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Chris Phillips

#4 · Defence · Ottawa Senators

Born Mar 9, 1978 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN · 6'3", 219 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 1996 by OTT (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kevin Klein NSH · 14 P in 47 GP TJ Brodie CGY · 14 P in 47 GP Dan Girardi NYR · 14 P in 46 GP Matt Niskanen PIT · 14 P in 40 GP Lubomir Visnovsky NYI · 14 P in 35 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.

010201997-98: 16 points1697-981998-99: 6 points61999-00: 19 points1999-002000-01: 14 points142001-02: 22 points2201-022002-03: 19 points192003-04: 23 points2303-042005-06: 19 points192006-07: 26 points2606-072007-08: 18 points182008-09: 22 points2208-092009-10: 24 points242010-11: 9 points910-112011-12: 19 points192012-13: 14 points1412-132013-14: 15 points152014-15: 3 points314-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1997-98 OTT 72 5 11 16 2 38 107 74 0.22
1998-99 OTT 34 3 3 6 -5 32 51 53 0.18
1999-00 OTT 65 5 14 19 12 39 96 143 0.29
2000-01 OTT 73 2 12 14 8 31 77 136 0.19
2001-02 OTT 63 6 16 22 5 29 103 137 0.35
2002-03 OTT 78 3 16 19 7 71 97 51 0.24
2003-04 OTT 82 7 16 23 15 46 93 154 0.28
2005-06 OTT 69 1 18 19 19 90 79 80 0.28
2006-07 OTT 82 8 18 26 36 80 94 121 0.32
2007-08 OTT 82 5 13 18 15 56 80 126 0.22 $3.5M
2008-09 OTT 82 6 16 22 -14 66 88 113 0.27 $3.5M
2009-10 OTT 82 8 16 24 8 45 82 97 0.29 $3.5M
2010-11 OTT 82 1 8 9 -35 32 81 116 0.11 $3.5M
2011-12 OTT 80 5 14 19 12 16 85 134 0.24 $3.083M
2012-13 OTT 48 5 9 14 -5 43 89 93 0.29 $3.083M
2013-14 OTT 70 1 14 15 -12 30 90 140 0.21 $3.083M
2014-15 OTT 36 0 3 3 0 14 29 70 0.08 $2.5M
17 seasons Career 1180 71 217 288 68 758 1421 1838 0.24

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1997-98 OTT 11 0 2 2 -2 2 24 16 0.18
1998-99 OTT 3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0.00
1999-00 OTT 6 0 1 1 0 4 9 19 0.17
2000-01 OTT 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1.00
2001-02 OTT 12 0 0 0 3 12 23 43 0.00
2002-03 OTT 18 2 4 6 3 12 22 38 0.33
2003-04 OTT 7 1 0 1 2 12 15 17 0.14
2005-06 OTT 9 2 0 2 -2 6 8 24 0.22
2006-07 OTT 20 0 0 0 -2 24 7 49 0.00
2007-08 OTT 4 0 0 0 -2 4 5 6 0.00
2009-10 OTT 6 0 0 0 -2 4 5 14 0.00
2011-12 OTT 7 0 1 1 0 4 10 16 0.14
2012-13 OTT 10 0 1 1 6 21 12 22 0.10
13 seasons Playoffs 114 6 9 15 3 105 142 272 0.13

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 5 9 14 -5 43 89 93 0.29 5.6 21:03

Contract

$3.083MCap hit2012-13
$220KCap dollars per point14 points in 48 games
$2.834MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.1 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.6MValueworth 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 558 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
2014-15 to 2014-15 $2.5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $3.083M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $3.083M
2007-08 to 2010-11 $3.5M

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.1Goals above replacement353rd of 605 skaters, 111th of 208 defencemen
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 ranked defencemen: 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+1.0 89th percentileEven-strength defence-1.2 21st percentilePower play-0.5 13th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 15th percentilePenalties-1.1 19th 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 defencemen. 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.

-6-4-20242010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

52.0Corsi for %766 attempts for, 708 against
-2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Expected goals for %30.8 expected for, 27.7 against
-0.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.3Goals for %25 for, 29 against
98.2PDO5.9% shooting + 92.3% saves
125Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Chris Phillips · Andre Benoit30256:2958.259.38-10
Sergei Gonchar · Chris Phillips40139:3741.739.04-6
Chris Phillips · Eric Gryba23124:1247.552.94-3
Chris Phillips · Marc Methot1978:4353.962.64-4

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.8Expected goalsfrom 116 unblocked attempts
+1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes72nd
Shot quality 3.3% chance per attempt63rd
Finishing +1.2 goals above expected78thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Goals 5Expected 3.8

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 28, 2013 @ BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:49
Apr 27, 2013 vs PHI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:35
Apr 25, 2013 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 17:19
Apr 22, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 3 5 21:26
Apr 20, 2013 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 24:05
Apr 18, 2013 vs WSH W 3-1 0 2 2 2 2 3 1 20:35
Apr 16, 2013 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:49
Apr 12, 2013 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:14
Apr 11, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 22:24
Apr 9, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 23:19
Apr 7, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:39
Apr 5, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:58
Apr 2, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 23:47
Mar 30, 2013 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 21:56
Mar 28, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 24:14
Mar 25, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:23
Mar 23, 2013 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:32
Mar 21, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 23:20
Mar 19, 2013 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 27:54
Mar 17, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:08
Mar 16, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 24:40
Mar 13, 2013 @ MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 26:49
Mar 11, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 28:01
Mar 8, 2013 @ NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 19 1 1 16:23
Mar 6, 2013 @ TOR L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 5 6 23:02
Mar 3, 2013 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 22:05
Mar 2, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 22:37
Feb 28, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:46
Feb 25, 2013 vs MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 20:51
Feb 23, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:14
Feb 21, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 24:48
Feb 19, 2013 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:00
Feb 18, 2013 @ NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 21:00
Feb 16, 2013 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:39
Feb 13, 2013 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 18:57
Feb 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 18:51
Feb 9, 2013 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:00
Feb 7, 2013 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:01
Feb 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 17:19
Feb 3, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:32
Feb 1, 2013 @ CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:47
Jan 30, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 19:46
Jan 29, 2013 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18:15
Jan 27, 2013 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:44
Jan 25, 2013 @ TBL L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 20:02
Jan 24, 2013 @ FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 21:02
Jan 21, 2013 vs FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:08
Jan 19, 2013 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:23