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Nick Leddy

#4 · Defence · Free agent, last with the San Jose Sharks

Born Mar 20, 1991 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 16th overall in 2009 by MIN (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jake Muzzin LAK · 40 P in 82 GP Rasmus Ristolainen BUF · 41 P in 82 GP Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJS · 39 P in 67 GP John Carlson WSH · 39 P in 56 GP Sami Vatanen ANA · 38 P in 71 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.

0102030402010-11: 7 points710-112011-12: 37 points372012-13: 18 points1812-132013-14: 31 points312014-15: 37 points3714-152015-16: 40 points402016-17: 46 points4616-172017-18: 42 points422018-19: 26 points2618-192019-20: 21 points212020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 24 points242022-23: 23 points2322-232023-24: 28 points282024-25: 5 points524-252025-26: 7 points7

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 CHI 46 4 3 7 -3 4 37 26 0.15 $900K
2011-12 CHI 82 3 34 37 -12 10 94 67 0.45 $900K
2012-13 CHI 48 6 12 18 15 10 65 38 0.38 $900K
2013-14 CHI 82 7 24 31 10 10 123 52 0.38 $2.7M
2014-15 NYI 78 10 27 37 18 14 120 73 0.47 $2.7M
2015-16 NYI 81 5 35 40 -9 25 121 83 0.49 $5.5M
2016-17 NYI 81 11 35 46 -3 12 137 77 0.57 $5.5M
2017-18 NYI 80 10 32 42 -42 20 153 95 0.53 $5.5M
2018-19 NYI 82 4 22 26 0 18 116 77 0.32 $5.5M
2019-20 NYI 60 3 18 21 -1 14 72 62 0.35 $5.5M
2020-21 NYI 56 2 29 31 -3 8 79 58 0.55 $5.5M
2021-22 DET 55 1 15 16 -33 16 52 31 0.29 $5.5M
2021-22 STL 20 2 6 8 3 6 19 6 0.40
2022-23 STL 78 2 21 23 4 20 79 43 0.29 $4M
2023-24 STL 82 3 25 28 14 14 82 51 0.34 $4M
2024-25 STL 31 2 3 5 6 2 21 5 0.16 $4M
2025-26 SJS 32 1 6 7 -9 6 16 7 0.22 $4M
16 seasons Career 1074 76 347 423 -45 209 1386 851 0.39

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 CHI 7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 0.00
2011-12 CHI 6 1 2 3 1 0 9 8 0.50
2012-13 CHI 23 0 2 2 -8 4 31 18 0.09
2013-14 CHI 18 1 4 5 -3 6 18 13 0.28
2014-15 NYI 7 0 5 5 0 0 15 14 0.71
2015-16 NYI 11 1 3 4 1 0 21 11 0.36
2018-19 NYI 8 1 0 1 -1 0 8 9 0.13
2019-20 NYI 22 3 4 7 7 0 26 37 0.32
2020-21 NYI 19 0 6 6 2 2 10 21 0.32
2021-22 STL 9 1 4 5 4 2 9 11 0.56
2024-25 STL 7 0 1 1 -4 2 1 6 0.14
11 seasons Playoffs 137 8 31 39 -2 16 150 154 0.28

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 5 35 40 -9 25 121 83 0.49 4.1 22:37

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$138KCap dollars per point40 points in 81 games
$1.34MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$3.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.3MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Feb 24, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $38.5M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2021-22, with 6 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
2015-16 $5.5M $4M $0 $4M
2016-17 $5.5M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2017-18 $5.5M $5M $0 $5M
2018-19 $5.5M $5.5M $0 $5.5M
2019-20 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M
2020-21 $5.5M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2021-22 $5.5M $7M $0 $7M

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 13, 2022 St. Louis Blues New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $16M $4M
Feb 24, 2015 New York Islanders Extension 2015-16 to 2021-22 7 $38.5M $5.5M
Jul 3, 2013 Chicago Blackhawks New contract 2013-14 to 2014-15 2 $5.4M $2.7M
Jul 27, 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $3.35M $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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement238th of 675 skaters, 74th of 230 defencemen
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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-0.9 43rd percentileEven-strength defence-2.0 21st percentilePower play+1.0 95th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 55th percentilePenalties-0.1 74th 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.

