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Chris Kunitz

#14 · Left wing · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Sep 26, 1979 in Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'0", 188 lb · Shoots left

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×4 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2016-17, 2015-16, 2008-09, 2006-07

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brooks Laich WSH · 53 P in 82 GP Dustin Brown LAK · 53 P in 80 GP Shawn Horcoff EDM · 53 P in 80 GP Kris Versteeg CHI · 53 P in 78 GP Michael Ryder BOS · 53 P in 74 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.

02040602003-04: 6 points603-042005-06: 41 points412006-07: 60 points6006-072007-08: 50 points502008-09: 53 points5308-092009-10: 32 points322010-11: 48 points4810-112011-12: 61 points612012-13: 52 points5212-132013-14: 68 points682014-15: 40 points4014-152015-16: 40 points402016-17: 29 points2916-172017-18: 29 points292018-19: 10 points1018-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 ANA 21 0 6 6 1 12 31 15 0.29
2005-06 ATL 2 0 0 0 -3 2 0 1 0.00
2005-06 ANA 67 19 22 41 19 69 149 86 0.61
2006-07 ANA 81 25 35 60 23 81 180 159 0.74 $1.056M
2007-08 ANA 82 21 29 50 8 80 196 159 0.61 $1.056M
2008-09 ANA 62 16 19 35 9 55 139 148 0.56 $3.725M
2008-09 PIT 20 7 11 18 3 16 39 59 0.90
2009-10 PIT 50 13 19 32 3 39 131 112 0.64 $3.725M
2010-11 PIT 66 23 25 48 18 47 133 155 0.73 $3.725M
2011-12 PIT 82 26 35 61 16 49 230 180 0.74 $3.725M
2012-13 PIT 48 22 30 52 30 39 113 104 1.08 $3.725M
2013-14 PIT 78 35 33 68 25 66 218 157 0.87 $3.725M
2014-15 PIT 74 17 23 40 2 56 170 211 0.54 $3.85M
2015-16 PIT 80 17 23 40 29 41 150 264 0.50 $3.85M
2016-17 PIT 71 9 20 29 0 36 134 216 0.41 $3.85M
2017-18 TBL 82 13 16 29 8 35 81 131 0.35 $2M
2018-19 CHI 56 5 5 10 -7 23 44 85 0.18 $1M
15 seasons Career 1022 268 351 619 184 746 2138 2242 0.61

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 ANA 16 3 5 8 -1 8 34 23 0.50
2006-07 ANA 13 1 5 6 1 19 28 27 0.46
2007-08 ANA 6 0 2 2 -2 8 14 29 0.33
2008-09 PIT 24 1 13 14 3 19 46 80 0.58
2009-10 PIT 13 4 7 11 3 8 38 50 0.85
2010-11 PIT 6 1 0 1 -1 6 13 11 0.17
2011-12 PIT 6 2 4 6 -2 8 17 23 1.00
2012-13 PIT 15 5 5 10 -1 6 32 42 0.67
2013-14 PIT 13 3 5 8 -4 16 40 40 0.62
2014-15 PIT 5 1 2 3 2 8 6 23 0.60
2015-16 PIT 24 4 8 12 2 15 50 89 0.50
2016-17 PIT 20 2 9 11 6 27 28 61 0.55
2017-18 TBL 17 0 1 1 -1 16 16 32 0.06
13 seasons Playoffs 178 27 66 93 5 164 362 530 0.52

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 23 30 53 12 71 178 207 0.65 12.9 16:26

Contract

$3.725MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$70KCap dollars per point53 points in 82 games

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.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $3.725M
2009-10 $3.725M
2010-11 $3.725M
2011-12 $3.725M

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 $1M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $2M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $3.85M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $3.725M
2008-09 to 2011-12 $3.725M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.056M

