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Shea Theodore

#27 · Defence · Vegas Golden Knights

Born Aug 3, 1995 in Aldergrove, British Columbia, CAN (age 31) · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 26th overall in 2013 by ANA (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dougie Hamilton NJD · 39 P in 77 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson TOR · 39 P in 78 GP Justin Faulk DET · 40 P in 78 GP Brandt Clarke LAK · 40 P in 82 GP Sam Malinski COL · 40 P in 82 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.

020402015-16: 8 points815-162016-17: 9 points916-172017-18: 29 points2917-182018-19: 37 points3718-192019-20: 46 points4619-202020-21: 42 points4220-212021-22: 52 points5221-222022-23: 41 points4122-232023-24: 42 points4223-242024-25: 57 points5724-252025-26: 39 points3925-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 ANA 19 3 5 8 7 2 28 6 0.42 $863K
2016-17 ANA 34 2 7 9 -6 28 60 14 0.26 $863K
2017-18 VGK 61 6 23 29 5 14 144 29 0.48 $863K
2018-19 VGK 79 12 25 37 -4 20 202 27 0.47 $5.2M
2019-20 VGK 71 13 33 46 12 25 219 20 0.65 $5.2M
2020-21 VGK 53 8 34 42 28 14 161 22 0.79 $5.2M
2021-22 VGK 78 14 38 52 6 24 205 37 0.67 $5.2M
2022-23 VGK 55 8 33 41 16 18 136 16 0.75 $5.2M
2023-24 VGK 47 5 37 42 4 6 105 9 0.89 $5.2M
2024-25 VGK 67 7 50 57 18 26 128 6 0.85 $5.2M
2025-26 VGK 70 10 29 39 19 24 130 2 0.56 $7.425M
2026-27 VGK 6 1 2 3 8 0 15 0 0.50 $7.425M
12 seasons Career 640 89 316 405 113 201 1533 188 0.63

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 ANA 6 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0.00
2016-17 ANA 14 2 6 8 1 4 24 5 0.57
2017-18 VGK 20 3 7 10 2 8 39 7 0.50
2018-19 VGK 7 1 7 8 1 6 10 1 1.14
2019-20 VGK 17 5 10 15 6 6 69 8 0.88
2020-21 VGK 19 1 9 10 7 10 52 7 0.53
2022-23 VGK 21 1 12 13 8 10 41 9 0.62
2023-24 VGK 7 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 0.00
2024-25 VGK 11 2 3 5 -9 0 24 1 0.45
2025-26 VGK 22 6 12 18 10 10 42 5 0.82
10 seasons Playoffs 144 21 66 87 25 54 321 46 0.60

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 10 29 39 19 24 130 2 0.56 7.7 22:50

Contract

$7.425MCap hitends in 2032, then UFA
$190KCap dollars per point39 points in 70 games
$795KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.3 goals above replacement
$8.7MWorth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct 24, 2024, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $51.975M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2031-32, with 6 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
2025-26 $7.425M $1M $8.5M $9.5M NTC
2026-27 $7.425M $1M $8.5M $9.5M NTC
2027-28 $7.425M $1M $7.6M $8.6M NTC
2028-29 $7.425M $1M $6.275M $7.275M NTC
2029-30 $7.425M $5.7M $0 $5.7M NTC
2030-31 $7.425M $5.7M $0 $5.7M M-NTC
2031-32 $7.425M $5.7M $0 $5.7M 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
Oct 24, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2025-26 to 2031-32 7 $51.975M $7.425M
Sep 25, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2018-19 to 2024-25 7 $36.4M $5.2M
Oct 1, 2013 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $2.775M $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 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

+5.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.9Even-strength defence+2.2Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.2Penalties-0.7

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.

-50510152015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

48.7Corsi for %407 attempts for, 429 against
+3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.3Expected goals for %18.6 expected for, 15.0 against
+5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.5Goals for %22 for, 15 against
103.8PDO12.0% shooting + 91.8% saves
77Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 135 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
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore21312:3648.955.918-10
Shea Theodore · Dylan Coghlan1039:3855.765.42-1
Shea Theodore · Jeremy Lauzon1027:3335.031.80-1
Shea Theodore · Rasmus Andersson1623:4021.414.70-0

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.1Expected goalsfrom 63 unblocked attempts
+3.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes51st
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt37th
Finishing +3.9 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 51 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0246Game 20Goals 6Expected 2.1

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 15, 2026 vs SEA W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 18:46
Apr 13, 2026 vs WPG W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:49
Apr 11, 2026 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:08
Apr 9, 2026 @ SEA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:32
Apr 7, 2026 @ VAN W 2-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:37
Apr 4, 2026 @ EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:16
Apr 2, 2026 vs CGY W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 18:02
Mar 30, 2026 vs VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 22:35
Mar 28, 2026 vs WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:45
Mar 26, 2026 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 23:05
Mar 24, 2026 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:19
Mar 22, 2026 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:28
Mar 21, 2026 @ NSH L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 4 3 0 19:45
Mar 19, 2026 vs UTA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 22:29
Mar 17, 2026 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:37
Mar 14, 2026 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:31
Mar 12, 2026 vs PIT W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20:14
Mar 10, 2026 @ DAL L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:56
Mar 8, 2026 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:36
Mar 6, 2026 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:52
Mar 4, 2026 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 24:13
Mar 3, 2026 @ BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 24:29
Mar 1, 2026 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:55
Feb 27, 2026 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:04
Feb 5, 2026 vs LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 22:22
Feb 4, 2026 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23:52
Feb 1, 2026 @ ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:14
Jan 31, 2026 vs SEA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:44
Jan 29, 2026 vs DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:19
Jan 27, 2026 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 24:19
Jan 25, 2026 @ OTT L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:00
Jan 23, 2026 @ TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:09
Jan 22, 2026 @ BOS L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:48
Jan 19, 2026 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:45
Jan 17, 2026 vs NSH W 7-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 19:10
Jan 15, 2026 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 24:32
Jan 14, 2026 @ LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23:37
Jan 11, 2026 @ SJS W 7-2 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 23:05
Jan 10, 2026 vs STL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:57
Dec 13, 2025 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:43
Dec 11, 2025 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:47
Dec 9, 2025 @ NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 24:28
Dec 7, 2025 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 25:00
Dec 5, 2025 @ NJD W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 23:12
Dec 2, 2025 vs CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 5 0 25:17
Nov 29, 2025 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:20
Nov 28, 2025 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 24:38
Nov 26, 2025 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 28:26
Nov 24, 2025 @ UTA L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:46
Nov 22, 2025 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 25:29
Nov 20, 2025 @ UTA W 4-1 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 21:34
Nov 18, 2025 vs NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 22:49
Nov 16, 2025 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 27:14
Nov 15, 2025 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 21:42
Nov 13, 2025 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 22:19
Nov 10, 2025 vs FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 23:48
Nov 8, 2025 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25:08
Nov 6, 2025 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 23:53
Nov 4, 2025 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:53
Oct 31, 2025 vs COL L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 25:42
Oct 28, 2025 @ CAR W 6-3 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 26:18
Oct 26, 2025 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 27:45
Oct 25, 2025 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:12
Oct 20, 2025 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 23:58
Oct 18, 2025 vs CGY W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:34
Oct 16, 2025 vs BOS W 6-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:01
Oct 14, 2025 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 23:53
Oct 11, 2025 @ SEA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:33
Oct 9, 2025 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 24:52
Oct 8, 2025 vs LAK L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 24:23