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Nazem Kadri

#91 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Oct 6, 1990 in London, Ontario, CAN (age 36) · 6'0", 185 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2009 by TOR (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2021-22

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adrian Kempe LAK · 2 P in 3 GP Alexandre Texier MTL · 2 P in 3 GP Blake Coleman MIN · 2 P in 3 GP Bobby Brink MIN · 2 P in 3 GP Brayden Point TBL · 2 P in 3 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.

0204060802009-10: 0 points009-102010-11: 12 points122011-12: 7 points711-122012-13: 44 points442013-14: 50 points5013-142014-15: 39 points392015-16: 45 points4515-162016-17: 61 points612017-18: 55 points5517-182018-19: 44 points442019-20: 36 points3619-202020-21: 32 points322021-22: 87 points8721-222022-23: 56 points562023-24: 75 points7523-242024-25: 67 points672025-26: 50 points5025-262026-27: 2 points2

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 TOR 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00 $900K
2010-11 TOR 29 3 9 12 -3 8 51 16 0.41 $870K
2011-12 TOR 21 5 2 7 2 8 28 25 0.33 $870K
2012-13 TOR 48 18 26 44 15 23 107 62 0.92 $870K
2013-14 TOR 78 20 30 50 -11 67 148 141 0.64 $2.9M
2014-15 TOR 73 18 21 39 -7 28 176 118 0.53 $2.9M
2015-16 TOR 76 17 28 45 -15 73 260 148 0.59 $4.1M
2016-17 TOR 82 32 29 61 -7 95 236 124 0.74 $4.5M
2017-18 TOR 80 32 23 55 2 42 211 94 0.69 $4.5M
2018-19 TOR 73 16 28 44 -2 43 184 85 0.60 $4.5M
2019-20 COL 51 19 17 36 7 97 133 61 0.71 $4.5M
2020-21 COL 56 11 21 32 -7 34 170 36 0.57 $4.5M
2021-22 COL 71 28 59 87 13 71 247 52 1.23 $4.5M
2022-23 CGY 82 24 32 56 -19 56 267 99 0.68 $7M
2023-24 CGY 82 29 46 75 0 43 277 57 0.91 $7M
2024-25 CGY 82 35 32 67 -17 72 279 55 0.82 $7M
2025-26 CGY 61 12 29 41 -27 24 175 37 0.67 $7M
2025-26 COL 16 4 5 9 -3 6 38 13 0.56
2026-27 COL 3 0 2 2 2 0 10 2 0.67 $7M
18 seasons Career 1065 323 439 762 -78 790 2997 1226 0.72

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 TOR 7 1 3 4 5 10 14 14 0.57
2016-17 TOR 6 1 1 2 0 8 18 19 0.33
2017-18 TOR 4 0 2 2 0 19 8 14 0.50
2018-19 TOR 2 1 1 2 1 19 3 7 1.00
2019-20 COL 12 8 6 14 2 10 42 19 1.17
2020-21 COL 2 0 1 1 -1 10 3 2 0.50
2021-22 COL 16 7 8 15 7 8 58 20 0.94
2025-26 COL 13 3 6 9 1 4 35 16 0.69
8 seasons Playoffs 62 21 28 49 15 88 181 111 0.79

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
3 0 2 2 2 0 10 2 0.67 0.0 18:10

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2029, then UFA
$3.5MCap dollars per point2 points in 3 games
$991KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.1 goals above replacement, projected
$7.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$558KValueworth 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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over all of it: what the player has done so far, plus the games left at a rate taken from his last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 647 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Aug 18, 2022, as a new contract: 7 years and $49M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2028-29, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent. The Colorado Avalanche are charged $5.6M of his $7M cap hit this season. The Calgary Flames, who traded him, still count $1.4M of it.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $7M $4.5M $2.5M $7M NMC
2023-24 $7M $4.5M $2.5M $7M NMC
2024-25 $7M $4.5M $2.5M $7M NMC
2025-26 $7M $4.5M $2.5M $7M NMC
2026-27 $7M $6M $1M $7M M-NTC
2027-28 $7M $7M $0 $7M M-NTC
2028-29 $7M $7M $0 $7M M-NTC

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
Aug 18, 2022 Calgary Flames New contract 2022-23 to 2028-29 7 $49M $7M
Apr 13, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $27M $4.5M
Jul 5, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2015-16 to 2015-16 1 $4.1M $4.1M
Sep 10, 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $5.8M $2.9M
Jul 6, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 signed for 2009-10, slid 3 $5.25M $870K

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 2026-27 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.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 3 games (+0.1 goals above replacement), plus the 79 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+7.1Goals above replacement126th of 647 skaters, 92nd of 422 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 422 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+1.9 69th percentileEven-strength defence-2.8 8th percentilePower play+1.1 87th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 78th percentilePenalties+2.3 97th 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.

051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

51.7Corsi for %45 attempts for, 42 against
-2.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.8Expected goals for %2.4 expected for, 1.8 against
-0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
100.0Goals for %2 for, 0 against
110.0PDO10.0% shooting + 100.0% saves
11Attempts 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
Nazem Kadri · Brock Nelson · Gabriel Landeskog320:0836.137.40-0
Nazem Kadri · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas36:4272.277.40-0
Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon14:0680.032.90-0
Nazem Kadri · Jaden Schwartz · T.J. Hughes11:340.00.00-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 11 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 6.1% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 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
Oct 7, 2026 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:06
Oct 3, 2026 vs STL W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:27
Sep 30, 2026 vs LAK W 8-4 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 17:57