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Luke Schenn

#2 · Defence · Vancouver Canucks

Born Nov 2, 1989 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CAN (age 36) · 6'2", 225 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 5th overall in 2008 by TOR (round 1)

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

Fredrik Claesson OTT · 7 P in 64 GP Brandon Davidson NYI · 7 P in 51 GP Victor Mete MTL · 7 P in 49 GP Xavier Ouellet DET · 7 P in 45 GP Andrej Sustr TBL · 7 P in 44 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.

051015202008-09: 14 points1408-092009-10: 17 points172010-11: 22 points2210-112011-12: 22 points222012-13: 11 points1112-132013-14: 12 points122014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 16 points162016-17: 8 points816-172017-18: 7 points72018-19: 2 points218-192019-20: 3 points32020-21: 4 points420-212021-22: 17 points172022-23: 22 points2222-232023-24: 7 points72024-25: 7 points724-252025-26: 7 points72026-27: 2 points226-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 TOR 70 2 12 14 -12 71 102 206 0.20 $875K
2009-10 TOR 79 5 12 17 2 50 101 173 0.22 $875K
2010-11 TOR 82 5 17 22 -7 34 128 251 0.27 $875K
2011-12 TOR 79 2 20 22 -6 62 81 270 0.28 $3.6M
2012-13 PHI 47 3 8 11 3 34 81 187 0.23 $3.6M
2013-14 PHI 79 4 8 12 0 58 78 260 0.15 $3.6M
2014-15 PHI 58 3 11 14 -2 18 67 194 0.24 $3.6M
2015-16 PHI 29 2 3 5 -7 30 19 71 0.17 $3.6M
2015-16 LAK 43 2 9 11 5 52 57 163 0.26
2016-17 ARI 78 1 7 8 -9 85 94 286 0.10 $1.25M
2017-18 ARI 64 1 6 7 -12 35 59 219 0.11 $1.25M
2018-19 ANA 8 0 0 0 -6 7 7 24 0.00 $800K
2018-19 VAN 18 0 2 2 -4 9 23 81 0.11
2019-20 TBL 25 1 2 3 -8 23 31 83 0.12 $700K
2020-21 TBL 38 2 2 4 2 51 43 99 0.11 $800K
2021-22 VAN 66 5 12 17 15 61 78 273 0.26 $850K
2022-23 VAN 55 3 18 21 9 71 68 258 0.38 $850K
2022-23 TOR 15 1 0 1 -1 13 13 60 0.07
2023-24 NSH 63 1 6 7 1 43 81 202 0.11 $2.75M
2024-25 NSH 61 1 4 5 -9 41 66 228 0.08 $2.75M
2024-25 WPG 15 0 2 2 5 4 11 72 0.13
2025-26 WPG 46 1 6 7 -11 32 32 139 0.15 $2.75M
2025-26 BUF 4 0 0 0 -1 11 3 10 0.00
2026-27 VAN 5 0 2 2 4 21 3 12 0.40 $2.25M
19 seasons Career 1127 45 169 214 -49 916 1326 3821 0.19

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 PHI 7 1 0 1 1 0 12 25 0.14
2015-16 LAK 5 1 1 2 1 6 5 20 0.40
2019-20 TBL 11 0 2 2 3 7 9 34 0.18
2020-21 TBL 8 1 0 1 1 9 5 20 0.13
2022-23 TOR 11 0 1 1 8 11 14 54 0.09
2023-24 NSH 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 14 0.00
2024-25 WPG 11 0 1 1 -8 32 11 59 0.09
2025-26 BUF 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0.00
8 seasons Playoffs 60 3 5 8 6 65 61 226 0.13

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 1 6 7 -12 35 59 219 0.11 1.7 16:23

Contract

$1.25MCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$179KCap dollars per point7 points in 64 games
-$789KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 Arizona Coyotes on Jul 23, 2016, as a new contract: 2 years and $2.5M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $1.25M $1M $0 $1M
2017-18 $1.25M $1.5M $0 $1.5M

