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Kevin Hayes

#13 · Right wing · Free agent, last with the Pittsburgh Penguins

Born May 8, 1992 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA · 6'3", 217 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 24th overall in 2010 by CHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brayden Schenn STL · 54 P in 72 GP Brock Boeser VAN · 56 P in 69 GP T.J. Oshie WSH · 54 P in 69 GP Evander Kane SJS · 56 P in 75 GP Andreas Athanasiou DET · 54 P in 76 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.

020402014-15: 45 points4514-152015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 49 points4916-172017-18: 44 points4417-182018-19: 55 points5518-192019-20: 41 points4119-202020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 31 points3121-222022-23: 54 points5422-232023-24: 29 points2923-242024-25: 23 points2324-252025-26: 8 points825-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 NYR 79 17 28 45 15 22 111 57 0.57 $900K
2015-16 NYR 79 14 22 36 4 30 133 59 0.46 $900K
2016-17 NYR 76 17 32 49 10 18 143 40 0.64 $2.6M
2017-18 NYR 76 25 19 44 1 18 172 40 0.58 $2.6M
2018-19 NYR 51 14 28 42 1 10 119 51 0.82 $5.175M
2018-19 WPG 20 5 8 13 -3 2 37 7 0.65
2019-20 PHI 69 23 18 41 -6 34 175 88 0.59 $7.143M
2020-21 PHI 55 12 19 31 -2 22 127 60 0.56 $7.143M
2021-22 PHI 48 10 21 31 -20 26 126 36 0.65 $7.143M
2022-23 PHI 81 18 36 54 -22 23 209 52 0.67 $7.143M
2023-24 STL 79 13 16 29 0 12 153 42 0.37 $7.143M
2024-25 PIT 64 13 10 23 -15 8 98 52 0.36 $7.143M
2025-26 PIT 28 4 4 8 -1 8 45 32 0.29 $7.143M
12 seasons Career 805 185 261 446 -38 233 1648 616 0.55

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 NYR 19 2 5 7 -3 2 25 19 0.37
2015-16 NYR 3 0 0 0 -1 4 3 6 0.00
2016-17 NYR 12 0 3 3 0 4 21 17 0.25
2018-19 WPG 6 2 1 3 2 2 10 5 0.50
2019-20 PHI 13 4 5 9 3 2 37 21 0.69
5 seasons Playoffs 53 8 14 22 1 14 96 68 0.42

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 19 36 55 -2 12 156 58 0.77 12.2 18:17

Contract

$5.175MCap hitends in 2019, then extended to 2026
$94KCap dollars per point55 points in 71 games
$468KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.1 goals above replacement
$8.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3MValueworth 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 696 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Rangers on Jul 30, 2018, as a new contract: 1 year and $5.175M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2018-19, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Philadelphia Flyers on Jun 18, 2019, 7 years and $50M at $7.143M a season, beginning in 2019-20.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $5.175M $5.175M $0 $5.175M

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
Jun 18, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers Extension not begun 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $50M $7.143M
Jul 30, 2018 New York Rangers New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $5.175M $5.175M
Jul 22, 2016 New York Rangers New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $5.2M $2.6M
Aug 20, 2014 New York Rangers Entry-level 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $7.5M $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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+11.1Goals above replacement46th of 699 skaters, 40th of 455 forwards
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 455 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+4.4 86th percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 84th percentilePower play-0.2 33rd percentilePenalty kill-0.4 11th percentilePenalties+1.6 86th 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.

