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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Torey Krug BOS · 59 P in 76 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 60 P in 82 GP Seth Jones CBJ · 57 P in 78 GP Tyson Barrie COL · 57 P in 68 GP Keith Yandle FLA · 56 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.

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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 16 43 59 18 82 207 111 0.72 7.7 24:07

Contract

$9MCap hit2017-18
$153KCap dollars per point59 points in 82 games
$1.41MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.4 goals above replacement
$4.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.3MValueworth 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
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 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

+6.4Goals above replacement152nd of 691 skaters, 41st of 240 defencemen
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals 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+1.3 81st percentileEven-strength defence-1.8 22nd percentilePower play+0.7 95th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 95th percentilePenalties-1.2 29th 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

51.7Corsi for %1407 attempts for, 1317 against
+0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Expected goals for %57.0 expected for, 56.4 against
-1.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.9Goals for %66 for, 48 against
102.0PDO8.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
266Attempts 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
Alexei Emelin · P.K. Subban68774:3947.847.330-23
P.K. Subban · Mattias Ekholm70520:2156.255.226-21
P.K. Subban · Roman Josi3943:3364.059.86-0
P.K. Subban · Ryan Ellis2420:3531.617.52-2

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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.6Expected goalsfrom 286 unblocked attempts
+6.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes67th
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt33rd
Finishing +6.4 goals above expected99thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 14Expected 7.6

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 7, 2018 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:19
Apr 5, 2018 @ WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 24:12
Apr 3, 2018 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 24:23
Apr 1, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 23:50
Mar 31, 2018 vs BUF L 4-7 1 0 1 -3 0 2 2 22:13
Mar 29, 2018 vs SJS W 5-3 0 1 1 3 2 4 0 24:50
Mar 27, 2018 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25:41
Mar 25, 2018 @ WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 26:40
Mar 24, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 26:10
Mar 22, 2018 vs TOR L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 25:07
Mar 19, 2018 @ BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 20:54
Mar 16, 2018 @ COL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 4 5 2 23:20
Mar 15, 2018 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 23:10
Mar 13, 2018 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 24:11
Mar 10, 2018 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 6 1 25:50
Mar 8, 2018 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:27
Mar 6, 2018 vs DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:15
Mar 4, 2018 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 24:11
Mar 2, 2018 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 22:54
Mar 1, 2018 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:10
Feb 27, 2018 @ WPG W 6-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 26:52
Feb 25, 2018 vs STL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 25:35
Feb 22, 2018 vs SJS W 7-1 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 19:37
Feb 20, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 0 1 1 0 12 1 1 25:14
Feb 19, 2018 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 23:50
Feb 17, 2018 vs DET L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 2 3 3 22:37
Feb 15, 2018 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 23:50
Feb 13, 2018 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 25:01
Feb 10, 2018 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 26:51
Feb 8, 2018 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 4 3 22:36
Feb 7, 2018 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 25:52
Feb 5, 2018 @ NYI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 9 0 22:57
Feb 3, 2018 vs NYR W 5-2 1 1 2 4 0 5 0 23:14
Feb 1, 2018 vs LAK W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23:58
Jan 30, 2018 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 24:06
Jan 25, 2018 @ NJD W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 20:26
Jan 23, 2018 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 23:59
Jan 20, 2018 vs FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 20:19
Jan 18, 2018 vs ARI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 23:10
Jan 16, 2018 vs VGK W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 24:12
Jan 9, 2018 vs EDM W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 24:34
Jan 6, 2018 @ LAK W 4-3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 26:06
Jan 4, 2018 @ ARI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 22:11
Jan 2, 2018 @ VGK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21:52
Dec 30, 2017 vs MIN W 3-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 24:30
Dec 29, 2017 @ MIN L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 26:53
Dec 27, 2017 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:39
Dec 23, 2017 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 26:34
Dec 21, 2017 vs CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 24:48
Dec 19, 2017 vs WPG L 4-6 1 0 1 -2 0 3 2 23:41
Dec 16, 2017 @ CGY W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 22:46
Dec 14, 2017 @ EDM W 4-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 22:10
Dec 13, 2017 @ VAN W 7-1 2 0 2 2 12 4 1 22:07
Dec 8, 2017 vs VGK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 23:33
Dec 5, 2017 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 23:53
Dec 4, 2017 vs BOS W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:36
Dec 2, 2017 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 23:07
Nov 30, 2017 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 24:26
Nov 28, 2017 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 22:19
Nov 26, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 24:26
Nov 24, 2017 @ STL W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 21:04
Nov 22, 2017 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 5 24:04
Nov 20, 2017 vs WPG W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 22:26
Nov 18, 2017 vs COL W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 24:33
Nov 16, 2017 @ MIN L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:15
Nov 14, 2017 vs WSH W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:47
Nov 11, 2017 vs PIT W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -2 2 2 0 24:20
Nov 7, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:45
Nov 4, 2017 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 25:44
Nov 3, 2017 @ ANA W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 22:01
Nov 1, 2017 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 21:21
Oct 28, 2017 vs NYI L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 22:57
Oct 27, 2017 @ CHI W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 4 1 1 24:52
Oct 24, 2017 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 28:29
Oct 21, 2017 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 27:55
Oct 19, 2017 @ PHI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:41
Oct 17, 2017 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 25:54
Oct 14, 2017 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 26:43
Oct 12, 2017 vs DAL W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 4 3 28:41
Oct 10, 2017 vs PHI W 6-5 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 24:35
Oct 7, 2017 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 25:02
Oct 5, 2017 @ BOS L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 3 28:01