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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Eric Tangradi WPG · 4 P in 41 GP Colton Orr TOR · 4 P in 44 GP Mike Rupp MIN · 4 P in 40 GP Adam Hall PHI · 4 P in 37 GP Chad LaRose CAR · 4 P in 35 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
42 2 2 4 -5 70 13 65 0.10 15.4 6:19

Contract

$867KCap hit2012-13
$217KCap dollars per point4 points in 42 games
$417KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$450KValueworth 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 558 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
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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

-0.1Goals above replacement468th of 605 skaters, 317th of 397 forwards
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-1.2 24th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 83rd percentilePower play0.0 52nd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 67th percentilePenalties-0.9 6th 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

48.8Corsi for %221 attempts for, 232 against
-0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Expected goals for %8.2 expected for, 8.6 against
-0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
31.3Goals for %5 for, 11 against
94.5PDO5.2% shooting + 89.3% saves
29Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Chris Thorburn · Jim Slater · James Wright1672:3550.448.00-2
Chris Thorburn · Aaron Gagnon · James Wright731:3850.066.72-2
Chris Thorburn · Patrice Cormier · Alexander Burmistrov615:1656.529.60-1
Chris Thorburn · Jim Slater · Eric Tangradi413:4765.250.20-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.5Expected goalsfrom 18 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.33 expected goals per 60 minutes3rd
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt76th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected59thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Goals 2Expected 1.5

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 25, 2013 vs MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 09:18
Apr 23, 2013 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 04:03
Apr 22, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 06:54
Apr 20, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:41
Apr 18, 2013 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:58
Apr 16, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:13
Apr 11, 2013 vs FLA W 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 08:39
Apr 9, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:34
Apr 6, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 03:57
Apr 4, 2013 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:10
Apr 2, 2013 @ NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 06:30
Apr 1, 2013 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:21
Mar 30, 2013 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 04:53
Mar 28, 2013 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 08:11
Mar 26, 2013 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:50
Mar 24, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 04:01
Mar 22, 2013 vs WSH L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 08:03
Mar 21, 2013 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 07:16
Mar 19, 2013 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 04:48
Mar 17, 2013 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 03:38
Mar 16, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 03:30
Mar 14, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 03:47
Mar 12, 2013 vs TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 04:58
Mar 2, 2013 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 07:40
Feb 28, 2013 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:54
Feb 26, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:28
Feb 23, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 05:07
Feb 21, 2013 @ CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:19
Feb 19, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 06:26
Feb 17, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:39
Feb 15, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 06:53
Feb 9, 2013 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:08
Feb 7, 2013 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 07:55
Feb 5, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:27
Feb 1, 2013 @ TBL L 3-8 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 01:52
Jan 31, 2013 @ FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 07:48
Jan 29, 2013 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 08:11
Jan 27, 2013 vs NYI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 09:10
Jan 25, 2013 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:00
Jan 22, 2013 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 09:07
Jan 21, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 09:47
Jan 19, 2013 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:32