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Luke Glendening

#41 · Centre · Free agent, last with the Philadelphia Flyers

Born Apr 28, 1989 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA · 5'11", 190 lb · Shoots right

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.

Reese Johnson CHI · 6 P in 57 GP David Gustafsson WPG · 6 P in 46 GP Kurtis MacDermid COL · 6 P in 44 GP Logan Brown STL · 6 P in 30 GP Lane Pederson CBJ · 6 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.

051015202013-14: 7 points713-142014-15: 18 points1814-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 14 points1416-172017-18: 19 points1917-182018-19: 23 points2318-192019-20: 9 points919-202020-21: 15 points1520-212021-22: 16 points1621-222022-23: 6 points622-232023-24: 11 points1123-242024-25: 7 points724-252025-26: 9 points925-26

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 DET 56 1 6 7 -8 22 54 92 0.13 $575K
2014-15 DET 82 12 6 18 5 34 104 147 0.22 $628K
2015-16 DET 81 8 13 21 4 46 88 143 0.26 $628K
2016-17 DET 74 3 11 14 -10 26 76 150 0.19 $628K
2017-18 DET 69 11 8 19 -14 17 88 137 0.28 $1.8M
2018-19 DET 78 10 13 23 2 15 102 198 0.29 $1.8M
2019-20 DET 60 6 3 9 -29 14 76 147 0.15 $1.8M
2020-21 DET 54 6 9 15 3 20 67 68 0.28 $1.8M
2021-22 DAL 82 9 7 16 -17 15 116 179 0.20 $1.5M
2022-23 DAL 70 3 3 6 -9 50 65 114 0.09 $1.5M
2023-24 TBL 81 10 1 11 -2 39 57 121 0.14 $800K
2024-25 TBL 77 4 3 7 -9 10 51 105 0.09 $800K
2025-26 NJD 52 0 4 4 -11 4 30 66 0.08 $775K
2025-26 PHI 18 2 3 5 4 4 20 31 0.28
13 seasons Career 934 85 90 175 -91 316 994 1698 0.19

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 DET 5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 7 0.20
2014-15 DET 7 2 1 3 1 8 10 8 0.43
2015-16 DET 5 0 1 1 -2 0 5 4 0.20
2021-22 DAL 6 0 0 0 -2 2 4 13 0.00
2022-23 DAL 17 2 1 3 -5 2 15 29 0.18
2023-24 TBL 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 0.00
2024-25 TBL 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 13 0.40
2025-26 PHI 10 1 0 1 3 6 5 19 0.10
8 seasons Playoffs 60 7 4 11 -5 18 47 109 0.18

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 3 3 6 -9 50 65 114 0.09 4.6 12:04

Contract

$1.5MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$250KCap dollars per point6 points in 70 games
-$64KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.6MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 Dallas Stars on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 2 years and $3M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2022-23, 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
2021-22 $1.5M $1.5M $0 $1.5M
2022-23 $1.5M $1.5M $0 $1.5M

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
Oct 7, 2025 New Jersey Devils New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.6M $800K
Jul 28, 2021 Dallas Stars New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $3M $1.5M
Jul 14, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Extension 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $7.2M $1.8M
Apr 5, 2014 Detroit Red Wings Extension 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $1.885M $628K
Jul 18, 2013 Detroit Red Wings Entry-level 2013-14 to 2013-14 1 $575K $575K

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

+1.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.8Even-strength defence+1.3Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.2Penalties-0.1

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.

-4-202462013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

44.7Corsi for %106 attempts for, 131 against
-7.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Expected goals for %3.9 expected for, 3.8 against
-0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
30.0Goals for %3 for, 7 against
93.8PDO6.1% shooting + 87.7% saves
23Attempts 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
Luke Glendening · Radek Faksa · Joel Kiviranta1065:5441.141.72-4
Luke Glendening · Radek Faksa · Ty Dellandrea531:1951.174.20-1
Luke Glendening · Radek Faksa · Fredrik Olofsson215:5556.368.31-0
Luke Glendening · Radek Faksa · Jason Robertson74:0622.252.60-0

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 19 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.57 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 9.8% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected57thOne 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 12, 2023 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:07
Apr 10, 2023 @ DET W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:48
Apr 8, 2023 vs VGK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10:13
Apr 6, 2023 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 12:03
Apr 3, 2023 vs NSH W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 13:50
Apr 1, 2023 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:46
Mar 31, 2023 @ ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:22
Mar 28, 2023 @ CHI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 11:45
Mar 25, 2023 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:49
Mar 23, 2023 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:01
Mar 21, 2023 vs SEA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 09:11
Mar 18, 2023 @ CGY W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 11:15
Mar 16, 2023 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 09:03
Mar 14, 2023 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:11
Feb 17, 2023 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:31
Feb 14, 2023 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:59
Feb 11, 2023 vs TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:28
Feb 8, 2023 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:18
Feb 6, 2023 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:55
Jan 27, 2023 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:42
Jan 25, 2023 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 10:01
Jan 23, 2023 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:47
Jan 21, 2023 vs ARI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12:19
Jan 19, 2023 @ LAK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:13
Jan 18, 2023 @ SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 12:51
Jan 16, 2023 @ VGK W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:14
Jan 14, 2023 vs CGY L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:34
Jan 12, 2023 @ NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:35
Jan 10, 2023 @ NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:45
Jan 8, 2023 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:28
Jan 4, 2023 @ ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12:02
Jan 3, 2023 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:43
Dec 31, 2022 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11:38
Dec 29, 2022 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:08
Dec 27, 2022 @ NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:03
Dec 23, 2022 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:13
Dec 21, 2022 vs EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:41
Dec 19, 2022 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:02
Dec 17, 2022 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:54
Dec 15, 2022 @ WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:26
Dec 13, 2022 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 11:21
Dec 12, 2022 @ PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:22
Dec 10, 2022 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:50
Dec 8, 2022 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:58
Dec 6, 2022 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 10:24
Dec 4, 2022 vs MIN L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:42
Dec 1, 2022 vs ANA W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:13
Nov 28, 2022 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:37
Nov 26, 2022 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 27 0 1 13:02
Nov 25, 2022 vs WPG L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 09:52
Nov 23, 2022 vs CHI W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:38
Nov 21, 2022 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 14:56
Nov 19, 2022 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:33
Nov 17, 2022 @ FLA W 6-4 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 12:04
Nov 15, 2022 @ TBL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 13:00
Nov 13, 2022 @ PHI W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 16:56
Nov 11, 2022 vs SJS L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:46
Nov 8, 2022 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:10
Nov 5, 2022 @ EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:15
Nov 3, 2022 @ ARI W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:33
Nov 1, 2022 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:13
Oct 29, 2022 vs NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:45
Oct 27, 2022 vs WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:20
Oct 25, 2022 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 10:43
Oct 24, 2022 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:43
Oct 22, 2022 @ MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12:15
Oct 20, 2022 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 14:32
Oct 17, 2022 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:58
Oct 15, 2022 vs NSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:58
Oct 13, 2022 @ NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:49