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Christian Ehrhoff

#55 · Defence · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Jul 6, 1982 in Moers, DEU · 6'2", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 106th overall in 2001 by SJS (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

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

Dan Boyle SJS · 50 P in 76 GP Kris Letang PIT · 50 P in 82 GP James Wisniewski MTL · 51 P in 75 GP Toby Enstrom ATL · 51 P in 72 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 48 P in 82 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.

010203040502003-04: 12 points1203-042005-06: 23 points2305-062006-07: 33 points3306-072007-08: 22 points2207-082008-09: 42 points4208-092009-10: 44 points4409-102010-11: 50 points5010-112011-12: 32 points3211-122012-13: 22 points2212-132013-14: 33 points3313-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 12 points1215-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 SJS 41 1 11 12 4 14 58 15 0.29
2005-06 SJS 64 5 18 23 10 32 124 39 0.36
2006-07 SJS 82 10 23 33 8 63 164 39 0.40 $850K
2007-08 SJS 77 1 21 22 9 72 97 92 0.29 $850K
2008-09 SJS 77 8 34 42 -12 63 165 79 0.55 $3.1M
2009-10 VAN 80 14 30 44 36 42 181 54 0.55 $3.1M
2010-11 VAN 79 14 36 50 19 52 209 54 0.63 $3.1M
2011-12 BUF 66 5 27 32 -2 47 136 47 0.48 $4M
2012-13 BUF 47 5 17 22 6 34 102 38 0.47 $4M
2013-14 BUF 79 6 27 33 -27 38 161 49 0.42 $4M
2014-15 PIT 50 3 11 14 8 26 110 73 0.28 $4M
2015-16 LAK 40 2 8 10 -10 32 61 34 0.25 $1.5M
2015-16 CHI 8 0 2 2 -1 2 19 5 0.25
12 seasons Career 790 74 265 339 48 517 1587 618 0.43

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 SJS 11 2 6 8 2 18 27 6 0.73
2006-07 SJS 11 0 2 2 1 6 12 7 0.18
2007-08 SJS 10 0 5 5 1 14 9 12 0.50
2008-09 SJS 6 0 0 0 -2 2 20 9 0.00
2009-10 VAN 12 3 4 7 -1 8 25 13 0.58
2010-11 VAN 23 2 10 12 -13 16 50 28 0.52
6 seasons Playoffs 73 7 27 34 -12 64 143 75 0.47

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 14 36 50 19 52 209 54 0.63 6.7 23:59

Contract

$3.1MCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$62KCap dollars per point50 points in 79 games
$280KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.1 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.1MValueworth 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. 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 $3.1M

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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $1.5M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $4M
2011-12 to 2020-21 $4M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $3.1M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $850K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+11.1Goals above replacement46th of 672 skaters, 7th of 233 defencemen
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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+1.8 91st percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 56th percentilePower play+2.5 99th percentilePenalty kill+1.1 96th percentilePenalties-0.9 44th 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.

-50510152010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

55.1Corsi for %1435 attempts for, 1169 against
+4.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Expected goals for %58.4 expected for, 51.3 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.6Goals for %65 for, 44 against
101.8PDO8.5% shooting + 93.2% saves
234Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Christian Ehrhoff · Alexander Edler48603:0154.157.133-17
Dan Hamhuis · Christian Ehrhoff40250:4157.950.08-8
Sami Salo · Christian Ehrhoff14101:0357.154.15-3
Christian Ehrhoff · Andrew Alberts2797:0258.058.86-5

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.9Expected goalsfrom 301 unblocked attempts
+3.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.35 expected goals per 60 minutes96th
Shot quality 3.6% chance per attempt72nd
Finishing +3.1 goals above expected94thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 14Expected 10.9

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 9, 2011 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 25:37
Apr 7, 2011 vs MIN W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:44
Apr 5, 2011 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 24:26
Apr 2, 2011 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 25:40
Mar 31, 2011 vs LAK W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 23:16
Mar 29, 2011 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 22:14
Mar 27, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 25:39
Mar 25, 2011 @ ATL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 20:43
Mar 23, 2011 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21:41
Mar 18, 2011 vs PHX L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 27:25
Mar 16, 2011 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 24:31
Mar 14, 2011 vs MIN W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 0 0 1 27:34
Mar 12, 2011 @ CGY W 4-3 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 23:24
Mar 10, 2011 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 4 1 1 27:09
Mar 8, 2011 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 26:21
Mar 6, 2011 @ ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20:49
Mar 5, 2011 @ LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 26:27
Mar 3, 2011 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 26:29
Mar 1, 2011 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 28:05
Feb 26, 2011 vs BOS L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 24:31
Feb 24, 2011 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:42
Feb 22, 2011 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 28:35
Feb 19, 2011 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 26:52
Feb 17, 2011 @ NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 4 2 0 27:13
Feb 15, 2011 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26:49
Feb 14, 2011 @ STL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 29:16
Feb 12, 2011 vs CGY W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 24:01
Feb 9, 2011 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 22:28
Feb 7, 2011 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 25:36
Feb 4, 2011 vs CHI W 4-3 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 24:18
Feb 2, 2011 @ PHX W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:44
Feb 1, 2011 @ DAL W 4-1 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 21:25
Jan 26, 2011 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:40
Jan 24, 2011 vs DAL W 7-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:06
Jan 22, 2011 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 33:08
Jan 20, 2011 vs SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:26
Jan 18, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:02
Jan 16, 2011 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 24:27
Jan 14, 2011 @ WSH W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 23:28
Jan 13, 2011 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 24:06
Jan 11, 2011 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 25:53
Jan 8, 2011 vs DET L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24:10
Jan 7, 2011 vs EDM W 6-1 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:10
Jan 5, 2011 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:51
Jan 3, 2011 @ SJS W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 21:40
Jan 2, 2011 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 22:14
Dec 31, 2010 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 19:37
Dec 28, 2010 vs PHI W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 23:41
Dec 26, 2010 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:24
Dec 23, 2010 @ CBJ W 7-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:57
Dec 22, 2010 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 23:29
Dec 20, 2010 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:07
Dec 18, 2010 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 20:35
Dec 8, 2010 vs ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 23:05
Dec 5, 2010 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:59
Dec 3, 2010 @ CHI W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 23:13
Dec 1, 2010 @ CGY W 7-2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 24:07
Nov 26, 2010 vs SJS W 6-1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 23:00
Nov 24, 2010 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 25:13
Nov 21, 2010 vs PHX L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 24:39
Nov 20, 2010 vs CHI L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 21:31
Nov 17, 2010 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:14
Nov 15, 2010 @ BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 24:20
Nov 13, 2010 @ TOR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:27
Nov 11, 2010 @ OTT W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21:56
Nov 9, 2010 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 27:16
Nov 6, 2010 vs DET W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:13
Nov 4, 2010 @ COL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 23:58
Nov 2, 2010 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 22:20
Nov 1, 2010 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:46
Oct 26, 2010 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 23:13
Oct 22, 2010 vs MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 23:55
Oct 20, 2010 @ CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 28:16
Oct 19, 2010 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:46
Oct 17, 2010 vs CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 22:33
Oct 15, 2010 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:52
Oct 13, 2010 @ ANA L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 24:19
Oct 11, 2010 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25:11
Oct 9, 2010 vs LAK L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 24:03