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Cody Franson

#11 · Defence · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Aug 8, 1987 in Sicamous, British Columbia, CAN · 6'5", 224 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 79th overall in 2005 by NSH (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

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

Christian Ehrhoff BUF · 33 P in 79 GP Jason Garrison VAN · 33 P in 81 GP Jack Johnson CBJ · 33 P in 82 GP Justin Schultz EDM · 33 P in 74 GP Slava Voynov LAK · 34 P in 82 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.

01020302009-10: 21 points2109-102010-11: 29 points2910-112011-12: 21 points2111-122012-13: 29 points2912-132013-14: 33 points3313-142014-15: 36 points3614-152015-16: 17 points1715-162016-17: 19 points1916-172017-18: 7 points717-18

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 NSH 61 6 15 21 15 16 90 55 0.34
2010-11 NSH 80 8 21 29 10 30 156 81 0.36 $800K
2011-12 TOR 57 5 16 21 -1 22 65 102 0.37 $800K
2012-13 TOR 45 4 25 29 4 8 70 124 0.64 $1.2M
2013-14 TOR 79 5 28 33 -20 30 115 282 0.42 $2M
2014-15 TOR 55 6 26 32 -7 26 92 153 0.58 $3.3M
2014-15 NSH 23 1 3 4 0 2 35 24 0.17
2015-16 BUF 59 4 13 17 -5 26 92 61 0.29 $3.325M
2016-17 BUF 68 3 16 19 -5 34 93 87 0.28 $3.325M
2017-18 CHI 23 1 6 7 -1 8 51 18 0.30 $1M
9 seasons Career 550 43 169 212 -10 202 859 987 0.39

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 NSH 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 4 0.25
2010-11 NSH 12 1 5 6 0 0 22 8 0.50
2012-13 TOR 7 3 3 6 0 0 15 33 0.86
2014-15 NSH 5 0 2 2 1 0 6 14 0.40
4 seasons Playoffs 28 4 11 15 2 2 48 59 0.54

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 5 28 33 -20 30 115 282 0.42 4.3 20:41

Contract

$2MCap hit2013-14
$61KCap dollars per point33 points in 79 games
$470KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.3 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$978KValueworth 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
2017-18 to 2017-18 $1M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $3.3M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $2M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.2M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $800K

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

+4.3Goals above replacement244th of 672 skaters, 71st of 234 defencemen
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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-1.8 29th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 64th percentilePower play+0.2 86th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 29th percentilePenalties-0.2 66th 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.

024682010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

44.9Corsi for %1037 attempts for, 1274 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.2Expected goals for %39.0 expected for, 51.3 against
-0.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.1Goals for %45 for, 57 against
100.0PDO8.2% shooting + 91.8% saves
168Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Cody Franson · Jake Gardiner70604:1046.941.117-20
Cody Franson · Morgan Rielly49220:5741.741.09-14
Tim Gleason · Cody Franson24141:4843.855.34-8
Paul Ranger · Cody Franson3161:4340.731.32-3

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.6Expected goalsfrom 173 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.17 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt27th
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected63rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 5Expected 4.6

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 @ OTT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:09
Apr 10, 2014 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:28
Apr 8, 2014 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:28
Apr 5, 2014 vs WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:15
Apr 3, 2014 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 0 6 15:04
Apr 1, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 14:01
Mar 29, 2014 vs DET L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 2 5 19:27
Mar 28, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 22:00
Mar 25, 2014 vs STL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 2 3 3 19:30
Mar 23, 2014 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 21:41
Mar 22, 2014 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 6 24:39
Mar 19, 2014 vs TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 4 7 21:39
Mar 18, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:25
Mar 16, 2014 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 22:29
Mar 13, 2014 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 18:06
Mar 10, 2014 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:44
Mar 8, 2014 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:34
Mar 5, 2014 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:17
Mar 3, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 5 16:27
Mar 1, 2014 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:36
Feb 27, 2014 @ NYI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:12
Feb 8, 2014 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 13:14
Feb 6, 2014 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15:23
Feb 4, 2014 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:50
Feb 1, 2014 vs OTT W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 21:09
Jan 30, 2014 vs FLA W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 19:12
Jan 28, 2014 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21:27
Jan 25, 2014 @ WPG L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 4 20:12
Jan 23, 2014 @ DAL L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:17
Jan 21, 2014 @ COL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 23:04
Jan 20, 2014 @ PHX W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:05
Jan 18, 2014 vs MTL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 2 1 8 19:42
Jan 15, 2014 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:53
Jan 14, 2014 @ BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:04
Jan 12, 2014 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 20:39
Jan 10, 2014 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 22:36
Jan 9, 2014 @ CAR L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 24:21
Jan 7, 2014 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 23:42
Jan 4, 2014 vs NYR L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 2 4 6 23:04
Jan 1, 2014 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 23:13
Dec 29, 2013 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 23:22
Dec 27, 2013 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 1 6 23:57
Dec 23, 2013 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 23:40
Dec 21, 2013 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 7 22:33
Dec 19, 2013 vs PHX W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 20:53
Dec 17, 2013 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 23:36
Dec 16, 2013 @ PIT L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 5 19:26
Dec 14, 2013 vs CHI W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 24:56
Dec 12, 2013 @ STL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:53
Dec 11, 2013 vs LAK L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 22:14
Dec 8, 2013 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 21:26
Dec 7, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 21:02
Dec 5, 2013 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 22:58
Nov 29, 2013 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 15:56
Nov 27, 2013 @ PIT L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 19:01
Nov 25, 2013 vs CBJ L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 19:19
Nov 23, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:18
Nov 21, 2013 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:36
Nov 19, 2013 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 20:56
Nov 16, 2013 vs BUF W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 21:24
Nov 15, 2013 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:26
Nov 13, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 19:28
Nov 9, 2013 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 17:45
Nov 8, 2013 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 22:48
Nov 2, 2013 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 23:19
Oct 30, 2013 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 20:33
Oct 29, 2013 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:38
Oct 26, 2013 vs PIT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 16:36
Oct 25, 2013 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 23:05
Oct 22, 2013 vs ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 20:33
Oct 19, 2013 @ CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 22:12
Oct 17, 2013 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:13
Oct 15, 2013 vs MIN W 4-1 0 2 2 1 2 1 4 19:11
Oct 12, 2013 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 0 2 2 -2 0 2 6 20:29
Oct 10, 2013 @ NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 18:46
Oct 8, 2013 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 24:00
Oct 5, 2013 vs OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 2 3 4 23:26
Oct 2, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 22:37
Oct 1, 2013 @ MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 25:27