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)
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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.
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 |
2014-15 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 | 24 | 63 | 0.08 | 4.2 | 9:33 |
Contract
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 649 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 2014-15, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2014-15 | $675K |
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 2014-15 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.
2014-15 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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.
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.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
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 line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Lapierre · Chris Porter · Ryan Reaves | 9 | 40:26 | 40.4 | 41.2 | 1-1 |
| Marcel Goc · Chris Porter · Ryan Reaves | 6 | 26:33 | 47.8 | 60.6 | 0-0 |
| David Backes · Chris Porter · T.J. Oshie | 3 | 18:21 | 73.3 | 91.1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Porter · Jori Lehtera · Vladimir Tarasenko | 6 | 16:57 | 66.7 | 74.2 | 0-0 |
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.
Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
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 11, 2015 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13:17 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | vs CHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 09:13 |
| Apr 3, 2015 | @ DAL | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:36 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | vs CBJ | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:43 |
| Mar 24, 2015 | @ PIT | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10:48 |
| Mar 19, 2015 | @ WPG | L 1-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07:50 |
| Mar 17, 2015 | @ CGY | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11:44 |
| Mar 14, 2015 | vs MIN | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11:42 |
| Mar 12, 2015 | vs PHI | W 1-0 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:53 |
| Feb 21, 2015 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:49 |
| Dec 29, 2014 | vs COL | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06:55 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | vs DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13:46 |
| Dec 18, 2014 | @ LAK | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:14 |
| Dec 16, 2014 | vs LAK | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10:55 |
| Dec 8, 2014 | vs FLA | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:03 |
| Dec 3, 2014 | @ CHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 05:33 |
| Nov 29, 2014 | @ MIN | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 09:06 |
| Nov 11, 2014 | vs BUF | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:15 |
| Nov 8, 2014 | vs NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 07:56 |
| Nov 4, 2014 | @ NJD | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13:50 |
| Nov 3, 2014 | @ NYR | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 07:20 |
| Oct 30, 2014 | vs ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 07:29 |
| Oct 19, 2014 | @ ANA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:29 |
| Oct 11, 2014 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 08:52 |