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Jeff Carter

#77 · Centre · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Jan 1, 1985 in London, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 219 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 11th overall in 2003 by PHI (round 1)

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×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2013-14, 2011-12

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jamie Langenbrunner NJD · 61 P in 81 GP Andrew Brunette MIN · 61 P in 82 GP Maxim Afinogenov ATL · 61 P in 82 GP Stephen Weiss FLA · 60 P in 80 GP Jason Pominville BUF · 62 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.

0204060802005-06: 42 points4205-062006-07: 37 points372007-08: 53 points5307-082008-09: 84 points842009-10: 61 points6109-102010-11: 66 points662011-12: 34 points3411-122012-13: 33 points332013-14: 50 points5013-142014-15: 62 points622015-16: 62 points6215-162016-17: 66 points662017-18: 22 points2217-182018-19: 33 points332019-20: 27 points2719-202020-21: 30 points302021-22: 45 points4521-222022-23: 29 points292023-24: 15 points1523-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 PHI 81 23 19 42 10 40 189 55 0.52
2006-07 PHI 62 14 23 37 -17 48 215 44 0.60
2007-08 PHI 82 29 24 53 6 55 260 52 0.65
2008-09 PHI 82 46 38 84 23 68 342 54 1.02 $5M
2009-10 PHI 74 33 28 61 2 38 319 60 0.82 $5M
2010-11 PHI 80 36 30 66 27 39 335 65 0.83 $5M
2011-12 CBJ 39 15 10 25 -11 14 130 8 0.64 $5.273M
2011-12 LAK 16 6 3 9 -1 2 54 8 0.56
2012-13 LAK 48 26 7 33 0 16 133 25 0.69 $5.273M
2013-14 LAK 72 27 23 50 8 44 256 68 0.69 $5.273M
2014-15 LAK 82 28 34 62 7 28 218 76 0.76 $5.273M
2015-16 LAK 77 24 38 62 18 20 242 89 0.81 $5.273M
2016-17 LAK 82 32 34 66 2 41 250 86 0.80 $5.273M
2017-18 LAK 27 13 9 22 4 2 85 27 0.81 $5.273M
2018-19 LAK 76 13 20 33 -20 42 174 80 0.43 $5.273M
2019-20 LAK 60 17 10 27 -21 36 182 66 0.45 $5.273M
2020-21 LAK 40 8 11 19 -6 22 117 36 0.48 $5.273M
2020-21 PIT 14 9 2 11 9 0 37 5 0.79
2021-22 PIT 76 19 26 45 -8 38 200 99 0.59 $5.273M
2022-23 PIT 79 13 16 29 -16 30 139 80 0.37 $3.125M
2023-24 PIT 72 11 4 15 -7 12 90 83 0.21 $3.125M
19 seasons Career 1321 442 409 851 9 635 3967 1166 0.64

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 PHI 6 0 0 0 -4 10 10 7 0.00
2007-08 PHI 17 6 5 11 0 12 72 20 0.65
2008-09 PHI 6 1 0 1 -2 8 30 3 0.17
2009-10 PHI 12 5 2 7 -5 2 51 26 0.58
2010-11 PHI 6 1 1 2 -3 2 18 6 0.33
2011-12 LAK 20 8 5 13 0 4 54 22 0.65
2012-13 LAK 18 6 7 13 6 14 56 18 0.72
2013-14 LAK 26 10 15 25 5 4 73 41 0.96
2015-16 LAK 5 2 0 2 -5 4 13 20 0.40
2017-18 LAK 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 10 0.00
2020-21 PIT 6 4 1 5 0 4 17 14 0.83
2021-22 PIT 7 4 1 5 -6 6 23 14 0.71
12 seasons Playoffs 133 47 37 84 -14 72 428 201 0.63

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 33 28 61 2 38 319 60 0.82 10.3 19:18

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2011, then RFA
$82KCap dollars per point61 points in 74 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 2010-11, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2009-10 $5M
2010-11 $5M

