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P.K. Subban

#76 · Defence · New Jersey Devils

Born May 13, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 210 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 43rd overall in 2007 by MTL (round 2)

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King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2021-22

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jake McCabe CHI · 22 P in 75 GP Nikita Zadorov CGY · 22 P in 74 GP Artem Zub OTT · 22 P in 81 GP Adam Boqvist CBJ · 22 P in 52 GP Nick Jensen WSH · 21 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.

02040602009-10: 2 points209-102010-11: 38 points3810-112011-12: 36 points3611-122012-13: 38 points3812-132013-14: 53 points5313-142014-15: 60 points6014-152015-16: 51 points5115-162016-17: 40 points4016-172017-18: 59 points5917-182018-19: 31 points3118-192019-20: 18 points1819-202020-21: 19 points1920-212021-22: 22 points2221-22

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 MTL 2 0 2 2 1 2 4 1 1.00
2010-11 MTL 77 14 24 38 -8 124 197 110 0.49
2011-12 MTL 81 7 29 36 9 119 205 105 0.44
2012-13 MTL 42 11 27 38 12 57 126 51 0.90 $3.109M
2013-14 MTL 82 10 43 53 -4 81 204 135 0.65 $2.764M
2014-15 MTL 82 15 45 60 21 74 170 97 0.73 $9M
2015-16 MTL 68 6 45 51 4 75 176 102 0.75 $9M
2016-17 NSH 66 10 30 40 -8 44 142 78 0.61 $9M
2017-18 NSH 82 16 43 59 18 82 207 111 0.72 $9M
2018-19 NSH 63 9 22 31 5 60 168 56 0.49 $9M
2019-20 NJD 68 7 11 18 -21 79 151 88 0.26 $9M
2020-21 NJD 44 5 14 19 -16 26 99 41 0.43 $9M
2021-22 NJD 77 5 17 22 -8 82 114 69 0.29 $9M
13 seasons Career 834 115 352 467 5 905 1963 1044 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 MTL 14 1 7 8 2 6 23 12 0.57
2010-11 MTL 7 2 2 4 -2 2 16 11 0.57
2012-13 MTL 5 2 2 4 -1 31 21 8 0.80
2013-14 MTL 17 5 9 14 1 24 50 36 0.82
2014-15 MTL 12 1 7 8 1 31 36 24 0.67
2016-17 NSH 22 2 10 12 5 29 39 40 0.55
2017-18 NSH 13 4 5 9 -2 10 38 29 0.69
2018-19 NSH 6 1 2 3 -3 0 18 8 0.50
8 seasons Playoffs 96 18 44 62 1 133 241 168 0.65

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 5 17 22 -8 82 114 69 0.29 4.4 18:18

Contract

$9MCap hit2021-22
$409KCap dollars per point22 points in 77 games
$4.946MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.8 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$7MValueworth 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 716 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
2020-21 to 2021-22 $9M
2018-19 to 2021-22 $9M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $9M
2014-15 to 2021-22 $9M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $2.764M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $3.109M

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Rating

+1.8Goals above replacement380th of 723 skaters, 121st of 242 defencemen
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 242 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-0.5 61st percentileEven-strength defence-0.2 45th percentilePower play-0.9 8th percentilePenalty kill+0.8 93rd percentilePenalties-2.0 8th 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

50.6Corsi for %1249 attempts for, 1219 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Expected goals for %60.2 expected for, 54.9 against
+1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.4Goals for %62 for, 61 against
99.9PDO8.8% shooting + 91.1% saves
239Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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
P.K. Subban · Ty Smith56447:1552.454.023-21
P.K. Subban · Jonas Siegenthaler48253:5551.951.210-11
P.K. Subban · Ryan Graves57230:4450.752.98-15
P.K. Subban · Colton White2171:2144.040.12-4

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
4.9Expected goalsfrom 172 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.21 expected goals per 60 minutes59th
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected55thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 241 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 5Expected 4.9

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 29, 2022 vs DET L 3-5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:35
Apr 24, 2022 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:26
Apr 23, 2022 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:06
Apr 21, 2022 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:17
Apr 18, 2022 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:01
Apr 16, 2022 @ SEA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:11
Apr 14, 2022 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:44
Apr 12, 2022 @ ARI W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 16:20
Apr 9, 2022 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:12
Apr 7, 2022 vs MTL L 4-7 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 19:07
Apr 5, 2022 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:19
Apr 3, 2022 vs NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 27 0 1 08:42
Apr 2, 2022 vs FLA L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 14:10
Mar 31, 2022 @ BOS L 1-8 0 0 0 -4 2 1 1 18:20
Mar 27, 2022 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:45
Mar 26, 2022 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:14
Mar 23, 2022 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 16:18
Mar 22, 2022 vs NYR W 7-4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 19:16
Mar 19, 2022 @ EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:43
Mar 16, 2022 @ CGY L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:20
Mar 15, 2022 @ VAN L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:44
Mar 12, 2022 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:16
Mar 10, 2022 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:48
Mar 8, 2022 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 15:17
Mar 6, 2022 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:58
Mar 4, 2022 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 16:17
Mar 1, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:04
Feb 28, 2022 vs VAN W 7-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:49
Feb 25, 2022 @ CHI L 5-8 0 0 0 -2 14 2 1 16:22
Feb 24, 2022 @ PIT W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:41
Feb 15, 2022 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 17:33
Feb 13, 2022 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:25
Feb 10, 2022 @ STL W 7-4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 16:18
Feb 8, 2022 @ MTL W 7-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19:46
Feb 7, 2022 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:41
Feb 1, 2022 vs TOR L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:32
Jan 31, 2022 @ TOR L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:55
Jan 29, 2022 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:46
Jan 27, 2022 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:16
Jan 25, 2022 vs DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:58
Jan 23, 2022 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:00
Jan 22, 2022 vs CAR W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 23:46
Jan 19, 2022 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:34
Jan 13, 2022 @ NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21:08
Jan 8, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:54
Jan 6, 2022 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 22:10
Jan 4, 2022 @ BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 26:07
Jan 2, 2022 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 4 5 1 23:58
Dec 31, 2021 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:30
Dec 29, 2021 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 3 0 5 0 17:59
Dec 14, 2021 @ PHI L 1-6 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 19:30
Dec 11, 2021 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:02
Dec 10, 2021 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:49
Dec 8, 2021 vs PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:54
Dec 6, 2021 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:14
Dec 3, 2021 @ WPG L 4-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:12
Dec 2, 2021 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:34
Nov 30, 2021 vs SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:50
Nov 28, 2021 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 19:22
Nov 26, 2021 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:24
Nov 24, 2021 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 23:33
Nov 20, 2021 @ TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 15:54
Nov 18, 2021 @ FLA L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 15:58
Nov 14, 2021 @ NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 19:01
Nov 13, 2021 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:08
Nov 11, 2021 vs NYI W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 19:13
Nov 9, 2021 vs FLA W 7-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 20:57
Nov 6, 2021 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:29
Nov 5, 2021 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:33
Nov 2, 2021 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:53
Oct 31, 2021 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18:56
Oct 30, 2021 @ PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 15:50
Oct 26, 2021 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:45
Oct 23, 2021 vs BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:39
Oct 21, 2021 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:50
Oct 19, 2021 vs SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 19:41
Oct 15, 2021 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:59