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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Thomas Vanek MTL · 68 P in 78 GP Jonathan Toews CHI · 68 P in 76 GP David Krejci BOS · 69 P in 80 GP Martin St. Louis NYR · 69 P in 81 GP Blake Wheeler WPG · 69 P in 82 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 35 33 68 25 66 218 157 0.87 16.1 19:09

Contract

$3.725MCap hit2013-14
$55KCap dollars per point68 points in 78 games
$365KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.2 goals above replacement
$6.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.7MValueworth 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 641 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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+10.2Goals above replacement56th of 672 skaters, 45th of 438 forwards
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+7.1 97th percentileEven-strength defence-1.2 23rd percentilePower play+1.5 93rd percentilePenalty kill+0.3 87th percentilePenalties-1.6 4th 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

52.2Corsi for %1115 attempts for, 1020 against
+5.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.5Expected goals for %49.2 expected for, 37.9 against
+8.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.2Goals for %63 for, 40 against
102.6PDO10.5% shooting + 92.1% saves
266Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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 Crosby38380:0856.464.525-8
Chris Kunitz · Lee Stempniak · Sidney Crosby14137:3249.652.111-3
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · Brian Gibbons20114:0355.665.87-6
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · James Neal3581:5857.664.77-2

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.

34Goalsnot counting empty-netters
25.0Expected goalsfrom 284 unblocked attempts
+9.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.00 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 8.8% chance per attempt88th
Finishing +9.0 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 34Expected 25.0

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 13, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 19:00
Apr 9, 2014 vs DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 5 21:03
Apr 5, 2014 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:24
Apr 3, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:57
Apr 1, 2014 vs CAR L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:54
Mar 30, 2014 vs CHI W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20:12
Mar 28, 2014 @ CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 1 4 5 1 17:07
Mar 27, 2014 vs LAK L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 23:40
Mar 25, 2014 vs PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 20:22
Mar 23, 2014 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:07
Mar 22, 2014 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:26
Mar 20, 2014 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 22:37
Mar 18, 2014 vs DAL W 5-1 1 1 2 2 6 3 1 11:51
Mar 11, 2014 vs WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19:44
Mar 10, 2014 @ WSH W 3-2 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 18:22
Mar 7, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 22:09
Mar 6, 2014 @ SJS L 3-5 1 0 1 -3 0 3 0 18:01
Mar 4, 2014 @ NSH W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 7 2 18:45
Mar 1, 2014 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 17:51
Feb 27, 2014 vs MTL L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:27
Feb 7, 2014 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 2 4 18:52
Feb 5, 2014 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:39
Feb 3, 2014 vs OTT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 21:14
Feb 1, 2014 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:33
Jan 30, 2014 @ LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 17:18
Jan 27, 2014 vs BUF W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 16:27
Jan 25, 2014 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 22:52
Jan 23, 2014 @ NYI W 6-4 1 2 3 3 0 3 2 16:41
Jan 22, 2014 vs MTL W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 17:26
Jan 20, 2014 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 18:51
Jan 15, 2014 vs WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22:48
Jan 11, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 18:32
Jan 10, 2014 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 18:40
Jan 7, 2014 @ VAN W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 21:39
Jan 5, 2014 vs WPG W 6-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 19:01
Jan 3, 2014 vs NYR W 5-2 2 1 3 2 0 3 3 18:55
Dec 31, 2013 @ NJD L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 17:18
Dec 29, 2013 @ CBJ W 5-3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 18:33
Dec 27, 2013 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:10
Dec 23, 2013 @ OTT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 21:05
Dec 21, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 18:24
Dec 19, 2013 vs MIN W 5-2 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 21:38
Dec 18, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 2 7 2 19:58
Dec 16, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 21:25
Dec 14, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 18:28
Dec 13, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 18:21
Dec 9, 2013 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 20:20
Dec 7, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 4 2 2 18:17
Dec 5, 2013 vs SJS W 5-1 2 0 2 3 0 2 3 16:12
Dec 3, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 18:05
Nov 30, 2013 @ FLA W 5-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 15:45
Nov 29, 2013 @ TBL W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 18:22
Nov 27, 2013 vs TOR W 6-5 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 4 4 20:38
Nov 25, 2013 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 6 19:12
Nov 23, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 20:36
Nov 22, 2013 vs NYI W 4-3 2 1 3 1 0 3 1 16:32
Nov 20, 2013 @ WSH W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 18:01
Nov 18, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 20:28
Nov 16, 2013 @ NJD L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 7 0 19:55
Nov 15, 2013 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:54
Nov 13, 2013 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 21:22
Nov 9, 2013 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:42
Nov 6, 2013 @ NYR L 1-5 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 18:22
Nov 2, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 19:09
Nov 1, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 16:19
Oct 30, 2013 vs BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 19:25
Oct 28, 2013 @ CAR W 3-1 1 0 1 2 2 6 0 18:28
Oct 26, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:27
Oct 25, 2013 vs NYI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 9 3 21:09
Oct 21, 2013 vs COL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 21:23
Oct 19, 2013 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 2 3 2 0 5 4 23:17
Oct 17, 2013 @ PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 16:58
Oct 15, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 18:51
Oct 12, 2013 @ TBL W 5-4 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 17:43
Oct 11, 2013 @ FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:30
Oct 8, 2013 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:34
Oct 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 18:41
Oct 3, 2013 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 18:52