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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Devante Smith-Pelly WSH · 16 P in 75 GP Joel Eriksson Ek MIN · 16 P in 75 GP Pierre-Edouard Bellemare VGK · 16 P in 72 GP Antoine Vermette ANA · 16 P in 64 GP Brandon Dubinsky CBJ · 16 P in 62 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 7 9 16 -10 37 93 253 0.20 7.5 13:17

Contract

$638KCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$40KCap dollars per point16 points in 79 games
-$855KWorth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Anaheim Ducks on Apr 1, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.275M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $638K $625K $0 $625K
2017-18 $638K $650K $0 $650K

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 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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

-2.3Goals above replacement647th of 691 skaters, 431st of 451 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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-4.5 2nd percentileEven-strength defence-1.3 22nd percentilePower play+0.5 81st percentilePenalty kill-0.6 5th percentilePenalties+0.8 67th 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

44.6Corsi for %676 attempts for, 840 against
-4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.6Expected goals for %26.4 expected for, 35.6 against
-7.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
36.4Goals for %16 for, 28 against
98.1PDO4.6% shooting + 93.5% saves
145Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Andrew Cogliano · Jakob Silfverberg · Chris WagnerANA12116:4550.450.44-2
Derek Grant · Chris Wagner · Logan ShawANA1465:4859.455.71-3
Cal Clutterbuck · Casey Cizikas · Chris WagnerNYI651:2333.336.00-4
Chris Wagner · Logan Shaw · Dennis RasmussenANA946:3238.738.61-1

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.8Expected goalsfrom 136 unblocked attempts
-2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.56 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt43rd
Finishing -2.8 goals above expected23rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 9.8Goals 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 7, 2018 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:33
Apr 5, 2018 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:31
Apr 3, 2018 vs PHI W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:44
Mar 31, 2018 @ NJD L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 15:03
Mar 30, 2018 vs TOR L 4-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:58
Mar 27, 2018 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 15:05
Mar 26, 2018 vs FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:04
Mar 22, 2018 vs TBL L 6-7 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 09:01
Mar 20, 2018 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10:29
Mar 18, 2018 vs CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:10
Mar 8, 2018 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11:57
Mar 5, 2018 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:35
Mar 3, 2018 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:10
Mar 2, 2018 vs MTL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 09:42
Feb 28, 2018 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12:00
Feb 25, 2018 vs EDM L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:41
Feb 24, 2018 @ ARI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 08:36
Feb 21, 2018 vs DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 08:13
Feb 19, 2018 @ VGK W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 09:54
Feb 17, 2018 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:05
Feb 15, 2018 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 10:25
Feb 13, 2018 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 07:11
Feb 11, 2018 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:42
Feb 9, 2018 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 09:22
Feb 6, 2018 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 08:08
Feb 5, 2018 @ TOR L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 08:37
Feb 3, 2018 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 08:28
Feb 1, 2018 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10:22
Jan 30, 2018 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 11:55
Jan 25, 2018 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 08:56
Jan 23, 2018 vs NYR W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:46
Jan 21, 2018 vs SJS L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:43
Jan 19, 2018 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:55
Jan 17, 2018 vs PIT W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 07:14
Jan 15, 2018 @ COL L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 13:31
Jan 13, 2018 @ LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 08:59
Jan 6, 2018 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:25
Jan 4, 2018 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08:50
Jan 2, 2018 @ VAN W 5-0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 11:48
Dec 31, 2017 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11:37
Dec 29, 2017 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 12:29
Dec 27, 2017 vs VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 14:31
Dec 23, 2017 @ PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:03
Dec 21, 2017 @ NYI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08:54
Dec 19, 2017 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 13:40
Dec 18, 2017 @ NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 12:55
Dec 16, 2017 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:56
Dec 14, 2017 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:20
Dec 11, 2017 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:16
Dec 8, 2017 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 17:32
Dec 6, 2017 vs OTT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16:24
Dec 5, 2017 @ VGK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 15:54
Dec 2, 2017 @ NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 18:42
Dec 1, 2017 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 4 1 3 16:48
Nov 29, 2017 @ STL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 22:15
Nov 27, 2017 @ CHI L 3-7 2 1 3 1 0 3 2 19:08
Nov 25, 2017 @ LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 22:06
Nov 24, 2017 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 15:45
Nov 22, 2017 vs VGK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:52
Nov 20, 2017 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 21:02
Nov 19, 2017 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 20:13
Nov 15, 2017 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17:14
Nov 12, 2017 vs TBL L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 15:37
Nov 9, 2017 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:02
Nov 7, 2017 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 20:40
Nov 4, 2017 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:59
Nov 3, 2017 vs NSH L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 21:01
Nov 1, 2017 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14:34
Oct 29, 2017 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 14:22
Oct 28, 2017 @ TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 12:19
Oct 26, 2017 @ FLA L 3-8 0 2 2 2 2 6 2 12:18
Oct 24, 2017 @ PHI W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10:24
Oct 20, 2017 vs MTL W 6-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 20:35
Oct 15, 2017 vs BUF L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 13:00
Oct 13, 2017 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:52
Oct 11, 2017 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:51
Oct 9, 2017 vs CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 16:54
Oct 7, 2017 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 13:27
Oct 5, 2017 vs ARI W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:39