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Phillip Danault

#24 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Feb 24, 1993 in Victoriaville, Quebec, CAN (age 33) · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 26th overall in 2011 by CHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

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

Adam Henrique NJD · 40 P in 82 GP Lee Stempniak CAR · 40 P in 82 GP Michael Grabner NYR · 40 P in 76 GP Brayden Point TBL · 40 P in 68 GP Paul Stastny STL · 40 P in 66 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.

020402014-15: 0 points014-152015-16: 10 points1015-162016-17: 40 points4016-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 53 points5318-192019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 24 points2420-212021-22: 51 points5121-222022-23: 54 points5422-232023-24: 47 points4723-242024-25: 43 points4324-252025-26: 17 points1725-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.00 $863K
2015-16 CHI 30 1 4 5 -3 6 48 33 0.17 $863K
2015-16 MTL 21 3 2 5 -2 8 24 12 0.24
2016-17 MTL 82 13 27 40 5 35 133 76 0.49 $913K
2017-18 MTL 52 8 17 25 0 34 94 59 0.48 $913K
2018-19 MTL 81 12 41 53 17 39 132 95 0.65 $3.083M
2019-20 MTL 71 13 34 47 18 32 131 119 0.66 $3.083M
2020-21 MTL 53 5 19 24 9 24 73 76 0.45 $3.083M
2021-22 LAK 79 27 24 51 14 38 194 74 0.65 $5.5M
2022-23 LAK 82 18 36 54 -8 63 152 81 0.66 $5.5M
2023-24 LAK 78 17 30 47 12 18 159 80 0.60 $5.5M
2024-25 LAK 80 8 35 43 20 26 123 83 0.54 $5.5M
2025-26 LAK 30 0 5 5 3 6 42 22 0.17 $5.5M
2025-26 MTL 45 6 6 12 -6 20 49 41 0.27
2026-27 MTL 5 0 1 1 1 0 6 3 0.20 $5.5M
13 seasons Career 791 131 281 412 80 349 1362 857 0.52

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 MTL 6 0 2 2 1 2 10 19 0.33
2019-20 MTL 10 1 2 3 -1 6 24 29 0.30
2020-21 MTL 22 1 3 4 -1 6 39 38 0.18
2021-22 LAK 7 3 2 5 6 2 11 14 0.71
2022-23 LAK 6 2 3 5 1 12 17 25 0.83
2023-24 LAK 5 0 1 1 0 4 9 6 0.20
2024-25 LAK 6 2 6 8 2 0 9 13 1.33
2025-26 MTL 19 2 8 10 3 8 18 33 0.53
8 seasons Playoffs 81 11 27 38 11 40 137 177 0.47

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 13 27 40 5 35 133 76 0.49 9.8 15:35

Contract

$913KCap hitends in 2018
$23KCap dollars per point40 points in 82 games
$105KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.7 goals above replacement
$6.1MWorth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens on Jul 5, 2016, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.825M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $913K $875K $0 $875K
2017-18 $913K $950K $0 $950K

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 28, 2021 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $33M $5.5M
Jul 15, 2018 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $9.25M $3.083M
Jul 5, 2016 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.825M $913K
Jan 1, 2012 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2011-12, slid 3 $3.075M $863K

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

+8.7Goals above replacement85th of 664 skaters, 62nd of 435 forwards
+1.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+3.4 83rd percentileEven-strength defence+3.3 95th percentilePower play-0.7 12th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 85th percentilePenalties-1.2 6th 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.

-50510152014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

55.7Corsi for %1176 attempts for, 935 against
+4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.1Expected goals for %46.2 expected for, 36.1 against
+4.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.1Goals for %43 for, 35 against
100.1PDO7.2% shooting + 92.8% saves
212Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alexander Radulov · Max Pacioretty · Phillip Danault47443:1456.655.520-11
Torrey Mitchell · Phillip Danault · Brian Flynn16108:4948.554.24-4
Max Pacioretty · Brendan Gallagher · Phillip Danault16100:3656.854.62-6
Andrew Shaw · Phillip Danault · Artturi Lehkonen1081:4869.978.55-3

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.1Expected goalsfrom 176 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt65th
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 14.1Goals 13

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 8, 2017 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:55
Apr 7, 2017 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:44
Apr 5, 2017 @ BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:55
Apr 3, 2017 @ FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 7 1 0 12:09
Apr 1, 2017 @ TBL W 2-1 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 16:46
Mar 30, 2017 vs FLA W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:57
Mar 28, 2017 vs DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 17:08
Mar 25, 2017 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:56
Mar 23, 2017 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 14:23
Mar 21, 2017 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:10
Mar 19, 2017 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:31
Mar 18, 2017 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 4 4 0 16:41
Mar 14, 2017 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:23
Mar 12, 2017 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:36
Mar 9, 2017 @ CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:29
Mar 7, 2017 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:35
Mar 4, 2017 @ NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:56
Mar 2, 2017 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:14
Feb 28, 2017 vs CBJ W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:48
Feb 27, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 19:44
Feb 25, 2017 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:41
Feb 23, 2017 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:59
Feb 21, 2017 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:45
Feb 18, 2017 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 15:41
Feb 12, 2017 @ BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:15
Feb 11, 2017 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:04
Feb 9, 2017 @ ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 18:23
Feb 7, 2017 @ COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:17
Feb 5, 2017 vs EDM L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:13
Feb 4, 2017 vs WSH L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 16:33
Feb 2, 2017 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:36
Jan 31, 2017 vs BUF W 5-2 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 16:56
Jan 26, 2017 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 16:15
Jan 24, 2017 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:21
Jan 21, 2017 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 17:33
Jan 20, 2017 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:38
Jan 18, 2017 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:07
Jan 16, 2017 @ DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:06
Jan 14, 2017 vs NYR W 5-4 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 17:54
Jan 12, 2017 @ MIN L 1-7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:14
Jan 11, 2017 @ WPG W 7-4 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 20:16
Jan 9, 2017 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:00
Jan 7, 2017 @ TOR W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 21:31
Jan 4, 2017 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 16:30
Jan 3, 2017 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:43
Dec 31, 2016 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 17:14
Dec 29, 2016 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 16:21
Dec 28, 2016 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:05
Dec 23, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 13:45
Dec 22, 2016 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 16:55
Dec 20, 2016 vs ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:00
Dec 17, 2016 @ WSH W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:35
Dec 16, 2016 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:38
Dec 12, 2016 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:10
Dec 10, 2016 vs COL W 10-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:48
Dec 8, 2016 vs NJD W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 15:24
Dec 6, 2016 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 11:40
Dec 4, 2016 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:34
Dec 2, 2016 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:14
Nov 29, 2016 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:21
Nov 26, 2016 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:14
Nov 24, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:12
Nov 22, 2016 vs OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:55
Nov 19, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 13:42
Nov 18, 2016 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:35
Nov 15, 2016 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 14:19
Nov 13, 2016 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:49
Nov 12, 2016 vs DET W 5-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 14:20
Nov 10, 2016 vs LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 14:22
Nov 8, 2016 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:33
Nov 5, 2016 vs PHI W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 14:00
Nov 4, 2016 @ CBJ L 0-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:03
Nov 2, 2016 vs VAN W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:38
Oct 29, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:56
Oct 27, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 11:43
Oct 26, 2016 @ NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:02
Oct 24, 2016 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:57
Oct 22, 2016 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 12:37
Oct 20, 2016 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:46
Oct 18, 2016 vs PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:39
Oct 15, 2016 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 09:59
Oct 13, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:06