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Shea Weber

#6 · Defence · Free agent, last with the Montréal Canadiens · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Aug 14, 1985 in Sicamous, British Columbia, CAN · 6'4", 230 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 49th overall in 2003 by NSH (round 2)

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Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2015-16

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Gustafsson CHI · 16 P in 35 GP Joe Morrow WPG · 16 P in 56 GP Kevan Miller BOS · 16 P in 68 GP Radko Gudas PHI · 16 P in 70 GP Trevor Daley DET · 16 P in 77 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.

020402005-06: 10 points1005-062006-07: 40 points402007-08: 20 points2007-082008-09: 53 points532009-10: 43 points4309-102010-11: 48 points482011-12: 49 points4911-122012-13: 28 points282013-14: 56 points5613-142014-15: 45 points452015-16: 51 points5115-162016-17: 42 points422017-18: 16 points1617-182018-19: 33 points332019-20: 36 points3619-202020-21: 19 points19

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 NSH 28 2 8 10 8 42 46 54 0.36 $610K
2006-07 NSH 79 17 23 40 13 60 152 165 0.51 $610K
2007-08 NSH 54 6 14 20 -6 49 152 115 0.37 $610K
2008-09 NSH 81 23 30 53 1 80 251 192 0.65 $4.5M
2009-10 NSH 78 16 27 43 0 36 222 165 0.55 $4.5M
2010-11 NSH 82 16 32 48 7 56 254 211 0.59 $4.5M
2011-12 NSH 78 19 30 49 21 46 230 177 0.63 $7.5M
2012-13 NSH 48 9 19 28 -2 48 124 112 0.58 $7.857M
2013-14 NSH 79 23 33 56 -2 52 195 169 0.71 $7.857M
2014-15 NSH 78 15 30 45 15 72 237 166 0.58 $7.857M
2015-16 NSH 78 20 31 51 -7 27 189 169 0.65 $7.857M
2016-17 MTL 78 17 25 42 20 38 183 140 0.54 $7.857M
2017-18 MTL 26 6 10 16 -8 14 75 66 0.62 $7.857M
2018-19 MTL 58 14 19 33 15 28 166 129 0.57 $7.857M
2019-20 MTL 65 15 21 36 8 33 185 112 0.55 $7.857M
2020-21 MTL 48 6 13 19 -4 33 104 70 0.40 $7.857M
16 seasons Career 1038 224 365 589 79 714 2765 2212 0.57

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 NSH 4 2 0 2 -3 8 4 6 0.50
2006-07 NSH 5 0 3 3 0 2 14 11 0.60
2007-08 NSH 6 1 3 4 0 6 4 18 0.67
2009-10 NSH 6 2 1 3 -1 4 14 18 0.50
2010-11 NSH 12 3 2 5 3 8 38 30 0.42
2011-12 NSH 10 2 1 3 -1 9 33 23 0.30
2014-15 NSH 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 7 0.50
2015-16 NSH 14 3 4 7 -7 18 28 48 0.50
2016-17 MTL 6 1 2 3 1 5 15 16 0.50
2019-20 MTL 10 3 2 5 3 16 27 17 0.50
2020-21 MTL 22 1 5 6 4 28 48 72 0.27
11 seasons Playoffs 97 18 24 42 -1 106 227 266 0.43

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
26 6 10 16 -8 14 75 66 0.62 8.0 25:21

Contract

$7.857MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$491KCap dollars per point16 points in 26 games
$3.067MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.6 goals above replacement
$2.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.6MValueworth 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 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 24, 2012, as an offer sheet, matched: 14 years and $110M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2025-26, with 8 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $7.857M $1M $13M $14M
2013-14 $7.857M $1M $13M $14M
2014-15 $7.857M $1M $13M $14M
2015-16 $7.857M $1M $13M $14M
2016-17 $7.857M $4M $8M $12M
2017-18 $7.857M $4M $8M $12M
2018-19 $7.857M $6M $0 $6M
2019-20 $7.857M $6M $0 $6M
2020-21 $7.857M $6M $0 $6M
2021-22 $7.857M $6M $0 $6M
2022-23 $7.857M $3M $0 $3M
2023-24 $7.857M $1M $0 $1M
2024-25 $7.857M $1M $0 $1M
2025-26 $7.857M $1M $0 $1M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 24, 2012 Nashville Predators Offer sheet, matched 2012-13 to 2025-26 14 $110M $7.857M
Aug 4, 2011 Nashville Predators New contract 2011-12 to 2011-12 1 $7.5M $7.5M
Jun 23, 2008 Nashville Predators Extension 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $13.5M $4.5M
Sep 14, 2004 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2005-06 to 2007-08 3 $1.831M $610K

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+2.6Goals above replacement336th of 691 skaters, 106th of 240 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 240 ranked defencemen: 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+1.9 87th percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 50th percentilePower play-0.4 23rd percentilePenalty kill-1.0 5th percentilePenalties-0.3 63rd 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 defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

54.1Corsi for %528 attempts for, 448 against
+1.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.9Expected goals for %20.9 expected for, 17.2 against
+4.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
41.5Goals for %17 for, 24 against
95.4PDO5.7% shooting + 89.7% saves
103Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Shea Weber · Victor Mete19186:1252.555.97-12
Shea Weber · Jordie Benn21178:0354.053.94-8
Shea Weber · Karl Alzner2244:5650.041.82-2
Shea Weber · Joe Morrow914:1848.058.91-0

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.5Expected goalsfrom 114 unblocked attempts
+2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.32 expected goals per 60 minutes90th
Shot quality 3.1% chance per attempt54th
Finishing +2.5 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 242 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Goals 6Expected 3.5

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
Dec 16, 2017 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 22:58
Dec 14, 2017 vs NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 24:00
Dec 9, 2017 vs EDM L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 21:12
Dec 7, 2017 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 23:32
Dec 5, 2017 vs STL L 3-4 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 22:34
Dec 2, 2017 vs DET W 10-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 22:24
Nov 18, 2017 vs TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 6 5 1 21:09
Nov 16, 2017 vs ARI L 4-5 1 0 1 1 4 4 7 27:25
Nov 14, 2017 vs CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 24:25
Nov 11, 2017 vs BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 28:22
Nov 7, 2017 vs VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 24:25
Nov 5, 2017 @ CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 27:55
Nov 4, 2017 @ WPG W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 6 0 29:08
Nov 2, 2017 @ MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 25:13
Oct 30, 2017 @ OTT W 8-3 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 26:37
Oct 28, 2017 vs NYR W 5-4 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 26:22
Oct 26, 2017 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -4 0 5 2 24:01
Oct 24, 2017 vs FLA W 5-1 2 0 2 1 0 7 3 24:31
Oct 20, 2017 @ ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 27:17
Oct 18, 2017 @ LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 28:16
Oct 17, 2017 @ SJS L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 4 25:36
Oct 14, 2017 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 27:16
Oct 10, 2017 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 25:38
Oct 8, 2017 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 24:23
Oct 7, 2017 @ WSH L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:54
Oct 5, 2017 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 29:30