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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ben Smith SJS · 14 P in 80 GP Matt Martin NYI · 14 P in 78 GP Paul Gaustad NSH · 14 P in 73 GP Erik Haula MIN · 14 P in 72 GP Kyle Chipchura ARI · 14 P in 70 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 7 7 14 -5 76 67 126 0.17 10.4 8:05

Contract

$1.2MCap hit2014-15
$86KCap dollars per point14 points in 81 games
-$180KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.4MValueworth 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 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.2Goals above replacement576th of 665 skaters, 382nd of 432 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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-2.2 18th percentileEven-strength defence-1.2 22nd percentilePower play-0.2 35th percentilePenalty kill0.0 38th percentilePenalties+0.5 58th 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

48.9Corsi for %542 attempts for, 567 against
-4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.8Expected goals for %22.3 expected for, 25.3 against
-6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.5Goals for %20 for, 26 against
98.3PDO7.3% shooting + 91.1% saves
126Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 · Anthony Peluso2399:4147.544.64-3
Chris Thorburn · Michael Frolik · Adam Lowry1261:3759.668.32-2
Chris Thorburn · Matt Halischuk · Adam Lowry1461:2948.555.73-3
Chris Thorburn · Evander Kane · Adam Lowry446:4662.158.32-1

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.0Expected goalsfrom 91 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.55 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected67thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 7Expected 6.0

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 11, 2015 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:54
Apr 9, 2015 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 08:15
Apr 7, 2015 @ STL W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 06:31
Apr 6, 2015 @ MIN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 06:25
Apr 4, 2015 vs VAN W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:40
Mar 31, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 08:00
Mar 29, 2015 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 08:41
Mar 26, 2015 vs MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:31
Mar 24, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:29
Mar 23, 2015 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 10:32
Mar 21, 2015 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 09:52
Mar 19, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 04:35
Mar 17, 2015 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:21
Mar 14, 2015 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 07:20
Mar 12, 2015 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:37
Mar 10, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 07:57
Mar 7, 2015 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:39
Mar 4, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:24
Mar 1, 2015 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 14:49
Feb 26, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:35
Feb 24, 2015 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:38
Feb 21, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:16
Feb 19, 2015 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 10:07
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 13:39
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 11:36
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:35
Feb 10, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:44
Feb 8, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 12 0 1 11:48
Feb 6, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 5 1 3 12:22
Feb 3, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 11:49
Feb 2, 2015 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:04
Jan 31, 2015 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 13:09
Jan 29, 2015 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 12:06
Jan 27, 2015 @ PIT L 3-5 1 1 2 2 4 3 5 13:34
Jan 21, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 10:38
Jan 18, 2015 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:35
Jan 16, 2015 @ CHI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 08:54
Jan 15, 2015 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:24
Jan 13, 2015 vs FLA W 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:08
Jan 11, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 05:54
Jan 10, 2015 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:16
Jan 8, 2015 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:58
Jan 5, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:13
Jan 3, 2015 vs TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:26
Dec 31, 2014 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 07:27
Dec 29, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:05
Dec 27, 2014 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 04:41
Dec 23, 2014 @ CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 05:29
Dec 21, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:23
Dec 19, 2014 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04:21
Dec 16, 2014 vs BUF W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 06:01
Dec 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:03
Dec 11, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:14
Dec 9, 2014 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 08:49
Dec 7, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 04:19
Dec 5, 2014 vs COL W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 06:27
Dec 3, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:24
Nov 28, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:08
Nov 26, 2014 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:06
Nov 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 03:08
Nov 23, 2014 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 04:48
Nov 20, 2014 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02:41
Nov 18, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 05:05
Nov 16, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 03:18
Nov 15, 2014 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02:32
Nov 11, 2014 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:46
Nov 8, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 04:50
Nov 6, 2014 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:05
Nov 4, 2014 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:28
Nov 2, 2014 @ CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:57
Nov 1, 2014 @ NYR W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:25
Oct 30, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:15
Oct 28, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:16
Oct 26, 2014 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:34
Oct 24, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:13
Oct 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:44
Oct 19, 2014 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 07:28
Oct 17, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 09:49
Oct 12, 2014 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 5 1 1 07:50
Oct 11, 2014 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:07
Oct 9, 2014 @ ARI W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:45