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Cam Atkinson

#13 · Right wing · Tampa Bay Lightning

Born Jun 5, 1989 in Riverside, Connecticut, USA · 5'8", 178 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 157th overall in 2008 by CBJ (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Gatcomb NYI · 9 P in 39 GP Tyson Jost CAR · 9 P in 39 GP Adam Edstrom NYR · 9 P in 51 GP Tyler Motte DET · 9 P in 55 GP Carl Grundstrom SJS · 9 P in 56 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.

02040602011-12: 14 points1411-122012-13: 18 points1812-132013-14: 40 points4013-142014-15: 40 points4014-152015-16: 53 points5315-162016-17: 62 points6216-172017-18: 46 points4617-182018-19: 69 points6918-192019-20: 26 points2619-202020-21: 34 points3420-212021-22: 50 points5021-222023-24: 28 points2823-242024-25: 9 points924-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 CBJ 27 7 7 14 1 14 66 23 0.52 $775K
2012-13 CBJ 35 9 9 18 9 4 91 24 0.51 $775K
2013-14 CBJ 79 21 19 40 -4 18 216 55 0.51 $1.15M
2014-15 CBJ 78 22 18 40 -2 22 212 55 0.51 $1.15M
2015-16 CBJ 81 27 26 53 -8 22 226 47 0.65 $3.5M
2016-17 CBJ 82 35 27 62 13 22 240 33 0.76 $3.5M
2017-18 CBJ 65 24 22 46 19 14 231 32 0.71 $3.5M
2018-19 CBJ 80 41 28 69 3 20 295 27 0.86 $5.875M
2019-20 CBJ 44 12 14 26 2 6 148 18 0.59 $5.875M
2020-21 CBJ 56 15 19 34 -16 4 158 22 0.61 $5.875M
2021-22 PHI 73 23 27 50 -2 10 215 20 0.68 $5.875M
2023-24 PHI 70 13 15 28 -22 27 175 35 0.40 $5.875M
2024-25 TBL 39 4 5 9 -4 11 47 15 0.23 $900K
13 seasons Career 809 253 236 489 -11 194 2320 406 0.60

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 CBJ 6 1 2 3 1 0 13 10 0.50
2016-17 CBJ 5 2 1 3 -3 0 14 6 0.60
2017-18 CBJ 6 2 2 4 -3 2 25 5 0.67
2018-19 CBJ 10 2 6 8 2 4 33 10 0.80
2019-20 CBJ 8 3 5 8 3 4 20 3 1.00
5 seasons Playoffs 35 10 16 26 0 10 105 34 0.74

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
39 4 5 9 -4 11 47 15 0.23 8.5 9:00

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$100KCap dollars per point9 points in 39 games
-$91KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$991KValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul 2, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $900K, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent. The Philadelphia Flyers still count $2.358M this season for an earlier contract of his that was bought out.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $900K $900K $0 $900K

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 2, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $900K $900K
Nov 16, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension bought out by the Philadelphia Flyers, Jun 28, 2024 2018-19 to 2023-24 7 $41.125M $5.875M
Mar 2, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $10.5M $3.5M
Aug 26, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $2.3M $1.15M
Mar 27, 2011 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2011-12 to 2012-13 2 $1.75M $775K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

-1.1Goals above replacement602nd of 698 skaters, 404th of 456 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 ranked forwards: 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-0.4 48th percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 24th percentilePower play-0.4 24th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties+0.2 47th 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 forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player.

-50510152011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222024-25Goals 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

44.2Corsi for %258 attempts for, 326 against
-5.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.4Expected goals for %10.8 expected for, 15.2 against
-10.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.8Goals for %13 for, 16 against
99.6PDO9.4% shooting + 90.2% saves
60Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Cam Atkinson · Luke Glendening · Zemgus Girgensons1255:5452.060.00-1
Cam Atkinson · Luke Glendening · Mitchell Chaffee1138:5634.142.02-2
Cam Atkinson · Gage Goncalves · Conor Geekie736:2840.432.81-0
Cam Atkinson · Luke Glendening · Michael Eyssimont931:2959.442.31-0

The lines 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 lines 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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.9Expected goalsfrom 59 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.67 expected goals per 60 minutes35th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt16th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected54thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Goals 4Expected 3.9

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. 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
Apr 17, 2025 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:41
Mar 13, 2025 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 07:06
Mar 4, 2025 vs CBJ W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:21
Feb 23, 2025 vs SEA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10:34
Feb 9, 2025 @ MTL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 09:50
Feb 6, 2025 vs OTT W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 07:41
Feb 4, 2025 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:50
Feb 1, 2025 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 05:29
Jan 30, 2025 vs LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 08:40
Jan 24, 2025 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:27
Jan 21, 2025 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:09
Jan 20, 2025 @ TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:59
Jan 18, 2025 vs DET W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 10:09
Jan 16, 2025 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 07:13
Jan 14, 2025 @ BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10:30
Jan 12, 2025 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 07:26
Jan 9, 2025 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 06:28
Jan 4, 2025 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:27
Dec 29, 2024 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:27
Dec 28, 2024 vs NYR W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:16
Dec 23, 2024 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:50
Dec 22, 2024 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 09:04
Dec 10, 2024 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:48
Dec 5, 2024 vs SJS W 8-1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 14:38
Nov 30, 2024 vs TOR L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 11:28
Nov 29, 2024 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:19
Nov 27, 2024 vs WSH L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:35
Nov 21, 2024 @ CBJ L 6-7 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:26
Nov 7, 2024 vs PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:54
Nov 5, 2024 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:34
Nov 3, 2024 @ WPG L 4-7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 09:20
Nov 1, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:32
Oct 30, 2024 @ COL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:53
Oct 28, 2024 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 08:37
Oct 26, 2024 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:59
Oct 24, 2024 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:41
Oct 21, 2024 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 09:29
Oct 17, 2024 vs VGK W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 09:11
Oct 11, 2024 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:42