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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 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andreas Englund OTT · 3 P in 24 GP John Moore BOS · 3 P in 24 GP Andrew Peeke CBJ · 3 P in 22 GP Dennis Gilbert CHI · 3 P in 21 GP Greg Pateryn MIN · 3 P in 20 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

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
25 1 2 3 -8 23 31 83 0.12 3.2 12:27

Contract

$700KCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$233KCap dollars per point3 points in 25 games
-$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.9MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul 1, 2019, as a new contract: 1 year and $700K, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2019-20, 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
2019-20 $700K $700K $0 $700K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-2.3Goals above replacement628th of 670 skaters, 207th of 231 defencemen
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 231 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-1.1 51st percentileEven-strength defence-1.2 31st percentilePower play0.0 55th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 9th percentilePenalties-0.6 46th 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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

47.1Corsi for %226 attempts for, 254 against
-8.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.9Expected goals for %8.8 expected for, 11.2 against
-12.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
35.7Goals for %10 for, 18 against
96.5PDO8.8% shooting + 87.7% saves
49Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Luke Schenn · Mikhail Sergachev1969:0352.752.32-4
Braydon Coburn · Luke Schenn1168:3945.539.11-2
Luke Schenn · Victor Hedman1958:1644.242.23-7
Ryan McDonagh · Luke Schenn1328:5638.344.11-1

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
1.0Expected goalsfrom 42 unblocked attempts
+0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.19 expected goals per 60 minutes48th
Shot quality 2.3% chance per attempt14th
Finishing +0.0 goals above expected53rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Game 20Goals 1Expected 1.0

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 8, 2020 @ DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 13:30
Feb 27, 2020 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 04:31
Feb 22, 2020 @ ARI L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 11:51
Feb 20, 2020 @ VGK L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16:01
Feb 17, 2020 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 13:11
Feb 15, 2020 vs PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:54
Feb 13, 2020 vs EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 7 13:57
Feb 11, 2020 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 12:46
Feb 10, 2020 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 11:27
Feb 8, 2020 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 13:51
Dec 31, 2019 @ BUF W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 11:51
Dec 21, 2019 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 07:03
Dec 9, 2019 vs NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 13:07
Dec 5, 2019 vs MIN L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 08:44
Dec 3, 2019 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 10:25
Nov 30, 2019 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:32
Nov 29, 2019 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14:21
Nov 27, 2019 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 10:36
Nov 25, 2019 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 12:28
Nov 19, 2019 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 13:00
Nov 16, 2019 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:14
Nov 14, 2019 vs NYR W 9-3 1 0 1 1 4 4 4 16:11
Nov 8, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 15:25
Nov 1, 2019 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:33
Oct 30, 2019 @ NJD W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:48