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Derek Morris

#53 · Defence · Phoenix Coyotes

Born Aug 24, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'0", 210 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 1996 by CGY (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Eric Brewer TBL · 16 P in 76 GP Braydon Coburn PHI · 16 P in 82 GP Henrik Tallinder NJD · 16 P in 82 GP Tim Gleason CAR · 16 P in 82 GP Sami Lepisto CBJ · 16 P in 70 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.

0102030401997-98: 29 points2997-981998-99: 34 points341999-00: 38 points3899-002000-01: 28 points282001-02: 34 points3401-022002-03: 48 points482003-04: 32 points3203-042005-06: 27 points272006-07: 25 points2506-072007-08: 25 points252008-09: 20 points2008-092009-10: 29 points292010-11: 16 points1610-112011-12: 11 points112012-13: 11 points1112-132013-14: 17 points17

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 CGY 82 9 20 29 1 88 120 93 0.35
1998-99 CGY 71 7 27 34 4 73 150 93 0.48
1999-00 CGY 78 9 29 38 2 80 193 127 0.49
2000-01 CGY 51 5 23 28 -15 56 142 52 0.55
2001-02 CGY 61 4 30 34 -4 88 166 81 0.56
2002-03 COL 75 11 37 48 16 68 191 35 0.64
2003-04 COL 69 6 22 28 4 47 139 94 0.41
2003-04 PHX 14 0 4 4 -5 2 28 26 0.29
2005-06 PHX 53 6 21 27 -7 54 91 69 0.51
2006-07 PHX 82 6 19 25 -18 115 129 77 0.30
2007-08 PHX 82 8 17 25 8 83 135 81 0.30
2008-09 PHX 57 5 7 12 -13 24 89 66 0.21
2008-09 NYR 18 0 8 8 3 16 31 17 0.44
2009-10 BOS 58 3 22 25 -2 26 95 50 0.43
2009-10 PHX 18 1 3 4 4 11 25 15 0.22
2010-11 PHX 77 5 11 16 -2 58 83 117 0.21
2011-12 PHX 59 2 9 11 -12 38 72 95 0.19
2012-13 PHX 39 0 11 11 -6 36 68 92 0.28 $2.75M
2013-14 PHX 63 5 12 17 -2 41 82 99 0.27 $2.75M
16 seasons Career 1107 92 332 424 -44 1004 2029 1379 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 COL 7 0 3 3 2 6 12 8 0.43
2008-09 NYR 7 0 2 2 -2 0 6 8 0.29
2009-10 PHX 7 1 3 4 -1 11 21 9 0.57
2011-12 PHX 16 2 4 6 4 24 25 44 0.38
4 seasons Playoffs 37 3 12 15 3 41 64 69 0.41

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 5 11 16 -2 58 83 117 0.21 6.0 21:04

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.75M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-7.1Goals above replacement669th of 672 skaters, 232nd of 233 defencemen
-1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-12.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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-2.6 21st percentileEven-strength defence-6.6 1st percentilePower play-0.5 33rd percentilePenalty kill-1.2 4th percentilePenalties-1.7 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.

-8-6-4-202010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

47.9Corsi for %1205 attempts for, 1309 against
-4.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Expected goals for %48.6 expected for, 59.2 against
-6.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.2Goals for %44 for, 42 against
101.2PDO6.9% shooting + 94.3% saves
149Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Derek Morris · Keith Yandle761116:5749.246.440-32
Ed Jovanovski · Derek Morris3065:4738.736.60-3
Derek Morris · Sami Lepisto2130:5035.839.81-1
Derek Morris · Oliver Ekman-Larsson2928:0952.534.82-4

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
3.3Expected goalsfrom 132 unblocked attempts
+1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes24th
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt19th
Finishing +1.7 goals above expected86thOne 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.

012345Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 5Expected 3.3

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 9, 2011 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:30
Apr 8, 2011 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:47
Apr 6, 2011 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 22:41
Apr 1, 2011 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:48
Mar 29, 2011 vs DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23:58
Mar 26, 2011 vs SJS L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 19:57
Mar 24, 2011 vs CBJ W 3-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 19:31
Mar 22, 2011 vs STL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16:41
Mar 20, 2011 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:33
Mar 18, 2011 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19:30
Mar 17, 2011 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:09
Mar 15, 2011 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:59
Mar 13, 2011 @ ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 24:04
Mar 10, 2011 vs CGY W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 23:57
Mar 5, 2011 vs DET W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:09
Mar 3, 2011 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:46
Mar 1, 2011 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 12 0 2 20:20
Feb 27, 2011 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:15
Feb 25, 2011 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:37
Feb 23, 2011 @ TBL L 3-8 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:47
Feb 22, 2011 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:12
Feb 19, 2011 @ NSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 25:32
Feb 17, 2011 vs ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 24:13
Feb 14, 2011 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 19:35
Feb 12, 2011 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:45
Feb 9, 2011 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 17:47
Feb 7, 2011 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 19:37
Feb 5, 2011 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:54
Feb 2, 2011 vs VAN L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 18:12
Feb 1, 2011 @ SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 21:41
Jan 26, 2011 @ COL W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 18:41
Jan 25, 2011 vs EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:39
Jan 20, 2011 @ LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:23
Jan 18, 2011 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:46
Jan 17, 2011 vs SJS L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 21:34
Jan 15, 2011 vs ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:18
Jan 13, 2011 vs TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 21:37
Jan 11, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 20:34
Jan 10, 2011 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:34
Jan 8, 2011 vs BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:30
Jan 6, 2011 @ COL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 25:46
Jan 4, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20:09
Jan 2, 2011 @ MIN L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:12
Dec 31, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 22:16
Dec 29, 2010 vs LAK W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:27
Dec 28, 2010 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 19:47
Dec 26, 2010 @ DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 18:53
Dec 23, 2010 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 20:49
Dec 20, 2010 @ PIT L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 19:26
Dec 18, 2010 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 24:13
Dec 16, 2010 @ NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 26:55
Dec 15, 2010 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:21
Dec 11, 2010 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 19:19
Dec 9, 2010 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:56
Dec 5, 2010 @ ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 21:24
Dec 4, 2010 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 30:07
Dec 1, 2010 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:20
Nov 30, 2010 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 21:48
Nov 27, 2010 vs ANA L 4-6 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 16:27
Nov 23, 2010 vs EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 22:06
Nov 21, 2010 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:31
Nov 19, 2010 @ EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 28:01
Nov 17, 2010 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 25:52
Nov 13, 2010 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:42
Nov 12, 2010 vs CGY W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19:42
Nov 10, 2010 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 25:28
Nov 8, 2010 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 22:58
Nov 6, 2010 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 27:21
Nov 5, 2010 @ DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:07
Nov 3, 2010 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:03
Oct 28, 2010 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:43
Oct 26, 2010 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 22:19
Oct 25, 2010 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 2 4 2 25:03
Oct 23, 2010 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 25:38
Oct 21, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 18:21
Oct 17, 2010 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:40
Oct 16, 2010 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 26:17