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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Matthew Lombardi ANA · 8 P in 28 GP Mike Knuble PHI · 8 P in 28 GP Mikael Granlund MIN · 8 P in 27 GP Brandon Yip NSH · 8 P in 34 GP Patrick Eaves DET · 8 P in 34 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
29 2 6 8 5 0 46 65 0.28 4.3 11:38

Contract

$650KCap hit2012-13
$81KCap dollars per point8 points in 29 games
$379KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.7 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.4MValueworth 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 558 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement307th of 605 skaters, 213th of 397 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+0.1 52nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.2 54th percentilePower play0.0 52nd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 66th percentilePenalties+0.4 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. 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.

-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

50.0Corsi for %241 attempts for, 241 against
-2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.9Expected goals for %9.5 expected for, 8.8 against
+0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
68.8Goals for %11 for, 5 against
103.9PDO8.0% shooting + 95.8% saves
64Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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 · Adam Cracknell · Ryan Reaves1273:4548.748.02-1
Chris Porter · Vladimir Sobotka · Matt D'Agostini750:2164.656.23-0
Scott Nichol · Chris Porter · Jaden Schwartz724:2458.639.80-1
Chris Porter · Chris Stewart · Patrik Berglund617:3043.359.21-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.8Expected goalsfrom 56 unblocked attempts
-1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.67 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt27th
Finishing -1.8 goals above expected26thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Expected 3.8Goals 2

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 27, 2013 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:12
Apr 25, 2013 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 11:52
Apr 23, 2013 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 09:55
Apr 21, 2013 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:13
Apr 19, 2013 vs DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 09:30
Apr 18, 2013 vs PHX W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:20
Apr 16, 2013 vs VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:13
Apr 14, 2013 vs CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:13
Apr 12, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:55
Apr 11, 2013 @ MIN W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11:52
Apr 9, 2013 @ NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:13
Apr 7, 2013 @ DET W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:29
Apr 5, 2013 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:49
Apr 4, 2013 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 10:26
Apr 1, 2013 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 11:25
Mar 26, 2013 vs EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 08:24
Mar 24, 2013 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 08:21
Mar 23, 2013 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:23
Mar 19, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10:17
Mar 16, 2013 vs ANA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:15
Mar 14, 2013 vs PHX W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:02
Mar 12, 2013 vs SJS W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 14:55
Mar 10, 2013 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 11:26
Mar 9, 2013 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 12:27
Mar 7, 2013 @ PHX W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:09
Mar 5, 2013 @ LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12:16
Mar 3, 2013 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 15:18
Mar 1, 2013 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:22
Feb 28, 2013 vs CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 16:14