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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Blake Wheeler WPG · 78 P in 82 GP Joe Pavelski SJS · 78 P in 82 GP Artemi Panarin CHI · 77 P in 80 GP Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH · 77 P in 82 GP Vladimir Tarasenko STL · 74 P in 80 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 30 48 78 4 20 217 26 0.99 13.8 19:56

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016
$12KCap dollars per point78 points in 79 games
$85KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.8 goals above replacement
$7.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$6.5MValueworth 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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 668 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, so this is its last season.

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+10.8Goals above replacement48th of 675 skaters, 35th of 445 forwards
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+4.7 91st percentileEven-strength defence-3.4 2nd percentilePower play+1.5 93rd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 49th percentilePenalties+3.7 99th 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

49.6Corsi for %1097 attempts for, 1114 against
+2.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Expected goals for %47.7 expected for, 48.5 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.8Goals for %57 for, 51 against
100.6PDO9.6% shooting + 91.1% saves
237Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 Monahan46410:1551.450.121-18
Micheal Ferland · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan21144:0754.255.55-6
David Jones · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan33114:0741.244.311-5
Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan · Josh Jooris1857:5055.358.72-0

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
20.3Expected goalsfrom 282 unblocked attempts
+7.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.77 expected goals per 60 minutes66th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt42nd
Finishing +7.7 goals above expected95thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 28Expected 20.3

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, 2016 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:24
Apr 7, 2016 vs VAN W 7-3 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 14:12
Apr 5, 2016 vs LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 4 0 19:25
Apr 2, 2016 @ EDM W 5-0 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 19:48
Mar 31, 2016 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:14
Mar 26, 2016 vs CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 19:15
Mar 24, 2016 @ MIN L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 17:59
Mar 21, 2016 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 15:57
Mar 20, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 18:09
Mar 18, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:18
Mar 16, 2016 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:25
Mar 14, 2016 vs STL W 7-4 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 21:24
Mar 11, 2016 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:33
Mar 9, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 22:20
Mar 7, 2016 vs SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25:05
Mar 5, 2016 @ PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:32
Mar 3, 2016 @ BUF L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:54
Mar 1, 2016 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:16
Feb 29, 2016 @ PHI L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 19:39
Feb 27, 2016 vs OTT L 4-6 2 1 3 2 0 6 0 19:06
Feb 25, 2016 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 21:45
Feb 23, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:31
Feb 21, 2016 @ ANA L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 3 17:27
Feb 19, 2016 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:05
Feb 17, 2016 vs MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 22:00
Feb 15, 2016 vs ANA L 4-6 1 2 3 1 2 5 0 23:35
Feb 12, 2016 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 17:37
Feb 11, 2016 @ SJS W 6-5 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 20:05
Feb 6, 2016 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:20
Feb 5, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:38
Feb 3, 2016 vs CAR W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 17:12
Jan 27, 2016 vs NSH L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:01
Jan 25, 2016 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:47
Jan 24, 2016 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:01
Jan 21, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:36
Jan 19, 2016 @ NJD L 2-4 0 2 2 -2 0 4 0 18:49
Jan 16, 2016 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:00
Jan 13, 2016 vs FLA W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:42
Jan 11, 2016 vs SJS L 4-5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 23:28
Jan 7, 2016 vs ARI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:50
Jan 5, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:56
Jan 2, 2016 @ COL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:55
Dec 31, 2015 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 21:53
Dec 29, 2015 vs ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24:28
Dec 27, 2015 vs EDM W 5-3 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 21:06
Dec 22, 2015 vs WPG W 4-1 3 0 3 2 0 6 2 20:03
Dec 20, 2015 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 21:06
Dec 19, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 20:22
Dec 17, 2015 @ DAL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:31
Dec 15, 2015 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 23:04
Dec 12, 2015 vs NYR W 5-4 (OT) 2 1 3 1 0 6 0 21:54
Dec 10, 2015 vs BUF W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:39
Dec 8, 2015 vs SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:01
Dec 4, 2015 vs BOS W 5-4 (OT) 3 1 4 4 2 5 0 23:37
Dec 1, 2015 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:25
Nov 28, 2015 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 20:01
Nov 27, 2015 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 24:29
Nov 24, 2015 @ ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:33
Nov 20, 2015 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 6 0 20:33
Nov 17, 2015 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:50
Nov 15, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:50
Nov 13, 2015 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:14
Nov 12, 2015 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23:07
Nov 10, 2015 @ FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 21:44
Nov 7, 2015 vs PIT W 5-2 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 20:37
Nov 5, 2015 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:51
Nov 3, 2015 @ COL L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:22
Oct 31, 2015 @ EDM W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:55
Oct 30, 2015 vs MTL L 2-6 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 17:12
Oct 28, 2015 @ OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:06
Oct 26, 2015 @ NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:39
Oct 25, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 20:02
Oct 23, 2015 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 24:27
Oct 20, 2015 vs WSH L 2-6 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 17:51
Oct 17, 2015 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 18:05
Oct 16, 2015 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:46
Oct 13, 2015 vs STL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 23:09
Oct 10, 2015 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 21:10
Oct 7, 2015 vs VAN L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 18:34