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Erik Christensen

#26 · Centre · Minnesota Wild

Born Dec 17, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 69th overall in 2002 by PIT (round 3)

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.

Mark Letestu PIT · 27 P in 64 GP Marcus Johansson WSH · 27 P in 69 GP Niklas Hagman CGY · 27 P in 71 GP Linus Omark EDM · 27 P in 51 GP Ryan Shannon OTT · 27 P in 79 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

01020302005-06: 13 points1305-062006-07: 33 points3306-072007-08: 24 points2407-082008-09: 28 points2808-092009-10: 26 points2609-102010-11: 27 points2710-112011-12: 12 points1211-12

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 PIT 33 6 7 13 -3 34 85 9 0.39
2006-07 PIT 61 18 15 33 -3 26 133 18 0.54
2007-08 PIT 49 9 11 20 -3 28 109 28 0.41
2007-08 ATL 10 2 2 4 -7 2 23 7 0.40
2008-09 ATL 47 5 14 19 -7 14 90 17 0.40
2008-09 ANA 17 2 7 9 -2 6 32 2 0.53
2009-10 ANA 9 0 0 0 -3 2 9 6 0.00
2009-10 NYR 49 8 18 26 14 24 77 46 0.53
2010-11 NYR 63 11 16 27 3 18 86 34 0.43
2011-12 NYR 20 1 4 5 0 2 10 12 0.25
2011-12 MIN 29 6 1 7 -13 6 34 14 0.24
7 seasons Career 387 68 95 163 -24 162 688 193 0.42

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 PIT 4 0 0 0 -1 6 6 1 0.00
2008-09 ANA 8 0 2 2 -1 0 10 1 0.25
2010-11 NYR 5 1 0 1 0 2 10 6 0.20
3 seasons Playoffs 17 1 2 3 -2 8 26 8 0.18

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 11 16 27 3 18 86 34 0.43 12.8 12:46

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.3Goals above replacement405th of 672 skaters, 289th of 439 forwards
+0.2Wins 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 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 offence0.0 45th percentileEven-strength defence-1.7 16th percentilePower play+0.3 76th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 52nd percentilePenalties+0.4 51st 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.

-3-2-10122010-112011-12Goals 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

44.5Corsi for %502 attempts for, 626 against
-5.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Expected goals for %25.4 expected for, 28.4 against
-7.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.0Goals for %28 for, 22 against
104.7PDO11.0% shooting + 93.7% saves
106Attempts 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
Vinny Prospal · Marian Gaborik · Erik Christensen1381:3845.654.13-3
Alex Frolov · Erik Christensen · Brandon Prust1063:2050.061.52-0
Marian Gaborik · Alex Frolov · Erik Christensen1461:5541.037.96-2
Sean Avery · Marian Gaborik · Erik Christensen1342:5948.657.82-1

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.1Expected goalsfrom 125 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.75 expected goals per 60 minutes57th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt73rd
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected63rdOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 10.1

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 vs NJD W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 04:22
Apr 7, 2011 vs ATL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:08
Apr 4, 2011 vs BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:29
Apr 3, 2011 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:07
Mar 31, 2011 @ NYI L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:52
Mar 30, 2011 @ BUF L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:16
Mar 26, 2011 @ BOS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:41
Mar 24, 2011 vs OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:01
Mar 22, 2011 vs FLA W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:01
Mar 20, 2011 @ PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 07:37
Mar 18, 2011 vs MTL W 6-3 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 12:35
Mar 15, 2011 vs NYI W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 14:15
Mar 12, 2011 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:53
Mar 4, 2011 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:35
Mar 3, 2011 vs MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 14:30
Mar 1, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 17:25
Feb 27, 2011 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 16:11
Feb 25, 2011 @ WSH W 6-0 2 2 4 3 0 4 0 13:44
Feb 22, 2011 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 15:52
Feb 20, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:09
Feb 18, 2011 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:06
Feb 17, 2011 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:11
Feb 13, 2011 vs PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:34
Feb 11, 2011 @ ATL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:54
Feb 7, 2011 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:19
Feb 5, 2011 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:55
Dec 29, 2010 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:51
Dec 27, 2010 vs NYI W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:25
Dec 23, 2010 vs TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:27
Dec 18, 2010 @ PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 14:38
Dec 16, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:30
Dec 15, 2010 @ PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 07:41
Dec 12, 2010 vs WSH W 7-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:53
Dec 11, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:13
Dec 9, 2010 @ OTT W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 12:05
Dec 5, 2010 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:45
Dec 3, 2010 vs NYI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:35
Dec 2, 2010 @ NYI W 6-5 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 16:33
Nov 29, 2010 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:06
Nov 27, 2010 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:52
Nov 26, 2010 @ FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 08:50
Nov 24, 2010 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:48
Nov 22, 2010 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:13
Nov 20, 2010 @ MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:18
Nov 19, 2010 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:39
Nov 17, 2010 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:44
Nov 15, 2010 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 10:34
Nov 14, 2010 vs EDM W 8-2 0 3 3 5 0 0 1 18:32
Nov 11, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:56
Nov 9, 2010 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 08:42
Nov 7, 2010 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:21
Nov 5, 2010 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:36
Nov 4, 2010 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:18
Nov 1, 2010 vs CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 14:55
Oct 30, 2010 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:00
Oct 29, 2010 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:02
Oct 27, 2010 vs ATL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:09
Oct 24, 2010 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 15:40
Oct 23, 2010 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:59
Oct 21, 2010 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:11
Oct 18, 2010 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:43
Oct 11, 2010 @ NYI L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 11:38
Oct 9, 2010 @ BUF W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 14:46