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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Aliaksei Protas WSH · 29 P in 78 GP Michael Carcone ARI · 29 P in 74 GP Pius Suter VAN · 29 P in 67 GP Leo Carlsson ANA · 29 P in 55 GP Egor Chinakhov CBJ · 29 P in 53 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 13 16 29 0 12 153 42 0.37 8.5 14:28

Contract

$7.143MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$246KCap dollars per point29 points in 79 games
$3.965MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.8 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jun 18, 2019, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $50M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2025-26, 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
2019-20 $7.143M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2020-21 $7.143M $3.75M $3.75M $7.5M NMC
2021-22 $7.143M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2022-23 $7.143M $3.75M $3.75M $7.5M M-NTC
2023-24 $7.143M $6.5M $0 $6.5M M-NTC
2024-25 $7.143M $4M $1.25M $5.25M M-NTC
2025-26 $7.143M $4M $1.25M $5.25M 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
Jun 18, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers Extension 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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+1.8Goals above replacement371st of 721 skaters, 264th of 469 forwards
+0.3Wins 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 469 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-2.5 21st percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 44th percentilePower play-1.7 1st percentilePenalty kill0.0 29th percentilePenalties+2.7 97th 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.

-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

46.1Corsi for %859 attempts for, 1005 against
+0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Expected goals for %34.0 expected for, 42.5 against
+0.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.7Goals for %36 for, 35 against
101.5PDO8.0% shooting + 93.5% saves
222Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Kevin Hayes · Kasperi Kapanen · Alexey Toropchenko21123:5450.843.42-2
Kevin Hayes · Brandon Saad · Alexey Toropchenko1571:2434.435.72-2
Kevin Hayes · Nathan Walker · Alexey Toropchenko1766:1141.829.11-0
Brayden Schenn · Kevin Hayes · Jordan Kyrou864:1456.850.34-3

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.2Expected goalsfrom 204 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt12th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected39thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.2Goals 12

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 17, 2024 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:19
Apr 14, 2024 vs SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12:38
Apr 7, 2024 @ ANA W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:19
Apr 4, 2024 @ NSH L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11:35
Apr 1, 2024 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 15:02
Mar 30, 2024 vs SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:31
Mar 28, 2024 vs CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:14
Mar 25, 2024 vs VGK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:43
Mar 23, 2024 @ MIN W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:35
Mar 21, 2024 @ OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:42
Mar 19, 2024 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 12:22
Mar 17, 2024 vs ANA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:48
Mar 16, 2024 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:58
Mar 13, 2024 vs LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 17:09
Mar 11, 2024 @ BOS W 5-1 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 13:04
Mar 9, 2024 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:07
Mar 7, 2024 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11:05
Mar 5, 2024 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:42
Mar 4, 2024 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 11:39
Mar 2, 2024 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:31
Feb 28, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:42
Feb 27, 2024 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 10:39
Feb 24, 2024 @ DET L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:35
Feb 22, 2024 vs NYI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:28
Feb 19, 2024 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:56
Feb 17, 2024 vs NSH L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 15:06
Feb 15, 2024 vs EDM W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:09
Feb 13, 2024 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:42
Feb 11, 2024 @ MTL W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:34
Feb 10, 2024 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:54
Jan 30, 2024 vs CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:36
Jan 28, 2024 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:03
Jan 26, 2024 @ SEA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:57
Jan 24, 2024 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 15:24
Jan 23, 2024 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:14
Jan 20, 2024 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:00
Jan 18, 2024 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:23
Jan 15, 2024 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:49
Jan 13, 2024 vs BOS L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 13:23
Jan 11, 2024 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:51
Jan 9, 2024 vs FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 12:16
Jan 6, 2024 @ CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:57
Jan 4, 2024 vs VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:02
Dec 30, 2023 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:29
Dec 29, 2023 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:30
Dec 27, 2023 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:00
Dec 23, 2023 vs CHI W 7-5 0 2 2 -1 0 5 0 13:57
Dec 21, 2023 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:42
Dec 19, 2023 @ TBL L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 14:07
Dec 16, 2023 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 15:21
Dec 14, 2023 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:18
Dec 12, 2023 vs DET L 4-6 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 15:36
Dec 9, 2023 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:12
Dec 8, 2023 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 16:48
Dec 6, 2023 vs VGK L 3-6 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 13:09
Dec 4, 2023 @ VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:33
Dec 2, 2023 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:59
Nov 30, 2023 vs BUF W 6-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 16:44
Nov 28, 2023 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:01
Nov 26, 2023 @ CHI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 14:01
Nov 24, 2023 vs NSH L 3-8 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:22
Nov 22, 2023 @ ARI W 6-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 15:14
Nov 19, 2023 @ ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:31
Nov 18, 2023 @ LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 14:34
Nov 16, 2023 @ SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:33
Nov 14, 2023 vs TBL W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:33
Nov 11, 2023 @ COL W 8-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:35
Nov 9, 2023 vs ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:10
Nov 7, 2023 vs WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 13:02
Nov 4, 2023 vs MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:55
Nov 3, 2023 vs NJD W 4-1 2 1 3 2 0 3 3 14:33
Nov 1, 2023 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:10
Oct 27, 2023 @ VAN L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:22
Oct 26, 2023 @ CGY W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:38
Oct 24, 2023 @ WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:58
Oct 21, 2023 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:57
Oct 19, 2023 vs ARI L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:46
Oct 14, 2023 vs SEA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:01
Oct 12, 2023 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14:49