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Johnny Gaudreau

#13 · Left wing · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Aug 13, 1993 in Salem, New Jersey, USA · 5'9", 163 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 104th overall in 2011 by CGY (round 4)

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Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2016-17

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mark Stone OTT · 64 P in 80 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 64 P in 79 GP Kyle Turris OTT · 64 P in 82 GP Alexander Steen STL · 64 P in 74 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 64 P in 61 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.

0501002013-14: 1 points113-142014-15: 64 points6414-152015-16: 78 points7815-162016-17: 61 points6116-172017-18: 84 points8417-182018-19: 99 points9918-192019-20: 58 points5819-202020-21: 49 points4920-212021-22: 115 points11521-222022-23: 74 points7422-232023-24: 60 points6023-24

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 CGY 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 $925K
2014-15 CGY 80 24 40 64 11 14 167 14 0.80 $925K
2015-16 CGY 79 30 48 78 4 20 217 26 0.99 $925K
2016-17 CGY 72 18 43 61 -7 4 182 9 0.85 $6.75M
2017-18 CGY 80 24 60 84 2 26 227 16 1.05 $6.75M
2018-19 CGY 82 36 63 99 18 24 245 12 1.21 $6.75M
2019-20 CGY 70 18 40 58 -10 12 209 1 0.83 $6.75M
2020-21 CGY 56 19 30 49 2 6 112 8 0.88 $6.75M
2021-22 CGY 82 40 75 115 64 26 262 10 1.40 $6.75M
2022-23 CBJ 80 21 53 74 -33 22 220 5 0.93 $9.75M
2023-24 CBJ 81 12 48 60 -27 22 160 2 0.74 $9.75M
11 seasons Career 763 243 500 743 25 176 2002 103 0.97

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 CGY 11 4 5 9 -2 6 24 3 0.82
2016-17 CGY 4 0 2 2 -4 0 8 0 0.50
2018-19 CGY 5 0 1 1 -2 2 16 5 0.20
2019-20 CGY 10 4 3 7 0 0 27 3 0.70
2021-22 CGY 12 3 11 14 -3 2 52 1 1.17
5 seasons Playoffs 42 11 22 33 -11 10 127 12 0.79

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 24 40 64 11 14 167 14 0.80 14.4 17:43

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016
$14KCap dollars per point64 points in 80 games
$99KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.3 goals above replacement
$6.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.2MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Apr 11, 2014, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.55M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $925K
2014-15 $925K $833K $93K $925K $925K
2015-16 $925K $833K $93K $1.85M $925K

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
Jul 13, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2022-23 to 2028-29 7 $68.25M $9.75M
Oct 10, 2016 Calgary Flames New contract 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $40.5M $6.75M
Apr 11, 2014 Calgary Flames Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $5.55M $925K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.3Goals above replacement74th of 665 skaters, 56th of 432 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+2.1 74th percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 27th percentilePower play+1.5 93rd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 51st percentilePenalties+2.8 98th 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.

01020302013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-24Goals 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

46.5Corsi for %1002 attempts for, 1151 against
+3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Expected goals for %40.8 expected for, 46.2 against
+1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.6Goals for %53 for, 44 against
102.6PDO10.6% shooting + 92.1% saves
207Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Jiri Hudler · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan57418:5147.143.418-18
Jiri Hudler · Johnny Gaudreau · Josh Jooris20150:5254.157.66-5
Jiri Hudler · Johnny Gaudreau · Markus Granlund27143:5344.751.17-7
Jiri Hudler · Mikael Backlund · Johnny Gaudreau1538:5545.940.42-2

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.

23Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.0Expected goalsfrom 216 unblocked attempts
+6.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes55th
Shot quality 7.9% chance per attempt68th
Finishing +6.0 goals above expected93rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 23Expected 17.0

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 9, 2015 vs LAK W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 20:57
Apr 7, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 23:28
Apr 4, 2015 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:43
Apr 2, 2015 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:51
Mar 30, 2015 @ DAL W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 19:55
Mar 29, 2015 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:09
Mar 27, 2015 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:03
Mar 25, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:09
Mar 23, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:03
Mar 21, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 24:29
Mar 19, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 17:34
Mar 17, 2015 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:45
Mar 14, 2015 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:21
Mar 13, 2015 vs TOR W 6-3 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 14:14
Mar 11, 2015 vs ANA W 6-3 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 19:51
Mar 8, 2015 @ OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 20:12
Mar 6, 2015 @ DET W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:54
Mar 5, 2015 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 22:17
Mar 3, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:29
Feb 27, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 22:59
Feb 25, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:00
Feb 24, 2015 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:08
Feb 20, 2015 vs ANA L 3-6 0 1 1 -3 2 3 0 18:05
Feb 18, 2015 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:24
Feb 16, 2015 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 4 0 1 15:04
Feb 14, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:27
Feb 12, 2015 @ LAK L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 14:09
Feb 9, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:40
Feb 6, 2015 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:40
Feb 4, 2015 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:12
Feb 2, 2015 vs WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16:49
Jan 31, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:11
Jan 29, 2015 vs MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:42
Jan 27, 2015 vs BUF W 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 20:46
Jan 21, 2015 @ ANA L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 7 1 17:49
Jan 19, 2015 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 19:26
Jan 17, 2015 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:57
Jan 15, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:41
Jan 10, 2015 @ VAN W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:14
Jan 9, 2015 vs FLA L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:19
Jan 7, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:10
Jan 2, 2015 vs NYI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:37
Dec 31, 2014 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:24
Dec 29, 2014 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:04
Dec 27, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 16:34
Dec 22, 2014 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 3 0 3 3 0 7 1 19:58
Dec 20, 2014 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 17:07
Dec 19, 2014 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:19
Dec 16, 2014 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 15:46
Dec 14, 2014 @ CHI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:25
Dec 12, 2014 @ PIT L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:37
Dec 11, 2014 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:07
Dec 9, 2014 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:21
Dec 6, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:21
Dec 4, 2014 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 20:41
Dec 2, 2014 vs ARI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 17:31
Nov 29, 2014 @ ARI W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 17:19
Nov 26, 2014 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:50
Nov 25, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:48
Nov 22, 2014 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 24:25
Nov 20, 2014 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:09
Nov 18, 2014 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:17
Nov 15, 2014 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:12
Nov 13, 2014 vs ARI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:39
Nov 10, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:36
Nov 8, 2014 @ FLA W 6-4 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 17:52
Nov 6, 2014 @ TBL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:34
Nov 4, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:15
Nov 2, 2014 @ MTL W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 16:58
Oct 31, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 17:22
Oct 28, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 16:10
Oct 25, 2014 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:05
Oct 23, 2014 vs CAR W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:51
Oct 21, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:19
Oct 19, 2014 @ WPG W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 12:52
Oct 15, 2014 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:31
Oct 14, 2014 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:49
Oct 11, 2014 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:22
Oct 9, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:54
Oct 8, 2014 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:04