4M
Jun 18, 2015 Winnipeg Jets Extension not begun 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $1.7M $850K
Jul 26, 2014 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 1 $600K $600K
Mar 15, 2011 Atlanta Thrashers Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $1.855M $618K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 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 defence+0.1Power play0.0Penalty 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.

-15-10-5052013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

42.2Corsi for %19 attempts for, 26 against
-3.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Expected goals for %0.9 expected for, 0.9 against
+10.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 2 against
84.6PDO0.0% shooting + 84.6% saves
4Attempts 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
Dustin Byfuglien · Ben Chiarot114:2929.230.20-1
Ben Chiarot · Jacob Trouba110:4555.062.60-1
Tyler Myers · Ben Chiarot10:57100.0100.00-0
Toby Enstrom · Ben Chiarot10:350.00.00-0

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.

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
0.1Expected goalsfrom 3 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes45th
Shot quality 2.4% chance per attempt25th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 44 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.1Goals 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 11, 2015 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:14
Apr 9, 2015 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:00
Apr 7, 2015 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18:30
Apr 6, 2015 @ MIN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:52
Feb 21, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 08:17
Feb 19, 2015 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:40
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:37
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:45
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10:54
Feb 10, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:03
Feb 8, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 13:01
Feb 6, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:03
Feb 3, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 06:41
Feb 2, 2015 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14:34
Jan 31, 2015 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 17:06
Jan 29, 2015 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:19
Jan 27, 2015 @ PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 15:47
Jan 21, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 14:06
Jan 18, 2015 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 20:29
Jan 16, 2015 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 22:44
Jan 15, 2015 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:37
Jan 13, 2015 vs FLA W 8-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:23
Jan 11, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:39
Jan 10, 2015 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 24:00
Jan 8, 2015 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 15:11
Jan 5, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 21:15
Jan 3, 2015 vs TOR W 5-1 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 16:26
Dec 31, 2014 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 13:50
Dec 29, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:30
Dec 27, 2014 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:03
Dec 23, 2014 @ CHI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 18:43
Dec 21, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 20:17
Dec 19, 2014 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:30
Dec 16, 2014 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 18:21
Dec 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:57
Dec 11, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 20:11
Dec 9, 2014 @ DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 20:42
Dec 7, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:39
Dec 5, 2014 vs COL W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 18:39
Dec 3, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 21:20