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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

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

Bo Horvat VAN · 52 P in 81 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 52 P in 76 GP Ondrej Palat TBL · 52 P in 75 GP Logan Couture SJS · 52 P in 73 GP Aleksander Barkov FLA · 52 P in 61 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 34 18 52 9 56 191 172 0.64 17.8 15:35

Contract

$3.75MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$72KCap dollars per point52 points in 81 games
$375KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.0 goals above replacement
$7MWorth 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 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 2 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 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

+10.0Goals above replacement64th of 664 skaters, 49th of 435 forwards
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.5Goals 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+6.7 97th percentileEven-strength defence-0.2 42nd percentilePower play+1.1 87th percentilePenalty kill0.0 36th percentilePenalties-1.1 7th 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

52.5Corsi for %1084 attempts for, 982 against
+6.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %50.1 expected for, 42.0 against
+8.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.8Goals for %54 for, 41 against
101.4PDO9.1% shooting + 92.2% saves
223Attempts 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
Josh Bailey · John Tavares · Anders Lee53549:0655.559.431-27
Jason Chimera · Anders Lee · Brock Nelson1377:2749.052.94-1
Cal Clutterbuck · Casey Cizikas · Anders Lee1258:2944.543.74-0
Anders Lee · Joshua Ho-Sang · Anthony Beauvillier1051:5542.949.45-0

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.

33Goalsnot counting empty-netters
24.7Expected goalsfrom 247 unblocked attempts
+8.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.18 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 10.0% chance per attempt96th
Finishing +8.3 goals above expected96thOne 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.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 33Expected 24.7

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 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 10:31
Apr 8, 2017 @ NJD W 4-2 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 16:16
Apr 6, 2017 @ CAR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 16:44
Apr 4, 2017 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 18:28
Apr 2, 2017 @ BUF W 4-2 2 0 2 2 0 5 5 15:43
Mar 31, 2017 vs NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 0 5 5 1 17:58
Mar 30, 2017 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 5 1 7 17:02
Mar 27, 2017 vs NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:29
Mar 25, 2017 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:13
Mar 24, 2017 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 16:36
Mar 22, 2017 @ NYR W 3-2 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 17:51
Mar 18, 2017 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:26
Mar 16, 2017 vs WPG L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 16:01
Mar 14, 2017 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17:33
Mar 13, 2017 vs CAR L 4-8 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:07
Mar 11, 2017 @ STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:36
Mar 9, 2017 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 16:27
Mar 7, 2017 @ EDM W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 15:35
Mar 5, 2017 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:48
Mar 3, 2017 @ CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 15:52
Mar 2, 2017 @ DAL W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 14:40
Feb 25, 2017 @ CBJ L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 15:14
Feb 23, 2017 @ MTL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 15:55
Feb 21, 2017 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 16:08
Feb 19, 2017 vs NJD W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 17:23
Feb 18, 2017 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 14:48
Feb 16, 2017 vs NYR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 15:21
Feb 14, 2017 @ TOR L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 18:17
Feb 12, 2017 vs COL W 5-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 14:24
Feb 11, 2017 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:44
Feb 9, 2017 @ PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 13:25
Feb 6, 2017 vs TOR W 6-5 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 15:54
Feb 4, 2017 vs CAR L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 17:40
Feb 3, 2017 @ DET L 4-5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 18:42
Jan 31, 2017 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:31
Jan 26, 2017 vs MTL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 16:58
Jan 22, 2017 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:21
Jan 21, 2017 vs LAK W 4-2 2 0 2 -1 0 7 1 17:29
Jan 19, 2017 vs DAL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 17:08
Jan 16, 2017 @ BOS W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:39
Jan 14, 2017 @ CAR L 4-7 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 16:09
Jan 13, 2017 @ FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 2 2 7 1 18:36
Jan 11, 2017 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 16:21
Jan 7, 2017 @ ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:09
Jan 6, 2017 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:20
Dec 31, 2016 @ WPG W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 17:42
Dec 29, 2016 @ MIN L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 4 0 2 18:19
Dec 27, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 17:48
Dec 23, 2016 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:02
Dec 20, 2016 @ BOS W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 3 0 16:03
Dec 18, 2016 vs OTT L 2-6 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 21:10
Dec 16, 2016 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:36
Dec 15, 2016 vs CHI L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 17:47
Dec 13, 2016 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:03
Dec 10, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 13:16
Dec 8, 2016 vs STL W 3-2 2 0 2 1 0 2 4 15:22
Dec 6, 2016 vs NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 13:02
Dec 4, 2016 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 6 2 14:44
Dec 1, 2016 @ WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:29
Nov 30, 2016 vs PIT W 5-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 13:11
Nov 28, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 16:10
Nov 25, 2016 @ SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 15:55
Nov 23, 2016 @ LAK L 2-4 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 14:07
Nov 22, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:48
Nov 18, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 12:24
Nov 14, 2016 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 12:47
Nov 12, 2016 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 12:39
Nov 10, 2016 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 11:18
Nov 7, 2016 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:58
Nov 5, 2016 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13:15
Nov 3, 2016 vs PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 12:51
Nov 1, 2016 vs TBL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:37
Oct 30, 2016 vs TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11:50
Oct 27, 2016 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 12:18
Oct 26, 2016 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:17
Oct 23, 2016 vs MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:09
Oct 21, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10:55
Oct 18, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13:27
Oct 16, 2016 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 12:56
Oct 15, 2016 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:38
Oct 13, 2016 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 13:14