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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Haula MIN · 14 P in 72 GP Paul Gaustad NSH · 14 P in 73 GP Torrey Mitchell MTL · 14 P in 65 GP Matt Martin NYI · 14 P in 78 GP Ben Smith SJS · 14 P in 80 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 4 10 14 -23 82 81 130 0.20 4.9 13:24

Contract

$875KCap hit2014-15
$63KCap dollars per point14 points in 70 games
$373KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.3 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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 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. 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 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

+2.3Goals above replacement349th of 665 skaters, 239th of 432 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

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.

Even-strength offence-1.9 22nd percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 84th percentilePower play+0.1 69th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 18th percentilePenalties0.0 34th 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

49.9Corsi for %786 attempts for, 788 against
+2.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Expected goals for %30.3 expected for, 31.5 against
+4.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
31.8Goals for %14 for, 30 against
96.2PDO3.5% shooting + 92.7% saves
119Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
David Moss · Kyle Chipchura · Lauri Korpikoski1776:3946.558.82-1
Shane Doan · Martin Erat · Kyle Chipchura1057:5257.356.00-1
Kyle Chipchura · Jordan Szwarz · Craig Cunningham856:1927.625.92-2
David Moss · Kyle Chipchura · Brandon McMillan1352:1551.651.80-5

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
7.1Expected goalsfrom 100 unblocked attempts
-3.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.45 expected goals per 60 minutes12th
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt44th
Finishing -3.1 goals above expected18thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 7.1Goals 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 11, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:13
Apr 9, 2015 @ VAN L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:36
Apr 7, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 12:37
Apr 4, 2015 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:04
Apr 3, 2015 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:58
Mar 30, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:42
Mar 28, 2015 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:55
Mar 26, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 13:02
Mar 24, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:44
Mar 22, 2015 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:32
Mar 21, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 17:48
Mar 19, 2015 vs COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 17:41
Mar 16, 2015 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:50
Mar 14, 2015 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:24
Mar 12, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 17:58
Mar 9, 2015 vs NSH L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 5 1 1 19:49
Mar 7, 2015 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:49
Mar 5, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 22:54
Mar 3, 2015 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:48
Feb 28, 2015 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 14:24
Feb 26, 2015 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 5 2 0 12:30
Feb 24, 2015 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:52
Feb 23, 2015 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:26
Feb 21, 2015 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:08
Feb 16, 2015 @ COL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 14:07
Feb 14, 2015 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:13
Feb 13, 2015 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:57
Feb 10, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:53
Feb 9, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:55
Feb 7, 2015 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:41
Feb 5, 2015 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 13:40
Feb 3, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 14:18
Feb 1, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:11
Jan 31, 2015 @ OTT L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 11:56
Jan 29, 2015 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:54
Jan 27, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:58
Jan 20, 2015 @ CHI L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 10:02
Jan 18, 2015 @ WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 10:44
Jan 17, 2015 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:55
Jan 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 13:01
Jan 13, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 14:31
Jan 10, 2015 vs OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:15
Jan 8, 2015 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:28
Jan 6, 2015 vs STL L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 4 1 6 14:26
Jan 3, 2015 vs CBJ W 6-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 5 15:24
Dec 31, 2014 @ DAL L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13:51
Dec 29, 2014 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:48
Dec 27, 2014 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:04
Dec 23, 2014 @ EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 13:52
Dec 22, 2014 @ VAN L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 17 3 0 10:40
Dec 20, 2014 @ LAK L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12:46
Dec 16, 2014 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:09
Dec 13, 2014 vs MIN L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 17:18
Dec 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:00
Dec 4, 2014 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 09:38
Dec 1, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:14
Nov 23, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:32
Nov 22, 2014 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:52
Nov 20, 2014 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:06
Nov 18, 2014 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:28
Nov 13, 2014 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:53
Nov 11, 2014 vs DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 08:45
Nov 1, 2014 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 10:22
Oct 30, 2014 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 07:50
Oct 28, 2014 @ TBL L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:06
Oct 25, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:19
Oct 23, 2014 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:58
Oct 21, 2014 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:07
Oct 18, 2014 vs STL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 10:37
Oct 15, 2014 vs EDM W 7-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 10:31