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Kyle Chipchura

#24 · Centre · Arizona Coyotes

Born Feb 19, 1986 in Westlock, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 203 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 18th overall in 2004 by MTL (round 1)

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.

Nicolas Deslauriers BUF · 12 P in 70 GP Matt Hendricks EDM · 12 P in 68 GP Ryan Carter MIN · 12 P in 60 GP Chris Thorburn WPG · 12 P in 82 GP Radek Faksa DAL · 12 P in 45 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.

051015202007-08: 11 points1107-082008-09: 3 points308-092009-10: 12 points1209-102010-11: 2 points210-112011-12: 16 points1611-122012-13: 14 points1412-132013-14: 20 points2013-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 12 points1215-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 MTL 36 4 7 11 -1 10 36 21 0.31
2008-09 MTL 13 0 3 3 -6 5 5 8 0.23
2009-10 MTL 19 0 0 0 -10 16 11 8 0.00 $500K
2009-10 ANA 55 6 6 12 -2 56 43 55 0.22
2010-11 ANA 40 0 2 2 1 32 23 30 0.05 $650K
2011-12 PHX 53 3 13 16 2 42 43 67 0.30 $550K
2012-13 PHX 46 5 9 14 1 50 37 61 0.30 $675K
2013-14 PHX 80 5 15 20 3 45 46 116 0.25 $875K
2014-15 ARI 70 4 10 14 -23 82 81 130 0.20 $875K
2015-16 ARI 70 4 8 12 -10 38 47 73 0.17 $875K
9 seasons Career 482 31 73 104 -45 376 372 569 0.22

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 PHX 15 1 3 4 4 7 7 20 0.27
1 season Playoffs 15 1 3 4 4 7 7 20 0.27

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 4 8 12 -10 38 47 73 0.17 8.5 10:14

Contract

$875KCap hit2015-16
$73KCap dollars per point12 points in 70 games
$473KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$402KValueworth 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 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
2013-14 to 2015-16 $875K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $675K
2011-12 to 2011-12 $550K
2010-11 to 2010-11 $650K
2009-10 to 2009-10 $500K

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

Rating

-0.1Goals above replacement514th of 675 skaters, 349th of 445 forwards
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.1Goals 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-2.4 15th percentileEven-strength defence+0.0 49th percentilePower play+0.1 71st percentilePenalty kill+0.3 84th percentilePenalties-0.1 36th 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.

-2-101232010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

44.3Corsi for %488 attempts for, 614 against
-2.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.4Expected goals for %18.6 expected for, 24.3 against
-2.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
37.5Goals for %15 for, 25 against
97.7PDO5.7% shooting + 92.0% saves
81Attempts 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
Shane Doan · Brad Richardson · Kyle Chipchura2387:2441.343.64-2
Boyd Gordon · Kyle Chipchura · Viktor Tikhonov1170:5634.545.00-4
Kyle Chipchura · Mikkel Boedker · Max Domi744:5139.541.71-4
Boyd Gordon · Kyle Chipchura · Jordan Martinook1142:0238.943.51-2

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
4.9Expected goalsfrom 64 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.41 expected goals per 60 minutes5th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt56th
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected46thOne 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 4.9Goals 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 @ SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:40
Apr 7, 2016 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:24
Apr 4, 2016 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:28
Apr 2, 2016 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:39
Mar 31, 2016 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:44
Mar 20, 2016 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 07:55
Mar 5, 2016 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 08:42
Mar 3, 2016 vs ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:46
Feb 29, 2016 @ PIT L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:56
Feb 27, 2016 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:31
Feb 25, 2016 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:37
Feb 23, 2016 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:16
Feb 22, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:31
Feb 20, 2016 vs STL L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:27
Feb 18, 2016 vs DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 12:37
Feb 15, 2016 vs MTL W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 08:13
Feb 13, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 05:49
Feb 12, 2016 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:42
Feb 10, 2016 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:40
Feb 5, 2016 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:43
Feb 4, 2016 vs CHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:33
Feb 2, 2016 vs LAK L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:27
Jan 26, 2016 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:22
Jan 25, 2016 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:54
Jan 23, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:52
Jan 21, 2016 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:02
Jan 18, 2016 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:45
Jan 16, 2016 vs NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:52
Jan 14, 2016 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:52
Jan 12, 2016 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:49
Jan 9, 2016 vs NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 11:38
Jan 7, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:35
Jan 4, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:59
Jan 2, 2016 @ EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:23
Dec 31, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:26
Dec 29, 2015 vs CHI L 5-7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 09:38
Dec 27, 2015 @ COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:24
Dec 26, 2015 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 10:32
Dec 22, 2015 vs TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16:06
Dec 19, 2015 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:26
Dec 17, 2015 vs CBJ L 5-7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 4 15:30
Dec 12, 2015 vs CAR L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 11:25
Dec 11, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:10
Dec 8, 2015 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 15:28
Dec 6, 2015 @ CAR L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:35
Dec 4, 2015 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:13
Dec 3, 2015 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 12:09
Dec 1, 2015 @ NSH L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 09:53
Nov 28, 2015 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:01
Nov 27, 2015 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:44
Nov 25, 2015 vs ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 09:57
Nov 21, 2015 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:39
Nov 19, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:13
Nov 16, 2015 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:36
Nov 14, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 12:13
Nov 12, 2015 vs EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11:44
Nov 10, 2015 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:04
Nov 9, 2015 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 08:28
Nov 7, 2015 vs NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 11:55
Nov 5, 2015 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:09
Oct 30, 2015 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 14:40
Oct 27, 2015 @ BOS L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 16:49
Oct 26, 2015 @ TOR W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 13:10
Oct 24, 2015 @ OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 14:08
Oct 20, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 07:26
Oct 17, 2015 vs BOS L 3-5 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 11:43
Oct 15, 2015 vs MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:16
Oct 14, 2015 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:33
Oct 10, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:04
Oct 9, 2015 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:35