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Claude Giroux

#28 · Right wing · Ottawa Senators

Born Jan 12, 1988 in Hearst, Ontario, CAN (age 38) · 5'11", 186 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 22nd overall in 2006 by PHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

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

Nikita Kucherov TBL · 100 P in 80 GP Evgeni Malkin PIT · 98 P in 78 GP Nathan MacKinnon COL · 97 P in 74 GP Connor McDavid EDM · 108 P in 82 GP Taylor Hall NJD · 93 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.

0501002007-08: 0 points007-082008-09: 27 points272009-10: 47 points4709-102010-11: 76 points762011-12: 93 points9311-122012-13: 48 points482013-14: 86 points8613-142014-15: 73 points732015-16: 67 points6715-162016-17: 58 points582017-18: 102 points10217-182018-19: 85 points852019-20: 53 points5319-202020-21: 43 points432021-22: 65 points6521-222022-23: 79 points792023-24: 64 points6423-242024-25: 50 points502025-26: 49 points4925-262026-27: 3 points3

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 PHI 2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0.00 $850K
2008-09 PHI 42 9 18 27 10 14 67 41 0.64 $822K
2009-10 PHI 82 16 31 47 -9 23 145 76 0.57 $822K
2010-11 PHI 82 25 51 76 20 47 169 117 0.93 $822K
2011-12 PHI 77 28 65 93 6 29 242 70 1.21 $3.75M
2012-13 PHI 48 13 35 48 -7 22 137 57 1.00 $3.75M
2013-14 PHI 82 28 58 86 7 46 223 90 1.05 $3.75M
2014-15 PHI 81 25 48 73 -3 36 279 110 0.90 $8.275M
2015-16 PHI 78 22 45 67 -8 53 241 83 0.86 $8.275M
2016-17 PHI 82 14 44 58 -15 38 199 68 0.71 $8.275M
2017-18 PHI 82 34 68 102 28 20 193 30 1.24 $8.275M
2018-19 PHI 82 22 63 85 9 24 229 28 1.04 $8.275M
2019-20 PHI 69 21 32 53 7 28 197 45 0.77 $8.275M
2020-21 PHI 54 16 27 43 -4 12 120 32 0.80 $8.275M
2021-22 PHI 57 18 24 42 -12 20 154 48 0.74 $8.275M
2021-22 FLA 18 3 20 23 7 6 51 20 1.28
2022-23 OTT 82 35 44 79 4 34 214 75 0.96 $6.5M
2023-24 OTT 82 21 43 64 -14 26 183 40 0.78 $6.5M
2024-25 OTT 81 15 35 50 -8 18 138 64 0.62 $6.5M
2025-26 OTT 82 14 35 49 20 22 138 65 0.60 $2M
2026-27 OTT 5 0 3 3 2 2 8 7 0.60 $2M
20 seasons Career 1350 379 789 1168 38 520 3329 1166 0.87

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 PHI 6 2 3 5 2 6 9 6 0.83
2009-10 PHI 23 10 11 21 7 4 47 27 0.91
2010-11 PHI 11 1 11 12 2 8 21 26 1.09
2011-12 PHI 10 8 9 17 2 13 36 7 1.70
2013-14 PHI 7 2 4 6 2 2 16 12 0.86
2015-16 PHI 6 0 1 1 -2 2 10 11 0.17
2017-18 PHI 6 1 2 3 -10 2 12 3 0.50
2019-20 PHI 13 1 7 8 -1 2 31 13 0.62
2021-22 FLA 10 3 5 8 2 0 25 13 0.80
2024-25 OTT 6 1 4 5 3 0 7 7 0.83
2025-26 OTT 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 0.00
11 seasons Playoffs 102 29 57 86 7 39 225 133 0.84

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 34 68 102 28 20 193 30 1.24 17.6 20:22

Contract

$8.275MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$81KCap dollars per point102 points in 82 games
$512KCap dollars per goal above replacement16.1 goals above replacement
$10.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.6MValueworth 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

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jul 4, 2013, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $66.2M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2021-22, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $8.275M $5M $5M $10M
2015-16 $8.275M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2016-17 $8.275M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2017-18 $8.275M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2018-19 $8.275M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2019-20 $8.275M $5M $3M $8M NMC
2020-21 $8.275M $7.2M $0 $7.2M NMC
2021-22 $8.275M $4M $1M $5M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 7, 2026 Ottawa Senators New contract (35+) 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $2M $2M
2025-26 to 2025-26 $2M
Jul 13, 2022 Ottawa Senators New contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $19.5M $6.5M
Jul 4, 2013 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 2014-15 to 2021-22 8 $66.2M $8.275M
Nov 8, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $11.25M $3.75M
Jul 23, 2007 Philadelphia Flyers Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 signed for 2007-08, slid 3 $2.55M $822K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+16.1Goals above replacement5th of 691 skaters, 5th of 451 forwards
+2.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+11.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+6.8 94th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 26th percentilePower play+2.3 95th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 98th percentilePenalties+2.8 98th 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.

