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Kevan Miller

#86 · Defence · Boston Bruins

Born Nov 15, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA · 6'2", 210 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Niklas Kronwall DET · 13 P in 57 GP Mark Barberio COL · 13 P in 60 GP Colin Miller BOS · 13 P in 61 GP Andy Greene NJD · 13 P in 66 GP Nick Jensen DET · 13 P in 49 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.

0510152013-14: 6 points613-142014-15: 7 points714-152015-16: 18 points1815-162016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 16 points1617-182018-19: 7 points718-192020-21: 4 points420-21

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 BOS 47 1 5 6 20 38 41 103 0.13 $550K
2014-15 BOS 41 2 5 7 20 15 37 87 0.17 $800K
2015-16 BOS 71 5 13 18 15 53 64 164 0.25 $800K
2016-17 BOS 58 3 10 13 1 50 49 121 0.22 $2.5M
2017-18 BOS 68 1 15 16 16 70 64 164 0.24 $2.5M
2018-19 BOS 39 0 7 7 8 35 32 73 0.18 $2.5M
2020-21 BOS 28 1 3 4 -1 20 27 64 0.14 $1.25M
7 seasons Career 352 13 58 71 79 281 314 776 0.20

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 BOS 11 0 2 2 2 8 6 45 0.18
2016-17 BOS 6 0 0 0 0 4 9 20 0.00
2017-18 BOS 12 1 3 4 2 4 17 42 0.33
2020-21 BOS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 7 0.25
4 seasons Playoffs 33 1 6 7 4 16 36 114 0.21

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
58 3 10 13 1 50 49 121 0.22 6.1 17:48

Contract

$2.5MCap hit2016-17
$192KCap dollars per point13 points in 58 games
$3.18MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.8 goals above replacement
$1.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.4MValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2020-21 $1.25M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $2.5M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $2.5M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $800K
2013-14 to 2013-14 $550K

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.8Goals above replacement433rd of 664 skaters, 131st of 229 defencemen
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 ranked defencemen: 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-1.8 25th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 45th percentilePower play-0.1 56th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 93rd percentilePenalties-0.8 41st 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 defencemen. 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.

024682013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192020-21Goals 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

53.7Corsi for %816 attempts for, 704 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Expected goals for %34.1 expected for, 30.4 against
-3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.5Goals for %29 for, 32 against
97.4PDO6.5% shooting + 90.9% saves
96Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevan Miller · Colin Miller43361:5458.358.610-11
Kevan Miller · Brandon Carlo36126:1451.351.36-6
Zdeno Chara · Kevan Miller4397:4544.740.71-3
John-Michael Liles · Kevan Miller1179:0960.469.36-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.6Expected goalsfrom 70 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.09 expected goals per 60 minutes5th
Shot quality 2.3% chance per attempt14th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected80thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Goals 3Expected 1.6

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 8, 2017 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 21:34
Apr 6, 2017 vs OTT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26:56
Apr 4, 2017 vs TBL W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 21:04
Apr 2, 2017 @ CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 18:16
Apr 1, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 18:12
Mar 30, 2017 vs DAL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 15:18
Mar 28, 2017 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 18:36
Mar 25, 2017 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:35
Mar 23, 2017 vs TBL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:15
Mar 21, 2017 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:39
Mar 20, 2017 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 16:06
Mar 16, 2017 @ EDM L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:52
Mar 15, 2017 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:29
Mar 13, 2017 @ VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 20:14
Mar 11, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:55
Mar 8, 2017 vs DET W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:35
Mar 6, 2017 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19:32
Mar 4, 2017 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 18:23
Mar 2, 2017 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:13
Feb 28, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 20:39
Feb 26, 2017 @ DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 15:32
Feb 23, 2017 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:44
Feb 22, 2017 @ ANA L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 2 1 1 15:27
Feb 19, 2017 @ SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:47
Feb 12, 2017 vs MTL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 16:16
Feb 11, 2017 vs VAN W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:27
Feb 9, 2017 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:22
Feb 4, 2017 vs TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 16:16
Feb 1, 2017 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 5 16:38
Jan 31, 2017 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 18:09
Jan 26, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 5 17:41
Jan 24, 2017 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 15:05
Jan 14, 2017 vs PHI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:42
Jan 12, 2017 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:41
Jan 10, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 23:09
Jan 8, 2017 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 19:02
Jan 7, 2017 @ FLA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:04
Jan 5, 2017 vs EDM L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:17
Jan 2, 2017 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:34
Dec 31, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 15:11
Dec 29, 2016 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 18:05
Dec 27, 2016 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:16
Dec 23, 2016 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:56
Dec 22, 2016 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:32
Dec 20, 2016 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 12:58
Dec 18, 2016 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 15:02
Dec 14, 2016 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:33
Dec 12, 2016 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 16:53
Dec 10, 2016 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:28
Dec 8, 2016 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 12:33
Dec 7, 2016 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:11
Dec 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 15:42
Dec 3, 2016 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 22:48
Dec 1, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:01
Nov 29, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 19:20
Nov 27, 2016 vs TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26:42
Nov 25, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:50
Nov 24, 2016 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:50