-50510152014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

50.5Corsi for %892 attempts for, 873 against
+5.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.9Expected goals for %40.6 expected for, 37.7 against
+6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.3Goals for %45 for, 41 against
100.6PDO9.3% shooting + 91.2% saves
217Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevin Hayes · Nikolaj Ehlers · Kyle ConnorWPG12107:0051.352.06-5
Chris Kreider · Kevin Hayes · Filip ChytilNYR1183:2454.065.75-3
Kevin Hayes · Jimmy Vesey · Pavel BuchnevichNYR1377:3151.547.44-5
Chris Kreider · Kevin Hayes · Pavel BuchnevichNYR854:1359.063.35-1

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.4Expected goalsfrom 212 unblocked attempts
-1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.81 expected goals per 60 minutes59th
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt61st
Finishing -1.4 goals above expected41stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 426 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 17.4Goals 16

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 6, 2019 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:33
Apr 4, 2019 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:06
Apr 2, 2019 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 13:52
Apr 1, 2019 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 11:34
Mar 30, 2019 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:09
Mar 28, 2019 vs NYI L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:56
Mar 25, 2019 vs DAL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:45
Mar 23, 2019 vs NSH W 5-0 1 3 4 4 0 4 0 15:19
Mar 21, 2019 @ VGK L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 14:36
Mar 20, 2019 @ ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:58
Mar 18, 2019 @ LAK W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 17:28
Mar 16, 2019 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:01
Mar 14, 2019 vs BOS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13:33
Mar 12, 2019 vs SJS L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 15:35
Mar 10, 2019 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 16:23
Mar 8, 2019 @ CAR W 8-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 13:07
Mar 5, 2019 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:04
Mar 3, 2019 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:23
Mar 1, 2019 vs NSH W 5-3 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 17:26
Feb 26, 2019 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:54
Feb 21, 2019 vs MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:15
Feb 19, 2019 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:04
Feb 17, 2019 @ PIT L 5-6 1 1 2 -1 0 5 2 21:11
Feb 15, 2019 @ BUF W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 15:08
Feb 12, 2019 @ WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:12
Feb 10, 2019 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 21:03
Feb 8, 2019 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:43
Feb 6, 2019 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 19:38
Feb 4, 2019 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:57
Feb 2, 2019 vs TBL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 22:36
Jan 31, 2019 @ NJD W 4-3 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 18:53
Jan 29, 2019 vs PHI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 22:25
Jan 2, 2019 vs PIT L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:51
Dec 31, 2018 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:58
Dec 29, 2018 @ NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:48
Dec 27, 2018 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 18:20
Dec 23, 2018 vs PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23:15
Dec 22, 2018 @ TOR L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 18:38
Dec 18, 2018 vs ANA W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:43
Dec 16, 2018 vs VGK L 3-4 (OT) 0 3 3 1 2 2 0 20:51
Dec 14, 2018 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 17:29
Dec 10, 2018 @ TBL L 3-6 2 0 2 2 0 5 1 20:25
Dec 8, 2018 @ FLA W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 20:42
Dec 2, 2018 vs WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:10
Dec 1, 2018 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:10
Nov 29, 2018 @ OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:06
Nov 26, 2018 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 18:42
Nov 24, 2018 vs WSH L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 20:03
Nov 23, 2018 @ PHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:22
Nov 21, 2018 vs NYI W 5-0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 18:11
Nov 19, 2018 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 20:09
Nov 17, 2018 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 17:42
Nov 15, 2018 @ NYI L 5-7 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 20:08
Nov 12, 2018 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:50
Nov 10, 2018 @ CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 21:10
Nov 9, 2018 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 20:34
Nov 6, 2018 vs MTL W 5-3 0 3 3 2 0 5 1 21:52
Nov 4, 2018 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:50
Nov 1, 2018 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:53
Oct 30, 2018 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 22:02
Oct 28, 2018 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:40
Oct 25, 2018 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:31
Oct 23, 2018 vs FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 19:33
Oct 21, 2018 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:05
Oct 17, 2018 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:27
Oct 16, 2018 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 22:47
Oct 13, 2018 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:00
Oct 11, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:54
Oct 7, 2018 @ CAR L 5-8 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:51
Oct 6, 2018 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:48
Oct 4, 2018 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17:36