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Chris Porter

#7 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born May 29, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 206 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 282nd overall in 2003 by CHI (round 9)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tanner Glass NYR · 7 P in 57 GP Logan Shaw FLA · 7 P in 53 GP Dainius Zubrus SJS · 7 P in 50 GP Nathan Gerbe CAR · 7 P in 47 GP Eric Nystrom NSH · 7 P in 46 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.

024682008-09: 2 points208-092010-11: 7 points710-112011-12: 7 points711-122012-13: 8 points812-132013-14: 1 points113-142014-15: 2 points214-152015-16: 7 points715-16

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 STL 6 1 1 2 -1 0 7 3 0.33
2010-11 STL 45 3 4 7 -4 16 55 91 0.16 $563K
2011-12 STL 47 4 3 7 -1 11 61 124 0.15 $600K
2012-13 STL 29 2 6 8 5 0 46 65 0.28 $650K
2013-14 STL 22 0 1 1 -3 0 24 68 0.05 $675K
2014-15 STL 24 1 1 2 -3 6 24 63 0.08 $675K
2015-16 MIN 61 4 3 7 -6 6 45 157 0.11 $575K
7 seasons Career 234 15 19 34 -13 39 262 571 0.15

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 STL 6 1 0 1 0 0 7 25 0.17
2013-14 STL 6 1 2 3 2 0 15 20 0.50
2014-15 STL 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 0.33
2015-16 MIN 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 16 0.17
4 seasons Playoffs 21 3 3 6 3 0 28 67 0.29

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 4 3 7 -6 6 45 157 0.11 8.9 9:38

Contract

$575KCap hit2015-16
$82KCap dollars per point7 points in 61 games
-$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2MValueworth less cap hit

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 668 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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $575K
2013-14 to 2014-15 $675K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $650K
2011-12 to 2011-12 $600K
2010-11 to 2010-11 $563K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-3.1Goals above replacement656th of 675 skaters, 434th of 445 forwards
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-3.3 7th percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 13th percentilePower play-0.1 49th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 80th percentilePenalties+0.6 60th 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.

-4-3-2-10122010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

41.5Corsi for %343 attempts for, 484 against
-8.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.7Expected goals for %12.2 expected for, 21.0 against
-15.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.5Goals for %10 for, 16 against
98.9PDO5.3% shooting + 93.5% saves
84Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Chris Porter · Ryan Carter · Erik Haula27137:4345.738.92-2
Jarret Stoll · Chris Porter · Ryan Carter957:1436.831.00-1
Thomas Vanek · Chris Porter · Mikael Granlund641:0349.453.32-1
Jarret Stoll · Chris Porter · Justin Fontaine827:1238.319.00-2

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.1Expected goalsfrom 65 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.42 expected goals per 60 minutes6th
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt20th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected55thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 4.1Goals 4

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12:14
Apr 5, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 08:39
Mar 31, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:26
Mar 22, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:25
Mar 20, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:10
Mar 10, 2016 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:04
Mar 6, 2016 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 06:30
Mar 3, 2016 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 09:03
Mar 1, 2016 vs COL W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 12:10
Feb 28, 2016 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:19
Feb 26, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:57
Feb 25, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 12:29
Feb 23, 2016 vs NYI L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 08:16
Feb 6, 2016 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:00
Feb 2, 2016 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:26
Jan 25, 2016 vs ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:48
Jan 23, 2016 @ SJS L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 09:27
Jan 21, 2016 @ LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:23
Jan 20, 2016 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 07:54
Jan 16, 2016 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:18
Jan 15, 2016 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:03
Jan 12, 2016 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:25
Jan 7, 2016 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:49
Jan 5, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:55
Jan 3, 2016 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 10:51
Jan 2, 2016 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:14
Dec 31, 2015 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:45
Dec 28, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:41
Dec 26, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:10
Dec 21, 2015 vs DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 08:52
Dec 19, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:43
Dec 17, 2015 vs NYR W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10:22
Dec 15, 2015 vs VAN W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 13:15
Dec 12, 2015 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:47
Dec 11, 2015 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 09:31
Dec 7, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:57
Dec 5, 2015 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10:20
Dec 3, 2015 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:10
Dec 1, 2015 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:35
Nov 28, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10:08
Nov 27, 2015 vs WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 09:00
Nov 25, 2015 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:11
Nov 21, 2015 vs NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:22
Nov 19, 2015 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:08
Nov 17, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 09:47
Nov 14, 2015 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 07:13
Nov 12, 2015 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:01
Nov 10, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 08:07
Nov 7, 2015 vs TBL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:34
Nov 5, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 06:20
Oct 31, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:36
Oct 30, 2015 vs CHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10:13
Oct 27, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 07:55
Oct 25, 2015 @ WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 08:48
Oct 24, 2015 vs ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:57
Oct 22, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:24
Oct 18, 2015 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:40
Oct 16, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:45
Oct 15, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:45
Oct 10, 2015 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 05:25
Oct 8, 2015 @ COL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:07