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Jay McClement

#18 · Centre · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Mar 2, 1983 in Kingston, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 57th overall in 2001 by STL (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.

Daniel Paille BOS · 17 P in 46 GP Vernon Fiddler DAL · 17 P in 46 GP Colin McDonald NYI · 17 P in 45 GP Peter Mueller FLA · 17 P in 43 GP Steve Sullivan NJD · 17 P in 42 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.

01020302005-06: 27 points2705-062006-07: 36 points3606-072007-08: 22 points2207-082008-09: 26 points2608-092009-10: 29 points2909-102010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 17 points1711-122012-13: 17 points1712-132013-14: 10 points1013-142014-15: 21 points2114-152015-16: 11 points1115-162016-17: 8 points816-17

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 STL 67 6 21 27 -23 30 76 34 0.40
2006-07 STL 81 8 28 36 3 55 104 45 0.44 $675K
2007-08 STL 81 9 13 22 -17 26 110 62 0.27 $675K
2008-09 STL 82 12 14 26 -10 29 137 38 0.32 $950K
2009-10 STL 82 11 18 29 0 22 109 66 0.35 $1.45M
2010-11 STL 56 6 10 16 -13 18 89 52 0.29 $1.45M
2010-11 COL 24 1 3 4 -8 12 38 23 0.17
2011-12 COL 80 10 7 17 -8 31 95 72 0.21 $1.45M
2012-13 TOR 48 8 9 17 0 11 48 76 0.35 $1.5M
2013-14 TOR 81 4 6 10 -8 32 67 141 0.12 $1.5M
2014-15 CAR 82 7 14 21 -7 17 68 79 0.26 $1M
2015-16 CAR 78 3 8 11 -17 24 64 79 0.14 $1.2M
2016-17 CAR 65 5 3 8 -8 18 37 49 0.12 $1.2M
12 seasons Career 907 90 154 244 -116 325 1042 816 0.27

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 STL 4 0 0 0 -4 4 8 2 0.00
2012-13 TOR 7 0 0 0 -4 0 4 12 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 11 0 0 0 -8 4 12 14 0.00

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 8 9 17 0 11 48 76 0.35 16.7 15:15

Contract

$1.5MCap hit2012-13
$88KCap dollars per point17 points in 48 games
$458KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1MValueworth 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
2015-16 to 2016-17 $1.2M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $1M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $1.5M
2009-10 to 2011-12 $1.45M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $950K
2006-07 to 2007-08 $675K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.1Goals above replacement463rd of 605 skaters, 312th of 397 forwards
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.1Goals 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-2.9 3rd percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 39th percentilePower play-0.1 42nd percentilePenalty kill+0.7 98th percentilePenalties+0.4 65th 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.

-3-2-1012010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

35.9Corsi for %344 attempts for, 615 against
-10.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
35.2Expected goals for %13.2 expected for, 24.3 against
-12.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.2Goals for %18 for, 21 against
103.0PDO9.9% shooting + 93.1% saves
68Attempts 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
Jay McClement · Mikhail Grabovski · Nikolay Kulemin24168:1641.435.65-8
Colton Orr · Jay McClement · Frazer McLaren1654:5326.333.13-1
Jay McClement · Leo Komarov · Nikolay Kulemin1530:4646.358.81-1
Jay McClement · Mikhail Grabovski · Leo Komarov1130:3649.255.01-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.7Expected goalsfrom 57 unblocked attempts
+1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.30 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt19th
Finishing +1.3 goals above expected71stOne 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.

012345Game 20Game 40Goals 5Expected 3.7

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 27, 2013 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:37
Apr 25, 2013 @ FLA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 15:21
Apr 24, 2013 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:38
Apr 20, 2013 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:14
Apr 18, 2013 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 11:29
Apr 16, 2013 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 12:59
Apr 15, 2013 vs NJD W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 16:00
Apr 13, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 13:40
Apr 10, 2013 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20:43
Apr 8, 2013 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 21:24
Apr 6, 2013 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16:19
Apr 4, 2013 vs PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:00
Mar 30, 2013 @ OTT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:54
Mar 28, 2013 vs CAR W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 12:51
Mar 26, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 09:06
Mar 25, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:58
Mar 23, 2013 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 15:41
Mar 21, 2013 @ BUF L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:03
Mar 20, 2013 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:45
Mar 16, 2013 vs WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:07
Mar 14, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:29
Mar 12, 2013 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:13
Mar 9, 2013 vs PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:52
Mar 7, 2013 @ BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:10
Mar 6, 2013 vs OTT W 5-4 1 0 1 -2 0 2 4 19:11
Mar 4, 2013 vs NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:19
Feb 28, 2013 @ NYI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 17:04
Feb 27, 2013 vs MTL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:01
Feb 25, 2013 @ PHI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:17
Feb 23, 2013 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 15:59
Feb 21, 2013 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:20
Feb 19, 2013 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:01
Feb 18, 2013 @ FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:56
Feb 16, 2013 vs OTT W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 10:08
Feb 14, 2013 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 13:28
Feb 11, 2013 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:46
Feb 9, 2013 @ MTL W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:58
Feb 7, 2013 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 19:01
Feb 5, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20:02
Feb 4, 2013 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 09:33
Feb 2, 2013 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:17
Jan 31, 2013 vs WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:02
Jan 29, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 16:59
Jan 26, 2013 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:04
Jan 24, 2013 vs NYI L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:28
Jan 23, 2013 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:48
Jan 21, 2013 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:01
Jan 19, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:41