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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Phil Kessel TOR · 52 P in 48 GP Eric Staal CAR · 53 P in 48 GP Taylor Hall EDM · 50 P in 45 GP Mike Ribeiro WSH · 49 P in 48 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 55 P in 47 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 22 30 52 30 39 113 104 1.08 19.5 18:01

Contract

$3.725MCap hit2012-13
$72KCap dollars per point52 points in 48 games
$387KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.6 goals above replacement
$8.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.1MValueworth 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 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.6Goals above replacement17th of 605 skaters, 17th of 397 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+6.6 98th percentileEven-strength defence-1.1 16th percentilePower play+1.8 96th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 77th percentilePenalties-0.1 30th 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

54.6Corsi for %695 attempts for, 577 against
+8.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Expected goals for %32.3 expected for, 23.7 against
+8.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
71.0Goals for %49 for, 20 against
107.0PDO13.1% shooting + 93.9% saves
136Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Pascal Dupuis · Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby34352:0856.362.031-10
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · James Neal1243:2356.348.75-2
Jarome Iginla · Jussi Jokinen · Chris Kunitz527:4754.266.90-0
Jarome Iginla · Chris Kunitz · Evgeni Malkin420:5250.057.61-0

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.

20Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.9Expected goalsfrom 153 unblocked attempts
+6.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.97 expected goals per 60 minutes88th
Shot quality 9.1% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing +6.1 goals above expected96thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Goals 20Expected 13.9

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 27, 2013 vs CAR W 8-3 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 12:55
Apr 25, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:17
Apr 23, 2013 vs BUF L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 2 20:01
Apr 22, 2013 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:41
Apr 20, 2013 @ BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 15:45
Apr 17, 2013 vs MTL W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 19:26
Apr 13, 2013 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:05
Apr 11, 2013 @ TBL W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:38
Apr 9, 2013 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 16:36
Apr 5, 2013 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:54
Apr 3, 2013 @ NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 19:13
Apr 2, 2013 vs BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 16:26
Mar 30, 2013 vs NYI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 08:34
Mar 28, 2013 vs WPG W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 17:33
Mar 26, 2013 vs MTL W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 18:36
Mar 24, 2013 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:21
Mar 22, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:43
Mar 19, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 17:58
Mar 17, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 21:37
Mar 16, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 19:49
Mar 14, 2013 @ TOR W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 20:06
Mar 12, 2013 vs BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 21:18
Mar 10, 2013 vs NYI W 6-1 3 2 5 3 0 5 0 14:05
Mar 9, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:41
Mar 7, 2013 @ PHI W 5-4 2 1 3 0 0 4 2 16:53
Mar 4, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 1 0 1 3 0 4 3 19:47
Mar 2, 2013 @ MTL W 7-6 (OT) 2 1 3 3 0 2 3 21:18
Feb 28, 2013 @ CAR L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 18:57
Feb 26, 2013 @ FLA L 4-6 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 20:19
Feb 24, 2013 vs TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 17:40
Feb 22, 2013 vs FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 19:24
Feb 20, 2013 vs PHI L 5-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 2 19:24
Feb 17, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 0 2 2 3 2 5 3 17:12
Feb 15, 2013 @ WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 19:29
Feb 13, 2013 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:00
Feb 10, 2013 vs NJD L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 20:00
Feb 9, 2013 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:31
Feb 7, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 15:53
Feb 5, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 15:08
Feb 3, 2013 @ WSH W 6-3 4 0 4 1 0 4 2 17:27
Feb 2, 2013 vs NJD W 5-1 1 2 3 4 0 3 0 15:31
Jan 31, 2013 @ NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:52
Jan 29, 2013 vs NYI L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:23
Jan 27, 2013 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:34
Jan 25, 2013 @ WPG L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 18:42
Jan 23, 2013 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 16:45
Jan 20, 2013 @ NYR W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:15
Jan 19, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 1 4 14:22