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Adam Larsson

#6 · Defence · Seattle Kraken

Born Nov 12, 1992 in Skelleftea, SWE (age 33) · 6'3", 207 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 4th overall in 2011 by NJD (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Staal DET · 10 P in 56 GP Nikolai Knyzhov SJS · 10 P in 56 GP Zdeno Chara WSH · 10 P in 55 GP Brady Skjei CAR · 10 P in 52 GP Patrik Nemeth COL · 10 P in 52 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.

01020302011-12: 18 points1811-122012-13: 6 points62013-14: 3 points313-142014-15: 24 points242015-16: 18 points1815-162016-17: 19 points192017-18: 13 points1317-182018-19: 20 points202019-20: 6 points619-202020-21: 10 points102021-22: 25 points2521-222022-23: 33 points332023-24: 18 points1823-242024-25: 28 points282025-26: 25 points2525-262026-27: 1 points1

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 NJD 65 2 16 18 -7 20 68 94 0.28 $925K
2012-13 NJD 37 0 6 6 4 12 30 37 0.16 $925K
2013-14 NJD 26 1 2 3 -1 12 20 41 0.12 $925K
2014-15 NJD 64 3 21 24 2 34 91 92 0.38 $900K
2015-16 NJD 82 3 15 18 15 77 65 163 0.22 $4.167M
2016-17 EDM 79 4 15 19 21 55 85 253 0.24 $4.167M
2017-18 EDM 63 4 9 13 10 34 92 239 0.21 $4.167M
2018-19 EDM 82 3 17 20 -28 44 117 256 0.24 $4.167M
2019-20 EDM 49 1 5 6 0 35 61 112 0.12 $4.167M
2020-21 EDM 56 4 6 10 2 24 52 166 0.18 $4.167M
2021-22 SEA 82 8 17 25 -23 55 119 183 0.30 $4M
2022-23 SEA 82 8 25 33 27 47 143 222 0.40 $4M
2023-24 SEA 81 4 14 18 6 55 130 162 0.22 $4M
2024-25 SEA 82 7 21 28 22 31 112 104 0.34 $4M
2025-26 SEA 82 7 18 25 0 42 106 110 0.30 $5.25M
2026-27 SEA 6 0 1 1 6 0 6 14 0.17 $5.25M
16 seasons Career 1018 59 208 267 56 577 1297 2248 0.26

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 NJD 5 1 0 1 3 4 3 7 0.20
2016-17 EDM 13 2 4 6 -4 4 15 42 0.46
2019-20 EDM 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 8 0.00
2020-21 EDM 4 0 2 2 -4 2 5 9 0.50
2022-23 SEA 14 2 2 4 2 8 26 57 0.29
5 seasons Playoffs 38 5 8 13 -4 18 49 123 0.34

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
56 4 6 10 2 24 52 166 0.18 7.7 19:39

Contract

$4.167MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$417KCap dollars per point10 points in 56 games
$1.015MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$4.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$695KValueworth 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 633 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New Jersey Devils on Jul 25, 2015, as a new contract: 6 years and $25M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2020-21, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $4.167M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2016-17 $4.167M $3M $0 $3M
2017-18 $4.167M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2018-19 $4.167M $4.85M $0 $4.85M
2019-20 $4.167M $5.05M $0 $5.05M
2020-21 $4.167M $5.1M $0 $5.1M

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
Sep 9, 2024 Seattle Kraken Extension 2025-26 to 2028-29 4 $21M $5.25M
Jul 21, 2021 Seattle Kraken Extension 2021-22 to 2024-25 4 $16M $4M
Jul 25, 2015 New Jersey Devils New contract 2015-16 to 2020-21 6 $25M $4.167M
Jul 1, 2014 New Jersey Devils New contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 1 $900K $900K
Jul 15, 2011 New Jersey Devils Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $2.775M $925K

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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 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
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.5Even-strength defence+0.1Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+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.

-4-2024682011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

51.9Corsi for %82 attempts for, 76 against
-4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Expected goals for %2.9 expected for, 2.8 against
-11.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
16.7Goals for %1 for, 5 against
90.4PDO2.6% shooting + 87.8% saves
14Attempts 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
Dmitry Kulikov · Adam Larsson346:5355.450.11-4
Kris Russell · Adam Larsson125:4645.541.40-0
Adam Larsson · Darnell Nurse49:5957.190.00-0
Tyson Barrie · Adam Larsson32:4716.729.60-1

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
0.1Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.09 expected goals per 60 minutes12th
Shot quality 1.4% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected51stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 59 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
May 15, 2021 vs VAN L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:26
May 12, 2021 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:25
May 10, 2021 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 22:13
May 8, 2021 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 20:20
May 6, 2021 vs VAN L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:56
May 4, 2021 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 21:29
May 3, 2021 @ VAN W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 24:08
May 1, 2021 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 23:54
Apr 29, 2021 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:10
Apr 28, 2021 @ WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 19:08
Apr 26, 2021 @ WPG W 6-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 19:26
Apr 21, 2021 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 15:24
Apr 19, 2021 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 19:39
Apr 17, 2021 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23:45
Apr 10, 2021 @ CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:58
Apr 8, 2021 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:39
Apr 7, 2021 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 21:07
Apr 5, 2021 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20:32
Apr 2, 2021 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 22:52
Mar 30, 2021 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 25:17
Mar 29, 2021 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 17:24
Mar 27, 2021 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:59
Mar 20, 2021 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:41
Mar 18, 2021 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:56
Mar 17, 2021 @ CGY W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:39
Mar 15, 2021 @ CGY L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 22:52
Mar 13, 2021 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:00
Mar 12, 2021 vs OTT W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 18:53
Mar 10, 2021 vs OTT W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22:27
Mar 8, 2021 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:57
Mar 6, 2021 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19:46
Mar 3, 2021 vs TOR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 19:24
Mar 1, 2021 vs TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 20:05
Feb 27, 2021 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:27
Feb 25, 2021 @ VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 19:05
Feb 23, 2021 @ VAN W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 22:33
Feb 20, 2021 vs CGY W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 24:11
Feb 19, 2021 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 24:10
Feb 17, 2021 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 21:32
Feb 15, 2021 vs WPG L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 19:20
Feb 11, 2021 @ MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 19:03
Feb 9, 2021 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 20:29
Feb 8, 2021 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 17:10
Feb 6, 2021 @ CGY L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:32
Feb 2, 2021 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:22
Jan 31, 2021 vs OTT W 8-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19:10
Jan 30, 2021 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:13
Jan 28, 2021 vs TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 15:38
Jan 26, 2021 @ WPG L 4-6 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 20:45
Jan 24, 2021 @ WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:27
Jan 22, 2021 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 15:56
Jan 20, 2021 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:50
Jan 18, 2021 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 12:50
Jan 16, 2021 vs MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 19:30
Jan 14, 2021 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:57
Jan 13, 2021 vs VAN L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 14:14