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Alex Galchenyuk

#47 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Feb 12, 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · 6'1", 194 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 3rd overall in 2012 by MTL (round 1)

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

Patric Hornqvist PIT · 44 P in 70 GP Tanner Pearson LAK · 44 P in 80 GP Daniel Sedin VAN · 44 P in 82 GP Michael Frolik CGY · 44 P in 82 GP Richard Panik CHI · 44 P in 82 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.

020402012-13: 27 points2712-132013-14: 31 points3113-142014-15: 46 points4614-152015-16: 56 points5615-162016-17: 44 points4416-172017-18: 51 points5117-182018-19: 41 points4118-192019-20: 24 points2419-202020-21: 13 points1320-212021-22: 21 points2121-222022-23: 0 points022-23

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 MTL 48 9 18 27 14 20 79 23 0.56 $925K
2013-14 MTL 65 13 18 31 -12 26 110 49 0.48 $925K
2014-15 MTL 80 20 26 46 8 39 163 91 0.58 $925K
2015-16 MTL 82 30 26 56 -8 20 201 62 0.68 $2.8M
2016-17 MTL 61 17 27 44 -5 24 104 36 0.72 $2.8M
2017-18 MTL 82 19 32 51 -31 22 213 33 0.62 $4.9M
2018-19 ARI 72 19 22 41 -19 34 159 62 0.57 $4.9M
2019-20 PIT 45 5 12 17 -7 10 65 32 0.38 $4.9M
2019-20 MIN 14 3 4 7 2 6 21 20 0.50
2020-21 OTT 8 1 0 1 -6 6 17 12 0.13 $1.05M
2020-21 TOR 26 4 8 12 -2 14 45 32 0.46
2021-22 ARI 60 6 15 21 -11 32 89 67 0.35 $750K
2022-23 COL 11 0 0 0 -8 4 8 10 0.00 $750K
11 seasons Career 654 146 208 354 -85 257 1274 529 0.54

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 MTL 5 1 2 3 -4 0 15 5 0.60
2013-14 MTL 5 2 1 3 0 2 8 3 0.60
2014-15 MTL 12 1 3 4 1 10 24 17 0.33
2016-17 MTL 6 0 3 3 0 4 13 1 0.50
2019-20 MIN 4 0 0 0 -2 4 4 9 0.00
2020-21 TOR 6 1 3 4 2 4 6 15 0.67
6 seasons Playoffs 38 5 12 17 -3 24 70 50 0.45

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 17 27 44 -5 24 104 36 0.72 16.3 15:56

Contract

$2.8MCap hit2016-17
$64KCap dollars per point44 points in 61 games
$15.205MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.2 goals above replacement
$692KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.1MValueworth 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
2021-22 to 2022-23 $750K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $1.05M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $4.9M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $4.9M
2015-16 to 2016-17 $2.8M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $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 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

+0.2Goals above replacement483rd of 664 skaters, 332nd of 435 forwards
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.5Goals 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+2.1 74th percentileEven-strength defence-4.5 2nd percentilePower play+0.6 82nd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 57th percentilePenalties-0.7 13th 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.

-10-50510152012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

50.1Corsi for %781 attempts for, 778 against
-2.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.1Expected goals for %33.8 expected for, 35.1 against
-4.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.9Goals for %34 for, 37 against
100.0PDO8.3% shooting + 91.7% saves
146Attempts 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 · Alex Galchenyuk29134:0550.248.87-8
Alexander Radulov · Paul Byron · Alex Galchenyuk17110:1754.761.97-5
Andrew Shaw · Alex Galchenyuk · Artturi Lehkonen1689:5051.455.33-7
Max Pacioretty · Brendan Gallagher · Alex Galchenyuk1870:0754.364.85-0

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.6Expected goalsfrom 149 unblocked attempts
+4.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes52nd
Shot quality 7.8% chance per attempt57th
Finishing +4.4 goals above expected87thOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 16Expected 11.6

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. 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) 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 14:51
Apr 7, 2017 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 12:16
Apr 5, 2017 @ BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:04
Apr 3, 2017 @ FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 12:07
Apr 1, 2017 @ TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:33
Mar 30, 2017 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:16
Mar 28, 2017 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:18
Mar 25, 2017 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 11:51
Mar 23, 2017 vs CAR L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 17:02
Mar 21, 2017 vs DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:24
Mar 19, 2017 vs OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:47
Mar 18, 2017 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:34
Mar 14, 2017 vs CHI L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:54
Mar 12, 2017 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:05
Mar 9, 2017 @ CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:16
Mar 7, 2017 @ VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 16:00
Mar 4, 2017 @ NYR W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 14:27
Mar 2, 2017 vs NSH W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:35
Feb 28, 2017 vs CBJ W 1-0 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 18:13
Feb 27, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:44
Feb 25, 2017 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 16:42
Feb 23, 2017 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:46
Feb 21, 2017 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:58
Feb 18, 2017 vs WPG L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:23
Feb 12, 2017 @ BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 15:51
Feb 11, 2017 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:06
Feb 9, 2017 @ ARI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:54
Feb 7, 2017 @ COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:35
Feb 5, 2017 vs EDM L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:16
Feb 4, 2017 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:31
Feb 2, 2017 @ PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:01
Jan 21, 2017 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 16:36
Jan 20, 2017 @ NJD W 3-1 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 15:28
Jan 18, 2017 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 16:29
Jan 16, 2017 @ DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:59
Jan 14, 2017 vs NYR W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:37
Dec 4, 2016 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:02
Dec 2, 2016 @ SJS L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 19:59
Nov 29, 2016 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:54
Nov 26, 2016 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 16:43
Nov 24, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:03
Nov 22, 2016 vs OTT L 3-4 1 1 2 -1 2 4 0 19:40
Nov 19, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:19
Nov 18, 2016 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:38
Nov 15, 2016 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 16:08
Nov 13, 2016 @ CHI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:23
Nov 12, 2016 vs DET W 5-0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 16:32
Nov 10, 2016 vs LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 15:03
Nov 8, 2016 vs BOS W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 15:40
Nov 5, 2016 vs PHI W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:06
Nov 4, 2016 @ CBJ L 0-10 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 14:43
Nov 2, 2016 vs VAN W 3-0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 14:46
Oct 29, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 4 14:11
Oct 27, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:03
Oct 26, 2016 @ NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:26
Oct 24, 2016 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:59
Oct 22, 2016 @ BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:44
Oct 20, 2016 vs ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 15:56
Oct 18, 2016 vs PIT W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:46
Oct 15, 2016 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 18:47
Oct 13, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 16:43