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Chris Thorburn

#22 · Right wing · St. Louis Blues

Born Jun 3, 1983 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 235 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 50th overall in 2001 by BUF (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

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

Justin Abdelkader DET · 19 P in 74 GP Rob Niedermayer BUF · 19 P in 71 GP J-P Dumont NSH · 19 P in 70 GP Brad Richardson LAK · 19 P in 68 GP Jack Skille FLA · 19 P in 62 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.

0510152005-06: 1 points105-062006-07: 5 points506-072007-08: 18 points1807-082008-09: 15 points1508-092009-10: 13 points1309-102010-11: 19 points1910-112011-12: 11 points1111-122012-13: 4 points412-132013-14: 11 points1113-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 12 points1215-162016-17: 4 points416-172017-18: 7 points717-182018-19: 0 points018-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 BUF 2 0 1 1 -1 7 1 2 0.50
2006-07 PIT 39 3 2 5 1 69 40 49 0.13 $450K
2007-08 ATL 73 5 13 18 -4 92 72 89 0.25 $560K
2008-09 ATL 82 7 8 15 -10 104 85 127 0.18 $560K
2009-10 ATL 76 4 9 13 6 89 63 103 0.17 $660K
2010-11 ATL 82 9 10 19 -4 77 114 129 0.23 $660K
2011-12 WPG 72 4 7 11 -6 83 69 151 0.15 $867K
2012-13 WPG 42 2 2 4 -5 70 13 65 0.10 $867K
2013-14 WPG 55 2 9 11 0 65 26 108 0.20 $867K
2014-15 WPG 81 7 7 14 -5 76 67 126 0.17 $1.2M
2015-16 WPG 82 6 6 12 -1 81 70 146 0.15 $1.2M
2016-17 WPG 64 3 1 4 -7 95 36 90 0.06 $1.2M
2017-18 STL 50 1 6 7 -4 60 35 99 0.14 $900K
2018-19 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 $900K
14 seasons Career 801 53 81 134 -40 968 691 1285 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
2014-15 WPG 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0.00
1 season Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0.00

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 9 10 19 -4 77 114 129 0.23 7.9 13:48

Contract

$660KCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$35KCap dollars per point19 points in 82 games
$351KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.9 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$634KValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $660K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2018-19 $900K
2017-18 to 2017-18 $900K
2014-15 to 2016-17 $1.2M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $867K
2011-12 to 2013-14 $867K
2009-10 to 2010-11 $660K
2007-08 to 2008-09 $560K
2006-07 to 2006-07 $450K

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

+1.9Goals above replacement370th of 672 skaters, 267th of 439 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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-4.7 2nd percentileEven-strength defence+3.1 95th percentilePower play+0.4 77th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 13th percentilePenalties+0.2 45th 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.

-3-2-10122010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

45.9Corsi for %756 attempts for, 891 against
-3.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.5Expected goals for %29.2 expected for, 36.4 against
-3.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.7Goals for %28 for, 32 against
99.8PDO6.6% shooting + 93.2% saves
171Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Eric Boulton · Chris Thorburn · Jim Slater23155:4846.749.68-4
Eric Boulton · Chris Thorburn · Alexander Burmistrov2268:3943.132.70-6
Chris Thorburn · Ben Eager · Alexander Burmistrov2264:4350.051.24-1
Nik Antropov · Chris Thorburn · Evander Kane1538:4637.824.40-2

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 145 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.47 expected goals per 60 minutes9th
Shot quality 6.1% chance per attempt15th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected53rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 9Expected 8.9

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 10, 2011 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:39
Apr 8, 2011 vs CAR L 1-6 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 13:29
Apr 7, 2011 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:25
Apr 5, 2011 @ NSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:08
Apr 2, 2011 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:39
Mar 31, 2011 @ PHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:52
Mar 29, 2011 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 12:14
Mar 27, 2011 vs OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 5 0 2 11:16
Mar 25, 2011 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:40
Mar 24, 2011 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:01
Mar 19, 2011 @ BUF L 2-8 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 13:41
Mar 17, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 14:27
Mar 15, 2011 @ NJD L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 16:56
Mar 12, 2011 @ PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:36
Mar 11, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:00
Mar 9, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 16:59
Mar 5, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 14:17
Mar 3, 2011 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:46
Mar 1, 2011 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 12:34
Feb 27, 2011 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:16
Feb 25, 2011 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:35
Feb 23, 2011 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 15:43
Feb 19, 2011 @ EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:53
Feb 17, 2011 @ PHX L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 3 14:11
Feb 13, 2011 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:50
Feb 11, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 14:36
Feb 7, 2011 @ TOR L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 12:21
Feb 5, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:13
Feb 3, 2011 vs CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 12:20
Feb 1, 2011 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:41
Jan 26, 2011 vs WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 17:18
Jan 23, 2011 @ TBL L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:18
Jan 22, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:18
Jan 20, 2011 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:24
Jan 17, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:43
Jan 15, 2011 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 14:52
Jan 14, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:20
Jan 9, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 16:41
Jan 7, 2011 vs TOR L 3-9 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 14:30
Jan 5, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 13:36
Jan 2, 2011 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 13:21
Dec 31, 2010 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 12:33
Dec 30, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:00
Dec 28, 2010 @ PIT L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10:13
Dec 26, 2010 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12:27
Dec 23, 2010 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:59
Dec 21, 2010 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 11:19
Dec 20, 2010 @ TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 12:50
Dec 18, 2010 vs NJD W 7-1 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 12:34
Dec 16, 2010 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:40
Dec 15, 2010 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 13:14
Dec 13, 2010 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 12:19
Dec 11, 2010 @ NYI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11:19
Dec 10, 2010 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:33
Dec 6, 2010 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:42
Dec 4, 2010 @ WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:56
Dec 2, 2010 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 09:29
Nov 30, 2010 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:32
Nov 28, 2010 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:45
Nov 26, 2010 vs MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:49
Nov 24, 2010 vs DET W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:24
Nov 21, 2010 vs NYI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:14
Nov 19, 2010 vs WSH W 5-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:03
Nov 17, 2010 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:48
Nov 14, 2010 @ WSH L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:16
Nov 13, 2010 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 15:19
Nov 11, 2010 vs MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11:35
Nov 9, 2010 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:13
Nov 6, 2010 vs CHI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:50
Nov 4, 2010 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:12
Nov 3, 2010 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:22
Oct 30, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:44
Oct 29, 2010 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:58
Oct 27, 2010 @ NYR W 6-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:51
Oct 23, 2010 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:51
Oct 22, 2010 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 14:04
Oct 20, 2010 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:20
Oct 16, 2010 @ SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:27
Oct 15, 2010 @ ANA W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 9 2 1 16:09
Oct 12, 2010 @ LAK L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 14:44
Oct 9, 2010 @ TBL L 3-5 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 12:23
Oct 8, 2010 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13:37