051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

52.9Corsi for %1198 attempts for, 1065 against
+4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %53.9 expected for, 45.1 against
+7.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.0Goals for %75 for, 44 against
103.6PDO11.4% shooting + 92.2% saves
227Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Claude Giroux · Sean Couturier · Travis Konecny47494:4754.859.233-19
Claude Giroux · Jakub Voracek · Sean Couturier52368:5156.653.424-10
Claude Giroux · Wayne Simmonds · Sean Couturier32130:1252.656.75-2
Claude Giroux · Sean Couturier · Michael Raffl1862:4755.661.38-4

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.

33Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.0Expected goalsfrom 247 unblocked attempts
+16.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.61 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt31st
Finishing +16.0 goals above expected99thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 33Expected 17.0

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 7, 2018 vs NYR W 5-0 3 0 3 4 0 3 1 16:16
Apr 5, 2018 vs CAR W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 15:23
Apr 3, 2018 @ NYI L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 20:48
Apr 1, 2018 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 18:52
Mar 28, 2018 @ COL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 21:08
Mar 27, 2018 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 20:33
Mar 25, 2018 @ PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 21:56
Mar 22, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 18:25
Mar 20, 2018 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 3 3 -1 0 3 0 23:54
Mar 18, 2018 vs WSH W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 21:02
Mar 17, 2018 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 20:44
Mar 15, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 19:33
Mar 12, 2018 vs VGK L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 22:41
Mar 10, 2018 vs WPG W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:30
Mar 8, 2018 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 22:47
Mar 7, 2018 vs PIT L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 21:40
Mar 4, 2018 @ FLA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:52
Mar 3, 2018 @ TBL L 6-7 (SO) 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 25:57
Mar 1, 2018 vs CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 20:14
Feb 26, 2018 @ MTL W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 21:57
Feb 24, 2018 @ OTT W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 20:43
Feb 22, 2018 vs CBJ W 2-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:23
Feb 20, 2018 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21:49
Feb 18, 2018 @ NYR W 7-4 1 2 3 2 0 4 1 17:30
Feb 16, 2018 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20:30
Feb 13, 2018 vs NJD L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 21:08
Feb 11, 2018 @ VGK W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 13:04
Feb 10, 2018 @ ARI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 18:47
Feb 8, 2018 vs MTL W 5-3 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 17:07
Feb 6, 2018 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:20
Feb 3, 2018 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 22:36
Feb 1, 2018 @ NJD L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:20
Jan 31, 2018 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23:18
Jan 25, 2018 vs TBL L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 6 0 21:53
Jan 23, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:46
Jan 21, 2018 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:13
Jan 20, 2018 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 20:35
Jan 18, 2018 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:22
Jan 16, 2018 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:37
Jan 13, 2018 @ NJD W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20:29
Jan 7, 2018 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:10
Jan 6, 2018 vs STL W 6-3 1 2 3 -1 0 4 0 21:05
Jan 4, 2018 vs NYI W 6-4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 22:29
Jan 2, 2018 vs PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:05
Dec 29, 2017 @ TBL W 5-3 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 19:54
Dec 28, 2017 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 22:55
Dec 23, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 23:16
Dec 22, 2017 @ BUF L 2-4 0 2 2 -2 0 3 0 22:17
Dec 20, 2017 vs DET W 4-3 0 3 3 2 2 3 0 17:55
Dec 18, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 21:38
Dec 16, 2017 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 21:49
Dec 14, 2017 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:31
Dec 12, 2017 vs TOR W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 18:31
Dec 7, 2017 @ VAN W 4-1 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 21:40
Dec 6, 2017 @ EDM W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 22:08
Dec 4, 2017 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:10
Dec 2, 2017 vs BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:20
Nov 28, 2017 vs SJS L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 18:15
Nov 27, 2017 @ PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 -2 0 2 0 20:49
Nov 24, 2017 vs NYI L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 20:08
Nov 22, 2017 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 20:47
Nov 21, 2017 vs VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:26
Nov 18, 2017 vs CGY L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:33
Nov 16, 2017 @ WPG L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:39
Nov 14, 2017 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:46
Nov 11, 2017 vs MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23:00
Nov 9, 2017 vs CHI W 3-1 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 16:59
Nov 4, 2017 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 23:50
Nov 2, 2017 @ STL W 2-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20:36
Nov 1, 2017 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 22:18
Oct 30, 2017 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 21:40
Oct 28, 2017 @ TOR W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:44
Oct 26, 2017 @ OTT L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:51
Oct 24, 2017 vs ANA L 2-6 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 20:56
Oct 21, 2017 vs EDM W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 19:48
Oct 19, 2017 vs NSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:06
Oct 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 16:41
Oct 14, 2017 vs WSH W 8-2 2 2 4 3 0 4 0 14:50
Oct 10, 2017 @ NSH L 5-6 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 18:22
Oct 7, 2017 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:14
Oct 5, 2017 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:25
Oct 4, 2017 @ SJS W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:30