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Ray Whitney

#13 · Left wing · Dallas Stars

Born May 8, 1972 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, CAN · 5'10", 180 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 23rd overall in 1991 by SJS (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nick Spaling NSH · 32 P in 71 GP John Mitchell COL · 32 P in 75 GP Ryan Garbutt DAL · 32 P in 75 GP Patrik Berglund STL · 32 P in 78 GP Mika Zibanejad OTT · 33 P in 69 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.

0204060801991-92: 3 points391-921992-93: 10 points101993-94: 40 points4093-941994-95: 25 points251995-96: 41 points4195-961996-97: 2 points21997-98: 65 points6597-981998-99: 64 points641999-00: 71 points7199-002000-01: 34 points342001-02: 61 points6101-022002-03: 76 points762003-04: 43 points4303-042005-06: 55 points552006-07: 83 points8306-072007-08: 61 points612008-09: 77 points7708-092009-10: 58 points582010-11: 57 points5710-112011-12: 77 points772012-13: 29 points2912-132013-14: 32 points32

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1991-92 SJS 2 0 3 3 -1 0 4 0 1.50
1992-93 SJS 26 4 6 10 -14 4 24 0 0.38
1993-94 SJS 61 14 26 40 2 14 82 0 0.66
1994-95 SJS 39 13 12 25 -7 14 67 0 0.64
1995-96 SJS 60 17 24 41 -23 16 106 0 0.68
1996-97 SJS 12 0 2 2 -6 4 24 0 0.17
1997-98 EDM 9 1 3 4 -1 0 19 1 0.44
1997-98 FLA 68 32 29 61 10 28 156 7 0.90
1998-99 FLA 81 26 38 64 -3 18 193 14 0.79
1999-00 FLA 81 29 42 71 16 35 198 17 0.88
2000-01 FLA 43 10 21 31 -16 28 117 6 0.72
2000-01 CBJ 3 0 3 3 -1 2 3 2 1.00
2001-02 CBJ 67 21 40 61 -22 12 210 14 0.91
2002-03 CBJ 81 24 52 76 -26 22 235 1 0.94
2003-04 DET 67 14 29 43 7 22 119 7 0.64
2005-06 CAR 64 17 38 55 0 42 147 5 0.86
2006-07 CAR 81 32 51 83 -5 46 215 17 1.02
2007-08 CAR 66 25 36 61 -6 30 204 13 0.92
2008-09 CAR 82 24 53 77 2 32 219 27 0.94
2009-10 CAR 80 21 37 58 -6 26 171 24 0.73
2010-11 PHX 75 17 40 57 0 24 156 29 0.76
2011-12 PHX 82 24 53 77 26 28 185 28 0.94
2012-13 DAL 32 11 18 29 1 4 62 10 0.91 $4.5M
2013-14 DAL 69 9 23 32 -6 14 124 14 0.46 $4.5M
22 seasons Career 1331 385 679 1064 -79 465 3040 236 0.80

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1993-94 SJS 14 0 4 4 -4 8 16 0 0.29
1994-95 SJS 11 4 4 8 -3 2 15 0 0.73
1999-00 FLA 4 1 0 1 -2 4 17 3 0.25
2003-04 DET 6 0 2 2 -1 2 9 0 0.33
2005-06 CAR 24 9 6 15 -1 14 40 1 0.63
2008-09 CAR 18 3 8 11 -9 4 55 4 0.61
2010-11 PHX 4 1 2 3 0 2 11 3 0.75
2011-12 PHX 16 2 5 7 -1 10 34 12 0.44
2013-14 DAL 5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 102 20 31 51 -22 46 200 24 0.50

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 9 23 32 -6 14 124 14 0.46 7.3 13:58

Contract

$4.5MCap hit2013-14
$141KCap dollars per point32 points in 69 games
$2.595MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.7 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3MValueworth less cap hit

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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2013-14 $4.5M

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement372nd of 672 skaters, 253rd of 438 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence-0.9 39th percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 39th percentilePower play+0.4 77th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 55th percentilePenalties-0.2 29th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

0510152010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

50.4Corsi for %669 attempts for, 658 against
+0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Expected goals for %28.4 expected for, 28.7 against
-1.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.7Goals for %21 for, 25 against
98.8PDO6.1% shooting + 92.8% saves
135Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Ray Whitney · Alex Chiasson · Cody Eakin29216:4449.747.67-10
Ray Whitney · Shawn Horcoff · Vernon Fiddler860:5950.548.11-1
Ray Whitney · Shawn Horcoff · Alex Chiasson1150:5753.961.33-0
Ray Whitney · Erik Cole · Vernon Fiddler839:3953.658.30-1

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. 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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.5Expected goalsfrom 176 unblocked attempts
-3.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.78 expected goals per 60 minutes65th
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt43rd
Finishing -3.5 goals above expected15thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.5Goals 9

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 3, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:45
Apr 1, 2014 @ WSH W 5-0 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 11:51
Mar 29, 2014 @ STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:13
Mar 28, 2014 vs NSH W 7-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:26
Mar 25, 2014 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:45
Mar 24, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:50
Mar 22, 2014 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:12
Mar 20, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:09
Mar 18, 2014 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:12
Mar 16, 2014 @ WPG L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:23
Mar 14, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:43
Mar 11, 2014 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 11:41
Mar 8, 2014 vs MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:37
Mar 6, 2014 vs VAN W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:01
Mar 4, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:28
Mar 3, 2014 vs BUF W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 17:24
Mar 1, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:31
Feb 27, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:48
Feb 8, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:13
Feb 5, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:08
Feb 4, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:48
Feb 1, 2014 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:55
Jan 30, 2014 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:15
Jan 27, 2014 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 10:45
Jan 25, 2014 vs PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 12:49
Jan 23, 2014 vs TOR W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:05
Jan 21, 2014 vs MIN W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 14:21
Jan 20, 2014 @ NSH L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 12:35
Jan 18, 2014 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:28
Jan 16, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:57
Jan 14, 2014 vs EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 13:06
Jan 12, 2014 vs NYI L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:41
Jan 10, 2014 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:55
Jan 9, 2014 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:43
Jan 6, 2014 @ NYI L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 13:35
Jan 4, 2014 vs DET L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 12:06
Dec 29, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:11
Dec 27, 2013 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:13
Dec 23, 2013 @ LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:53
Dec 21, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 12:46
Dec 19, 2013 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:47
Dec 17, 2013 vs COL W 3-2 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 12:15
Dec 16, 2013 @ COL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:02
Dec 14, 2013 @ WPG W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:44
Dec 12, 2013 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:32
Dec 10, 2013 vs CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:56
Dec 7, 2013 vs PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:08
Dec 5, 2013 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 3 17:56
Dec 3, 2013 @ CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:56
Dec 1, 2013 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:27
Nov 29, 2013 vs CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:54
Nov 26, 2013 vs ANA W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:43
Nov 9, 2013 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:08
Nov 7, 2013 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:59
Nov 5, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 18:44
Nov 3, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:53
Nov 1, 2013 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:58
Oct 29, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:57
Oct 28, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:36
Oct 26, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:46
Oct 24, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 16:00
Oct 20, 2013 @ ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 15:37
Oct 19, 2013 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:20
Oct 17, 2013 vs SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 17:01
Oct 15, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 19:00
Oct 12, 2013 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:11
Oct 11, 2013 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:44
Oct 5, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 14:53
Oct 3, 2013 vs FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 14:54