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Cam Ward

#30 · Goalie · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Feb 29, 1984 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'1", 194 lb · Catches left · Drafted 25th overall in 2002 by CAR (round 1)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2005-06
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

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

Carey Price MTL · 72 GP, 0.923 Miikka Kiprusoff CGY · 71 GP, 0.906 Kari Lehtonen DAL · 69 GP, 0.914 Henrik Lundqvist NYR · 68 GP, 0.923 Ilya Bryzgalov PHX · 68 GP, 0.921

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.

02040602005-06: 28 games2805-062006-07: 60 games6006-072007-08: 69 games6907-082008-09: 68 games6808-092009-10: 47 games4709-102010-11: 74 games7410-112011-12: 68 games6811-122012-13: 17 games1712-132013-14: 30 games3013-142014-15: 51 games5114-152015-16: 52 games5215-162016-17: 61 games6116-172017-18: 43 games4317-182018-19: 33 games3318-19

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2005-06 CAR 28 14820 773 682 91 3.68 0.882
2006-07 CAR 60 302162 1625 1458 167 2.93 0.897
2007-08 CAR 69 372554 1870 1690 180 2.75 0.904 $2.667M
2008-09 CAR 68 392356 1901 1741 160 2.44 0.916 $2.667M
2009-10 CAR 47 182350 1409 1290 119 2.69 0.916 $2.667M
2010-11 CAR 74 3726104 2375 2191 184 2.56 0.923 $6.3M
2011-12 CAR 68 3023135 2143 1961 182 2.74 0.915 $6.3M
2012-13 CAR 17 9610 477 433 44 2.84 0.908 $6.3M
2013-14 CAR 30 101260 824 740 84 3.06 0.898 $6.3M
2014-15 CAR 51 222451 1351 1230 121 2.40 0.910 $6.3M
2015-16 CAR 52 2317101 1343 1221 122 2.41 0.909 $6.3M
2016-17 CAR 61 2622122 1711 1549 162 2.69 0.905 $3.3M
2017-18 CAR 43 231442 1187 1075 112 2.73 0.906 $3.3M
2018-19 CHI 33 161240 1113 998 115 3.67 0.897 $3M
14 seasons Career 701 3342568827 20102 18259 1843 2.74 0.908

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2005-06 CAR 23 15802 584 537 47 2.14 0.920
2008-09 CAR 18 81002 576 527 49 2.67 0.915
2 seasons Playoffs 41 231804 1160 1064 96 2.38 0.917

2010-11 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
74 74 3726104 2375 2191 184 2.56 0.923

Contract

$6.3MCap hitends in 2016, then UFA
$108KCap dollars per goal above replacement58.3 goals above replacement
$7.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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 29 ranked goalies 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 2015-16, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $6.3M
2011-12 $6.3M
2012-13 $6.3M
2013-14 $6.3M
2014-15 $6.3M
2015-16 $6.3M

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
2018-19 to 2018-19 $3M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $3.3M
2010-11 to 2015-16 $6.3M
2007-08 to 2009-10 $2.667M

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

Rating

+58.3Goals above replacement1st of 53 goalies
+9.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+35.9Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 53 ranked goalies: 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. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. 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.

-2002040602010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. 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. What these numbers mean

+35.9Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
219.9Expected goals againstfrom 3,391 unblocked attempts
184Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.923Save %0.907 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 53 goalies 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. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.50 above expected per 60 minutes91st
Shot difficulty 6.5% chance per attempt faced70thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 53 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150200Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Expected 219.9Allowed 184