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 2008-09 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.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2009 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:51
Apr 9, 2009 vs NYI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 13:49
Apr 7, 2009 @ TBL W 6-4 0 2 2 -2 2 2 0 16:50
Apr 5, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 14:27
Apr 4, 2009 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 5 15:59
Apr 1, 2009 vs NJD W 6-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 14:49
Mar 28, 2009 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 18:42
Mar 25, 2009 vs CGY W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 15:28
Mar 22, 2009 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 17:10
Mar 20, 2009 vs LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 12:50
Mar 17, 2009 vs ATL W 6-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:56
Mar 15, 2009 vs BOS W 6-4 2 1 3 1 0 2 4 17:09
Mar 14, 2009 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 4 16:23
Mar 12, 2009 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 13:26
Mar 10, 2009 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 20:35
Mar 8, 2009 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 7 17:48
Mar 5, 2009 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:33
Mar 3, 2009 @ TBL W 3-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 17:46
Mar 1, 2009 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 15:50
Feb 27, 2009 @ CHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 4 18:13
Feb 24, 2009 @ BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 22:16
Feb 21, 2009 @ CBJ W 5-2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 21:48
Feb 20, 2009 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 19:49
Feb 18, 2009 vs LAK L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 17:27
Feb 15, 2009 vs ATL L 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 16:38
Feb 11, 2009 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 18:20
Feb 7, 2009 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:26
Feb 5, 2009 @ NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 15:41
Feb 4, 2009 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:44
Feb 2, 2009 vs BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:53
Jan 31, 2009 @ COL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 15:07
Jan 28, 2009 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:52
Jan 27, 2009 @ PHX W 7-3 2 0 2 3 0 3 2 16:33
Jan 21, 2009 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:44
Jan 20, 2009 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 12:10
Jan 17, 2009 @ MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:50
Jan 16, 2009 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 18:12
Jan 14, 2009 vs DET L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 12:23
Jan 11, 2009 vs NJD W 4-3 2 0 2 2 0 3 2 14:10
Jan 9, 2009 vs TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 17:47
Jan 8, 2009 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:14
Jan 6, 2009 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:21
Jan 4, 2009 vs PHX W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:58
Jan 2, 2009 vs PHI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16:14
Dec 31, 2008 vs CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 14:53
Dec 28, 2008 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:04
Dec 27, 2008 @ DAL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 17:25
Dec 23, 2008 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22:15
Dec 22, 2008 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 16:38
Dec 19, 2008 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:39
Dec 16, 2008 vs NYR L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 6 3 4 16:15
Dec 14, 2008 vs MIN W 4-2 0 2 2 2 2 4 1 16:20
Dec 11, 2008 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:43
Dec 10, 2008 vs STL W 4-2 2 0 2 0 0 4 3 13:23
Dec 7, 2008 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 13:59
Dec 3, 2008 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:24
Dec 1, 2008 @ DET L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 19:02
Nov 30, 2008 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:01
Nov 28, 2008 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:25
Nov 24, 2008 vs COL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 11:37
Nov 22, 2008 @ DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 12:27
Nov 21, 2008 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:11
Nov 19, 2008 vs WSH L 4-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:56
Nov 16, 2008 vs LAK W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 15:09
Nov 14, 2008 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 18:59
Nov 9, 2008 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 20:15
Nov 7, 2008 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 17:44
Nov 5, 2008 vs STL W 5-2 0 2 2 3 0 4 4 17:26
Nov 4, 2008 @ LAK W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:50
Nov 2, 2008 vs CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 15:14
Oct 31, 2008 vs VAN L 6-7 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 19:06
Oct 29, 2008 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 18:16
Oct 27, 2008 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 15:29
Oct 25, 2008 @ MTL W 6-4 1 1 2 1 4 3 5 16:29
Oct 24, 2008 @ OTT W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 14:14
Oct 21, 2008 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 17:04
Oct 19, 2008 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 15:57
Oct 17, 2008 vs SJS W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13:11
Oct 15, 2008 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:27
Oct 14, 2008 @ LAK L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 4 2 13:48
Oct 12, 2008 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 0 12 2 3 17:02
Oct 9, 2008 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:13