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John Mitchell

#7 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Jan 22, 1985 in Oakville, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 204 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 158th overall in 2003 by TOR (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Garbutt DAL · 32 P in 75 GP Patrik Berglund STL · 32 P in 78 GP Nick Spaling NSH · 32 P in 71 GP Ray Whitney DAL · 32 P in 69 GP Eric Fehr WSH · 31 P in 73 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.

01020302008-09: 29 points2908-092009-10: 23 points2309-102010-11: 3 points310-112011-12: 16 points1611-122012-13: 20 points2012-132013-14: 32 points3213-142014-15: 26 points2614-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 7 points716-17

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 TOR 76 12 17 29 -16 33 98 88 0.38 $488K
2009-10 TOR 60 6 17 23 -7 31 90 87 0.38 $488K
2010-11 TOR 23 2 1 3 -7 12 28 31 0.13 $725K
2011-12 NYR 63 5 11 16 10 8 64 89 0.25
2012-13 COL 47 10 10 20 5 18 72 99 0.43 $1.1M
2013-14 COL 75 11 21 32 13 36 107 112 0.43 $1.1M
2014-15 COL 68 11 15 26 -9 32 105 143 0.38 $1.8M
2015-16 COL 71 10 11 21 -7 52 101 85 0.30 $1.8M
2016-17 COL 65 3 4 7 -12 45 57 88 0.11 $1.8M
9 seasons Career 548 70 107 177 -30 267 722 822 0.32

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 NYR 18 0 1 1 -2 2 11 23 0.06
1 season Playoffs 18 0 1 1 -2 2 11 23 0.06

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 11 21 32 13 36 107 112 0.43 10.3 16:16

Contract

$1.1MCap hit2013-14
$34KCap dollars per point32 points in 75 games
$403KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$697KValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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
2014-15 to 2016-17 $1.8M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $1.1M
2010-11 to 2010-11 $725K
2008-09 to 2009-10 $488K

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

Rating

-0.2Goals above replacement513th of 672 skaters, 341st of 438 forwards
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.6Goals 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-2.7 15th percentileEven-strength defence+0.2 51st percentilePower play-0.3 24th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 7th percentilePenalties-0.3 25th 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.

-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals 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

45.9Corsi for %801 attempts for, 946 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.6Expected goals for %28.5 expected for, 40.0 against
-7.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.8Goals for %37 for, 27 against
103.6PDO8.9% shooting + 94.6% saves
174Attempts 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
Max Talbot · John Mitchell · Jamie McGinn30220:1447.735.95-4
Max Talbot · John Mitchell · Cody McLeod30105:5838.735.75-3
John Mitchell · Paul Stastny · Gabriel Landeskog1399:5556.769.16-2
Max Talbot · John Mitchell · Nathan MacKinnon1886:4850.649.23-0

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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.1Expected goalsfrom 149 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.50 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt31st
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected53rdOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 10.1Goals 10

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 10, 2014 @ VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 19:46
Apr 8, 2014 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:42
Apr 6, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:41
Apr 5, 2014 @ STL W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 18:14
Apr 3, 2014 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 19:43
Apr 1, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 19:36
Mar 29, 2014 vs SJS W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:46
Mar 18, 2014 @ MTL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:48
Mar 16, 2014 @ OTT W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 22:36
Mar 14, 2014 vs ANA L 4-6 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 19:46
Mar 12, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 19:13
Mar 10, 2014 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 19:13
Mar 8, 2014 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:59
Mar 6, 2014 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:13
Mar 4, 2014 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:09
Mar 2, 2014 vs TBL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:54
Feb 28, 2014 vs PHX W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:41
Feb 26, 2014 vs LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 15:41
Feb 8, 2014 @ NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:19
Feb 6, 2014 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:44
Feb 4, 2014 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:37
Feb 3, 2014 @ NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:30
Feb 1, 2014 vs BUF W 7-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:42
Jan 30, 2014 vs MIN W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 15:50
Jan 27, 2014 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:22
Jan 25, 2014 @ TBL L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:57
Jan 21, 2014 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 14:07
Jan 18, 2014 @ NSH W 5-4 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 16:10
Jan 16, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:46
Jan 14, 2014 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 20:16
Jan 11, 2014 @ MIN W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 14:43
Jan 10, 2014 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:35
Jan 8, 2014 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 18:37
Jan 6, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:43
Jan 4, 2014 vs SJS W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 14:47
Jan 2, 2014 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:20
Dec 31, 2013 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:53
Dec 29, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:06
Dec 27, 2013 @ CHI L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15:35
Dec 23, 2013 @ SJS L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 12:56
Dec 21, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 17:26
Dec 19, 2013 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15:16
Dec 17, 2013 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:06
Dec 16, 2013 vs DAL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:08
Dec 14, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:18
Dec 12, 2013 @ WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15:40
Dec 10, 2013 vs PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:26
Dec 8, 2013 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 15:09
Dec 6, 2013 @ CGY W 3-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 13:38
Dec 5, 2013 @ EDM L 2-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:28
Nov 30, 2013 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 14:56
Nov 29, 2013 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:03
Nov 27, 2013 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:47
Nov 23, 2013 @ LAK W 1-0 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 1 3 15:51
Nov 21, 2013 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 17:30
Nov 19, 2013 vs CHI W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 15:47
Nov 16, 2013 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13:39
Nov 14, 2013 @ STL L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 16:32
Nov 12, 2013 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:42
Nov 10, 2013 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:26
Nov 8, 2013 vs CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:47
Nov 6, 2013 vs NSH L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:15
Nov 2, 2013 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:07
Nov 1, 2013 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:10
Oct 27, 2013 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 18:19
Oct 25, 2013 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:44
Oct 21, 2013 @ PIT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:00
Oct 19, 2013 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:18
Oct 17, 2013 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:17
Oct 15, 2013 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:36
Oct 12, 2013 @ WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:38
Oct 10, 2013 @ BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:07
Oct 8, 2013 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11:51
Oct 4, 2013 vs NSH W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:43
Oct 2, 2013 vs ANA W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 12:26