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Evander Kane

#91 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Vancouver Canucks

Born Aug 2, 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN · 6'2", 218 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 4th overall in 2009 by ATL (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jeff Carter LAK · 33 P in 48 GP Justin Williams LAK · 33 P in 48 GP David Krejci BOS · 33 P in 47 GP Tomas Plekanec MTL · 33 P in 47 GP Troy Brouwer WSH · 33 P in 47 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.

020402009-10: 26 points2609-102010-11: 43 points432011-12: 57 points5711-122012-13: 33 points332013-14: 41 points4113-142014-15: 22 points222015-16: 35 points3515-162016-17: 43 points432017-18: 54 points5417-182018-19: 56 points562019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 49 points492021-22: 39 points3921-222022-23: 28 points282023-24: 44 points4423-242025-26: 31 points31

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 ATL 66 14 12 26 2 62 127 97 0.39 $900K
2010-11 ATL 73 19 24 43 -12 68 234 154 0.59 $900K
2011-12 WPG 74 30 27 57 11 53 287 173 0.77 $900K
2012-13 WPG 48 17 16 33 -3 80 190 147 0.69 $5.25M
2013-14 WPG 63 19 22 41 -7 66 250 173 0.65 $5.25M
2014-15 WPG 37 10 12 22 -1 56 126 119 0.59 $5.25M
2015-16 BUF 65 20 15 35 -14 91 271 171 0.54 $5.25M
2016-17 BUF 70 28 15 43 -17 113 260 109 0.61 $5.25M
2017-18 BUF 61 20 20 40 -14 57 227 120 0.66 $5.25M
2017-18 SJS 17 9 5 14 5 25 80 39 0.82
2018-19 SJS 75 30 26 56 -4 153 268 173 0.75 $7M
2019-20 SJS 64 26 21 47 -12 122 216 135 0.73 $7M
2020-21 SJS 56 22 27 49 -1 42 194 97 0.88 $7M
2021-22 EDM 43 22 17 39 25 60 152 135 0.91 $2.109M
2022-23 EDM 41 16 12 28 -4 53 146 124 0.68 $5.125M
2023-24 EDM 77 24 20 44 -4 85 220 250 0.57 $5.125M
2025-26 VAN 71 13 18 31 -20 92 171 111 0.44 $5.125M
16 seasons Career 1001 339 309 648 -70 1278 3419 2327 0.65

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 SJS 9 4 1 5 -5 23 35 23 0.56
2018-19 SJS 20 2 6 8 -4 61 57 81 0.40
2021-22 EDM 15 13 4 17 2 37 57 73 1.13
2022-23 EDM 12 3 2 5 -3 46 38 52 0.42
2023-24 EDM 20 4 4 8 -7 37 44 64 0.40
2024-25 EDM 21 6 6 12 4 44 47 95 0.57
6 seasons Playoffs 97 32 23 55 -13 248 278 388 0.57

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 17 16 33 -3 80 190 147 0.69 8.9 20:27

Contract

$5.25MCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$159KCap dollars per point33 points in 48 games
$935KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.6 goals above replacement
$5.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$137KValueworth 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 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Sep 15, 2012, as a new contract: 6 years and $31.5M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2017-18, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $5.25M $3M $0 $3M
2013-14 $5.25M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2014-15 $5.25M $6M $0 $6M
2015-16 $5.25M $6M $0 $6M
2016-17 $5.25M $6M $0 $6M
2017-18 $5.25M $6M $0 $6M

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 12, 2022 Edmonton Oilers Extension 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $20.5M $5.125M
Jan 27, 2022 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $1.375M $2.109M
May 24, 2018 San Jose Sharks Extension 2018-19 to 2024-25 7 $49M $7M
Sep 15, 2012 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2012-13 to 2017-18 6 $31.5M $5.25M
Jul 20, 2009 Atlanta Thrashers Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $9.3M $900K

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+5.6Goals above replacement83rd of 605 skaters, 66th of 397 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+4.2 92nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 49th percentilePower play-1.0 2nd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 70th percentilePenalties-0.5 15th 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. 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Goals 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

48.9Corsi for %722 attempts for, 755 against
-0.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.0Expected goals for %32.7 expected for, 30.1 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.3Goals for %34 for, 35 against
100.3PDO9.1% shooting + 91.2% saves
274Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Olli Jokinen · Antti Miettinen · Evander Kane16150:2048.252.46-10
Olli Jokinen · Blake Wheeler · Evander Kane23117:0647.746.45-9
Nik Antropov · Evander Kane · Alexander Burmistrov1497:3053.057.28-1
Olli Jokinen · Kyle Wellwood · Evander Kane2382:4559.566.14-2

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. 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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.1Expected goalsfrom 270 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.11 expected goals per 60 minutes95th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt25th
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Expected 18.1Goals 17

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 25, 2013 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 19:11
Apr 23, 2013 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 2 2 4 19:12
Apr 22, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 18:45
Apr 20, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 2 4 22:32
Apr 18, 2013 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 18:07
Apr 16, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 20:59
Apr 11, 2013 vs FLA W 7-2 2 0 2 2 0 4 3 19:20
Apr 9, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 19:38
Apr 6, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 2 7 1 19:46
Apr 4, 2013 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 17 3 3 19:49
Apr 2, 2013 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 20:27
Apr 1, 2013 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 19:56
Mar 30, 2013 vs CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 25:53
Mar 28, 2013 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -4 0 3 2 19:19
Mar 26, 2013 @ CAR W 4-1 1 3 4 2 2 6 4 19:39
Mar 24, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:13
Mar 22, 2013 vs WSH L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 4 4 23:37
Mar 21, 2013 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 12 0 6 21:36
Mar 19, 2013 vs BOS W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 21:37
Mar 17, 2013 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 21:04
Mar 16, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 23:36
Mar 14, 2013 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 22:23
Mar 12, 2013 vs TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 7 3 20:12
Mar 10, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 10 2 25:16
Mar 8, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:11
Mar 7, 2013 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 21:12
Mar 5, 2013 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 16:49
Mar 2, 2013 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 24:14
Feb 28, 2013 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 23:21
Feb 26, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 2 1 3 2 0 7 2 21:42
Feb 24, 2013 @ NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 6 3 25:21
Feb 23, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 1 0 1 2 9 4 3 18:13
Feb 21, 2013 @ CAR W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19:12
Feb 19, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 1 6 3 2 16:19
Feb 17, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 21:35
Feb 15, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 21:26
Feb 12, 2013 vs PHI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 24:20
Feb 9, 2013 @ OTT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:20
Feb 7, 2013 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 7 1 20:35
Feb 5, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:13
Feb 1, 2013 @ TBL L 3-8 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 14:05
Jan 31, 2013 @ FLA L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 6 17:09
Jan 29, 2013 @ MTL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 18:30
Jan 27, 2013 vs NYI W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 4 4 3 18:35
Jan 25, 2013 vs PIT W 4-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 5 19:22
Jan 22, 2013 @ WSH W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 18:30
Jan 21, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 20:31
Jan 19, 2013 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 18:51