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Jason Chimera

#20 · Left wing · Anaheim Ducks

Born May 2, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'3", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 121st overall in 1997 by EDM (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matt Hendricks WPG · 13 P in 60 GP Garnet Hathaway CGY · 13 P in 59 GP Ivan Barbashev STL · 13 P in 53 GP Phillip Di Giuseppe CAR · 13 P in 49 GP John Hayden CHI · 13 P in 47 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.

0102030402000-01: 0 points000-012001-02: 1 points12002-03: 23 points2302-032003-04: 12 points122005-06: 30 points3005-062006-07: 36 points362007-08: 31 points3107-082008-09: 22 points222009-10: 34 points3409-102010-11: 26 points262011-12: 39 points3911-122012-13: 14 points142013-14: 42 points4213-142014-15: 19 points192015-16: 40 points4015-162016-17: 33 points332017-18: 13 points1317-18

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 EDM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2001-02 EDM 3 1 0 1 -3 0 3 8 0.33
2002-03 EDM 66 14 9 23 -2 36 90 32 0.35
2003-04 EDM 60 4 8 12 -1 57 79 30 0.20
2005-06 CBJ 80 17 13 30 -10 95 127 63 0.38
2006-07 CBJ 82 15 21 36 2 91 151 80 0.44 $875K
2007-08 CBJ 81 14 17 31 -5 98 198 73 0.38 $875K
2008-09 CBJ 49 8 14 22 8 41 115 61 0.45 $1.875M
2009-10 CBJ 39 8 9 17 -7 47 92 28 0.44 $1.875M
2009-10 WSH 39 7 10 17 6 51 68 52 0.44
2010-11 WSH 81 10 16 26 -10 64 162 98 0.32 $1.875M
2011-12 WSH 82 20 19 39 4 78 205 132 0.48 $1.875M
2012-13 WSH 47 3 11 14 -5 48 92 73 0.30 $1.75M
2013-14 WSH 82 15 27 42 4 36 167 140 0.51 $1.75M
2014-15 WSH 77 7 12 19 -1 51 96 132 0.25 $2M
2015-16 WSH 82 20 20 40 0 22 165 103 0.49 $2M
2016-17 NYI 82 20 13 33 1 40 121 149 0.40 $2.25M
2017-18 NYI 58 2 9 11 -11 35 70 107 0.19 $2.25M
2017-18 ANA 16 1 1 2 -1 2 9 25 0.13
17 seasons Career 1107 186 229 415 -31 892 2010 1386 0.37

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 EDM 2 0 2 2 2 0 3 4 1.00
2008-09 CBJ 4 0 1 1 0 2 11 5 0.25
2009-10 WSH 7 1 2 3 2 2 15 7 0.43
2010-11 WSH 9 2 2 4 -3 2 15 25 0.44
2011-12 WSH 14 4 3 7 5 6 28 25 0.50
2012-13 WSH 7 1 2 3 1 4 15 21 0.43
2014-15 WSH 14 3 4 7 4 4 35 33 0.50
2015-16 WSH 12 1 1 2 -1 12 17 23 0.17
2017-18 ANA 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 71 12 17 29 8 32 139 149 0.41

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 3 10 13 -12 37 79 132 0.18 3.8 10:18

Contract

$2.25MCap hit2017-18
$173KCap dollars per point13 points in 74 games
-$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.3MValueworth 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 691 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
2016-17 to 2017-18 $2.25M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $2M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $1.75M
2008-09 to 2011-12 $1.875M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $875K

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-4.2Goals above replacement680th of 691 skaters, 447th of 451 forwards
-0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-6.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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-3.0 10th percentileEven-strength defence-2.4 11th percentilePower play0.0 52nd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 77th percentilePenalties-1.1 7th 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.

