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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

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Rasmus Ristolainen BUF · 45 P in 79 GP Zach Werenski CBJ · 47 P in 78 GP Alex Pietrangelo STL · 48 P in 80 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 44 P in 82 GP John Klingberg DAL · 49 P in 80 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 11 35 46 -3 12 137 77 0.57 8.0 22:43

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$120KCap dollars per point46 points in 81 games
$2.455MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.2 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.5MValueworth 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 664 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 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
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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+2.2Goals above replacement341st of 664 skaters, 101st of 229 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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+1.8 88th percentileEven-strength defence-4.5 5th percentilePower play-0.7 14th percentilePenalty kill-0.9 4th percentilePenalties+0.4 88th 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

47.7Corsi for %1306 attempts for, 1430 against
0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.8Expected goals for %56.8 expected for, 64.6 against
-2.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.6Goals for %59 for, 60 against
100.8PDO8.3% shooting + 92.5% saves
195Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Travis Hamonic · Nick Leddy41516:4743.045.417-24
Johnny Boychuk · Nick Leddy46393:1151.552.517-8
Nick Leddy · Adam Pelech30332:3446.638.015-13
Dennis Seidenberg · Nick Leddy4351:5356.860.41-4

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.3Expected goalsfrom 206 unblocked attempts
+2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes83rd
Shot quality 4.0% chance per attempt90th
Finishing +2.7 goals above expected90thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 11Expected 8.3

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, 2017 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 20:07
Apr 8, 2017 @ NJD W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19:53
Apr 6, 2017 @ CAR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20:53
Apr 4, 2017 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:57
Apr 2, 2017 @ BUF W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 23:23
Mar 31, 2017 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 23:22
Mar 30, 2017 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 22:02
Mar 27, 2017 vs NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 21:00
Mar 25, 2017 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 23:36
Mar 24, 2017 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:28
Mar 22, 2017 @ NYR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22:32
Mar 18, 2017 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:15
Mar 16, 2017 vs WPG L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:44
Mar 14, 2017 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19:07
Mar 13, 2017 vs CAR L 4-8 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 21:27
Mar 11, 2017 @ STL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 24:16
Mar 9, 2017 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 19:28
Mar 7, 2017 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:30
Mar 5, 2017 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 22:50
Mar 3, 2017 @ CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 21:25
Mar 2, 2017 @ DAL W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 21:13
Feb 25, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-7 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 20:22
Feb 23, 2017 @ MTL W 3-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 24:10
Feb 21, 2017 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21:26
Feb 19, 2017 vs NJD W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25:33
Feb 18, 2017 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:59
Feb 16, 2017 vs NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 21:23
Feb 14, 2017 @ TOR L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 23:17
Feb 12, 2017 vs COL W 5-1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 20:41
Feb 11, 2017 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:44
Feb 9, 2017 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:09
Feb 6, 2017 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 23:17
Feb 4, 2017 vs CAR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 25:43
Feb 3, 2017 @ DET L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:34
Jan 31, 2017 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:47
Jan 26, 2017 vs MTL W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 22:21
Jan 24, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 23:35
Jan 22, 2017 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 22:32
Jan 21, 2017 vs LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 24:49
Jan 19, 2017 vs DAL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:56
Jan 16, 2017 @ BOS W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 23:07
Jan 14, 2017 @ CAR L 4-7 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 22:27
Jan 13, 2017 @ FLA W 5-2 1 2 3 3 0 5 1 23:41
Jan 11, 2017 vs FLA L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 24:49
Jan 7, 2017 @ ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:25
Jan 6, 2017 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 25:18
Dec 31, 2016 @ WPG W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:21
Dec 29, 2016 @ MIN L 4-6 1 0 1 -3 0 1 3 23:48
Dec 27, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:47
Dec 23, 2016 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 23:50
Dec 20, 2016 @ BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:54
Dec 18, 2016 vs OTT L 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 23:36
Dec 16, 2016 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 24:38
Dec 15, 2016 vs CHI L 4-5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 23:13
Dec 13, 2016 vs WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:24
Dec 10, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:50
Dec 8, 2016 vs STL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 23:24
Dec 6, 2016 vs NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 21:39
Dec 4, 2016 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:32
Dec 1, 2016 @ WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:28
Nov 30, 2016 vs PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:21
Nov 28, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 26:02
Nov 25, 2016 @ SJS L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 23:05
Nov 23, 2016 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 19:54
Nov 22, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 24:53
Nov 18, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 27:24
Nov 14, 2016 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 24:46
Nov 12, 2016 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 2 5 23:58
Nov 10, 2016 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:28
Nov 7, 2016 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 19:47
Nov 5, 2016 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 24:39
Nov 3, 2016 vs PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:33
Nov 1, 2016 vs TBL L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:24
Oct 30, 2016 vs TOR W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 20:55
Oct 27, 2016 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 28:05
Oct 26, 2016 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 22:54
Oct 23, 2016 vs MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:36
Oct 18, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 23:59
Oct 16, 2016 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 26:19
Oct 15, 2016 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:08
Oct 13, 2016 @ NYR L 3-5 1 0 1 -3 0 3 3 23:03