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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

David Savard CBJ · 15 P in 70 GP Jared Cowen OTT · 15 P in 68 GP Jay Harrison CAR · 15 P in 68 GP John Moore NYR · 15 P in 74 GP Nikita Nikitin CBJ · 15 P in 66 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 1 14 15 -12 30 90 140 0.21 1.1 19:14

Contract

$3.083MCap hit2013-14
$206KCap dollars per point15 points in 70 games
$47KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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
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 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

Rating

-0.9Goals above replacement548th of 672 skaters, 183rd of 234 defencemen
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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-2.8 11th percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 15th percentilePower play+0.2 87th percentilePenalty kill+0.6 91st percentilePenalties-1.3 28th 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

51.8Corsi for %983 attempts for, 915 against
-1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Expected goals for %36.9 expected for, 40.3 against
-2.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.9Goals for %36 for, 52 against
97.2PDO6.7% shooting + 90.5% saves
133Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Chris Phillips · Cody Ceci36372:2152.451.011-22
Chris Phillips · Joe Corvo20169:0051.143.98-5
Chris Phillips · Eric Gryba29132:3859.556.14-3
Chris Phillips · Erik Karlsson63113:3854.950.09-8

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.4Expected goalsfrom 117 unblocked attempts
-2.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.15 expected goals per 60 minutes36th
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt35th
Finishing -2.4 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 3.4Goals 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 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 13, 2014 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:57
Apr 12, 2014 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:45
Apr 10, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:32
Apr 8, 2014 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 21:26
Apr 5, 2014 @ NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 18:53
Apr 4, 2014 vs MTL L 4-7 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 16:58
Apr 2, 2014 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:35
Mar 31, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:42
Mar 30, 2014 vs CGY W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 17:34
Mar 24, 2014 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:02
Mar 22, 2014 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:28
Mar 20, 2014 vs TBL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:55
Mar 18, 2014 vs NYR L 4-8 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 18:14
Mar 16, 2014 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:49
Mar 15, 2014 @ MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 17:42
Mar 10, 2014 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 25:00
Mar 8, 2014 @ WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:05
Mar 5, 2014 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 19:17
Mar 4, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17:41
Mar 2, 2014 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 18:02
Feb 27, 2014 vs DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 16:04
Jan 25, 2014 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:41
Jan 23, 2014 @ TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 18:29
Jan 21, 2014 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20:19
Jan 18, 2014 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:02
Jan 16, 2014 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 19:22
Jan 14, 2014 @ MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 11:52
Jan 11, 2014 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:24
Jan 8, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:42
Jan 4, 2014 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:15
Jan 2, 2014 vs WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:12
Dec 27, 2013 @ BOS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:33
Dec 23, 2013 vs PIT W 5-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 16:32
Dec 21, 2013 vs PHX L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:34
Dec 19, 2013 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18:57
Dec 18, 2013 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:29
Dec 16, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 18:23
Dec 14, 2013 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 20:01
Dec 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 22:35
Dec 10, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:23
Dec 9, 2013 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 25:09
Dec 7, 2013 vs TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 26:28
Dec 5, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 22:39
Dec 3, 2013 @ FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 21:46
Dec 1, 2013 vs DET L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 24:08
Nov 28, 2013 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 22:10
Nov 27, 2013 @ WSH W 6-4 1 1 2 -1 2 2 0 23:43
Nov 24, 2013 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:20
Nov 23, 2013 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21:27
Nov 20, 2013 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:31
Nov 19, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:01
Nov 17, 2013 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:54
Nov 15, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:59
Nov 9, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 20:54
Nov 7, 2013 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:50
Nov 5, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:55
Nov 3, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:16
Nov 1, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 25:26
Oct 29, 2013 @ CHI L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 18:10
Oct 27, 2013 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:22
Oct 25, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22:09
Oct 23, 2013 @ DET W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:42
Oct 19, 2013 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 22:21
Oct 17, 2013 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 20:54
Oct 15, 2013 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 24:38
Oct 13, 2013 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:11
Oct 12, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:08
Oct 9, 2013 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 18:20
Oct 5, 2013 @ TOR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 23:43
Oct 4, 2013 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:16