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Luke Glendening

#41 · Centre · Free agent, last with the Philadelphia Flyers

Born Apr 28, 1989 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA · 5'11", 190 lb · Shoots right

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.

Alexander Burmistrov WPG · 21 P in 81 GP Matt Moulson BUF · 21 P in 81 GP John Mitchell COL · 21 P in 71 GP Scott Laughton PHI · 21 P in 71 GP Nikolay Kulemin NYI · 22 P in 81 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.

051015202013-14: 7 points713-142014-15: 18 points1814-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 14 points1416-172017-18: 19 points1917-182018-19: 23 points2318-192019-20: 9 points919-202020-21: 15 points1520-212021-22: 16 points1621-222022-23: 6 points622-232023-24: 11 points1123-242024-25: 7 points724-252025-26: 9 points925-26

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 DET 56 1 6 7 -8 22 54 92 0.13 $575K
2014-15 DET 82 12 6 18 5 34 104 147 0.22 $628K
2015-16 DET 81 8 13 21 4 46 88 143 0.26 $628K
2016-17 DET 74 3 11 14 -10 26 76 150 0.19 $628K
2017-18 DET 69 11 8 19 -14 17 88 137 0.28 $1.8M
2018-19 DET 78 10 13 23 2 15 102 198 0.29 $1.8M
2019-20 DET 60 6 3 9 -29 14 76 147 0.15 $1.8M
2020-21 DET 54 6 9 15 3 20 67 68 0.28 $1.8M
2021-22 DAL 82 9 7 16 -17 15 116 179 0.20 $1.5M
2022-23 DAL 70 3 3 6 -9 50 65 114 0.09 $1.5M
2023-24 TBL 81 10 1 11 -2 39 57 121 0.14 $800K
2024-25 TBL 77 4 3 7 -9 10 51 105 0.09 $800K
2025-26 NJD 52 0 4 4 -11 4 30 66 0.08 $775K
2025-26 PHI 18 2 3 5 4 4 20 31 0.28
13 seasons Career 934 85 90 175 -91 316 994 1698 0.19

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 DET 5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 7 0.20
2014-15 DET 7 2 1 3 1 8 10 8 0.43
2015-16 DET 5 0 1 1 -2 0 5 4 0.20
2021-22 DAL 6 0 0 0 -2 2 4 13 0.00
2022-23 DAL 17 2 1 3 -5 2 15 29 0.18
2023-24 TBL 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 0.00
2024-25 TBL 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 13 0.40
2025-26 PHI 10 1 0 1 3 6 5 19 0.10
8 seasons Playoffs 60 7 4 11 -5 18 47 109 0.18

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 8 13 21 4 46 88 143 0.26 9.1 14:35

Contract

$628KCap hitends in 2017, then UFA
$30KCap dollars per point21 points in 81 games
$386KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.6 goals above replacement
$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$964KValueworth 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 Detroit Red Wings on Apr 5, 2014, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $1.885M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2016-17, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $628K $580K $30K $610K
2015-16 $628K $600K $0 $600K
2016-17 $628K $675K $0 $675K

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 7, 2025 New Jersey Devils New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.6M $800K
Jul 28, 2021 Dallas Stars New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $3M $1.5M
Jul 14, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Extension 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $7.2M $1.8M
Apr 5, 2014 Detroit Red Wings Extension 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $1.885M $628K
Jul 18, 2013 Detroit Red Wings Entry-level 2013-14 to 2013-14 1 $575K $575K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.6Goals above replacement393rd of 675 skaters, 270th of 445 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.6Goals 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-2.7 13th percentileEven-strength defence+1.0 72nd percentilePower play-0.1 45th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 87th percentilePenalties-0.2 29th 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.

