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Carson Soucy

#7 · Defence · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Jul 27, 1994 in Viking, Alberta, CAN (age 32) · 6'5", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 137th overall in 2013 by MIN (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

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

Brandon Carlo BOS · 16 P in 75 GP Jani Hakanpää DAL · 16 P in 82 GP Josh Mahura FLA · 16 P in 82 GP Caleb Jones CHI · 16 P in 73 GP Erik Cernak TBL · 16 P in 70 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.

051015202017-18: 0 points017-182019-20: 14 points1419-202020-21: 17 points1720-212021-22: 21 points2121-222022-23: 16 points1622-232023-24: 6 points623-242024-25: 13 points1324-252025-26: 12 points1225-262026-27: 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
2017-18 MIN 3 0 0 0 -2 2 4 4 0.00 $925K
2019-20 MIN 55 7 7 14 16 18 61 69 0.25 $750K
2020-21 MIN 50 1 16 17 22 51 47 62 0.34 $2.75M
2021-22 SEA 64 10 11 21 7 47 97 118 0.33 $2.75M
2022-23 SEA 78 3 13 16 18 68 87 143 0.21 $2.75M
2023-24 VAN 40 2 4 6 10 12 29 65 0.15 $3.25M
2024-25 VAN 59 3 7 10 -13 42 62 86 0.17 $3.25M
2024-25 NYR 16 1 2 3 2 4 19 29 0.19
2025-26 NYR 46 3 5 8 4 18 39 71 0.17 $3.25M
2025-26 NYI 30 2 2 4 -10 20 23 34 0.13
2026-27 CBJ 4 0 1 1 -2 2 3 9 0.25 $1.15M
9 seasons Career 445 32 68 100 52 284 471 690 0.22

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 MIN 4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 0.00
2019-20 MIN 4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 5 0.00
2020-21 MIN 4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0.00
2022-23 SEA 14 1 1 2 6 12 17 36 0.14
2023-24 VAN 12 1 4 5 1 6 3 32 0.42
5 seasons Playoffs 38 2 5 7 0 20 26 80 0.18

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 3 13 16 18 68 87 143 0.21 3.4 16:18

Contract

$2.75MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$172KCap dollars per point16 points in 78 games
$2.579MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.1 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.3MValueworth 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 Minnesota Wild on Oct 5, 2020, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $8.25M, beginning in 2020-21. 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
2020-21 $2.75M $1.75M $0 $1.75M
2021-22 $2.75M $3M $0 $3M
2022-23 $2.75M $3.5M $0 $3.5M

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
Sep 29, 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $1.15M $1.15M
Jul 1, 2023 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $9.75M $3.25M
Oct 5, 2020 Minnesota Wild Extension 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $8.25M $2.75M
Jul 16, 2019 Minnesota Wild New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $750K $750K
Apr 10, 2017 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.85M $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 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

-0.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.0Even-strength defence+0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill-0.1Penalties-0.8

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.

-6-4-202462017-182020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

47.6Corsi for %176 attempts for, 194 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.7Expected goals for %7.2 expected for, 7.8 against
+3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
68.8Goals for %11 for, 5 against
107.2PDO12.5% shooting + 94.7% saves
25Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 141 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Justin Schultz · Carson Soucy14147:5247.447.410-4
Adam Larsson · Carson Soucy129:5975.057.10-1
Carson Soucy · Will Borgen99:1135.051.20-0
Jamie Oleksiak · Carson Soucy76:5841.249.40-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.6Expected goalsfrom 20 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.18 expected goals per 60 minutes43rd
Shot quality 3.0% chance per attempt51st
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected69thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 65 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.6

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 vs VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:13
Apr 10, 2023 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 18:24
Apr 8, 2023 vs CHI W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:47
Apr 6, 2023 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:35
Apr 4, 2023 @ VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 15:19
Apr 3, 2023 vs ARI W 8-1 1 1 2 3 10 2 3 16:46
Apr 1, 2023 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 17:22
Mar 30, 2023 vs ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 16:28
Mar 27, 2023 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:43
Mar 25, 2023 @ NSH W 7-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 16:07
Mar 23, 2023 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:21
Mar 21, 2023 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 16:54
Mar 18, 2023 vs EDM L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:53
Mar 11, 2023 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 14:12
Mar 9, 2023 vs OTT L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 15:11
Mar 7, 2023 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:53
Mar 5, 2023 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 15:24
Mar 3, 2023 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:18
Mar 2, 2023 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 16:01
Feb 28, 2023 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 16:35
Feb 26, 2023 vs TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 15:08
Feb 23, 2023 vs BOS L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:08
Feb 18, 2023 vs DET W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:57
Feb 16, 2023 vs PHI W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 17:18
Feb 14, 2023 @ WPG L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:33
Feb 12, 2023 @ PHI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:11
Feb 10, 2023 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:03
Feb 9, 2023 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:41
Feb 7, 2023 @ NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 18:58
Jan 28, 2023 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 14:18
Jan 27, 2023 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:59
Jan 25, 2023 vs VAN W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:16
Jan 21, 2023 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:06
Jan 19, 2023 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:47
Jan 17, 2023 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 15:44
Jan 16, 2023 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:58
Jan 14, 2023 @ CHI W 8-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:20
Jan 12, 2023 @ BOS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:20
Jan 10, 2023 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:17
Jan 9, 2023 @ MTL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:19
Jan 7, 2023 @ OTT W 8-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:14
Jan 5, 2023 @ TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 12:56
Jan 3, 2023 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:57
Jan 1, 2023 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:27
Dec 30, 2022 vs EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 14:45
Dec 28, 2022 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:59
Dec 22, 2022 @ VAN L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 12:46
Dec 20, 2022 vs STL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 14:23
Dec 18, 2022 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:35
Dec 15, 2022 @ CAR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 17:06
Dec 13, 2022 @ TBL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 20:23
Dec 11, 2022 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 18:17
Dec 9, 2022 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:16
Dec 6, 2022 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:55
Dec 3, 2022 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:44
Dec 1, 2022 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:08
Nov 29, 2022 @ LAK W 9-8 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 15:23
Nov 27, 2022 @ ANA W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:05
Nov 25, 2022 @ VGK W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:31
Nov 23, 2022 vs SJS W 8-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 17:09
Nov 19, 2022 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:20
Nov 17, 2022 vs NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 18:54
Nov 13, 2022 vs WPG L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 19:46
Nov 11, 2022 vs MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:28
Nov 8, 2022 vs NSH W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:25
Nov 5, 2022 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 18:23
Nov 3, 2022 @ MIN W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:32
Nov 1, 2022 @ CGY W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16:59
Oct 29, 2022 vs PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 16:32
Oct 27, 2022 vs VAN L 4-5 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 13:23
Oct 25, 2022 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:44
Oct 23, 2022 @ CHI L 4-5 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15:00
Oct 21, 2022 @ COL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:45
Oct 19, 2022 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 16:49
Oct 17, 2022 vs CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:14
Oct 15, 2022 vs VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 14:12
Oct 13, 2022 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 14:28
Oct 12, 2022 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 16:06