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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Quinton Byfield LAK · 49 P in 79 GP Tyler Toffoli SJS · 49 P in 79 GP Claude Giroux OTT · 49 P in 82 GP Marcus Johansson MIN · 49 P in 75 GP Valeri Nichushkin COL · 49 P in 72 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: 6 points626-27

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 6 1 5 6 0 6 4 0 1.00 $6.25M
12 seasons Career 659 119 257 376 18 176 745 402 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 16 33 49 -24 14 93 20 0.61 17.2 19:23

Contract

$6.25MCap hitends in 2031, then UFA
$128KCap dollars per point49 points in 80 games
-$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$11.3MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Seattle Kraken on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 7 years and $43.75M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2030-31, with 5 seasons 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
2024-25 $6.25M $2.25M $4M $6.25M NMC
2025-26 $6.25M $6.25M $2M $6.25M NMC
2026-27 $6.25M $4.25M $0 $6.25M NMC
2027-28 $6.25M $6.25M $0 $6.25M NMC
2028-29 $6.25M $6.25M $0 $6.25M M-NTC
2029-30 $6.25M $6.25M $0 $6.25M M-NTC
2030-31 $6.25M $6.25M $0 $6.25M M-NTC

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-6.8Goals above replacement712th of 715 skaters, 476th of 476 forwards
-1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-11.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 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-4.8 4th percentileEven-strength defence-5.4 1st percentilePower play-0.8 10th percentilePenalty kill-1.2 1st percentilePenalties+1.1 80th 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.

-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

41.1Corsi for %909 attempts for, 1303 against
-7.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.8Expected goals for %35.7 expected for, 56.2 against
-10.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
39.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.7Goals for %35 for, 47 against
100.9PDO8.5% shooting + 92.4% saves
86Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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
Jaden Schwartz · Chandler Stephenson · Eeli Tolvanen29210:0942.843.98-11
Chandler Stephenson · Frederick Gaudreau · Eeli Tolvanen27196:2838.540.27-5
Chandler Stephenson · Eeli Tolvanen · Berkly Catton2087:2851.348.71-6
Chandler Stephenson · Kaapo Kakko · Bobby McMann664:3745.141.36-1

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.7Expected goalsfrom 127 unblocked attempts
+5.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.38 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 7.6% chance per attempt27th
Finishing +5.3 goals above expected92ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 15Expected 9.7

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. 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 16, 2026 @ COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:16
Apr 15, 2026 @ VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:17
Apr 13, 2026 vs LAK L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:29
Apr 11, 2026 vs CGY W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:59
Apr 9, 2026 vs VGK W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:04
Apr 7, 2026 @ MIN L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 16:02
Apr 6, 2026 @ WPG L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:03
Apr 4, 2026 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:36
Apr 2, 2026 vs UTA L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:17
Mar 31, 2026 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:40
Mar 28, 2026 @ BUF L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 23:03
Mar 26, 2026 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 24:18
Mar 24, 2026 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:11
Mar 21, 2026 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:13
Mar 19, 2026 @ NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:38
Mar 17, 2026 vs TBL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:54
Mar 15, 2026 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:13
Mar 14, 2026 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:04
Mar 12, 2026 vs COL L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:27
Mar 10, 2026 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:55
Mar 7, 2026 vs OTT L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:09
Mar 4, 2026 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:51
Mar 2, 2026 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:58
Feb 28, 2026 vs VAN W 5-1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 15:01
Feb 26, 2026 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 17:11
Feb 25, 2026 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:23
Feb 4, 2026 @ LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 22:23
Feb 3, 2026 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:02
Jan 31, 2026 @ VGK W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18:01
Jan 29, 2026 vs TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:40
Jan 27, 2026 vs WSH W 5-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19:38
Jan 25, 2026 vs NJD W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:50
Jan 23, 2026 vs ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 15:54
Jan 21, 2026 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:42
Jan 19, 2026 vs PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 18:30
Jan 17, 2026 @ UTA L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 18:31
Jan 15, 2026 @ BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 19:22
Jan 14, 2026 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:22
Jan 8, 2026 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:30
Jan 6, 2026 vs BOS W 7-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:59
Jan 5, 2026 @ CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 17:50
Jan 2, 2026 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 17:10
Jan 1, 2026 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:20
Dec 29, 2025 vs VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:55
Dec 28, 2025 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 17:56
Dec 23, 2025 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:03
Dec 22, 2025 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:21
Dec 20, 2025 @ SJS W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 22:06
Dec 18, 2025 @ CGY L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 16:53
Dec 16, 2025 vs COL L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 5 2 22:27
Dec 14, 2025 vs BUF L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 19:26
Dec 12, 2025 @ UTA L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 22:15
Dec 10, 2025 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21:22
Dec 8, 2025 vs MIN L 1-4 0 1 1 -3 2 4 0 17:24
Dec 6, 2025 vs DET L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:55
Dec 4, 2025 @ EDM L 4-9 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:49
Nov 29, 2025 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:24
Nov 26, 2025 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:17
Nov 23, 2025 @ NYI L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:34
Nov 22, 2025 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:25
Nov 20, 2025 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:04
Nov 18, 2025 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:34
Nov 15, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 18:07
Nov 13, 2025 vs WPG W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:10
Nov 11, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:52
Nov 9, 2025 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:18
Nov 8, 2025 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 21:48
Nov 5, 2025 vs SJS L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:44
Nov 3, 2025 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:09
Nov 1, 2025 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 24:10
Oct 28, 2025 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:55
Oct 25, 2025 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:22
Oct 23, 2025 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 21:51
Oct 21, 2025 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:11
Oct 20, 2025 @ PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:57
Oct 18, 2025 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:13
Oct 16, 2025 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 21:34
Oct 14, 2025 @ MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:26
Oct 11, 2025 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:37
Oct 9, 2025 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:02