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 1, 2026 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $2.25M $2.25M
Jul 1, 2023 Nashville Predators New contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $8.25M $2.75M
Jul 28, 2021 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.7M $850K
Oct 29, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $800K $800K
Jul 1, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $700K $700K
Jul 1, 2018 Anaheim Ducks New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $800K $800K
Jul 23, 2016 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $2.5M $1.25M
Sep 15, 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2011-12 to 2015-16 5 $18M $3.6M
Oct 7, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $8.925M $875K

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

Rating

-2.2Goals above replacement642nd of 691 skaters, 214th of 240 defencemen
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.7Goals 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-3.9 4th percentileEven-strength defence-1.6 25th percentilePower play0.0 59th percentilePenalty kill0.0 42nd percentilePenalties-0.1 76th 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.

-4-2024682010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

45.7Corsi for %826 attempts for, 981 against
-3.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.9Expected goals for %28.9 expected for, 40.1 against
-6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
36.8Goals for %21 for, 36 against
97.8PDO5.1% shooting + 92.7% saves
152Attempts 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
Luke Schenn · Kevin Connauton49401:3447.244.07-16
Alex Goligoski · Luke Schenn45261:4944.241.96-12
Luke Schenn · Oliver Ekman-Larsson42145:4243.941.25-4
Luke Schenn · Jakob Chychrun1829:1559.646.50-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.1Expected goalsfrom 101 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes16th
Shot quality 2.1% chance per attempt7th
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected24thOne 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.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 2.1Goals 1

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 ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 19:36
Apr 5, 2018 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 21:22
Apr 3, 2018 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 22:23
Mar 31, 2018 vs STL W 6-0 1 0 1 1 7 1 6 17:34
Mar 29, 2018 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20:40
Mar 28, 2018 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 22:34
Mar 26, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:51
Mar 24, 2018 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 20:25
Mar 22, 2018 @ CAR L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:43
Mar 21, 2018 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:24
Mar 10, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 15:17
Mar 7, 2018 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 15:41
Mar 5, 2018 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 16:53
Feb 6, 2018 @ WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:11
Feb 3, 2018 @ LAK L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 18:05
Feb 1, 2018 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:49
Jan 25, 2018 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17:21
Jan 22, 2018 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 16:14
Jan 20, 2018 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 18:16
Jan 18, 2018 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:58
Jan 16, 2018 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:05
Jan 6, 2018 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:19
Jan 4, 2018 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 13:11
Dec 31, 2017 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 17:23
Dec 28, 2017 vs TOR L 4-7 0 1 1 2 0 5 3 14:06
Dec 27, 2017 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:14
Dec 23, 2017 vs COL L 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14:37
Dec 22, 2017 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14:43
Dec 19, 2017 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 12:57
Dec 16, 2017 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:20
Dec 14, 2017 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 16:16
Dec 10, 2017 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:13
Dec 9, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13:50
Dec 7, 2017 @ BOS L 1-6 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 15:06
Dec 3, 2017 @ VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 12:07
Dec 2, 2017 vs NJD W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21:46
Nov 30, 2017 @ CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:15
Nov 28, 2017 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 18:56
Nov 25, 2017 vs VGK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:41
Nov 24, 2017 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:09
Nov 22, 2017 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:22
Nov 20, 2017 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:05
Nov 18, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 19:10
Nov 16, 2017 @ MTL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 18:26
Nov 14, 2017 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:02
Nov 11, 2017 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 19:13
Nov 9, 2017 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 22:23
Nov 7, 2017 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 20:21
Nov 6, 2017 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 17:49
Nov 4, 2017 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:44
Nov 2, 2017 vs BUF L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 19:47
Oct 31, 2017 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 18:38
Oct 30, 2017 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 7 14:45
Oct 28, 2017 @ NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:31
Oct 26, 2017 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:26
Oct 24, 2017 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:24
Oct 21, 2017 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 11:29
Oct 19, 2017 vs DAL L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:25
Oct 17, 2017 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 14:08
Oct 14, 2017 vs BOS L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 14:11
Oct 12, 2017 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:04
Oct 10, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 14:15
Oct 7, 2017 vs VGK L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 12:18
Oct 5, 2017 @ ANA L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:09