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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 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tim Stapleton ATL · 7 P in 45 GP Scott Nichol SJS · 7 P in 56 GP Tom Pyatt MTL · 7 P in 61 GP Adam Cracknell STL · 7 P in 24 GP Bill Thomas FLA · 7 P in 24 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

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
45 3 4 7 -4 16 55 91 0.16 5.5 10:23

Contract

$563KCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$80KCap dollars per point7 points in 45 games
$202KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$360KValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $563K

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
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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-0.7Goals above replacement540th of 672 skaters, 370th of 439 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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-1.6 24th percentileEven-strength defence-0.5 36th percentilePower play0.0 52nd percentilePenalty kill-0.4 10th percentilePenalties+0.6 56th 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

50.9Corsi for %374 attempts for, 361 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.7Expected goals for %13.2 expected for, 16.4 against
-5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.3Goals for %13 for, 17 against
97.1PDO6.6% shooting + 90.5% saves
87Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
B.J. Crombeen · Chris Porter · T.J. Oshie874:2848.746.02-3
Alexander Steen · Chris Porter · Vladimir Sobotka847:1766.260.40-3
B.J. Crombeen · Chris Porter · Adam Cracknell945:4063.856.93-2
Cam Janssen · Chris Porter · Adam Cracknell1034:5631.724.01-2

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.6Expected goalsfrom 72 unblocked attempts
-1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 6.4% chance per attempt22nd
Finishing -1.6 goals above expected31stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Expected 4.6Goals 3

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, 2011 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:38
Apr 6, 2011 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 11:26
Apr 5, 2011 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:36
Apr 3, 2011 @ CBJ W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 11:10
Apr 1, 2011 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 12:12
Mar 30, 2011 @ DET W 10-3 2 1 3 2 0 2 3 16:28
Mar 29, 2011 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:38
Mar 26, 2011 @ MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 14:14
Mar 24, 2011 vs EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 16:17
Mar 22, 2011 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:48
Mar 19, 2011 @ SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:49
Mar 17, 2011 @ LAK W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:53
Mar 16, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:45
Mar 12, 2011 vs DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:01
Mar 10, 2011 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:23
Mar 9, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:58
Mar 7, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 16:44
Mar 5, 2011 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 15:07
Mar 3, 2011 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 11:22
Mar 1, 2011 vs CGY L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:22
Jan 15, 2011 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04:48
Jan 13, 2011 @ LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 05:17
Jan 12, 2011 @ ANA L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:04
Jan 10, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 04:48
Jan 8, 2011 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:05
Jan 6, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 08:08
Jan 2, 2011 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:43
Dec 31, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:44
Dec 28, 2010 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:55
Dec 26, 2010 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:52
Dec 23, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 06:21
Dec 21, 2010 @ ATL W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 09:58
Dec 20, 2010 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 05:35
Dec 18, 2010 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 10:10
Dec 16, 2010 vs LAK W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:43
Dec 15, 2010 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10:17
Nov 30, 2010 @ CHI L 5-7 0 0 0 -1 5 2 2 07:46
Nov 27, 2010 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:02
Nov 26, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 05:23
Nov 24, 2010 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 05:43
Nov 20, 2010 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:18
Nov 19, 2010 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 06:09
Nov 15, 2010 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 07:02
Nov 13, 2010 @ PHX L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 05:37
Nov 11, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:00