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Brad Stuart

#17 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Nov 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 3rd overall in 1998 by SJS (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08

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.

Eric Gryba OTT · 11 P in 57 GP Zach Bogosian WPG · 11 P in 55 GP Dmitry Orlov WSH · 11 P in 54 GP Jon Merrill NJD · 11 P in 52 GP Mark Fayne NJD · 11 P in 72 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.

0102030401999-00: 36 points3699-002000-01: 23 points232001-02: 29 points2901-022002-03: 14 points142003-04: 39 points3903-042005-06: 43 points432006-07: 22 points2206-072007-08: 23 points232008-09: 15 points1508-092009-10: 20 points202010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 21 points212012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 11 points112014-15: 13 points1314-152015-16: 0 points0

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1999-00 SJS 82 10 26 36 3 32 133 123 0.44
2000-01 SJS 77 5 18 23 10 56 119 160 0.30
2001-02 SJS 82 6 23 29 13 39 96 197 0.35
2002-03 SJS 36 4 10 14 -6 46 63 19 0.39
2003-04 SJS 77 9 30 39 9 34 129 99 0.51
2005-06 SJS 23 2 10 12 -2 14 41 30 0.52 $2.15M
2005-06 BOS 55 10 21 31 -6 38 122 75 0.56
2006-07 BOS 48 7 10 17 -22 26 74 111 0.35 $2.15M
2006-07 CGY 27 0 5 5 12 18 35 54 0.19
2007-08 LAK 63 5 16 21 -16 67 111 88 0.33 $3.5M
2007-08 DET 9 1 1 2 6 2 21 30 0.22
2008-09 DET 67 2 13 15 -3 26 105 157 0.22 $3.75M
2009-10 DET 82 4 16 20 -12 22 153 206 0.24 $3.75M
2010-11 DET 67 3 17 20 4 40 81 131 0.30 $3.75M
2011-12 DET 81 6 15 21 16 29 96 177 0.26 $3.75M
2012-13 SJS 48 0 6 6 4 25 39 87 0.13 $3.6M
2013-14 SJS 61 3 8 11 4 35 64 122 0.18 $3.6M
2014-15 COL 65 3 10 13 -4 16 64 177 0.20 $3.6M
2015-16 COL 6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 11 0.00 $3.6M
16 seasons Career 1056 80 255 335 8 565 1546 2054 0.32

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1999-00 SJS 12 1 0 1 -11 6 12 15 0.08
2000-01 SJS 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 0.20
2001-02 SJS 12 0 3 3 1 8 12 29 0.25
2003-04 SJS 12 0 4 4 -3 9 21 10 0.33
2006-07 CGY 6 0 1 1 -3 6 7 19 0.17
2007-08 DET 21 1 6 7 15 14 25 59 0.33
2008-09 DET 23 3 6 9 5 12 34 55 0.39
2009-10 DET 12 2 4 6 6 8 23 46 0.50
2010-11 DET 11 0 2 2 6 8 10 19 0.18
2011-12 DET 5 0 1 1 -5 0 4 17 0.20
2012-13 SJS 11 1 2 3 3 2 10 30 0.27
2013-14 SJS 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 0.00
12 seasons Playoffs 137 9 29 38 15 73 166 322 0.28

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 3 8 11 4 35 64 122 0.18 4.7 19:10

Contract

$3.6MCap hit2013-14
$327KCap dollars per point11 points in 61 games
$2.607MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.4 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.3MValueworth 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. 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
2015-16 to 2016-17 $3.6M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.6M
2008-09 to 2011-12 $3.75M
2007-08 to 2007-08 $3.5M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $2.15M

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.4Goals above replacement403rd of 672 skaters, 124th of 234 defencemen
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.5Goals 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-2.7 12th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 58th percentilePower play-0.1 54th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 74th percentilePenalties-0.3 61st 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.

-0.500.511.522010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

51.4Corsi for %985 attempts for, 931 against
-2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Expected goals for %39.8 expected for, 34.3 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.9Goals for %37 for, 33 against
100.2PDO7.4% shooting + 92.9% saves
149Attempts 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
Brad Stuart · Justin Braun51499:4553.755.018-13
Brad Stuart · Jason Demers28154:2148.350.35-7
Scott Hannan · Brad Stuart22113:5640.943.16-6
Dan Boyle · Brad Stuart36107:3062.172.15-2

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.9Expected goalsfrom 95 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.15 expected goals per 60 minutes37th
Shot quality 3.1% chance per attempt47th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected55thOne 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 60Goals 3Expected 2.9

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 12, 2014 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 20:07
Apr 11, 2014 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 23:11
Apr 9, 2014 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 16:56
Apr 5, 2014 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:44
Apr 3, 2014 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:47
Apr 1, 2014 vs EDM W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:23
Mar 29, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:18
Mar 27, 2014 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 18:21
Mar 25, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 18:23
Mar 24, 2014 @ CGY L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:57
Feb 7, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:00
Feb 5, 2014 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:48
Feb 3, 2014 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:35
Feb 1, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:49
Jan 30, 2014 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 19:43
Jan 29, 2014 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:56
Jan 27, 2014 vs LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 20:07
Jan 25, 2014 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:33
Jan 23, 2014 vs WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 20:39
Jan 20, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:37
Jan 18, 2014 @ TBL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:02
Jan 16, 2014 @ FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 18:16
Jan 14, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:01
Jan 11, 2014 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:51
Jan 9, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 17:11
Jan 7, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 20:16
Jan 5, 2014 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:45
Jan 4, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:11
Dec 31, 2013 @ ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:15
Dec 29, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:47
Dec 27, 2013 @ PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 20:08
Dec 23, 2013 vs COL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 15:53
Dec 21, 2013 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:07
Dec 19, 2013 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 13:42
Dec 17, 2013 @ STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 18:58
Dec 14, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 16:40
Dec 12, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:34
Dec 10, 2013 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:04
Dec 8, 2013 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 14:24
Dec 5, 2013 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:49
Dec 3, 2013 @ TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 17:49
Nov 30, 2013 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:17
Nov 29, 2013 vs STL W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 17:42
Nov 27, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:53
Nov 23, 2013 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:20
Nov 21, 2013 vs TBL W 5-1 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 18:54
Nov 17, 2013 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:57
Nov 15, 2013 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 19:38
Nov 14, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:55
Nov 12, 2013 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 21:12
Nov 7, 2013 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:17
Nov 5, 2013 vs BUF L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 22:28
Nov 2, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:30
Oct 30, 2013 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:52
Oct 27, 2013 @ OTT W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 18:44
Oct 26, 2013 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:19
Oct 24, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:37
Oct 21, 2013 @ DET W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:47
Oct 19, 2013 vs CGY W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17:10
Oct 17, 2013 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:41
Oct 8, 2013 vs NYR W 9-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 17:04