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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nick Bjugstad NJD · 9 P in 61 GP Brandon Duhaime WSH · 9 P in 82 GP Jeff Malott LAK · 9 P in 58 GP Ryan Lomberg CGY · 9 P in 57 GP Samuel Helenius LAK · 9 P in 53 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 2 7 9 -7 8 50 97 0.13 4.0 10:32

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$86KCap dollars per point9 points in 70 games
-$1.1MWorth 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. 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New Jersey Devils on Oct 7, 2025, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $775K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 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
-0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.8Even-strength defence+0.2Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.3Penalties-0.5

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.

-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

38.4Corsi for %63 attempts for, 101 against
-4.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.9Expected goals for %3.3 expected for, 3.9 against
+0.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
35.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
100.0Goals for %3 for, 0 against
109.4PDO9.4% shooting + 100.0% saves
9Attempts 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
Sean Couturier · Luke Glendening · Garnet Hathaway862:4733.747.31-0
Sean Couturier · Luke Glendening · Tyson Foerster113:0536.018.60-0
Sean Couturier · Luke Glendening · Carl Grundstrom18:1858.870.21-0
Luke Glendening · Garnet Hathaway · Carl Grundstrom11:270.00.00-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.8Expected goalsfrom 8 unblocked attempts
-0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.33 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 9.6% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing -0.8 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.8Goals 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 14, 2026 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:57
Apr 13, 2026 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:00
Apr 11, 2026 @ WPG W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 15:20
Apr 9, 2026 @ DET L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10:25
Apr 7, 2026 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:46
Apr 5, 2026 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:43
Apr 3, 2026 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 15:03
Apr 2, 2026 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:29
Mar 31, 2026 @ WSH L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:22
Mar 29, 2026 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:27
Mar 28, 2026 @ DET W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 13:43
Mar 26, 2026 vs CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12:52
Mar 24, 2026 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:30
Mar 18, 2026 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 14:00
Mar 14, 2026 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:29
Mar 11, 2026 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:10
Mar 9, 2026 vs NYR L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 10:47
Mar 7, 2026 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 11:44
Feb 3, 2026 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:04
Jan 31, 2026 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:44
Jan 29, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:36
Jan 27, 2026 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 05:28
Jan 17, 2026 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 08:40
Jan 14, 2026 vs SEA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:56
Jan 12, 2026 @ MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:20
Jan 11, 2026 @ WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:25
Jan 8, 2026 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:47
Jan 6, 2026 @ NYI L 0-9 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 08:50
Jan 4, 2026 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:47
Jan 3, 2026 vs UTA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:12
Dec 31, 2025 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:41
Dec 30, 2025 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:06
Dec 27, 2025 vs WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08:06
Dec 23, 2025 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 09:38
Dec 21, 2025 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:28
Dec 19, 2025 @ UTA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:02
Dec 17, 2025 @ VGK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:07
Dec 14, 2025 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 08:25
Dec 13, 2025 vs ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:40
Dec 11, 2025 vs TBL L 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:16
Dec 9, 2025 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:48
Dec 6, 2025 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:44
Dec 5, 2025 vs VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:17
Dec 3, 2025 vs DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:10
Dec 1, 2025 vs CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:06
Nov 29, 2025 vs PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:20
Nov 28, 2025 @ BUF W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:07
Nov 26, 2025 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:50
Nov 24, 2025 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:39
Nov 22, 2025 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:14
Nov 20, 2025 @ FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:08
Nov 18, 2025 @ TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:04
Nov 15, 2025 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:11
Nov 12, 2025 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:31
Nov 10, 2025 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:40
Nov 8, 2025 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:47
Nov 6, 2025 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:04
Nov 2, 2025 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:04
Nov 1, 2025 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11:05
Oct 30, 2025 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:32
Oct 28, 2025 @ COL L 4-8 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 13:37
Oct 26, 2025 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:59
Oct 24, 2025 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:38
Oct 22, 2025 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:37
Oct 21, 2025 @ TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 12:13
Oct 18, 2025 vs EDM W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 11:10
Oct 16, 2025 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:21
Oct 13, 2025 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:24
Oct 11, 2025 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 12:52
Oct 9, 2025 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:22