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Anders Lee

#72 · Left wing · Utah Mammoth

Born Jul 3, 1990 in Edina, Minnesota, USA (age 36) · 6'3", 234 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 152nd overall in 2009 by NYI (round 6)

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King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2023-24

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Joe Vitale PIT · 14 P in 53 GP Michael Bournival MTL · 14 P in 60 GP Chris Neil OTT · 14 P in 76 GP Matt Martin NYI · 14 P in 79 GP Brandon Bollig CHI · 14 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: 2 points212-132013-14: 14 points142014-15: 41 points4114-152015-16: 36 points362016-17: 52 points5216-172017-18: 62 points622018-19: 51 points5118-192019-20: 43 points432020-21: 19 points1920-212021-22: 46 points462022-23: 50 points5022-232023-24: 37 points372024-25: 54 points5424-252025-26: 42 points422026-27: 5 points526-27

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 NYI 2 1 1 2 -3 0 2 0 1.00 $900K
2013-14 NYI 22 9 5 14 3 14 68 48 0.64 $900K
2014-15 NYI 76 25 16 41 9 33 197 169 0.54 $851K
2015-16 NYI 80 15 21 36 -2 51 183 164 0.45 $3.75M
2016-17 NYI 81 34 18 52 9 56 191 172 0.64 $3.75M
2017-18 NYI 82 40 22 62 -25 44 208 102 0.76 $3.75M
2018-19 NYI 82 28 23 51 20 58 204 103 0.62 $3.75M
2019-20 NYI 68 20 23 43 8 47 195 102 0.63 $7M
2020-21 NYI 27 12 7 19 11 12 80 39 0.70 $7M
2021-22 NYI 76 28 18 46 -11 34 159 94 0.61 $7M
2022-23 NYI 82 28 22 50 -3 50 214 125 0.61 $7M
2023-24 NYI 81 20 17 37 2 68 185 176 0.46 $7M
2024-25 NYI 82 29 25 54 3 35 233 121 0.66 $7M
2025-26 NYI 82 19 23 42 0 44 199 91 0.51 $7M
2026-27 UTA 6 2 3 5 3 0 12 7 0.83 $5.4M
15 seasons Career 929 310 244 554 24 546 2330 1513 0.60

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 NYI 5 0 1 1 -2 7 8 7 0.20
2018-19 NYI 8 1 3 4 -1 8 20 25 0.50
2019-20 NYI 22 7 4 11 4 15 72 58 0.50
2022-23 NYI 6 1 0 1 0 12 16 7 0.17
2023-24 NYI 5 1 3 4 -4 6 15 13 0.80
5 seasons Playoffs 46 10 11 21 -3 48 131 110 0.46

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
22 9 5 14 3 14 68 48 0.64 13.2 15:43

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2014, then RFA
$64KCap dollars per point14 points in 22 games
$380KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$995KValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Apr 1, 2012, as an entry-level contract: 2 years and $3.5M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2013-14, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2013-14 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K

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 1, 2026 Utah Mammoth New contract 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $16.2M $5.4M
Jul 1, 2019 New York Islanders New contract 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $49M $7M
Jun 30, 2015 New York Islanders Extension 2015-16 to 2018-19 4 $15M $3.75M
Jul 11, 2014 New York Islanders New contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 1 $851K $851K
Apr 1, 2012 New York Islanders Entry-level 2012-13 to 2013-14 2 $3.5M $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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement338th of 672 skaters, 231st of 438 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+2.0 73rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.2 47th percentilePower play-0.2 31st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 60th percentilePenalties-0.6 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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

54.4Corsi for %271 attempts for, 227 against
+5.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.3Expected goals for %13.8 expected for, 9.9 against
+7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.5Goals for %13 for, 10 against
100.5PDO8.8% shooting + 91.7% saves
75Attempts 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
Frans Nielsen · Josh Bailey · Anders Lee11121:3657.962.55-3
Frans Nielsen · Kyle Okposo · Anders Lee764:3950.453.44-2
Colin McDonald · Anders Lee · Ryan Strome1150:1456.659.92-3
Josh Bailey · Anders Lee · Brock Nelson74:1181.895.80-0

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. 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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.0Expected goalsfrom 89 unblocked attempts
0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.57 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 10.2% chance per attempt99th
Finishing 0.0 goals above expected54thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Expected 9.0Goals 9

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
Apr 13, 2014 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 17:33
Apr 11, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 19:28
Apr 10, 2014 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16:30
Apr 8, 2014 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 5 3 16:24
Apr 6, 2014 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:14
Apr 5, 2014 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 15:39
Apr 2, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:54
Apr 1, 2014 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 16:32
Mar 29, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 14:53
Mar 27, 2014 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 20:20
Mar 25, 2014 @ CAR W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:46
Mar 23, 2014 vs CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:57
Mar 18, 2014 vs MIN L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 2 8 2 19:13
Mar 15, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 13:52
Mar 14, 2014 vs SJS L 3-4 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 16:21
Mar 10, 2014 @ VAN W 7-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 4 17:38
Mar 7, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:01
Mar 6, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15:26
Mar 4, 2014 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 13:20
Mar 2, 2014 vs FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:27
Mar 1, 2014 vs NJD L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 12:05
Feb 27, 2014 vs TOR W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 12:21