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Clayton Keller

#9 · Right wing · Utah Mammoth

Born Jul 29, 1998 in Chesterfield, Missouri, USA (age 28) · 5'10", 175 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2016 by ARI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brady Tkachuk OTT · 44 P in 71 GP Max Domi MTL · 44 P in 71 GP Anthony Cirelli TBL · 44 P in 68 GP Tom Wilson WSH · 44 P in 68 GP Tyler Toffoli VAN · 44 P in 68 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.

0204060802016-17: 2 points216-172017-18: 65 points6517-182018-19: 47 points4718-192019-20: 44 points4419-202020-21: 35 points3520-212021-22: 63 points6321-222022-23: 86 points8622-232023-24: 76 points7623-242024-25: 90 points9024-252025-26: 88 points8825-262026-27: 8 points826-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 ARI 3 0 2 2 -3 0 0 0 0.67 $917K
2017-18 ARI 82 23 42 65 -7 24 212 7 0.79 $886K
2018-19 ARI 82 14 33 47 -21 24 200 16 0.57 $886K
2019-20 ARI 70 17 27 44 -6 28 184 20 0.63 $886K
2020-21 ARI 56 14 21 35 -5 18 124 20 0.63 $7.15M
2021-22 ARI 67 28 35 63 3 28 177 17 0.94 $7.15M
2022-23 ARI 82 37 49 86 -2 49 223 18 1.05 $7.15M
2023-24 ARI 78 33 43 76 -20 32 228 20 0.97 $7.15M
2024-25 UTA 81 30 60 90 -12 28 218 11 1.11 $7.15M
2025-26 UTA 82 26 62 88 21 38 225 8 1.07 $7.15M
2026-27 UTA 6 1 7 8 -2 4 17 3 1.33 $7.15M
11 seasons Career 689 223 381 604 -54 273 1808 140 0.88

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 ARI 9 4 3 7 1 0 17 5 0.78
2025-26 UTA 6 1 4 5 1 0 21 6 0.83
2 seasons Playoffs 15 5 7 12 2 0 38 11 0.80

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 17 27 44 -6 28 184 20 0.63 9.2 16:18

Contract

$886KCap hitends in 2020, then extended to 2028
$20KCap dollars per point44 points in 70 games
$141KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.3 goals above replacement
$5.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Arizona Coyotes on Mar 26, 2017, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.013M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2019-20, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Arizona Coyotes on Sep 4, 2019, 8 years and $57.2M at $7.15M a season, beginning in 2020-21.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $886K $808K $93K $663K $900K
2018-19 $886K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2019-20 $886K $833K $0 $850K $833K

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 4, 2019 Arizona Coyotes Extension not begun 2020-21 to 2027-28 8 $57.2M $7.15M
Mar 26, 2017 Arizona Coyotes Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $5.013M $886K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.5Even-strength defence+0.6Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.3

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.

-50510152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

47.3Corsi for %113 attempts for, 126 against
+6.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.8Expected goals for %3.8 expected for, 4.8 against
+3.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %6 for, 5 against
104.2PDO11.1% shooting + 93.1% saves
21Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 192 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Derek Stepan · Taylor Hall · Clayton Keller732:0141.934.22-5
Derek Stepan · Lawson Crouse · Clayton Keller431:3751.563.61-0
Derek Stepan · Conor Garland · Clayton Keller629:4649.040.51-0
Carl Soderberg · Taylor Hall · Clayton Keller43:1825.020.20-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 22 unblocked attempts
+1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.99 expected goals per 60 minutes78th
Shot quality 11.5% chance per attempt94th
Finishing +1.5 goals above expected85thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 106 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

01234Goals 4Expected 2.5

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
Mar 9, 2020 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:09
Mar 6, 2020 @ CGY L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:18
Mar 4, 2020 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 15:22
Feb 29, 2020 vs BUF W 5-2 2 1 3 3 0 5 1 17:47
Feb 25, 2020 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:53
Feb 22, 2020 vs TBL W 7-3 2 1 3 1 0 3 1 12:39
Feb 20, 2020 @ STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:38
Feb 19, 2020 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:18
Feb 17, 2020 vs NYI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 14:15
Feb 15, 2020 vs WSH W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 13:00
Feb 13, 2020 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:40
Feb 11, 2020 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:40
Feb 10, 2020 @ MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 13:08
Feb 8, 2020 @ BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:05
Feb 6, 2020 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:50
Feb 4, 2020 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:02
Feb 1, 2020 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:16
Jan 30, 2020 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 17:07
Jan 29, 2020 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:19
Jan 18, 2020 @ EDM L 3-7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:14
Jan 16, 2020 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:32
Jan 14, 2020 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:46
Jan 12, 2020 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:21
Jan 10, 2020 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 18:36
Jan 9, 2020 @ TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:54
Jan 7, 2020 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:01
Jan 4, 2020 vs PHI W 6-2 2 0 2 2 0 5 1 16:13
Jan 2, 2020 vs ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:26
Dec 31, 2019 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:29
Dec 29, 2019 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:59
Dec 28, 2019 @ VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:50
Dec 23, 2019 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:06
Dec 22, 2019 @ DET W 5-2 2 1 3 2 2 6 0 16:12
Dec 19, 2019 vs MIN L 5-8 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 18:02
Dec 17, 2019 @ SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:32
Dec 14, 2019 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 18:56
Dec 12, 2019 vs CHI W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 12 1 16:00
Dec 10, 2019 vs CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 12:54
Dec 8, 2019 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 21:57
Dec 6, 2019 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20:12
Dec 5, 2019 @ PHI W 3-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 14:07
Dec 3, 2019 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 15:40
Nov 30, 2019 vs SJS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:58
Nov 29, 2019 @ VGK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:38
Nov 27, 2019 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 19:38
Nov 24, 2019 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 16:36
Nov 23, 2019 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 16:05
Nov 21, 2019 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:09
Nov 18, 2019 vs LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:06
Nov 16, 2019 vs CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:30
Nov 14, 2019 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:00
Nov 12, 2019 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 5 0 16:36
Nov 11, 2019 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:49
Nov 9, 2019 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 14:16
Nov 7, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:36
Nov 5, 2019 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:39
Nov 4, 2019 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:04
Nov 2, 2019 vs COL W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 13:20
Oct 30, 2019 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:05
Oct 28, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:20
Oct 25, 2019 @ NJD W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:42
Oct 24, 2019 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:59
Oct 22, 2019 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:42
Oct 19, 2019 vs OTT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:21
Oct 17, 2019 vs NSH W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 17:19
Oct 15, 2019 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:51
Oct 12, 2019 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:33
Oct 10, 2019 vs VGK W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:20
Oct 5, 2019 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 19:11
Oct 3, 2019 @ ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:52