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Keith Yandle

#3 · Defence · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Sep 9, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA · 6'1", 192 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 105th overall in 2005 by PHX (round 4)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Seth Jones CBJ · 57 P in 78 GP Tyson Barrie COL · 57 P in 68 GP Alex Pietrangelo STL · 54 P in 78 GP P.K. Subban NSH · 59 P in 82 GP Torey Krug BOS · 59 P in 76 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.

02040602006-07: 2 points206-072007-08: 12 points122008-09: 30 points3008-092009-10: 41 points412010-11: 59 points5910-112011-12: 43 points432012-13: 30 points3012-132013-14: 53 points532014-15: 52 points5214-152015-16: 47 points472016-17: 41 points4116-172017-18: 56 points562018-19: 62 points6218-192019-20: 45 points452020-21: 27 points2720-212021-22: 19 points19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 PHX 7 0 2 2 0 8 10 4 0.29
2007-08 PHX 43 5 7 12 -12 14 72 13 0.28
2008-09 PHX 69 4 26 30 -4 37 118 46 0.43
2009-10 PHX 82 12 29 41 16 45 145 36 0.50 $1.2M
2010-11 PHX 82 11 48 59 12 68 199 30 0.72 $1.2M
2011-12 PHX 82 11 32 43 5 51 196 31 0.52 $5.25M
2012-13 PHX 48 10 20 30 4 54 130 18 0.63 $5.25M
2013-14 PHX 82 8 45 53 -23 63 241 22 0.65 $5.25M
2014-15 ARI 63 4 37 41 -32 32 185 39 0.65 $5.25M
2014-15 NYR 21 2 9 11 6 8 47 14 0.52
2015-16 NYR 82 5 42 47 -4 40 160 43 0.57 $5.25M
2016-17 FLA 82 5 36 41 -6 39 178 28 0.50 $6.35M
2017-18 FLA 82 8 48 56 7 35 179 26 0.68 $6.35M
2018-19 FLA 82 9 53 62 -17 50 199 47 0.76 $6.35M
2019-20 FLA 69 5 40 45 0 20 129 18 0.65 $6.35M
2020-21 FLA 56 3 24 27 -8 38 113 18 0.48 $6.35M
2021-22 PHI 77 1 18 19 -47 14 105 29 0.25 $900K
16 seasons Career 1109 103 516 619 -103 616 2406 462 0.56

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 PHX 7 2 3 5 -1 4 17 6 0.71
2010-11 PHX 4 0 5 5 -5 0 9 1 1.25
2011-12 PHX 16 1 8 9 5 10 22 4 0.56
2014-15 NYR 19 2 9 11 7 10 32 9 0.58
2015-16 NYR 5 1 0 1 -4 2 16 2 0.20
2019-20 FLA 4 0 3 3 -2 0 6 1 0.75
2020-21 FLA 3 0 2 2 -2 0 3 0 0.67
7 seasons Playoffs 58 6 30 36 -2 26 105 23 0.62

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 8 48 56 7 35 179 26 0.68 4.5 24:29

Contract

$6.35MCap hit2017-18
$113KCap dollars per point56 points in 82 games
$6.985MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.2MValueworth 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 691 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
2021-22 to 2021-22 $900K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $6.35M
2018-19 to 2022-23 $6.35M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6.35M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $5.25M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $5.25M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $1.2M

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement457th of 691 skaters, 151st of 240 defencemen
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 240 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+1.5 83rd percentileEven-strength defence-5.6 3rd percentilePower play-0.4 21st percentilePenalty kill-1.4 1st percentilePenalties+0.2 86th 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. 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.

