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Craig Adams

#27 · Right wing · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Apr 26, 1977 in Seria, BHR · 6'0", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 223rd overall in 1996 by HFD (round 9)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Manny Malhotra VAN · 18 P in 78 GP Joel Ward WSH · 18 P in 73 GP Mike Knuble WSH · 18 P in 72 GP Matthew Lombardi TOR · 18 P in 62 GP Matt Stajan CGY · 18 P in 61 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.

051015202000-01: 1 points100-012001-02: 1 points101-022002-03: 18 points1802-032003-04: 17 points1703-042005-06: 21 points2105-062006-07: 14 points1406-072007-08: 11 points1107-082008-09: 7 points708-092009-10: 10 points1009-102010-11: 15 points1510-112011-12: 18 points1811-122012-13: 9 points912-132013-14: 11 points1113-142014-15: 7 points714-15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2000-01 CAR 44 1 0 1 -7 20 15 61 0.02
2001-02 CAR 33 0 1 1 2 38 17 59 0.03
2002-03 CAR 81 6 12 18 -11 71 107 81 0.22
2003-04 CAR 80 7 10 17 -5 69 110 142 0.21
2005-06 CAR 67 10 11 21 1 51 68 151 0.31
2006-07 CAR 82 7 7 14 -9 54 71 173 0.17
2007-08 CAR 40 2 3 5 -8 34 31 67 0.13
2007-08 CHI 35 2 4 6 -8 24 32 50 0.17
2008-09 CHI 36 2 4 6 -3 22 38 53 0.17
2008-09 PIT 9 0 1 1 0 0 9 14 0.11
2009-10 PIT 82 0 10 10 -5 72 84 197 0.12
2010-11 PIT 80 4 11 15 -5 76 90 171 0.19
2011-12 PIT 82 5 13 18 -6 34 76 162 0.22
2012-13 PIT 48 3 6 9 -1 28 46 107 0.19 $675K
2013-14 PIT 82 5 6 11 -16 46 73 190 0.13 $700K
2014-15 PIT 71 1 6 7 -1 44 51 183 0.10 $700K
14 seasons Career 952 55 105 160 -82 683 918 1861 0.17

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2000-01 CAR 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00
2001-02 CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2005-06 CAR 25 0 0 0 -4 10 18 43 0.00
2008-09 PIT 24 3 2 5 -1 16 26 32 0.21
2009-10 PIT 13 2 1 3 2 15 11 32 0.23
2010-11 PIT 7 1 0 1 2 2 6 20 0.14
2011-12 PIT 5 0 0 0 -1 19 1 10 0.00
2012-13 PIT 15 0 1 1 1 10 13 28 0.07
2013-14 PIT 13 1 1 2 2 2 10 35 0.15
9 seasons Playoffs 106 7 5 12 1 74 86 205 0.11

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 5 13 18 -6 34 76 162 0.22 6.6 11:17

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2014-15 $675K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement238th of 680 skaters, 170th of 445 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-3.5 8th percentileEven-strength defence+2.9 94th percentilePower play+0.0 66th percentilePenalty kill+1.3 99th percentilePenalties+0.8 73rd 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.

-4-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

49.6Corsi for %519 attempts for, 527 against
-5.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.1Expected goals for %21.5 expected for, 19.8 against
-2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %21 for, 28 against
97.5PDO7.6% shooting + 89.9% saves
116Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Richard Park · Arron Asham · Craig Adams2069:5247.662.31-0
Arron Asham · Craig Adams · Joe Vitale2557:1344.333.11-3
Arron Asham · Craig Adams · Eric Tangradi1035:5660.871.92-1
Richard Park · Craig Adams · Joe Vitale834:1063.478.11-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.9Expected goalsfrom 103 unblocked attempts
-1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.44 expected goals per 60 minutes10th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -1.9 goals above expected33rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 6.9Goals 5

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. 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 7, 2012 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:50
Apr 5, 2012 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:34
Apr 3, 2012 @ BOS W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10:41
Apr 1, 2012 vs PHI L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 09:49
Mar 30, 2012 @ BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:58
Mar 29, 2012 @ NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:04
Mar 27, 2012 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 08:24
Mar 25, 2012 vs NJD W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 13:34
Mar 24, 2012 @ OTT L 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:30
Mar 22, 2012 vs NSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:05
Mar 20, 2012 vs WPG W 8-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 09:48
Mar 18, 2012 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 6 10:01
Mar 17, 2012 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:16
Mar 15, 2012 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:36
Mar 11, 2012 vs BOS W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 12:03
Mar 9, 2012 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:19
Mar 7, 2012 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 11:22
Mar 5, 2012 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:39
Mar 3, 2012 @ COL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 13:13
Feb 29, 2012 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 13:08
Feb 26, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:19
Feb 25, 2012 vs TBL W 8-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:54
Feb 21, 2012 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:23
Feb 19, 2012 @ BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:49
Feb 18, 2012 @ PHI W 6-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 14:41
Feb 15, 2012 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:00
Feb 12, 2012 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:06
Feb 11, 2012 vs WPG W 8-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 14:29
Feb 7, 2012 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 13:01
Feb 5, 2012 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:17
Feb 4, 2012 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:46
Feb 1, 2012 @ TOR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:37
Jan 31, 2012 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:11
Jan 24, 2012 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:42
Jan 22, 2012 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:44
Jan 20, 2012 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 12 3 2 08:52
Jan 19, 2012 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:07
Jan 17, 2012 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:04
Jan 15, 2012 @ TBL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:21
Jan 13, 2012 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 12:24
Jan 11, 2012 @ WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 10:13
Jan 10, 2012 vs OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:34
Jan 7, 2012 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:19
Jan 6, 2012 vs NYR L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 09:57
Dec 31, 2011 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:25
Dec 29, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:05
Dec 27, 2011 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:42
Dec 23, 2011 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11:15
Dec 20, 2011 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:19
Dec 17, 2011 vs BUF W 8-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 06:14
Dec 16, 2011 @ OTT L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:41
Dec 13, 2011 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:13
Dec 10, 2011 @ NYI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:10
Dec 8, 2011 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 07:44
Dec 5, 2011 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:15
Dec 3, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 11:51
Dec 1, 2011 @ WSH W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 11:18
Nov 29, 2011 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:55
Nov 26, 2011 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:46
Nov 25, 2011 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:25
Nov 23, 2011 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:44
Nov 21, 2011 vs NYI W 5-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:23
Nov 19, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:16
Nov 17, 2011 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 06:47
Nov 15, 2011 vs COL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10:03
Nov 12, 2011 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:17
Nov 11, 2011 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:02
Nov 5, 2011 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 10:40
Nov 3, 2011 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 5 1 4 08:16
Oct 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:20
Oct 27, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:39
Oct 25, 2011 @ NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:47
Oct 22, 2011 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10:18
Oct 20, 2011 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:00
Oct 18, 2011 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:35
Oct 17, 2011 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:28
Oct 15, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 09:36
Oct 13, 2011 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:52
Oct 11, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 13:49
Oct 9, 2011 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:30
Oct 8, 2011 @ CGY W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 11:32
Oct 6, 2011 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 10:25