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Phillip Danault

#24 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Feb 24, 1993 in Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN (age 33) · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 26th overall in 2011 by CHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kevin Hayes PHI · 54 P in 81 GP Chris Kreider NYR · 54 P in 79 GP William Karlsson VGK · 53 P in 82 GP Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH · 55 P in 81 GP Jonathan Huberdeau CGY · 55 P in 79 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.

020402014-15: 0 points014-152015-16: 10 points1015-162016-17: 40 points4016-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 53 points5318-192019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 24 points2420-212021-22: 51 points5121-222022-23: 54 points5422-232023-24: 47 points4723-242024-25: 43 points4324-252025-26: 17 points1725-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.00 $863K
2015-16 CHI 30 1 4 5 -3 6 48 33 0.17 $863K
2015-16 MTL 21 3 2 5 -2 8 24 12 0.24
2016-17 MTL 82 13 27 40 5 35 133 76 0.49 $913K
2017-18 MTL 52 8 17 25 0 34 94 59 0.48 $913K
2018-19 MTL 81 12 41 53 17 39 132 95 0.65 $3.083M
2019-20 MTL 71 13 34 47 18 32 131 119 0.66 $3.083M
2020-21 MTL 53 5 19 24 9 24 73 76 0.45 $3.083M
2021-22 LAK 79 27 24 51 14 38 194 74 0.65 $5.5M
2022-23 LAK 82 18 36 54 -8 63 152 81 0.66 $5.5M
2023-24 LAK 78 17 30 47 12 18 159 80 0.60 $5.5M
2024-25 LAK 80 8 35 43 20 26 123 83 0.54 $5.5M
2025-26 LAK 30 0 5 5 3 6 42 22 0.17 $5.5M
2025-26 MTL 45 6 6 12 -6 20 49 41 0.27
2026-27 MTL 5 0 1 1 1 0 6 3 0.20 $5.5M
13 seasons Career 791 131 281 412 80 349 1362 857 0.52

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 MTL 6 0 2 2 1 2 10 19 0.33
2019-20 MTL 10 1 2 3 -1 6 24 29 0.30
2020-21 MTL 22 1 3 4 -1 6 39 38 0.18
2021-22 LAK 7 3 2 5 6 2 11 14 0.71
2022-23 LAK 6 2 3 5 1 12 17 25 0.83
2023-24 LAK 5 0 1 1 0 4 9 6 0.20
2024-25 LAK 6 2 6 8 2 0 9 13 1.33
2025-26 MTL 19 2 8 10 3 8 18 33 0.53
8 seasons Playoffs 81 11 27 38 11 40 137 177 0.47

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 18 36 54 -8 63 152 81 0.66 11.8 18:20

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$102KCap dollars per point54 points in 82 games
$876KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.3 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$252KValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 6 years and $33M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2026-27, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $5.5M $750K $3.25M $4M NMC
2022-23 $5.5M $2.25M $3.25M $5.5M NMC
2023-24 $5.5M $3.75M $3M $6.75M NMC
2024-25 $5.5M $3.75M $3M $6.75M M-NTC
2025-26 $5.5M $4.75M $1M $5.75M M-NTC
2026-27 $5.5M $3.25M $1M $4.25M M-NTC

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
Jul 28, 2021 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $33M $5.5M
Jul 15, 2018 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $9.25M $3.083M
Jul 5, 2016 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.825M $913K
Jan 1, 2012 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2011-12, slid 3 $3.075M $863K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence+0.1Power play-0.2Penalty kill-0.1Penalties+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.

