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Kiefer Sherwood

#44 · Left wing · San Jose Sharks

Born Mar 31, 1995 in Columbus, Ohio, USA (age 31) · 6'0", 195 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Michael Amadio VGK · 27 P in 73 GP Jack Drury CAR · 27 P in 74 GP Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR · 27 P in 79 GP Nick Robertson TOR · 27 P in 56 GP Alex Iafallo WPG · 27 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.

0102030402018-19: 12 points1218-192019-20: 1 points119-202020-21: 3 points320-212021-22: 2 points221-222022-23: 13 points1322-232023-24: 27 points2723-242024-25: 40 points4024-252025-26: 36 points3625-262026-27: 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
2018-19 ANA 50 6 6 12 1 8 60 79 0.24 $925K
2019-20 ANA 10 0 1 1 -1 6 17 24 0.10 $925K
2020-21 COL 16 0 3 3 2 0 18 40 0.19 $750K
2021-22 COL 11 1 1 2 3 0 9 12 0.18 $750K
2022-23 NSH 32 7 6 13 4 30 57 103 0.41 $750K
2023-24 NSH 68 10 17 27 17 41 110 234 0.40 $775K
2024-25 VAN 78 19 21 40 -1 35 141 462 0.51 $1.5M
2025-26 VAN 44 17 6 23 -12 22 109 210 0.52 $1.5M
2025-26 SJS 28 6 7 13 -8 28 63 129 0.46
2026-27 SJS 5 1 0 1 1 6 5 36 0.20 $5.75M
9 seasons Career 342 67 68 135 6 176 589 1329 0.39

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2020-21 COL 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 0.50
2023-24 NSH 6 1 0 1 -2 0 4 33 0.17
2 seasons Playoffs 8 1 1 2 -2 0 5 45 0.25

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 10 17 27 17 41 110 234 0.40 9.1 12:10

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$29KCap dollars per point27 points in 68 games
$165KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.7 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.5MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Apr 16, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, 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
2023-24 $775K $775K $0 $775K

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
Mar 4, 2026 San Jose Sharks Extension 2026-27 to 2030-31 5 $28.75M $5.75M
Jul 1, 2024 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $3M $1.5M
Apr 16, 2023 Nashville Predators Extension 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 14, 2022 Nashville Predators New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Jul 22, 2021 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Oct 9, 2020 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $750K $750K
Mar 20, 2018 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2018-19 to 2019-20 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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.9Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.8Even-strength defence-0.3Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.1Penalties+0.0

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.

-202462018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

38.3Corsi for %44 attempts for, 71 against
-12.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
26.2Expected goals for %1.2 expected for, 3.3 against
-25.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
0.0Goals for %0 for, 3 against
88.5PDO0.0% shooting + 88.5% saves
11Attempts 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
Michael McCarron · Kiefer Sherwood · Cole Smith541:2842.327.50-1
Jason Zucker · Michael McCarron · Kiefer Sherwood39:2241.269.10-0
Ryan O'Reilly · Kiefer Sherwood · Cole Smith32:4133.317.60-0
Mark Jankowski · Michael McCarron · Kiefer Sherwood21:3333.37.10-1

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
0.5Expected goalsfrom 11 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.38 expected goals per 60 minutes4th
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected45thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 74 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.5Goals 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 15, 2024 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 09:44
Apr 13, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:25
Apr 12, 2024 @ CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 14:33
Apr 9, 2024 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 2 5 13:09
Apr 7, 2024 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 14:30
Apr 6, 2024 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 12:46
Apr 4, 2024 vs STL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 10:12
Apr 2, 2024 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13:36
Mar 30, 2024 @ COL L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 11:18
Mar 28, 2024 @ ARI L 4-8 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 12:09
Mar 26, 2024 vs VGK W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 13:36
Mar 23, 2024 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 13:08
Mar 21, 2024 @ FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 14:36
Mar 19, 2024 vs SJS W 8-2 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 12:34
Mar 16, 2024 @ SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:20
Mar 13, 2024 @ WPG W 4-2 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 12:29
Mar 10, 2024 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 5 1 4 10:20
Mar 9, 2024 @ CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 11:44
Mar 7, 2024 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:01
Mar 5, 2024 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:15
Mar 2, 2024 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13:30
Feb 29, 2024 vs MIN W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 14:04
Feb 27, 2024 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 14:32
Feb 25, 2024 @ ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 13:08
Feb 24, 2024 @ SJS W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 11:15
Feb 22, 2024 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:07
Feb 20, 2024 @ VGK W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 09:14
Feb 17, 2024 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 13:27
Feb 10, 2024 vs ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08:29
Jan 27, 2024 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:45
Jan 25, 2024 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 08:14
Jan 22, 2024 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:48
Jan 20, 2024 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10:32
Jan 4, 2024 vs CGY L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:54
Jan 2, 2024 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:22
Dec 30, 2023 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 14:01
Dec 27, 2023 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:46
Dec 23, 2023 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14:50
Dec 21, 2023 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 12:44
Dec 12, 2023 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:28
Dec 10, 2023 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10:40
Dec 9, 2023 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 11:11
Dec 7, 2023 vs TBL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 9 14:42
Dec 5, 2023 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17:08
Dec 3, 2023 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:43
Dec 2, 2023 vs NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:21
Nov 30, 2023 vs MIN L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 14:25
Nov 28, 2023 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11:08
Nov 26, 2023 vs WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 10:27
Nov 24, 2023 @ STL W 8-3 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 10:25
Nov 22, 2023 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:55
Nov 20, 2023 vs COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11:34
Nov 18, 2023 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 12:26
Nov 14, 2023 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 08:07
Nov 11, 2023 vs ARI L 5-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 10:08
Nov 9, 2023 @ WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 13:30
Nov 7, 2023 @ CGY L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 3 3 13:34
Nov 4, 2023 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 10:13
Nov 2, 2023 @ SEA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:47
Oct 31, 2023 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 15:13
Oct 28, 2023 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12:46
Oct 24, 2023 vs VAN L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:29
Oct 21, 2023 vs SJS W 5-1 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 10:43
Oct 19, 2023 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 12:28
Oct 17, 2023 vs EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 12:27
Oct 14, 2023 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 11:44
Oct 12, 2023 vs SEA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12:50
Oct 10, 2023 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:54