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
2022-23 to 2023-24 $3.125M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $5.273M
2018-19 to 2021-22 $5.273M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.273M
2011-12 to 2021-22 $5.273M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $5M

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 2009-10 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, 2010 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 22:46
Apr 9, 2010 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:16
Mar 21, 2010 vs ATL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 19:52
Mar 20, 2010 @ ATL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:49
Mar 18, 2010 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:18
Mar 16, 2010 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 11 0 21:40
Mar 14, 2010 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:53
Mar 13, 2010 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 19:47
Mar 11, 2010 vs BOS L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 18:38
Mar 9, 2010 vs NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 19:51
Mar 7, 2010 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 16:48
Mar 5, 2010 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 17:32
Mar 3, 2010 @ FLA L 4-7 1 1 2 -3 0 3 1 19:08
Mar 2, 2010 @ TBL W 7-2 1 0 1 2 0 5 1 15:53
Feb 13, 2010 @ MTL W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 16:23
Feb 12, 2010 vs MTL W 3-2 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 17:46
Feb 10, 2010 @ NJD W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:13
Feb 8, 2010 vs NJD W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 17:29
Feb 6, 2010 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 19:16
Feb 3, 2010 @ EDM L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 18:16
Feb 1, 2010 @ CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:59
Jan 30, 2010 vs NYI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 20:34
Jan 28, 2010 vs ATL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 19:49
Jan 24, 2010 vs PIT L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 19:47
Jan 23, 2010 vs CAR W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 7 2 16:42
Jan 21, 2010 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 18:39
Jan 19, 2010 vs CBJ W 5-3 2 1 3 2 0 8 1 17:21
Jan 17, 2010 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 20:33
Jan 14, 2010 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:34
Jan 12, 2010 vs DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:34
Jan 9, 2010 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:35
Jan 7, 2010 @ PIT W 7-4 2 0 2 -1 0 3 1 17:15
Jan 6, 2010 vs TOR W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:45
Jan 3, 2010 @ OTT L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:40
Jan 1, 2010 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 16:12
Dec 30, 2009 @ NYR W 6-0 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 16:52
Dec 27, 2009 @ NYI W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 18:40
Dec 26, 2009 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 5 4 20:02
Dec 23, 2009 @ TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:20
Dec 21, 2009 vs FLA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:41
Dec 19, 2009 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 20:07
Dec 17, 2009 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 4 7 1 22:11
Dec 15, 2009 @ PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 20:53
Dec 14, 2009 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:37
Dec 12, 2009 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 22:37
Dec 10, 2009 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 21:58
Dec 8, 2009 vs NYI W 6-2 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 19:30
Dec 7, 2009 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:27
Dec 5, 2009 vs WSH L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:38
Dec 3, 2009 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 19:30
Nov 28, 2009 @ ATL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27:14
Nov 27, 2009 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 23:24
Nov 25, 2009 @ NYI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 23:18
Nov 23, 2009 @ COL L 4-5 2 0 2 -2 2 5 1 20:29
Nov 21, 2009 @ PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 24:15
Nov 20, 2009 @ SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 4 3 2 17:48
Nov 18, 2009 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 18:39
Nov 16, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 17:42
Nov 14, 2009 vs BUF L 2-3 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 21:15
Nov 12, 2009 vs OTT W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 17:06
Nov 7, 2009 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:53
Nov 6, 2009 @ BUF W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 16:46
Nov 2, 2009 vs TBL W 6-2 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 16:19
Oct 31, 2009 vs CAR W 6-1 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 16:19
Oct 27, 2009 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 22:16
Oct 25, 2009 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:21
Oct 24, 2009 vs FLA W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 11 0 21:30
Oct 22, 2009 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:34
Oct 16, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:39
Oct 10, 2009 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 23:19
Oct 8, 2009 vs PIT L 4-5 2 2 4 0 0 7 1 21:04
Oct 6, 2009 vs WSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 20:02
Oct 3, 2009 @ NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 16:23
Oct 2, 2009 @ CAR W 2-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:15