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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)

Compare with a similar player

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

Jonathan Drouin TBL · 53 P in 73 GP Taylor Hall NJD · 53 P in 72 GP Patrice Bergeron BOS · 53 P in 79 GP Kyle Palmieri NJD · 53 P in 80 GP Mikael Backlund CGY · 53 P in 81 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 5 1 3 4 0 0 5 10 0.80 $2.15M
15 seasons Career 963 349 287 636 117 609 2304 1672 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 28 25 53 6 58 186 132 0.71 15.1 17:00

Contract

$4.625MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$87KCap dollars per point53 points in 75 games
$405KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.4 goals above replacement
$7.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.2MValueworth 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 Rangers on Jul 22, 2016, as a new contract: 4 years and $18.5M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2019-20, with 3 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
2016-17 $4.625M $4M $1M $5M
2017-18 $4.625M $4M $1M $5M
2018-19 $4.625M $3.5M $1M $4.5M M-NTC
2019-20 $4.625M $4M $0 $4M 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
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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+11.4Goals above replacement41st of 664 skaters, 31st of 435 forwards
+1.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+4.9 90th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 83rd percentilePower play+1.7 91st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 58th percentilePenalties-0.5 19th 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

53.8Corsi for %1043 attempts for, 897 against
+7.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Expected goals for %43.9 expected for, 36.3 against
+8.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.8Goals for %47 for, 42 against
99.3PDO8.4% shooting + 90.9% saves
243Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider · Mats Zuccarello59506:5154.753.221-16
Chris Kreider · Mats Zuccarello · Mika Zibanejad35222:5052.456.69-6
Rick Nash · Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider1540:5940.545.22-0
Chris Kreider · Mats Zuccarello · Kevin Hayes2439:5551.459.72-2

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
24.8Expected goalsfrom 270 unblocked attempts
+3.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.17 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 9.2% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +3.2 goals above expected83rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 28Expected 24.8

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 8, 2017 @ OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:28
Apr 5, 2017 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:22
Apr 2, 2017 vs PHI W 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 15:13
Mar 31, 2017 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 2 5 3 18:11
Mar 28, 2017 @ SJS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 18:49
Mar 26, 2017 @ ANA L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 18:54
Mar 25, 2017 @ LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 17:33
Mar 22, 2017 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 19:09
Mar 21, 2017 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 18:27
Mar 18, 2017 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:14
Mar 17, 2017 vs FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 17:38
Mar 13, 2017 vs TBL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 18:06
Mar 12, 2017 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15:32
Mar 9, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 17:56
Mar 7, 2017 @ FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 8 1 14:28
Mar 6, 2017 @ TBL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 17:02
Mar 4, 2017 vs MTL L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 17:31
Mar 2, 2017 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:26
Feb 28, 2017 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 13:11
Feb 26, 2017 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 17:01
Feb 25, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 14:54
Feb 23, 2017 @ TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 16:22
Feb 21, 2017 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:29
Feb 19, 2017 vs WSH W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 16:20
Feb 16, 2017 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:38
Feb 13, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:57
Feb 11, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 18:32
Feb 9, 2017 vs NSH W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 18:07
Feb 7, 2017 vs ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 11:48
Feb 5, 2017 vs CGY W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:41
Feb 2, 2017 @ BUF W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 18:43
Jan 31, 2017 vs CBJ L 4-6 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 18:08
Jan 25, 2017 vs PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:02
Jan 23, 2017 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 11:39
Jan 22, 2017 @ DET W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:11
Jan 19, 2017 @ TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 17:13
Jan 17, 2017 vs DAL L 6-7 1 1 2 0 7 3 2 17:10
Jan 14, 2017 @ MTL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:53
Jan 13, 2017 vs TOR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:00
Jan 7, 2017 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 19:53
Jan 4, 2017 @ PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 13:46
Jan 3, 2017 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 17:48
Dec 31, 2016 @ COL W 6-2 3 0 3 1 0 6 1 16:27
Dec 29, 2016 @ ARI W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 17:09
Dec 27, 2016 vs OTT W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 20:18
Dec 23, 2016 vs MIN L 4-7 2 1 3 3 0 8 0 19:26
Dec 20, 2016 @ PIT L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 15:31
Dec 18, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 17:08
Dec 17, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:21
Dec 15, 2016 @ DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:49
Dec 13, 2016 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:47
Dec 11, 2016 vs NJD W 5-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 15:51
Dec 9, 2016 @ CHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:27
Dec 8, 2016 @ WPG W 2-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 18:08
Dec 6, 2016 @ NYI L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 20:17
Dec 3, 2016 vs CAR W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 4 4 18:32
Dec 1, 2016 @ BUF L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 16:35
Nov 29, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:35
Nov 27, 2016 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:16
Nov 25, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 14:59
Nov 23, 2016 vs PIT L 1-6 0 1 1 -2 2 0 3 17:09
Nov 21, 2016 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:43
Nov 20, 2016 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:00
Nov 18, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:11
Nov 12, 2016 @ CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 13:10
Nov 8, 2016 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:07
Nov 6, 2016 vs WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:52
Nov 5, 2016 @ BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:29
Nov 3, 2016 vs EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:13
Nov 1, 2016 vs STL W 5-0 0 2 2 1 0 5 1 14:59
Oct 22, 2016 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:23
Oct 19, 2016 vs DET L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 5 17:44
Oct 17, 2016 vs SJS W 7-4 1 1 2 -1 0 4 3 19:12
Oct 15, 2016 @ STL L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 7 4 16:58
Oct 13, 2016 vs NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 -1 2 7 4 16:11