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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)

Trophy case

King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2021-22
James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Shea Weber NSH · 51 P in 78 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 51 P in 82 GP Ryan Suter MIN · 51 P in 82 GP Tyson Barrie COL · 49 P in 78 GP Dustin Byfuglien WPG · 53 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.

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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 6 45 51 4 75 176 102 0.75 3.4 26:22

Contract

$9MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$176KCap dollars per point51 points in 68 games
$3.152MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.9 goals above replacement
$2.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.6MValueworth 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 668 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 2021-22, with 6 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $9M
2016-17 $9M
2017-18 $9M
2018-19 $9M
2019-20 $9M
2020-21 $9M
2021-22 $9M

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
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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+2.9Goals above replacement310th of 675 skaters, 95th of 230 defencemen
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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 87th percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 18th percentilePower play-0.2 33rd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 64th percentilePenalties-2.6 3rd 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

52.3Corsi for %1242 attempts for, 1131 against
+0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %47.9 expected for, 45.3 against
-0.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.8Goals for %63 for, 52 against
101.3PDO9.4% shooting + 91.9% saves
203Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Andrei Markov · P.K. Subban67887:4352.151.246-37
P.K. Subban · Nathan Beaulieu36197:5856.452.36-4
Alexei Emelin · P.K. Subban2942:1652.034.72-4
P.K. Subban · Mark Barberio2027:4348.247.02-0

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.9Expected goalsfrom 247 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 2.8% chance per attempt37th
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected34thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 6.9Goals 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
Mar 10, 2016 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 29:55
Mar 8, 2016 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 28:13
Mar 5, 2016 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 26:24
Mar 3, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 28:48
Mar 2, 2016 @ ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 31:38
Feb 29, 2016 @ SJS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 26:02
Feb 27, 2016 vs TOR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 26:35
Feb 24, 2016 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 26:05
Feb 22, 2016 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 30:38
Feb 19, 2016 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 30:55
Feb 17, 2016 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 22:19
Feb 15, 2016 @ ARI L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23:13
Feb 12, 2016 @ BUF L 4-6 0 1 1 0 14 2 0 23:31
Feb 9, 2016 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 29:13
Feb 7, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 27:36
Feb 6, 2016 vs EDM W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 24:50
Feb 3, 2016 vs BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 25:27
Feb 2, 2016 @ PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 3 30:12
Jan 26, 2016 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 2 2 -1 0 1 2 27:03
Jan 25, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-5 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 23:26
Jan 23, 2016 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 31:55
Jan 19, 2016 vs BOS L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 2 2 1 31:03
Jan 17, 2016 @ CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 2 24:21
Jan 16, 2016 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 29:53
Jan 14, 2016 vs CHI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 27:54
Jan 9, 2016 vs PIT L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 30:01
Jan 6, 2016 vs NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 26:48
Jan 5, 2016 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 26:40
Jan 1, 2016 @ BOS W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 27:14
Dec 29, 2015 @ FLA L 1-3 0 1 1 0 9 3 1 23:22
Dec 28, 2015 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 29:18
Dec 26, 2015 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 29:24
Dec 22, 2015 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 29:02
Dec 21, 2015 @ NSH L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 25:09
Dec 19, 2015 @ DAL L 2-6 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 27:26
Dec 17, 2015 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 4 3 24:17
Dec 15, 2015 vs SJS L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 25:35
Dec 12, 2015 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 25:13
Dec 10, 2015 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 23:41
Dec 9, 2015 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 30:04
Dec 5, 2015 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 24:43
Dec 3, 2015 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 26:44
Dec 1, 2015 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 29:46
Nov 28, 2015 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 25:40
Nov 27, 2015 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 27:14
Nov 25, 2015 @ NYR W 5-1 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 23:46
Nov 22, 2015 vs NYI W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 0 1 2 27:24
Nov 20, 2015 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 20:30
Nov 19, 2015 vs ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 30:33
Nov 16, 2015 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 4 5 29:07
Nov 14, 2015 vs COL L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 8 1 22:04
Nov 11, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 25:42
Nov 7, 2015 vs BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 25:57
Nov 5, 2015 vs NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:44
Nov 3, 2015 vs OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 23:04
Nov 1, 2015 vs WPG W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 24:28
Oct 30, 2015 @ CGY W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 22:01
Oct 29, 2015 @ EDM L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 21:00
Oct 27, 2015 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:19
Oct 24, 2015 vs TOR W 5-3 1 1 2 -2 2 5 3 26:41
Oct 23, 2015 @ BUF W 7-2 0 3 3 4 2 0 1 23:23
Oct 20, 2015 vs STL W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 23:33
Oct 17, 2015 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 27:48
Oct 15, 2015 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 26:47
Oct 13, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:01
Oct 11, 2015 @ OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 24:19
Oct 10, 2015 @ BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 28:22
Oct 7, 2015 @ TOR W 3-1 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 24:35