Nathan Horton

#8 · Right wing · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born May 29, 1985 in Welland, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 229 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 3rd overall in 2003 by FLA (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

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.

Ryan Malone TBL · 45 P in 70 GP

Owen Nolan MIN · 45 P in 59 GP

Drew Stafford BUF · 45 P in 79 GP

Michael Frolik FLA · 45 P in 79 GP

Blake Wheeler BOS · 45 P in 81 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.

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	FLA	55	14	8	22	-5	57	81	57	0.40
2005-06	FLA	71	28	19	47	8	89	162	46	0.66
2006-07	FLA	82	31	31	62	15	61	217	63	0.76	$1.1M
2007-08	FLA	82	27	35	62	15	85	212	81	0.76	$4M
2008-09	FLA	67	22	23	45	-5	48	131	95	0.67	$4M
2009-10	FLA	65	20	37	57	-1	42	159	34	0.88	$4M
2010-11	BOS	80	26	27	53	29	85	188	74	0.66	$4M
2011-12	BOS	46	17	15	32	0	54	90	32	0.70	$4M
2012-13	BOS	43	13	9	22	1	22	114	41	0.51	$4M
2013-14	CBJ	35	4	14	18	-3	24	48	53	0.51	$5.3M
10 seasons	Career	626	202	218	420	54	567	1402	576	0.67

Playoffs

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

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	P/GP
2010-11	BOS	21	8	9	17	11	35	52	33	0.81
2012-13	BOS	22	7	12	19	20	14	38	25	0.86
2 seasons	Playoffs	43	15	21	36	31	49	90	58	0.84

2008-09 season totals

GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	P/GP	Shooting %	Avg TOI
67	22	23	45	-5	48	131	95	0.67	16.8	17:51

Contract

$4MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA

$89KCap dollars per point45 points in 67 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 2012-13, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season	Cap hit
2008-09	$4M
2009-10	$4M
2010-11	$4M
2011-12	$4M
2012-13	$4M

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
			2013-14 to 2019-20			$5.3M
			2012-13 to 2012-13			$4M
			2007-08 to 2012-13			$4M
			2006-07 to 2006-07			$1.1M

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	vs WSH	W 7-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:56
Apr 9, 2009	@ ATL	W 3-2	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	17:34
Apr 7, 2009	@ PHI	L 1-2	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	17:48
Apr 5, 2009	vs PIT	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16:47
Apr 3, 2009	vs ATL	L 1-3	0	0	0	-2	2	5	1	18:45
Mar 31, 2009	vs OTT	W 5-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	16:07
Mar 28, 2009	@ DAL	W 6-3	1	1	2	1	0	5	1	18:01
Mar 26, 2009	@ PHI	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16:43
Mar 25, 2009	@ BUF	L 3-5	0	1	1	0	6	5	4	15:58
Mar 23, 2009	vs CAR	L 2-3 (OT)	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	19:36
Mar 7, 2009	vs STL	W 5-3	1	0	1	1	0	2	3	15:24
Mar 5, 2009	vs PIT	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	16:12
Mar 3, 2009	@ ATL	W 4-3	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	17:18
Mar 1, 2009	@ WSH	W 6-2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	18:03
Feb 28, 2009	@ NJD	L 2-7	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	15:48
Feb 26, 2009	@ NYR	W 2-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	15:30
Feb 24, 2009	@ BOS	L 1-6	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	17:28
Feb 21, 2009	vs BOS	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	14:58
Feb 19, 2009	vs CHI	L 0-4	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	15:16
Feb 17, 2009	vs NJD	W 4-0	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	14:50
Feb 15, 2009	vs WSH	L 2-4	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	18:06
Feb 13, 2009	vs NYR	W 2-1 (SO)	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	16:44
Feb 12, 2009	@ CAR	W 5-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	15:06
Feb 10, 2009	vs TOR	W 5-4 (OT)	1	0	1	1	4	3	1	16:38
Feb 7, 2009	@ WSH	L 1-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	16:58
Feb 5, 2009	vs NYI	W 3-2	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	15:52
Feb 3, 2009	@ TOR	W 4-3 (OT)	0	2	2	-1	0	1	1	16:49
Jan 31, 2009	@ NYI	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	19:46
Jan 29, 2009	vs MTL	W 5-1	0	2	2	1	0	2	1	14:24
Jan 27, 2009	vs PHI	W 3-2	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	17:31
Jan 21, 2009	vs DAL	L 1-4	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	19:34
Jan 19, 2009	vs BUF	L 2-3 (SO)	1	0	1	1	2	1	3	18:07
Jan 17, 2009	@ TBL	W 4-3	0	3	3	1	2	2	2	18:59
Jan 16, 2009	vs PHI	L 2-3 (SO)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	17:20
Jan 10, 2009	vs ATL	W 8-4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	17:08
Jan 8, 2009	vs CAR	W 4-2	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	17:39
Jan 6, 2009	@ TOR	W 4-2	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	18:57
Jan 4, 2009	@ MTL	L 5-6 (SO)	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	21:13
Jan 3, 2009	@ PIT	W 6-1	2	0	2	1	0	2	3	17:46
Dec 31, 2008	@ NYI	L 2-4	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	19:58
Dec 29, 2008	vs MTL	L 2-5	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	17:31
Dec 27, 2008	@ TBL	L 4-6	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	17:59
Dec 26, 2008	vs TBL	L 3-4 (SO)	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	19:58
Dec 23, 2008	vs NSH	W 3-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	16:38
Dec 21, 2008	vs COL	W 3-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	13:50
Dec 18, 2008	@ CAR	L 1-2 (OT)	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	15:30
Nov 26, 2008	vs NJD	L 2-3 (OT)	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	12:51
Nov 24, 2008	vs CAR	W 3-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	18:26
Nov 21, 2008	@ BOS	L 2-4	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	18:31
Nov 20, 2008	@ NJD	L 1-3	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	20:17
Nov 18, 2008	@ TBL	W 4-3 (SO)	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	22:25
Nov 14, 2008	vs DET	L 2-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	20:06
Nov 12, 2008	vs TBL	W 4-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	15:55
Nov 9, 2008	@ ANA	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	20:18
Nov 8, 2008	@ PHX	L 1-4	0	0	0	-1	4	5	2	22:03
Nov 6, 2008	@ LAK	L 2-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	20:30
Nov 2, 2008	@ ATL	L 3-5	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	24:13
Nov 1, 2008	@ NSH	L 2-3 (SO)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23:32
Oct 30, 2008	vs OTT	L 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	21:11
Oct 25, 2008	@ STL	L 0-4	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	18:35
Oct 24, 2008	vs SJS	W 4-3	1	0	1	2	4	4	1	17:10
Oct 22, 2008	@ OTT	W 3-1	1	0	1	2	0	3	1	13:47
Oct 20, 2008	@ MTL	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	18:45
Oct 18, 2008	vs NYI	W 2-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	19:58
Oct 16, 2008	vs MIN	L 2-6	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	19:21
Oct 11, 2008	vs ATL	W 3-2 (OT)	0	1	1	0	2	8	4	20:15
Oct 10, 2008	@ CAR	L 4-6	1	0	1	-3	0	3	1	20:07