-10-5052010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

48.1Corsi for %1407 attempts for, 1521 against
-1.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.5Expected goals for %58.6 expected for, 64.7 against
-2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.7Goals for %69 for, 62 against
101.5PDO8.6% shooting + 92.9% saves
211Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Keith Yandle · Aaron Ekblad821306:5447.848.365-58
Keith Yandle · Mike Matheson5749:1750.548.02-0
Keith Yandle · Mark Pysyk2735:1848.524.30-2
Keith Yandle · MacKenzie Weegar1612:3148.029.70-0

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.2Expected goalsfrom 245 unblocked attempts
+0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.22 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 3.0% chance per attempt49th
Finishing +0.8 goals above expected64thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 242 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 8Expected 7.2

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 8, 2018 @ BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 26:02
Apr 7, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:30
Apr 5, 2018 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22:37
Apr 3, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:06
Apr 2, 2018 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:01
Mar 31, 2018 @ BOS L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:09
Mar 29, 2018 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 23:15
Mar 28, 2018 @ TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 25:07
Mar 26, 2018 @ NYI W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 23:58
Mar 24, 2018 vs ARI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 25:53
Mar 22, 2018 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 23:52
Mar 20, 2018 @ OTT W 7-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 20:28
Mar 19, 2018 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:28
Mar 17, 2018 vs EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 25:06
Mar 15, 2018 vs BOS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 27:59
Mar 12, 2018 vs OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 2 5 2 22:57
Mar 10, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 22:29
Mar 8, 2018 vs MTL W 5-0 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 20:54
Mar 6, 2018 @ TBL L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 24:02
Mar 4, 2018 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:30
Mar 2, 2018 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 23:40
Mar 1, 2018 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:39
Feb 27, 2018 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:16
Feb 24, 2018 vs PIT W 6-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 24:50
Feb 22, 2018 vs WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 26:27
Feb 20, 2018 @ TOR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25:43
Feb 18, 2018 @ WPG L 2-7 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 22:25
Feb 17, 2018 @ CGY W 6-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22:28
Feb 14, 2018 @ VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 27:04
Feb 12, 2018 @ EDM W 7-5 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 24:35
Feb 9, 2018 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 25:01
Feb 6, 2018 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 24:35
Feb 3, 2018 vs DET W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 25:02
Feb 1, 2018 @ BUF W 4-2 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 26:16
Jan 30, 2018 @ NYI W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 21:34
Jan 25, 2018 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 26:23
Jan 23, 2018 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 5 2 0 25:17
Jan 20, 2018 @ NSH L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 24:06
Jan 19, 2018 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:27
Jan 12, 2018 vs CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 24:56
Jan 9, 2018 @ STL W 7-4 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 22:44
Jan 7, 2018 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 25:18
Jan 5, 2018 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 22:42
Jan 2, 2018 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 22:12
Dec 30, 2017 vs MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:23
Dec 28, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28:42
Dec 23, 2017 vs OTT W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25:21
Dec 22, 2017 vs MIN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 28:46
Dec 19, 2017 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 25:19
Dec 17, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 24:10
Dec 14, 2017 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:25
Dec 12, 2017 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 26:27
Dec 11, 2017 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:47
Dec 9, 2017 vs COL L 3-7 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 26:09
Dec 7, 2017 vs WPG W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 25:12
Dec 4, 2017 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 26:45
Dec 2, 2017 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 27:16
Dec 1, 2017 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:20
Nov 28, 2017 @ NYR W 5-4 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 25:02
Nov 27, 2017 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:35
Nov 25, 2017 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:41
Nov 22, 2017 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26:15
Nov 19, 2017 @ ANA L 2-3 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 27:26
Nov 18, 2017 @ LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 24:33
Nov 16, 2017 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:13
Nov 14, 2017 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 27:47
Nov 11, 2017 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:56
Nov 10, 2017 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 23:53
Nov 7, 2017 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 27:52
Nov 4, 2017 vs NYR L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 23:55
Nov 2, 2017 vs CBJ L 3-7 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 18:10
Oct 30, 2017 vs TBL L 5-8 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 22:41
Oct 28, 2017 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 26:06
Oct 26, 2017 vs ANA W 8-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 21:12
Oct 24, 2017 @ MTL L 1-5 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 22:23
Oct 21, 2017 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:01
Oct 20, 2017 vs PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25:16
Oct 17, 2017 @ PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:20
Oct 14, 2017 @ PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 23:27
Oct 12, 2017 vs STL W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 22:36
Oct 7, 2017 vs TBL W 5-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 23:26
Oct 6, 2017 @ TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 5 1 23:15