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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Blake Comeau COL · 36 P in 81 GP Kevin Hayes NYR · 36 P in 79 GP Tanner Pearson LAK · 36 P in 79 GP Zack Smith OTT · 36 P in 81 GP Sam Bennett CGY · 36 P in 77 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: 3 points326-27

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 5 1 2 3 1 0 9 7 0.60 $5.4M
15 seasons Career 928 309 243 552 22 546 2327 1513 0.59

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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 15 21 36 -2 51 183 164 0.45 8.2 14:35

Contract

$3.75MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$104KCap dollars per point36 points in 80 games
$990KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.8 goals above replacement
$3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$793KValueworth 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 Jun 30, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $15M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2018-19, 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
2015-16 $3.75M $2M $0 $2M
2016-17 $3.75M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2017-18 $3.75M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2018-19 $3.75M $5M $0 $5M

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 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

Rating

+3.8Goals above replacement257th of 675 skaters, 178th of 445 forwards
+0.6Wins 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+1.5 70th percentileEven-strength defence-0.2 41st percentilePower play+1.5 93rd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 63rd percentilePenalties-2.2 1st 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

51.6Corsi for %924 attempts for, 868 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Expected goals for %38.9 expected for, 37.4 against
+2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %29 for, 29 against
99.4PDO5.9% shooting + 93.5% saves
218Attempts 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
Frans Nielsen · Josh Bailey · Anders Lee25193:1154.051.97-4
Josh Bailey · Anders Lee · Brock Nelson16126:4253.852.46-2
Josh Bailey · John Tavares · Anders Lee22102:5756.054.63-3
John Tavares · Anders Lee · Ryan Strome1883:5447.444.83-4

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
22.6Expected goalsfrom 240 unblocked attempts
-7.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.16 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 9.4% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing -7.6 goals above expected2ndOne 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 60Game 80Expected 22.6Goals 15

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 7, 2016 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:07
Apr 5, 2016 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 15:11
Apr 4, 2016 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 11:43
Apr 2, 2016 vs PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:21
Mar 31, 2016 vs CBJ W 4-3 1 0 1 0 5 3 2 13:01
Mar 29, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:34
Mar 26, 2016 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:47
Mar 25, 2016 @ TBL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 17:19
Mar 23, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:53
Mar 21, 2016 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:51
Mar 19, 2016 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 12:43
Mar 17, 2016 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:11
Mar 15, 2016 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 13:41
Mar 14, 2016 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 10:19
Mar 12, 2016 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:28
Mar 9, 2016 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:17
Mar 8, 2016 vs PIT W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 12:37
Mar 6, 2016 @ NYR W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 14:27
Mar 3, 2016 @ WPG W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 14:39
Mar 1, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 14:08
Feb 28, 2016 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:38
Feb 25, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 11:34
Feb 23, 2016 @ MIN W 4-1 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 12:54
Feb 19, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:34
Feb 18, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:44
Feb 15, 2016 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:06
Feb 13, 2016 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13:35
Feb 11, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 15:02
Feb 9, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 15:27
Feb 7, 2016 vs EDM W 8-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16:10
Feb 6, 2016 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 16:52
Feb 4, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 14:24
Feb 2, 2016 vs MIN W 5-3 1 0 1 2 2 5 2 14:00
Jan 25, 2016 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:00
Jan 22, 2016 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:54
Jan 17, 2016 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 12:34
Jan 14, 2016 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:51
Jan 12, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 12:18
Jan 9, 2016 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 12:57
Jan 7, 2016 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:21
Jan 3, 2016 vs DAL W 6-5 1 1 2 -1 0 9 1 20:04
Jan 2, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 18:35
Dec 31, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 17:10
Dec 29, 2015 @ TOR W 6-3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 16:46
Dec 27, 2015 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 13:10
Dec 21, 2015 vs ANA W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 16:52
Dec 19, 2015 @ ARI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:48
Dec 17, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:58
Dec 15, 2015 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 15:08
Dec 13, 2015 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:25
Dec 12, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:53
Dec 8, 2015 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 11:13
Dec 5, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 13:20
Dec 4, 2015 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 16:09
Dec 2, 2015 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:21
Nov 30, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:17
Nov 28, 2015 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:58
Nov 27, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:52
Nov 25, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 13:37
Nov 22, 2015 @ MTL L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 15:09
Nov 20, 2015 vs MTL L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 15:49
Nov 16, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:47
Nov 13, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 14:43
Nov 12, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:51
Nov 10, 2015 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:42
Nov 8, 2015 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:04
Nov 5, 2015 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:41
Nov 3, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 1 4 5 5 13:25
Nov 1, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:57
Oct 31, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 14:54
Oct 29, 2015 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:14
Oct 26, 2015 vs CGY W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 15:35
Oct 24, 2015 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:15
Oct 23, 2015 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 4 17:56
Oct 20, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12:05
Oct 17, 2015 vs SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 16:22
Oct 15, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 1 1 2 0 2 3 4 16:29
Oct 12, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 18:32
Oct 10, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 12:26
Oct 9, 2015 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:23