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Chandler Stephenson

#9 · Centre · Seattle Kraken

Born Apr 22, 1994 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CAN (age 32) · 6'0", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 77th overall in 2012 by WSH (round 3)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Nylander CHI · 26 P in 65 GP Andrew Copp WPG · 26 P in 63 GP Danton Heinen ANA · 26 P in 67 GP Ivan Barbashev STL · 26 P in 69 GP Barclay Goodrow TBL · 26 P in 70 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.

02040602015-16: 0 points015-162016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 18 points1817-182018-19: 11 points1118-192019-20: 26 points2619-202020-21: 35 points3520-212021-22: 64 points6421-222022-23: 65 points6522-232023-24: 51 points5123-242024-25: 51 points5124-252025-26: 49 points4925-262026-27: 5 points526-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 WSH 9 0 0 0 -3 2 2 5 0.00 $726K
2016-17 WSH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 $726K
2017-18 WSH 67 6 12 18 13 8 36 26 0.27 $650K
2018-19 WSH 64 5 6 11 -13 0 36 38 0.17 $650K
2019-20 WSH 24 3 1 4 5 6 18 20 0.17 $1.05M
2019-20 VGK 41 8 14 22 19 10 55 32 0.54
2020-21 VGK 51 14 21 35 22 29 83 43 0.69 $2.75M
2021-22 VGK 79 21 43 64 5 26 125 68 0.81 $2.75M
2022-23 VGK 81 16 49 65 12 26 120 74 0.80 $2.75M
2023-24 VGK 75 16 35 51 -9 25 97 43 0.68 $2.75M
2024-25 SEA 78 13 38 51 -9 24 73 33 0.65 $6.25M
2025-26 SEA 80 16 33 49 -24 14 93 20 0.61 $6.25M
2026-27 SEA 5 1 4 5 1 4 4 0 1.00 $6.25M
12 seasons Career 658 119 256 375 19 174 745 402 0.57

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 WSH 24 2 5 7 3 8 19 24 0.29
2018-19 WSH 6 0 0 0 -2 2 3 5 0.00
2019-20 VGK 17 2 2 4 1 4 13 31 0.24
2020-21 VGK 16 0 6 6 8 0 15 20 0.38
2022-23 VGK 22 10 10 20 3 30 35 31 0.91
2023-24 VGK 7 0 1 1 -3 8 7 16 0.14
6 seasons Playoffs 92 14 24 38 10 52 92 127 0.41

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 11 15 26 24 16 73 52 0.40 15.1 14:19

Contract

$1.05MCap hitends in 2020
$40KCap dollars per point26 points in 65 games
$253KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.1 goals above replacement
$4.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.1MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 26, 2019, as a new contract: 1 year and $1.05M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2019-20, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $1.05M $1.05M $0 $1.05M

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 1, 2024 Seattle Kraken New contract 2024-25 to 2030-31 7 $43.75M $6.25M
Oct 7, 2020 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2020-21 to 2023-24 4 $11M $2.75M
Jul 26, 2019 Washington Capitals New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $1.05M $1.05M
Jun 29, 2017 Washington Capitals Extension 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.3M $650K
May 26, 2014 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $2.775M $726K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.1Goals above replacement216th of 670 skaters, 156th of 439 forwards
+0.7Wins 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 439 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-0.7 42nd percentileEven-strength defence+1.9 89th percentilePower play-0.2 32nd percentilePenalty kill+0.9 98th percentilePenalties-0.4 21st 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.

-10-505102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

54.4Corsi for %775 attempts for, 649 against
-0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.6Expected goals for %36.7 expected for, 28.1 against
+1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.5Goals for %40 for, 23 against
102.9PDO9.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
112Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Max Pacioretty · Mark Stone · Chandler StephensonVGK27225:3862.668.817-5
Reilly Smith · Jonathan Marchessault · Chandler StephensonVGK935:4851.440.01-2
Travis Boyd · Brendan Leipsic · Chandler StephensonWSH735:0533.336.43-2
Brandon Pirri · Nick Cousins · Chandler StephensonVGK431:2060.472.91-1

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.7Expected goalsfrom 113 unblocked attempts
+2.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.56 expected goals per 60 minutes17th
Shot quality 7.7% chance per attempt41st
Finishing +2.3 goals above expected78thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 8.7

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
Mar 8, 2020 @ CGY W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:02
Mar 6, 2020 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:08
Mar 3, 2020 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:16
Mar 1, 2020 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:51
Feb 28, 2020 vs BUF W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:36
Feb 26, 2020 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:00
Feb 23, 2020 @ ANA W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:32
Feb 22, 2020 vs FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 13:25
Feb 20, 2020 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16:32
Feb 17, 2020 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:10
Feb 15, 2020 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:46
Feb 13, 2020 vs STL W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 14:00
Feb 11, 2020 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:59
Feb 8, 2020 vs CAR L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 16:57
Feb 6, 2020 @ FLA W 7-2 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 13:34
Feb 4, 2020 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:19
Feb 1, 2020 @ NSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:24
Jan 31, 2020 @ CAR W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:13
Jan 21, 2020 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 13:52
Jan 18, 2020 @ MTL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:42
Jan 16, 2020 @ OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 18:18
Jan 14, 2020 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:47
Jan 11, 2020 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:14
Jan 9, 2020 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 16:27
Jan 7, 2020 vs PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 14:57
Jan 4, 2020 vs STL W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 19:13
Jan 2, 2020 vs PHI W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:02
Dec 31, 2019 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 20:15
Dec 28, 2019 vs ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 16:50
Dec 27, 2019 @ ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:33
Dec 23, 2019 vs COL L 3-7 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:46
Dec 22, 2019 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:21
Dec 19, 2019 @ VAN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:08
Dec 17, 2019 vs MIN W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 16:53
Dec 15, 2019 vs VAN W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 14:54
Dec 13, 2019 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:03
Dec 12, 2019 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15:23
Dec 10, 2019 vs CHI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 16:33
Dec 8, 2019 vs NYR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:45
Dec 5, 2019 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:44
Dec 3, 2019 @ NJD W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:43
Nov 30, 2019 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:21
Nov 29, 2019 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:48
Nov 27, 2019 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:23
Nov 23, 2019 vs VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:41
Nov 20, 2019 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:31
Nov 18, 2019 vs ANA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:33
Nov 16, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:44
Nov 15, 2019 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:52
Nov 13, 2019 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:55
Nov 11, 2019 vs ARI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 11:39
Nov 9, 2019 vs VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:25
Nov 7, 2019 @ FLA W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:29
Nov 3, 2019 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:25
Nov 1, 2019 vs BUF W 6-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 12:04
Oct 24, 2019 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:29
Oct 22, 2019 @ CGY W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 09:23
Oct 20, 2019 @ CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 08:06
Oct 18, 2019 vs NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10:47
Oct 16, 2019 vs TOR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:59
Oct 10, 2019 @ NSH L 5-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:58
Oct 8, 2019 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:19
Oct 5, 2019 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:42
Oct 4, 2019 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:55
Oct 2, 2019 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:32