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Chris Wagner

#14 · Right wing · Free agent, last with the Colorado Avalanche

Born May 27, 1991 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA · 6'0", 192 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 122nd overall in 2010 by ANA (round 5)

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.

Tomas Jurco DET · 6 P in 44 GP Jiri Sekac ARI · 6 P in 39 GP Nate Thompson ANA · 6 P in 49 GP Viktor Tikhonov ARI · 6 P in 50 GP Colton Sissons NSH · 6 P in 34 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.

0510152014-15: 0 points014-152015-16: 6 points615-162016-17: 7 points716-172017-18: 16 points1617-182018-19: 19 points1918-192019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 5 points520-212021-22: 0 points021-222022-23: 0 points022-232023-24: 2 points223-242024-25: 1 points124-25

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 ANA 9 0 0 0 -2 2 7 22 0.00 $900K
2015-16 ANA 17 0 2 2 0 19 28 52 0.12 $600K
2015-16 COL 26 4 0 4 -2 9 27 43 0.15
2016-17 ANA 43 6 1 7 2 6 40 112 0.16 $638K
2017-18 ANA 64 6 9 15 -7 35 78 212 0.23 $638K
2017-18 NYI 15 1 0 1 -3 2 15 41 0.07
2018-19 BOS 76 12 7 19 3 51 135 247 0.25 $1.25M
2019-20 BOS 67 6 4 10 -8 47 78 192 0.15 $1.25M
2020-21 BOS 41 2 3 5 -9 24 57 75 0.12 $1.35M
2021-22 BOS 1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 11 0.00 $1.35M
2022-23 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 $1.35M
2023-24 COL 13 1 1 2 3 9 16 30 0.15 $775K
2024-25 COL 28 1 0 1 -8 14 29 57 0.04 $775K
11 seasons Career 401 39 27 66 -32 218 512 1100 0.16

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 ANA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
2015-16 ANA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.00
2016-17 ANA 17 3 0 3 1 6 18 43 0.18
2018-19 BOS 12 2 0 2 -3 2 19 44 0.17
2019-20 BOS 9 0 1 1 -5 4 14 22 0.11
2020-21 BOS 11 0 0 0 -1 2 15 38 0.00
2021-22 BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0.00
2023-24 COL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
8 seasons Playoffs 58 5 1 6 -8 14 70 172 0.10

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
43 4 2 6 -2 28 55 95 0.14 7.3 9:09

Contract

$600KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2018
$100KCap dollars per point6 points in 43 games
$252KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Anaheim Ducks on Jul 16, 2015, as a new contract: 1 year and $600K, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Anaheim Ducks on Apr 1, 2016, 2 years and $1.275M at $638K a season, beginning in 2016-17.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $600K $600K $0 $600K

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
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Apr 3, 2024 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Nov 27, 2019 Boston Bruins Extension 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $4.05M $1.35M
Jul 1, 2018 Boston Bruins New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $2.5M $1.25M
Apr 1, 2016 Anaheim Ducks Extension not begun 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.275M $638K
Jul 16, 2015 Anaheim Ducks New contract 2015-16 to 2015-16 1 $600K $600K
Apr 3, 2012 Anaheim Ducks Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $2.7M $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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement334th of 675 skaters, 231st of 445 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.3Goals 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-0.8 38th percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 87th percentilePower play0.0 63rd percentilePenalty kill+0.3 84th percentilePenalties-0.1 34th 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.

-3-2-101232014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

46.2Corsi for %287 attempts for, 334 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Expected goals for %11.1 expected for, 11.7 against
+6.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.8Goals for %7 for, 9 against
99.4PDO4.8% shooting + 94.6% saves
85Attempts 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jarome Iginla · Chris Wagner · Andreas MartinsenCOL1166:1039.645.81-1
Cody McLeod · Jack Skille · Chris WagnerCOL940:1750.044.12-1
Nate Thompson · Chris Wagner · Ryan GarbuttANA429:5665.472.21-0
Cody McLeod · Chris Wagner · Andreas MartinsenCOL521:1225.022.90-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.1Expected goalsfrom 71 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.63 expected goals per 60 minutes38th
Shot quality 5.8% chance per attempt7th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected56thOne 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.

01234Game 20Game 40Expected 4.1Goals 4

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 10, 2016 @ WSH W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:31
Apr 9, 2016 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:36
Apr 7, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 12:11
Apr 5, 2016 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:08
Apr 3, 2016 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10:15
Apr 1, 2016 vs VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 11:25
Feb 21, 2016 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:01
Feb 14, 2016 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:25
Feb 12, 2016 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 07:37
Feb 11, 2016 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:18
Feb 9, 2016 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:17
Feb 6, 2016 vs WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:04
Feb 2, 2016 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:25
Jan 27, 2016 @ LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 04:47
Jan 26, 2016 @ SJS L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:28
Jan 22, 2016 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:35
Jan 18, 2016 @ WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:25
Jan 16, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 09:23
Jan 14, 2016 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:39
Dec 12, 2015 @ NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:00
Dec 9, 2015 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 09:32
Dec 7, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:45
Dec 5, 2015 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:09
Dec 3, 2015 @ NYR W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 08:55
Dec 1, 2015 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 09:28
Nov 30, 2015 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 09:13
Nov 28, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 06:49
Nov 25, 2015 vs OTT L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 06:43
Nov 23, 2015 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:36
Nov 21, 2015 @ WSH L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 7 0 2 05:50
Nov 19, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:16
Nov 17, 2015 @ TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:25
Nov 13, 2015 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 04:39
Nov 11, 2015 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 08:43
Nov 9, 2015 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 08:48
Nov 7, 2015 @ SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 07:18
Nov 6, 2015 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:51
Nov 4, 2015 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 09:11
Nov 1, 2015 vs NSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:04
Oct 29, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 11:32
Oct 27, 2015 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13:26
Oct 26, 2015 @ CHI L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 08:54
Oct 16, 2015 vs COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 11:03