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his 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 Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 9, 2011 vs TBL L 2-6 L 33 29 4 0.879 58:36
Apr 8, 2011 @ ATL W 6-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 59:57
Apr 6, 2011 vs DET W 3-0 W, SO 42 42 0 1.000 60:00
Apr 3, 2011 vs BUF L 1-2 (OT) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 62:56
Apr 2, 2011 @ NYI W 4-2 W 31 29 2 0.935 60:00
Mar 30, 2011 vs MTL W 6-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 59:59
Mar 29, 2011 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) W 40 38 2 0.950 65:00
Mar 26, 2011 vs TBL L 2-4 L 31 28 3 0.903 59:11
Mar 25, 2011 @ TBL W 4-3 W 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Mar 22, 2011 vs OTT W 4-3 W 39 36 3 0.923 60:00
Mar 18, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) W 37 35 2 0.946 63:48
Mar 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-3 L 19 16 3 0.842 58:31
Mar 15, 2011 @ BUF W 1-0 W, SO 40 40 0 1.000 59:55
Mar 12, 2011 vs CBJ L 2-3 L 27 25 2 0.926 58:00
Mar 11, 2011 @ WSH L 1-2 L 26 24 2 0.923 58:17
Mar 9, 2011 vs ATL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 29 26 3 0.897 61:38
Mar 3, 2011 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) W 29 27 2 0.931 60:26
Mar 1, 2011 vs FLA W 2-1 W 42 41 1 0.976 59:47
Feb 26, 2011 @ MTL L 3-4 L 27 23 4 0.852 58:49
Feb 25, 2011 vs PIT W 4-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Feb 22, 2011 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) OTL 46 43 3 0.935 65:00
Feb 19, 2011 vs NJD L 1-4 L 25 21 4 0.840 60:00
Feb 18, 2011 vs PHI W 3-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 59:01
Feb 16, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 L 22 19 3 0.864 57:28
Feb 13, 2011 @ ATL W 3-2 W 43 41 2 0.953 60:00
Feb 12, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 41 37 4 0.902 60:34
Feb 10, 2011 @ PHI L 1-2 L 25 23 2 0.920 59:27
Feb 8, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) OTL 34 31 3 0.912 62:42
Feb 5, 2011 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) W 37 34 3 0.919 62:48
Feb 3, 2011 @ TOR L 0-3 L 41 38 3 0.927 60:00
Feb 1, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:44
Jan 26, 2011 @ NYI W 4-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 24, 2011 vs TOR W 6-4 W 30 26 4 0.867 59:56
Jan 22, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 59:03
Jan 20, 2011 vs NYR W 4-1 W 40 39 1 0.975 60:00
Jan 18, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 59:04
Jan 17, 2011 @ BOS L 0-7 L 5 3 2 0.600 11:28
Jan 15, 2011 vs TBL W 6-4 W 34 30 4 0.882 59:55
Jan 13, 2011 @ BUF L 2-3 L 35 32 3 0.914 58:06
Jan 11, 2011 vs CGY W 6-5 (SO) W 32 27 5 0.844 65:00
Jan 5, 2011 @ NYR L 1-2 (OT) OTL 35 33 2 0.943 63:09
Jan 3, 2011 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) OTL 28 24 4 0.857 60:51
Jan 1, 2011 vs NJD W 6-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Dec 29, 2010 @ OTT W 4-0 W, SO 37 37 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 28, 2010 @ TOR W 4-3 W 37 34 3 0.919 60:00
Dec 26, 2010 vs WSH L 2-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 58:39
Dec 23, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 58:59
Dec 18, 2010 vs ANA W 4-2 W 45 43 2 0.956 60:00
Dec 16, 2010 @ ATL W 3-2 (SO) W 47 45 2 0.957 65:00
Dec 15, 2010 @ FLA W 4-3 5 3 2 0.600 01:42
Dec 11, 2010 @ STL W 2-1 (SO) W 39 38 1 0.974 65:00
Dec 10, 2010 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) OTL 29 28 1 0.966 64:44
Dec 4, 2010 @ NSH L 2-5 L 38 34 4 0.895 59:53
Dec 3, 2010 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) W 35 34 1 0.971 61:16
Nov 29, 2010 vs DAL L 1-4 L 33 29 4 0.879 60:00
Nov 28, 2010 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) OTL 40 38 2 0.950 64:05
Nov 26, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 W, SO 37 37 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 20, 2010 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) OTL 27 26 1 0.963 64:50
Nov 17, 2010 vs OTT W 7-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Nov 13, 2010 @ MTL L 2-7 L 22 18 4 0.818 35:31
Nov 11, 2010 vs PHI L 1-8 L 13 9 4 0.692 25:58
Nov 9, 2010 vs EDM W 7-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Nov 6, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 60:00
Nov 5, 2010 @ FLA L 4-7 L 49 43 6 0.878 59:13
Nov 3, 2010 vs NYI W 7-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Oct 30, 2010 vs PIT L 0-3 L 31 28 3 0.903 60:00
Oct 29, 2010 @ NYR W 4-3 W 43 40 3 0.930 60:00
Oct 27, 2010 vs WSH L 0-3 L 32 30 2 0.938 59:03
Oct 23, 2010 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) W 39 36 3 0.923 62:52
Oct 19, 2010 @ SJS W 5-2 W 43 41 2 0.953 60:00
Oct 17, 2010 @ VAN L 1-5 L 28 23 5 0.821 60:00
Oct 14, 2010 @ OTT L 2-3 L 39 36 3 0.923 58:44
Oct 8, 2010 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) W 42 41 1 0.976 65:00
Oct 7, 2010 @ MIN W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 60:00