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Kevin Porter

#11 · Centre · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Mar 12, 1986 in Detroit, Michigan, USA · 6'0", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 119th overall in 2004 by PHX (round 4)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2015-16

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mikael Backlund CGY · 25 P in 73 GP John Madden MIN · 25 P in 76 GP Matt Hendricks WSH · 25 P in 77 GP Nate Thompson TBL · 25 P in 79 GP Ryan Jones EDM · 25 P in 81 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.

05101520252008-09: 10 points1008-092009-10: 3 points309-102010-11: 25 points2510-112011-12: 7 points711-122012-13: 9 points912-132013-14: 1 points113-142015-16: 3 points315-162016-17: 0 points016-17

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 PHX 34 5 5 10 -2 4 39 37 0.29
2009-10 PHX 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0.00
2009-10 COL 16 2 1 3 -4 0 18 12 0.19
2010-11 COL 74 14 11 25 -11 27 102 126 0.34 $660K
2011-12 COL 35 4 3 7 -2 17 32 36 0.20 $850K
2012-13 BUF 31 4 5 9 -1 10 37 56 0.29 $538K
2013-14 BUF 12 0 1 1 -5 2 3 24 0.08 $538K
2015-16 PIT 41 0 3 3 -2 0 34 96 0.07 $575K
2016-17 PIT 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0.00 $575K
8 seasons Career 249 29 29 58 -27 60 268 394 0.23

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 COL 4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 11 0.00
1 season Playoffs 4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 11 0.00

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 14 11 25 -11 27 102 126 0.34 13.7 13:49

Contract

$660KCap hitends in 2011, then RFA
$26KCap dollars per point25 points in 74 games
$1.305MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.5 goals above replacement
$714KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$54KValueworth 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 315 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 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $660K

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 2016-17 $575K
2013-14 to 2013-14 $538K
2012-13 to 2012-13 $538K
2011-12 to 2011-12 $850K
2010-11 to 2010-11 $660K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+0.5Goals above replacement470th of 672 skaters, 326th of 439 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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-1.0 32nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 58th percentilePower play-0.9 4th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 84th percentilePenalties-1.0 11th 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.

-0.500.511.52010-112011-122012-132013-142015-162016-17Goals 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

46.9Corsi for %716 attempts for, 810 against
-0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Expected goals for %31.5 expected for, 32.4 against
+0.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.8Goals for %39 for, 48 against
99.0PDO10.2% shooting + 88.9% saves
165Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Milan Hejduk · Kevin Porter · Matt Duchene23107:0246.455.35-5
Kevin Porter · Daniel Winnik · Ryan O'Reilly2571:3851.955.10-4
David Jones · Kevin Porter · Paul Stastny1466:1457.363.43-1
Milan Hejduk · Kevin Porter · Paul Stastny1845:4042.931.42-4

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.9Expected goalsfrom 150 unblocked attempts
+3.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.64 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt48th
Finishing +3.1 goals above expected82ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 14Expected 10.9

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 10, 2011 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:59
Apr 8, 2011 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:14
Apr 7, 2011 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 14:50
Apr 5, 2011 @ STL L 1-3 1 0 1 0 5 4 3 13:07
Apr 3, 2011 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 15:06
Apr 1, 2011 @ PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:45
Mar 31, 2011 vs NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:14
Mar 28, 2011 @ ANA L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:25
Mar 26, 2011 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 13:04
Mar 24, 2011 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 14:37
Mar 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 15:51
Mar 19, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 13:56
Mar 17, 2011 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:27
Mar 16, 2011 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:45
Mar 12, 2011 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 11:06
Mar 11, 2011 vs ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16:12
Mar 8, 2011 @ MIN L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:23
Mar 5, 2011 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:26
Mar 1, 2011 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:17
Feb 27, 2011 @ ANA L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 16:59
Feb 26, 2011 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 09:48
Feb 23, 2011 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 18:18
Feb 22, 2011 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:16
Feb 19, 2011 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:11
Feb 16, 2011 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 13:39
Feb 14, 2011 vs CGY L 1-9 0 1 1 -4 0 3 1 14:40
Feb 12, 2011 @ NSH L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 14:38
Feb 11, 2011 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:00
Feb 9, 2011 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:02
Feb 7, 2011 @ PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:57
Feb 5, 2011 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:38
Feb 3, 2011 vs MIN L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:56
Jan 22, 2011 vs BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 -4 0 0 3 10:13
Jan 20, 2011 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:49
Jan 18, 2011 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:38
Jan 14, 2011 @ MIN W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 13:18
Jan 12, 2011 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:33
Jan 10, 2011 vs DET W 5-4 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 14:51
Jan 8, 2011 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13:08
Jan 6, 2011 vs PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 07:59
Jan 4, 2011 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:09
Jan 2, 2011 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:09
Dec 31, 2010 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:43
Dec 30, 2010 @ EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:06
Dec 27, 2010 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:56
Dec 23, 2010 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:34
Dec 21, 2010 vs LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:38
Dec 19, 2010 vs MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 15:17
Dec 17, 2010 vs OTT W 6-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 15:16
Dec 15, 2010 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:33
Dec 13, 2010 vs CHI W 7-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14:06
Dec 11, 2010 @ WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 16:16
Dec 10, 2010 @ ATL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:33
Dec 7, 2010 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 16:16
Dec 4, 2010 @ TBL L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 10:38
Dec 3, 2010 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:13
Nov 30, 2010 vs ATL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:06
Nov 27, 2010 vs MIN W 7-4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 18:01
Nov 25, 2010 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 17:42
Nov 24, 2010 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17:07
Nov 20, 2010 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:21
Nov 19, 2010 vs NYR W 5-1 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 12:18
Nov 17, 2010 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 09:41
Nov 15, 2010 vs STL W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 16:19
Nov 13, 2010 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:35
Nov 12, 2010 @ CBJ W 5-1 0 1 1 2 4 1 2 17:24
Nov 9, 2010 vs CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:28
Nov 6, 2010 vs DAL W 5-0 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 11:02
Oct 23, 2010 vs LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:31
Oct 21, 2010 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:01
Oct 18, 2010 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:00
Oct 16, 2010 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:23
Oct 11, 2010 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:28
Oct 7, 2010 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:26