-505102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

43.4Corsi for %590 attempts for, 770 against
-5.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.6Expected goals for %24.9 expected for, 33.5 against
-6.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
41.1Goals for %23 for, 33 against
99.3PDO7.0% shooting + 92.3% saves
132Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jason Chimera · Cal Clutterbuck · Casey CizikasNYI29152:0141.442.54-8
Jason Chimera · Chris Kelly · Derek GrantANA1051:0238.326.34-0
Jason Chimera · Brock Nelson · Anthony BeauvillierNYI948:1950.041.52-4
Jason Chimera · Andrew Ladd · Brock NelsonNYI839:4351.535.61-0

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.2Expected goalsfrom 109 unblocked attempts
-3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.49 expected goals per 60 minutes9th
Shot quality 5.7% chance per attempt4th
Finishing -3.2 goals above expected21stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 6.2Goals 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. 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 6, 2018 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:02
Apr 4, 2018 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:55
Apr 1, 2018 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 04:41
Mar 30, 2018 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:11
Mar 27, 2018 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 06:35
Mar 25, 2018 @ EDM W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 06:21
Mar 23, 2018 @ WPG L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:05
Mar 21, 2018 @ CGY W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:41
Mar 18, 2018 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 06:08
Mar 16, 2018 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 05:05
Mar 14, 2018 vs VAN W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 07:52
Mar 12, 2018 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 07:19
Mar 8, 2018 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:24
Mar 6, 2018 vs WSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:47
Mar 4, 2018 vs CHI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:11
Mar 2, 2018 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 09:19
Feb 13, 2018 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:03
Feb 11, 2018 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:20
Feb 9, 2018 vs DET W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:55
Feb 8, 2018 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:45
Feb 5, 2018 vs NSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 11:02
Feb 3, 2018 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10:17
Jan 31, 2018 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:14
Jan 30, 2018 vs FLA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 10:51
Jan 25, 2018 @ VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12:56
Jan 22, 2018 @ ARI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:47
Jan 20, 2018 @ CHI W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:03
Jan 18, 2018 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 09:48
Jan 16, 2018 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:04
Jan 15, 2018 @ MTL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 10:24
Jan 13, 2018 @ NYR W 7-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14:12
Jan 7, 2018 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 10:58
Jan 5, 2018 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:01
Jan 4, 2018 @ PHI L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 11:46
Jan 2, 2018 vs BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 09:41
Dec 31, 2017 @ COL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 11:53
Dec 29, 2017 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:54
Dec 27, 2017 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 08:55
Dec 23, 2017 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 12:31
Dec 21, 2017 vs ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 11:51
Dec 19, 2017 vs DET L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:52
Dec 16, 2017 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 07:11
Dec 14, 2017 @ CBJ L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 08:00
Dec 13, 2017 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 09:59
Dec 11, 2017 vs WSH W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:21
Dec 9, 2017 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 09:19
Dec 7, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:11
Dec 5, 2017 @ TBL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 13:24
Dec 4, 2017 @ FLA W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11:08
Dec 1, 2017 vs OTT L 5-6 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 11:21
Nov 28, 2017 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 13:38
Nov 25, 2017 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 09:34
Nov 24, 2017 @ PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:45
Nov 22, 2017 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 11:35
Nov 19, 2017 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 06:50
Nov 18, 2017 @ TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 10:56
Nov 16, 2017 vs CAR W 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 11:22
Nov 11, 2017 @ STL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 10:13
Nov 10, 2017 @ DAL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:14
Nov 7, 2017 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:09
Nov 5, 2017 vs COL W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:24
Nov 2, 2017 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 11:25
Oct 30, 2017 vs VGK W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 12:19
Oct 28, 2017 @ NSH W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:10
Oct 26, 2017 @ MIN L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 10:55
Oct 24, 2017 vs ARI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:52
Oct 21, 2017 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:52
Oct 19, 2017 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:22
Oct 15, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:29
Oct 14, 2017 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:07
Oct 11, 2017 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:25
Oct 9, 2017 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:18
Oct 7, 2017 vs BUF W 6-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 12:46
Oct 6, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:57