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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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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

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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

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 26 35 61 16 49 230 180 0.74 11.3 18:19

Contract

$3.725MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$61KCap dollars per point61 points in 82 games
$296KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.6 goals above replacement
$6.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.5MValueworth 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 367 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 2011-12, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.6Goals above replacement34th of 680 skaters, 30th of 445 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+7.5 95th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 31st percentilePower play+1.5 92nd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 27th percentilePenalties+0.2 50th 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

57.9Corsi for %1284 attempts for, 933 against
+5.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.9Expected goals for %57.6 expected for, 40.1 against
+6.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.7Goals for %71 for, 44 against
100.8PDO9.9% shooting + 90.9% saves
292Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Chris Kunitz · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal63612:4759.159.043-28
Pascal Dupuis · Chris Kunitz · Jordan Staal24119:4457.455.14-3
Chris Kunitz · Tyler Kennedy · Jordan Staal1969:4061.468.51-1
Pascal Dupuis · Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby1062:4357.961.15-2

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.

26Goalsnot counting empty-netters
29.2Expected goalsfrom 326 unblocked attempts
-3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.17 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt89th
Finishing -3.2 goals above expected19thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 29.2Goals 26

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 7, 2012 vs PHI W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 16:48
Apr 5, 2012 vs NYR W 5-2 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 17:35
Apr 3, 2012 @ BOS W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:07
Apr 1, 2012 vs PHI L 4-6 1 1 2 -1 2 5 5 19:18
Mar 30, 2012 @ BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:34
Mar 29, 2012 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:39
Mar 27, 2012 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 19:17
Mar 25, 2012 vs NJD W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 5 18:40
Mar 24, 2012 @ OTT L 4-8 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:24
Mar 22, 2012 vs NSH W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 17:14
Mar 20, 2012 vs WPG W 8-4 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 17:35
Mar 18, 2012 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 8 3 20:17
Mar 17, 2012 @ NJD W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 16:21
Mar 15, 2012 @ NYR W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 16:03
Mar 11, 2012 vs BOS W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 18:45
Mar 9, 2012 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 21:31
Mar 7, 2012 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 19:24
Mar 5, 2012 vs PHX W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 17:39
Mar 3, 2012 @ COL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:45
Feb 29, 2012 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 19:15
Feb 26, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:14
Feb 25, 2012 vs TBL W 8-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 13:10
Feb 21, 2012 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 19:00
Feb 19, 2012 @ BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 4 16:52
Feb 18, 2012 @ PHI W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:26
Feb 15, 2012 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 19:50
Feb 12, 2012 vs TBL W 4-2 1 2 3 3 2 4 2 18:02
Feb 11, 2012 vs WPG W 8-5 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 16:44
Feb 7, 2012 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 20:13
Feb 5, 2012 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -4 0 1 2 20:32
Feb 4, 2012 @ BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 18:57
Feb 1, 2012 @ TOR L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 20:45
Jan 31, 2012 vs TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 21:37
Jan 24, 2012 @ STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:43
Jan 22, 2012 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 21:10
Jan 20, 2012 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 19:03
Jan 19, 2012 @ NYR W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 18:22
Jan 17, 2012 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 20:37
Jan 15, 2012 @ TBL W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 19:36
Jan 13, 2012 @ FLA W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 19:11
Jan 11, 2012 @ WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:21
Jan 10, 2012 vs OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 15:43
Jan 7, 2012 vs NJD L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 24:40
Jan 6, 2012 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 20:14
Dec 31, 2011 @ NJD L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 19:35
Dec 29, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 17:46
Dec 27, 2011 vs CAR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 19:16
Dec 23, 2011 @ WPG W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 7 1 17:59
Dec 20, 2011 vs CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 17:50
Dec 17, 2011 vs BUF W 8-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 4 18:47
Dec 16, 2011 @ OTT L 4-6 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 17:28
Dec 13, 2011 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:31
Dec 10, 2011 @ NYI W 6-3 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 15:50
Dec 8, 2011 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 17:21
Dec 5, 2011 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 17:28
Dec 3, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 16:19
Dec 1, 2011 @ WSH W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 15:30
Nov 29, 2011 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:54
Nov 26, 2011 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 15:30
Nov 25, 2011 vs OTT W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 15:27
Nov 23, 2011 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 14:52
Nov 21, 2011 vs NYI W 5-0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 13:48
Nov 19, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 16:37
Nov 17, 2011 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:09
Nov 15, 2011 vs COL W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 19:39
Nov 12, 2011 @ CAR L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 19:37
Nov 11, 2011 vs DAL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 22:34
Nov 5, 2011 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 20:54
Nov 3, 2011 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 17:04
Oct 29, 2011 @ TOR L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 20:30
Oct 27, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 5 2 22:02
Oct 25, 2011 @ NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 16:14
Oct 22, 2011 vs NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 15:59
Oct 20, 2011 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:33
Oct 18, 2011 @ MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 16:57
Oct 17, 2011 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 12:54
Oct 15, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 19:05
Oct 13, 2011 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 19:52
Oct 11, 2011 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:54
Oct 9, 2011 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:54
Oct 8, 2011 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:05
Oct 6, 2011 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:51