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Brendan Gallagher

#7 · Right wing · Vancouver Canucks

Born May 6, 1992 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN (age 34) · 5'9", 185 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 147th overall in 2010 by MTL (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Derek Roy VAN · 28 P in 42 GP Tyler Bozak TOR · 28 P in 46 GP David Backes STL · 28 P in 48 GP David Desharnais MTL · 28 P in 48 GP Radim Vrbata PHX · 28 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.

020402012-13: 28 points2812-132013-14: 41 points412014-15: 47 points4714-152015-16: 40 points402016-17: 29 points2916-172017-18: 54 points542018-19: 52 points5218-192019-20: 43 points432020-21: 23 points2320-212021-22: 24 points242022-23: 14 points1422-232023-24: 31 points312024-25: 38 points3824-252025-26: 23 points232026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 MTL 44 15 13 28 10 33 117 44 0.64 $685K
2013-14 MTL 81 19 22 41 4 73 211 38 0.51 $685K
2014-15 MTL 82 24 23 47 18 31 254 48 0.57 $685K
2015-16 MTL 53 19 21 40 13 24 173 43 0.75 $3.75M
2016-17 MTL 64 10 19 29 7 39 187 69 0.45 $3.75M
2017-18 MTL 82 31 23 54 -13 34 278 90 0.66 $3.75M
2018-19 MTL 82 33 19 52 10 49 302 126 0.63 $3.75M
2019-20 MTL 59 22 21 43 9 29 226 53 0.73 $3.75M
2020-21 MTL 35 14 9 23 10 16 106 46 0.66 $3.75M
2021-22 MTL 56 7 17 24 -7 69 142 54 0.43 $6.5M
2022-23 MTL 37 8 6 14 -5 45 93 18 0.38 $6.5M
2023-24 MTL 77 16 15 31 -24 74 154 63 0.40 $6.5M
2024-25 MTL 82 21 17 38 -6 39 148 92 0.46 $6.5M
2025-26 MTL 77 7 16 23 0 39 121 98 0.30 $6.5M
2026-27 VAN 5 0 0 0 -2 4 5 8 0.00 $6.5M
15 seasons Career 916 246 241 487 24 598 2517 890 0.53

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 MTL 5 2 0 2 -7 5 22 6 0.40
2013-14 MTL 17 4 7 11 0 6 38 9 0.65
2014-15 MTL 12 3 2 5 5 0 42 14 0.42
2016-17 MTL 6 1 2 3 -3 8 19 17 0.50
2019-20 MTL 9 1 3 4 -1 2 37 18 0.44
2020-21 MTL 22 2 4 6 0 4 52 47 0.27
2024-25 MTL 5 0 2 2 -7 0 13 16 0.40
2025-26 MTL 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 0.33
8 seasons Playoffs 79 14 20 34 -12 25 224 132 0.43

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
44 15 13 28 10 33 117 44 0.64 12.8 13:52

Contract

$685KCap hitends in 2015, then RFA
$24KCap dollars per point28 points in 44 games
$69KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.9 goals above replacement
$9.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$8.4MValueworth 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 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens on Nov 16, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.7M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2014-15, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $685K $600K $90K $210K $690K
2013-14 $685K $625K $90K $185K $715K
2014-15 $685K $650K $0 $150K $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
Oct 14, 2020 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $39M $6.5M
Nov 29, 2014 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2015-16 to 2020-21 6 $22.5M $3.75M
Nov 16, 2011 Montreal Canadiens Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 signed for 2011-12, slid 3 $2.7M $685K

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.9Goals above replacement15th of 605 skaters, 15th of 397 forwards
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+5.9 98th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 88th percentilePower play0.0 50th percentilePenalty kill0.0 34th percentilePenalties+0.9 83rd 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.

0510152012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

57.7Corsi for %589 attempts for, 432 against
+6.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
62.5Expected goals for %25.7 expected for, 15.4 against
+9.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.3Goals for %35 for, 24 against
98.9PDO10.8% shooting + 88.1% saves
175Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
David Desharnais · Max Pacioretty · Brendan Gallagher34326:2860.664.121-20
Brandon Prust · Brendan Gallagher · Alex Galchenyuk1166:2948.357.46-1
Lars Eller · Brendan Gallagher · Alex Galchenyuk1532:4454.268.55-1
Max Pacioretty · Brendan Gallagher · Alex Galchenyuk413:1168.076.40-0

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.7Expected goalsfrom 152 unblocked attempts
+1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.35 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +1.3 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 15Expected 13.7

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 27, 2013 @ TOR W 4-1 1 1 2 3 2 4 2 11:03
Apr 25, 2013 @ WPG W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 13:40
Apr 23, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:40
Apr 20, 2013 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:33
Apr 18, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12:44
Apr 17, 2013 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 14:20
Apr 15, 2013 vs PHI L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 15:32
Apr 13, 2013 @ TOR L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 13:21
Apr 11, 2013 @ BUF W 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 13:58
Apr 9, 2013 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:57
Apr 6, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:18
Apr 4, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:49
Apr 3, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:37
Apr 1, 2013 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 13:42
Mar 30, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15:10
Mar 27, 2013 @ BOS W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:19
Mar 26, 2013 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:49
Mar 23, 2013 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:28
Mar 21, 2013 @ NYI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 14:29
Mar 19, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 15:01
Mar 16, 2013 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:41
Mar 13, 2013 vs OTT W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 15:35
Mar 10, 2013 @ FLA W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 2 7 0 15:46
Mar 9, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:20
Mar 7, 2013 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:32
Mar 5, 2013 @ NYI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:01
Mar 3, 2013 @ BOS W 4-3 0 2 2 3 2 4 0 14:37
Mar 2, 2013 vs PIT L 6-7 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 14:43
Feb 27, 2013 @ TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 15:00
Feb 25, 2013 @ OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:07
Feb 23, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:09
Feb 16, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 12:04
Feb 14, 2013 @ FLA W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:38
Feb 12, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:41
Feb 9, 2013 vs TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 9 6 0 11:46
Feb 7, 2013 @ BUF L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 08:44
Feb 6, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:59
Feb 3, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:28
Feb 2, 2013 vs BUF W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 11:12
Jan 30, 2013 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:51
Jan 29, 2013 vs WPG W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 09:22
Jan 27, 2013 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 12:26
Jan 24, 2013 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:18
Jan 22, 2013 vs FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 09:28