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Tyler Kennedy

#48 · Centre · New Jersey Devils

Born Jul 15, 1986 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN · 5'11", 185 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 99th overall in 2004 by PIT (round 4)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2008-09

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Joakim Andersson DET · 17 P in 65 GP TJ Galiardi CGY · 17 P in 62 GP Colin Greening OTT · 17 P in 76 GP Andrew Desjardins SJS · 17 P in 81 GP David Jones CGY · 17 P in 48 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.

0102030402007-08: 19 points1907-082008-09: 35 points3508-092009-10: 25 points2509-102010-11: 45 points4510-112011-12: 33 points3311-122012-13: 11 points1112-132013-14: 17 points1713-142014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 16 points1615-16

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 PIT 55 10 9 19 2 35 104 48 0.35
2008-09 PIT 67 15 20 35 15 30 171 47 0.52
2009-10 PIT 64 13 12 25 10 31 175 67 0.39 $725K
2010-11 PIT 80 21 24 45 1 37 234 95 0.56 $725K
2011-12 PIT 60 11 22 33 10 29 195 70 0.55 $2M
2012-13 PIT 46 6 5 11 -6 19 100 41 0.24 $2M
2013-14 SJS 67 4 13 17 -10 34 143 54 0.25 $2.35M
2014-15 SJS 25 4 5 9 1 8 48 37 0.36 $2.35M
2014-15 NYI 13 2 3 5 -3 2 31 12 0.38
2015-16 NJD 50 3 13 16 -14 14 72 35 0.32 $600K
9 seasons Career 527 89 126 215 6 239 1273 506 0.41

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 PIT 20 0 4 4 0 13 34 27 0.20
2008-09 PIT 24 5 4 9 -1 4 68 31 0.38
2009-10 PIT 10 0 0 0 -6 2 22 17 0.00
2010-11 PIT 7 2 1 3 0 2 33 16 0.43
2011-12 PIT 6 3 3 6 1 2 15 13 1.00
2012-13 PIT 9 2 3 5 6 2 12 14 0.56
2014-15 NYI 3 0 0 0 -3 2 7 5 0.00
7 seasons Playoffs 79 12 15 27 -3 27 191 123 0.34

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 4 13 17 -10 34 143 54 0.25 2.8 12:43

Contract

$2.35MCap hit2013-14
$138KCap dollars per point17 points in 67 games
$900KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.6 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$315KValueworth 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 641 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 $600K
2013-14 to 2014-15 $2.35M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $2M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $725K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+2.6Goals above replacement321st of 672 skaters, 220th of 438 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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-1.8 27th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 67th percentilePower play-0.3 20th percentilePenalty kill0.0 40th percentilePenalties+1.6 85th 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.

-2024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

52.2Corsi for %808 attempts for, 739 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Expected goals for %31.6 expected for, 26.2 against
-3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.7Goals for %24 for, 35 against
96.2PDO5.9% shooting + 90.3% saves
248Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Patrick Marleau · Tyler Kennedy · Logan Couture29199:5854.261.910-5
Tyler Kennedy · Andrew Desjardins · Bracken Kearns12101:5152.058.42-4
Martin Havlat · Joe Pavelski · Tyler Kennedy877:2347.643.83-1
Tyler Kennedy · Mike Brown · Andrew Desjardins1043:1752.854.22-3

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
9.9Expected goalsfrom 197 unblocked attempts
-5.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes48th
Shot quality 5.0% chance per attempt3rd
Finishing -5.9 goals above expected3rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 9.9Goals 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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2014 @ PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:32
Apr 11, 2014 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:08
Apr 9, 2014 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:27
Apr 5, 2014 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:17
Apr 3, 2014 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 09:29
Apr 1, 2014 vs EDM W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 08:19
Mar 29, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 08:03
Mar 27, 2014 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:45
Mar 25, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:31
Mar 24, 2014 @ CGY L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:29
Mar 18, 2014 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 07:23
Mar 16, 2014 @ NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:42
Mar 14, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:35
Mar 8, 2014 vs MTL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:04
Mar 6, 2014 vs PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 06:59
Mar 4, 2014 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 11:06
Mar 2, 2014 @ NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:52
Feb 28, 2014 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 10:17
Jan 29, 2014 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 02:55
Jan 27, 2014 vs LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:43
Jan 25, 2014 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:06
Jan 23, 2014 vs WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:59
Jan 20, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 13:26
Jan 18, 2014 @ TBL W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 12:40
Jan 16, 2014 @ FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:00
Jan 14, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 15:07
Jan 11, 2014 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:32
Jan 9, 2014 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 11:46
Dec 31, 2013 @ ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 11:47
Dec 29, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10:44
Dec 27, 2013 @ PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 09:10
Dec 23, 2013 vs COL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:53
Dec 21, 2013 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 06:51
Dec 19, 2013 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:09
Dec 14, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 11:12
Dec 12, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:16
Dec 10, 2013 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:41
Dec 8, 2013 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:59
Dec 6, 2013 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:47
Dec 5, 2013 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:12
Dec 3, 2013 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 14:13
Nov 30, 2013 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:04
Nov 29, 2013 vs STL W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:59
Nov 27, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 14:40
Nov 23, 2013 vs NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:23
Nov 21, 2013 vs TBL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:44
Nov 17, 2013 @ CHI L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 14:36
Nov 15, 2013 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:04
Nov 14, 2013 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:32
Nov 12, 2013 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 15:09
Nov 10, 2013 @ WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:55
Nov 7, 2013 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:53
Nov 5, 2013 vs BUF L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 7 8 0 13:02
Nov 2, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 13:43
Oct 30, 2013 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 13:02
Oct 27, 2013 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:13
Oct 26, 2013 @ MTL W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:36
Oct 24, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 18:37
Oct 21, 2013 @ DET W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 17:35
Oct 19, 2013 vs CGY W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:57
Oct 17, 2013 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 16:21
Oct 15, 2013 @ STL W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:27
Oct 12, 2013 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:24
Oct 10, 2013 @ VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:15
Oct 8, 2013 vs NYR W 9-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:11
Oct 5, 2013 vs PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 16:39
Oct 3, 2013 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 17:10