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Chris Kreider

#22 · Left wing · Montréal Canadiens

Born Apr 30, 1991 in Boxford, Massachusetts, USA (age 35) · 6'3", 232 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 19th overall in 2009 by NYR (round 1)

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

Joel Ward SJS · 43 P in 79 GP Gustav Nyquist DET · 43 P in 82 GP J.T. Miller NYR · 43 P in 82 GP Jean-Gabriel Pageau OTT · 43 P in 82 GP Nino Niederreiter MIN · 43 P in 82 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.

02040602012-13: 3 points312-132013-14: 37 points372014-15: 46 points4614-152015-16: 43 points432016-17: 53 points5316-172017-18: 37 points372018-19: 52 points5218-192019-20: 45 points452020-21: 30 points3020-212021-22: 77 points772022-23: 54 points5422-232023-24: 75 points752024-25: 30 points3024-252025-26: 50 points502026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 NYR 23 2 1 3 -1 6 19 36 0.13 $800K
2013-14 NYR 66 17 20 37 14 72 136 146 0.56 $800K
2014-15 NYR 80 21 25 46 24 88 180 162 0.58 $2.475M
2015-16 NYR 79 21 22 43 10 58 158 177 0.54 $2.475M
2016-17 NYR 75 28 25 53 6 58 186 132 0.71 $4.625M
2017-18 NYR 58 16 21 37 -2 44 137 103 0.64 $4.625M
2018-19 NYR 79 28 24 52 4 57 201 159 0.66 $4.625M
2019-20 NYR 63 24 21 45 13 58 156 116 0.71 $4.625M
2020-21 NYR 50 20 10 30 -1 34 102 115 0.60 $6.5M
2021-22 NYR 81 52 25 77 19 24 258 141 0.95 $6.5M
2022-23 NYR 79 36 18 54 21 26 229 128 0.68 $6.5M
2023-24 NYR 82 39 36 75 19 26 246 99 0.91 $6.5M
2024-25 NYR 68 22 8 30 -5 24 152 79 0.44 $6.5M
2025-26 ANA 75 22 28 50 -4 34 139 69 0.67 $6.5M
2026-27 MTL 4 1 3 4 0 0 3 9 1.00 $2.15M
15 seasons Career 962 349 287 636 117 609 2302 1671 0.66

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 NYR 18 5 2 7 -4 6 29 29 0.39
2012-13 NYR 8 1 1 2 0 0 8 22 0.25
2013-14 NYR 15 5 8 13 -2 14 29 50 0.87
2014-15 NYR 19 7 2 9 -1 14 38 78 0.47
2015-16 NYR 5 2 0 2 1 6 10 23 0.40
2016-17 NYR 12 3 1 4 1 18 30 34 0.33
2019-20 NYR 3 1 1 2 0 6 9 9 0.67
2021-22 NYR 20 10 6 16 -1 14 49 52 0.80
2022-23 NYR 7 6 3 9 -2 0 14 13 1.29
2023-24 NYR 16 8 4 12 -3 6 39 41 0.75
2025-26 ANA 12 2 5 7 0 0 13 30 0.58
11 seasons Playoffs 135 50 33 83 -11 84 268 381 0.61

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 21 22 43 10 58 158 177 0.54 13.3 15:57

Contract

$2.475MCap hitends in 2016
$58KCap dollars per point43 points in 79 games
$613KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.0 goals above replacement
$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$642KValueworth 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 Rangers on Jul 23, 2014, as a new contract: 2 years and $4.95M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $2.475M $1.35M $1M $2.35M
2015-16 $2.475M $2.6M $0 $2.6M

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
Sep 12, 2026 Montréal Canadiens New contract (35+) 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $2.15M $2.15M
Feb 24, 2020 New York Rangers Extension 2020-21 to 2026-27 7 $45.5M $6.5M
Jul 22, 2016 New York Rangers New contract 2016-17 to 2019-20 4 $18.5M $4.625M
Jul 23, 2014 New York Rangers New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $4.95M $2.475M
Apr 10, 2012 New York Rangers Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 3 $3.975M $800K

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

+4.0Goals above replacement244th of 675 skaters, 169th of 445 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+4.0 88th percentileEven-strength defence-1.7 16th percentilePower play-0.7 9th percentilePenalty kill0.0 43rd percentilePenalties-0.9 10th 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.

