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Cam Barker

#18 · Defence · Vancouver Canucks

Born Apr 4, 1986 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN · 6'3", 223 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 3rd overall in 2004 by CHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Chris Tanev VAN · 2 P in 25 GP John Erskine WSH · 2 P in 28 GP Mike Commodore TBL · 2 P in 31 GP Tim Erixon NYR · 2 P in 18 GP Mike Lundin MIN · 2 P in 17 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0102030402005-06: 0 points005-062006-07: 8 points806-072007-08: 18 points1807-082008-09: 40 points4008-092009-10: 21 points2109-102010-11: 5 points510-112011-12: 2 points211-122012-13: 2 points212-13

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
2006-07 CHI 35 1 7 8 -12 44 38 46 0.23
2007-08 CHI 45 6 12 18 -3 52 42 46 0.40
2008-09 CHI 68 6 34 40 -6 65 101 83 0.59
2009-10 CHI 51 4 10 14 7 58 74 59 0.27
2009-10 MIN 19 1 6 7 -2 10 31 16 0.37
2010-11 MIN 52 1 4 5 -10 34 44 68 0.10
2011-12 EDM 25 2 0 2 0 23 35 36 0.08
2012-13 VAN 14 0 2 2 -3 4 19 16 0.14
8 seasons Career 310 21 75 96 -29 290 385 370 0.31

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CHI 17 3 6 9 -3 2 32 30 0.53
1 season Playoffs 17 3 6 9 -3 2 32 30 0.53

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
25 2 0 2 0 23 35 36 0.08 5.7 18:22

2011-12 analytics

Rating

-3.1Goals above replacement658th of 680 skaters, 225th of 235 defencemen
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: 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-1.7 36th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 25th percentilePower play-0.3 34th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 51st percentilePenalties-1.1 29th 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 defencemen. 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.

-4-3-2-1012010-112011-122012-13Goals 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

42.7Corsi for %288 attempts for, 386 against
-2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.1Expected goals for %10.7 expected for, 16.7 against
-6.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.3Goals for %14 for, 15 against
102.3PDO9.5% shooting + 92.8% saves
41Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andy Sutton · Cam Barker19155:4745.245.810-4
Cam Barker · Jeff Petry1270:0340.240.52-1
Corey Potter · Cam Barker1153:4746.230.42-5
Tom Gilbert · Cam Barker1638:2147.934.90-3

The pairs 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 pairs 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
2.0Expected goalsfrom 48 unblocked attempts
+0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.26 expected goals per 60 minutes79th
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt90th
Finishing +0.0 goals above expected63rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Goals 2Expected 2.0

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 7, 2012 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:53
Apr 5, 2012 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:48
Apr 2, 2012 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:48
Apr 1, 2012 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 12:32
Feb 29, 2012 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 11:33
Feb 27, 2012 @ WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 13:05
Feb 19, 2012 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 17:32
Feb 17, 2012 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:30
Feb 15, 2012 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:33
Feb 8, 2012 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 17:40
Feb 6, 2012 @ TOR L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 18:53
Feb 4, 2012 vs DET W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:23
Feb 2, 2012 vs CHI W 8-4 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 14:12
Nov 10, 2011 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 20:59
Nov 8, 2011 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 17:47
Oct 28, 2011 @ COL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 15:53
Oct 27, 2011 vs WSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:22
Oct 25, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:27
Oct 22, 2011 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:48
Oct 20, 2011 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 22:27
Oct 18, 2011 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:20
Oct 17, 2011 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:42
Oct 15, 2011 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:46
Oct 13, 2011 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:52
Oct 9, 2011 vs PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 21:16