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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 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Carpenter CHI · 5 P in 40 GP Trent Frederic BOS · 5 P in 42 GP Jake Virtanen VAN · 5 P in 38 GP Juho Lammikko FLA · 5 P in 44 GP Nate Thompson WPG · 5 P in 44 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

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
41 2 3 5 -9 24 57 75 0.12 3.5 11:41

Contract

$1.35MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$270KCap dollars per point5 points in 41 games
-$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth 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 633 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Nov 27, 2019, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $4.05M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2022-23, 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
2020-21 $1.35M $1.525M $0 $1.525M
2021-22 $1.35M $1.525M $0 $1.525M
2022-23 $1.35M $1M $0 $1M

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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-2.2Goals above replacement618th of 643 skaters, 421st of 430 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 430 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-3.7 1st percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 59th percentilePower play0.0 62nd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 75th percentilePenalties-0.3 22nd 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

45.9Corsi for %296 attempts for, 349 against
-8.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.4Expected goals for %10.7 expected for, 15.1 against
-12.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
26.9Goals for %7 for, 19 against
93.3PDO4.2% shooting + 89.1% saves
79Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 579 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
Chris Wagner · Sean Kuraly · Trent Frederic1687:0751.541.61-4
Chris Wagner · Sean Kuraly · Anders Bjork1571:2745.442.53-3
Chris Wagner · Sean Kuraly · Curtis Lazar756:1151.259.21-2
Chris Wagner · Sean Kuraly · Anton Blidh530:3951.748.60-2

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.2Expected goalsfrom 72 unblocked attempts
-2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.53 expected goals per 60 minutes15th
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt2nd
Finishing -2.2 goals above expected22ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 411 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Expected 4.2Goals 2

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
May 11, 2021 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:53
May 10, 2021 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:53
Apr 29, 2021 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:52
Apr 27, 2021 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10:35
Apr 25, 2021 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:15
Apr 23, 2021 @ BUF L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:35
Apr 22, 2021 @ BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:57
Apr 20, 2021 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 11:56
Apr 18, 2021 vs WSH W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:39
Apr 16, 2021 vs NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 12:55
Apr 15, 2021 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 13:58
Apr 13, 2021 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:38
Apr 11, 2021 vs WSH L 1-8 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0 09:44
Apr 10, 2021 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 09:20
Apr 8, 2021 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:21
Apr 6, 2021 @ PHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 10:34
Mar 27, 2021 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 07:04
Mar 25, 2021 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 12:26
Mar 13, 2021 vs NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:37
Mar 9, 2021 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:08
Mar 7, 2021 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 08:53
Mar 5, 2021 vs WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:45
Mar 3, 2021 vs WSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:42
Feb 26, 2021 @ NYR L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 11:00
Feb 25, 2021 @ NYI L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 12:20
Feb 21, 2021 vs PHI W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:55
Feb 18, 2021 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:00
Feb 13, 2021 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:40
Feb 12, 2021 @ NYR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:17
Feb 10, 2021 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 7 2 1 09:41
Feb 5, 2021 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 10:04
Feb 3, 2021 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:50
Feb 1, 2021 @ WSH W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 12:43
Jan 30, 2021 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:56
Jan 28, 2021 vs PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 13:47
Jan 26, 2021 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 14:18
Jan 23, 2021 vs PHI W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:12
Jan 21, 2021 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:05
Jan 18, 2021 @ NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:17
Jan 16, 2021 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:43
Jan 14, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 10:42