-50510152012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

49.9Corsi for %954 attempts for, 957 against
+3.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Expected goals for %42.9 expected for, 43.5 against
+4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.6Goals for %53 for, 36 against
103.1PDO10.5% shooting + 92.6% saves
223Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider · Mats Zuccarello50213:3356.462.215-7
Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider · Jesper Fast28147:2444.843.66-8
Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider · J.T. Miller13103:4454.853.65-2
Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider · Kevin Hayes1178:5046.244.93-2

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.

20Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.1Expected goalsfrom 217 unblocked attempts
+1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.86 expected goals per 60 minutes79th
Shot quality 8.4% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +1.9 goals above expected76thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 20Expected 18.1

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 DET W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:41
Apr 7, 2016 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:01
Apr 5, 2016 vs TBL W 3-2 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 14:11
Apr 4, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 11:46
Apr 2, 2016 vs BUF L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 16:03
Mar 31, 2016 @ CAR L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:59
Mar 27, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16:37
Mar 26, 2016 @ MTL W 5-2 2 1 3 1 4 2 3 14:22
Mar 23, 2016 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:19
Mar 21, 2016 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:03
Mar 19, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:14
Mar 17, 2016 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 17:15
Mar 16, 2016 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:25
Mar 13, 2016 vs PIT L 3-5 1 0 1 0 5 1 3 14:18
Mar 12, 2016 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 15:12
Mar 8, 2016 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 14:29
Mar 6, 2016 vs NYI L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 14:21
Mar 4, 2016 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 14:11
Mar 3, 2016 @ PIT L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:12
Feb 29, 2016 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 16:28
Feb 27, 2016 @ DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 18:40
Feb 25, 2016 @ STL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:58
Feb 23, 2016 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:37
Feb 21, 2016 vs DET W 1-0 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 17:25
Feb 18, 2016 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:20
Feb 17, 2016 vs CHI L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 16:44
Feb 14, 2016 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 14:09
Feb 12, 2016 vs LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14:56
Feb 10, 2016 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 15:46
Feb 8, 2016 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 18:18
Feb 6, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 17:38
Feb 4, 2016 vs MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 16:49
Feb 2, 2016 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 19:10
Jan 25, 2016 vs BUF W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:46
Jan 24, 2016 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 17:44
Jan 19, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 20:55
Jan 17, 2016 @ WSH L 2-5 2 0 2 1 0 3 4 15:25
Jan 16, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 15:28
Jan 14, 2016 @ NYI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 14:40
Jan 11, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:47
Jan 2, 2016 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 4 0 1 11:30
Dec 30, 2015 @ TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 13:23
Dec 28, 2015 @ NSH L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 16:44
Dec 22, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17:43
Dec 20, 2015 vs WSH L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 16:26
Dec 18, 2015 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 14:41
Dec 17, 2015 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:56
Dec 15, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:47
Dec 12, 2015 @ CGY L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 17:18
Dec 11, 2015 @ EDM L 5-7 1 1 2 0 4 1 2 16:08
Dec 9, 2015 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 16:18
Dec 6, 2015 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 16:06
Dec 3, 2015 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:51
Dec 2, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 17:56
Nov 30, 2015 vs CAR W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 14:13
Nov 28, 2015 vs PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:58
Nov 27, 2015 @ BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:33
Nov 25, 2015 vs MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:02
Nov 23, 2015 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 15:05
Nov 21, 2015 @ FLA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 16:15
Nov 19, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 14:45
Nov 15, 2015 vs TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 16:27
Nov 14, 2015 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 17 2 1 13:22
Nov 12, 2015 vs STL W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 16:45
Nov 10, 2015 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:36
Nov 7, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 14:07
Nov 6, 2015 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 15:37
Nov 3, 2015 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:27
Oct 30, 2015 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:45
Oct 25, 2015 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 16:06
Oct 24, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 20:47
Oct 22, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 17:20
Oct 19, 2015 vs SJS W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 16:51
Oct 18, 2015 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 17:59
Oct 15, 2015 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:02
Oct 13, 2015 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:35
Oct 10, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 12:52
Oct 9, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 14:20
Oct 7, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 15:38