-4-202462013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

45.2Corsi for %654 attempts for, 794 against
-8.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.2Expected goals for %30.9 expected for, 33.2 against
-2.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.4Goals for %27 for, 30 against
101.0PDO7.7% shooting + 93.3% saves
137Attempts 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
Darren Helm · Riley Sheahan · Luke Glendening33129:3848.654.12-5
Drew Miller · Darren Helm · Luke Glendening1569:0140.243.71-5
Drew Miller · Landon Ferraro · Luke Glendening864:0335.232.00-3
Joakim Andersson · Tomas Jurco · Luke Glendening1153:1148.558.31-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.3Expected goalsfrom 122 unblocked attempts
-4.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.47 expected goals per 60 minutes14th
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt58th
Finishing -4.3 goals above expected12thOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 9.3Goals 5

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 9, 2016 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:56
Apr 7, 2016 @ BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:45
Apr 6, 2016 vs PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 15:22
Apr 2, 2016 @ TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 14:12
Apr 1, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:50
Mar 29, 2016 @ MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 14:00
Mar 28, 2016 vs BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 17:17
Mar 26, 2016 vs PIT L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:23
Mar 24, 2016 vs MTL W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 14:11
Mar 22, 2016 @ TBL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 14:30
Mar 19, 2016 @ FLA W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 18:11
Mar 17, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 14:38
Mar 15, 2016 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 15:24
Mar 13, 2016 vs TOR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:46
Mar 12, 2016 vs NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 15:19
Mar 10, 2016 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 17:30
Mar 8, 2016 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 12:01
Mar 6, 2016 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 16:31
Mar 2, 2016 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:11
Feb 29, 2016 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 13:13
Feb 27, 2016 @ COL W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 15:23
Feb 23, 2016 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:00
Feb 21, 2016 @ NYR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:00
Feb 20, 2016 @ OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 15:47
Feb 18, 2016 @ PIT L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 19:09
Feb 15, 2016 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:18
Feb 14, 2016 vs BOS W 6-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:13
Feb 12, 2016 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:36
Feb 10, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 17:13
Feb 8, 2016 vs FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:33
Feb 6, 2016 vs NYI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:23
Feb 4, 2016 @ FLA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:32
Feb 3, 2016 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:18
Jan 25, 2016 @ NYI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:17
Jan 23, 2016 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:41
Jan 22, 2016 @ BUF W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 13:37
Jan 20, 2016 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:34
Jan 17, 2016 vs PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:22
Jan 14, 2016 @ ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:21
Jan 11, 2016 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:58
Jan 10, 2016 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:45
Jan 7, 2016 @ SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 13:30
Jan 4, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:32
Jan 2, 2016 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:55
Dec 31, 2015 vs PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 13:19
Dec 29, 2015 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:10
Dec 26, 2015 @ NSH W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 13:35
Dec 22, 2015 vs NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:08
Dec 20, 2015 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:50
Dec 18, 2015 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 14:00
Dec 14, 2015 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:24
Dec 11, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:16
Dec 10, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 09:55
Dec 8, 2015 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:17
Dec 5, 2015 vs NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:53
Dec 3, 2015 vs ARI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15:40
Dec 1, 2015 vs BUF W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 13:05
Nov 29, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:32
Nov 27, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 11:22
Nov 25, 2015 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 13:17
Nov 21, 2015 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:32
Nov 20, 2015 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:22
Nov 18, 2015 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 15:27
Nov 16, 2015 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 15:09
Nov 14, 2015 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 14:33
Nov 13, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 10:50
Nov 10, 2015 vs WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:33
Nov 8, 2015 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:20
Nov 6, 2015 @ TOR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 18:56
Nov 3, 2015 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19:20
Oct 31, 2015 @ OTT W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:41
Oct 30, 2015 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 14:39
Oct 27, 2015 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:14
Oct 24, 2015 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:35
Oct 23, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:31
Oct 21, 2015 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:12
Oct 17, 2015 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:33
Oct 16, 2015 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:54
Oct 13, 2015 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 16:35
Oct 10, 2015 @ CAR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 16:42
Oct 9, 2015 vs TOR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13:20