-10-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

50.2Corsi for %1393 attempts for, 1383 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.7Expected goals for %57.8 expected for, 60.9 against
-0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.4Goals for %54 for, 60 against
99.5PDO7.4% shooting + 92.1% saves
175Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Johnny Boychuk · Nick Leddy55615:2149.947.023-21
Travis Hamonic · Nick Leddy55554:4151.650.221-25
Calvin de Haan · Nick Leddy2980:3954.058.91-4
Brian Strait · Nick Leddy2777:0245.931.63-6

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.1Expected goalsfrom 174 unblocked attempts
-2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes69th
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt89th
Finishing -2.1 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 7.1Goals 5

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 9, 2016 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:49
Apr 7, 2016 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 23:40
Apr 5, 2016 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 26:15
Apr 4, 2016 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 29:26
Apr 2, 2016 vs PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 23:34
Mar 31, 2016 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:45
Mar 29, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 27:01
Mar 26, 2016 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 25:52
Mar 25, 2016 @ TBL L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 24:22
Mar 23, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 24:50
Mar 21, 2016 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:23
Mar 19, 2016 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:08
Mar 17, 2016 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:23
Mar 15, 2016 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:05
Mar 14, 2016 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:24
Mar 12, 2016 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:52
Mar 9, 2016 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 23:11
Mar 8, 2016 vs PIT W 2-1 0 2 2 -1 2 1 0 20:03
Mar 6, 2016 @ NYR W 6-4 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 21:11
Mar 3, 2016 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 21:32
Mar 1, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:17
Feb 28, 2016 @ EDM L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 23:45
Feb 25, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:26
Feb 23, 2016 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:49
Feb 19, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:01
Feb 18, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:50
Feb 15, 2016 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22:28
Feb 13, 2016 @ CAR L 3-6 1 0 1 -4 0 5 3 21:28
Feb 11, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:09
Feb 9, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:44
Feb 7, 2016 vs EDM W 8-1 0 3 3 4 0 1 0 20:23
Feb 6, 2016 @ DET L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:46
Feb 4, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:11
Feb 2, 2016 vs MIN W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:08
Jan 25, 2016 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:28
Jan 22, 2016 @ OTT W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:54
Jan 17, 2016 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 26:29
Jan 14, 2016 vs NYR W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 21:49
Jan 12, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 22:17
Jan 9, 2016 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 21:44
Jan 7, 2016 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:27
Jan 3, 2016 vs DAL W 6-5 0 2 2 -2 2 1 0 22:45
Jan 2, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 26:14
Dec 31, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 22:30
Dec 29, 2015 @ TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:51
Dec 27, 2015 vs TOR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 24:00
Dec 21, 2015 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25:40
Dec 19, 2015 @ ARI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 25:07
Dec 17, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 25:33
Dec 15, 2015 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 22:38
Dec 13, 2015 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:57
Dec 12, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 27:47
Dec 8, 2015 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 21:02
Dec 5, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:02
Dec 4, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:04
Dec 2, 2015 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:15
Nov 30, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 23:31
Nov 28, 2015 @ TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 -2 0 2 4 23:03
Nov 27, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 25:09
Nov 25, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 2 9 3 2 21:19
Nov 22, 2015 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:41
Nov 20, 2015 vs MTL L 3-5 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 25:44
Nov 16, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 23:56
Nov 13, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22:41
Nov 12, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:29
Nov 10, 2015 @ SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 21:04
Nov 8, 2015 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:20
Nov 5, 2015 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 22:02
Nov 3, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:15
Nov 1, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:09
Oct 31, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 25:00
Oct 29, 2015 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 -2 0 1 0 22:43
Oct 26, 2015 vs CGY W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:08
Oct 24, 2015 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:48
Oct 23, 2015 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:10
Oct 20, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:07
Oct 17, 2015 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:10
Oct 15, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:36
Oct 12, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:30
Oct 10, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:12
Oct 9, 2015 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 19:38