-50510152014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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 %110 attempts for, 100 against
+7.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Expected goals for %4.9 expected for, 5.1 against
+11.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %3 for, 2 against
101.5PDO5.3% shooting + 96.2% saves
21Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Phillip Danault · Viktor Arvidsson · Trevor Moore567:3948.644.52-1
Phillip Danault · Trevor Moore · Alex Iafallo215:3859.447.00-1
Phillip Danault · Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Moore21:4533.36.00-0
Phillip Danault · Adrian Kempe · Trevor Moore31:27100.0100.01-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.9Expected goalsfrom 21 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.95 expected goals per 60 minutes66th
Shot quality 9.1% chance per attempt67th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected55thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 89 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.9

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 13, 2023 @ ANA W 5-3 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 15:15
Apr 10, 2023 vs VAN W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 17:30
Apr 8, 2023 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 20:13
Apr 6, 2023 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 17:38
Apr 4, 2023 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:45
Apr 2, 2023 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 15:08
Apr 1, 2023 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:36
Mar 30, 2023 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 20:40
Mar 28, 2023 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:52
Mar 26, 2023 vs STL W 7-6 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 18:51
Mar 25, 2023 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 18:35
Mar 20, 2023 vs CGY W 8-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:14
Mar 18, 2023 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:35
Mar 16, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:03
Mar 14, 2023 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:36
Mar 11, 2023 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:21
Mar 9, 2023 @ COL W 5-2 2 0 2 1 2 3 1 16:45
Mar 6, 2023 vs WSH W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 6 3 18:42
Mar 4, 2023 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:46
Mar 2, 2023 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:08
Feb 28, 2023 @ WPG W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 21:46
Feb 26, 2023 @ NYR L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 19:21
Feb 24, 2023 @ NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 17:09
Feb 23, 2023 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:38
Feb 21, 2023 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:55
Feb 18, 2023 vs ARI W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:35
Feb 17, 2023 @ ANA W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 15:54
Feb 13, 2023 vs BUF W 5-2 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 17:43
Feb 11, 2023 vs PIT W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:38
Jan 31, 2023 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:46
Jan 28, 2023 @ TBL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 10 4 0 16:24
Jan 27, 2023 @ FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:42
Jan 24, 2023 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 20:06
Jan 22, 2023 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:59
Jan 21, 2023 @ NSH L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 19:04
Jan 19, 2023 vs DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 15:32
Jan 14, 2023 vs NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:57
Jan 11, 2023 vs SJS W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:15
Jan 9, 2023 vs EDM W 6-3 0 1 1 1 11 1 4 15:20
Jan 7, 2023 @ VGK W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:34
Jan 5, 2023 vs BOS L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:36
Jan 3, 2023 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:11
Dec 31, 2022 vs PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 19:28
Dec 29, 2022 @ COL W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 22:30
Dec 27, 2022 vs VGK W 4-2 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 16:09
Dec 23, 2022 @ ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:32
Dec 22, 2022 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:16
Dec 20, 2022 vs ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 15:45
Dec 17, 2022 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 16:34
Dec 15, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22:10
Dec 13, 2022 @ BUF L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:01
Dec 11, 2022 @ CBJ L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 17:59
Dec 10, 2022 @ MTL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:21
Dec 8, 2022 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:27
Dec 6, 2022 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:12
Dec 3, 2022 vs CAR L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 17:33
Dec 1, 2022 vs ARI W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 4 0 1 17:19
Nov 29, 2022 vs SEA L 8-9 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 20:12
Nov 27, 2022 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 19:09
Nov 25, 2022 @ SJS W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:21
Nov 22, 2022 vs NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:45
Nov 19, 2022 @ SEA L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 16:58
Nov 18, 2022 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:16
Nov 16, 2022 @ EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 3 2 4 1 16:31
Nov 14, 2022 @ CGY L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 17:13
Nov 12, 2022 vs DET W 4-3 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 18:15
Nov 10, 2022 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 19:35
Nov 8, 2022 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:35
Nov 5, 2022 vs FLA W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:41
Nov 3, 2022 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:24
Nov 1, 2022 @ DAL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 17:25
Oct 31, 2022 @ STL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:01
Oct 29, 2022 vs TOR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:43
Oct 27, 2022 vs WPG L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:26
Oct 25, 2022 vs TBL W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 18:18
Oct 22, 2022 @ WSH L 3-4 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 15:53
Oct 20, 2022 @ PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:57
Oct 18, 2022 @ NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 22:42
Oct 17, 2022 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 22:31
Oct 15, 2022 @ MIN W 7-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:14
Oct 13, 2022 vs SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 19:11
Oct 11, 2022 vs VGK L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:49