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Sean Monahan

#23 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Oct 12, 1994 in Brampton, Ontario, CAN (age 31) · 6'2", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 6th overall in 2013 by CGY (round 1)

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Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2024-25

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrew Ladd WPG · 62 P in 81 GP Jason Spezza DAL · 62 P in 82 GP Jeff Carter LAK · 62 P in 82 GP Mike Ribeiro NSH · 62 P in 82 GP Zach Parise MIN · 62 P in 74 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.

0204060802013-14: 34 points3413-142014-15: 62 points6214-152015-16: 63 points6315-162016-17: 58 points5816-172017-18: 64 points6417-182018-19: 82 points8218-192019-20: 48 points4819-202020-21: 28 points2820-212021-22: 23 points2321-222022-23: 17 points1722-232023-24: 59 points5923-242024-25: 57 points5724-252025-26: 36 points3625-262026-27: 2 points226-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 CGY 75 22 12 34 -20 8 140 42 0.45 $925K
2014-15 CGY 81 31 31 62 8 12 191 39 0.77 $925K
2015-16 CGY 81 27 36 63 -6 18 197 38 0.78 $925K
2016-17 CGY 82 27 31 58 -1 20 199 34 0.71 $6.375M
2017-18 CGY 74 31 33 64 3 24 202 35 0.86 $6.375M
2018-19 CGY 78 34 48 82 7 12 211 36 1.05 $6.375M
2019-20 CGY 70 22 26 48 -16 25 166 65 0.69 $6.375M
2020-21 CGY 50 10 18 28 -6 10 98 49 0.56 $6.375M
2021-22 CGY 65 8 15 23 -15 24 111 59 0.35 $6.375M
2022-23 MTL 25 6 11 17 -5 16 55 10 0.68 $6.375M
2023-24 MTL 49 13 22 35 -10 10 104 17 0.71 $1.985M
2023-24 WPG 34 13 11 24 9 2 67 12 0.71
2024-25 CBJ 54 19 38 57 19 20 128 30 1.06 $5.5M
2025-26 CBJ 78 13 23 36 -1 12 131 46 0.46 $5.5M
2026-27 CBJ 4 1 1 2 -1 0 6 1 0.50 $5.5M
14 seasons Career 900 277 356 633 -35 213 2006 513 0.70

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 CGY 11 3 3 6 -3 2 24 5 0.55
2016-17 CGY 4 4 1 5 -4 0 9 3 1.25
2018-19 CGY 5 1 1 2 1 0 11 5 0.40
2019-20 CGY 10 2 6 8 0 2 24 20 0.80
2023-24 WPG 5 0 1 1 -1 0 13 6 0.20
5 seasons Playoffs 35 10 12 22 -7 4 81 39 0.63

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 31 31 62 8 12 191 39 0.77 16.2 19:37

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$15KCap dollars per point62 points in 81 games
$138KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.7 goals above replacement
$4.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.7MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Jul 22, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.325M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2014-15 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2015-16 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K

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 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2024-25 to 2028-29 5 $27.5M $5.5M
Jun 20, 2023 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $2M $1.985M
Aug 19, 2016 Calgary Flames New contract 2016-17 to 2022-23 7 $44.625M $6.375M
Jul 22, 2013 Calgary Flames Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $5.325M $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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.7Goals above replacement142nd of 665 skaters, 102nd of 432 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+1.4 66th percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 17th percentilePower play+1.1 89th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 78th percentilePenalties+1.2 78th 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.

0510152013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

45.5Corsi for %1055 attempts for, 1266 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.9Expected goals for %41.9 expected for, 51.5 against
-1.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.6Goals for %43 for, 42 against
101.4PDO8.2% shooting + 93.3% saves
240Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Jiri Hudler · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan57418:5147.143.418-18
David Jones · Curtis Glencross · Sean Monahan24197:2043.045.78-3
Jiri Hudler · Joe Colborne · Sean Monahan1137:3350.051.73-0
Jiri Hudler · Curtis Glencross · Sean Monahan1836:3644.644.32-1

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.

29Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.9Expected goalsfrom 262 unblocked attempts
+7.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.83 expected goals per 60 minutes74th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt80th
Finishing +7.1 goals above expected95thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 29Expected 21.9

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 9, 2015 vs LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 20:12
Apr 7, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 22:28
Apr 4, 2015 @ EDM W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:55
Apr 2, 2015 @ STL L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20:28
Mar 30, 2015 @ DAL W 5-3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 20:20
Mar 29, 2015 @ NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:16
Mar 27, 2015 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:57
Mar 25, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 26:30
Mar 23, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 20:02
Mar 21, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 23:49
Mar 19, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:48
Mar 17, 2015 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:50
Mar 14, 2015 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 23:47
Mar 13, 2015 vs TOR W 6-3 2 1 3 3 0 5 0 20:39
Mar 11, 2015 vs ANA W 6-3 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 18:03
Mar 8, 2015 @ OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:16
Mar 6, 2015 @ DET W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 19:10
Mar 5, 2015 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 27:39
Mar 3, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 18:48
Feb 27, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 22:19
Feb 25, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 20:37
Feb 24, 2015 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:25
Feb 20, 2015 vs ANA L 3-6 1 0 1 -3 0 1 0 18:20
Feb 18, 2015 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:16
Feb 16, 2015 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 16:20
Feb 14, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 15:02
Feb 12, 2015 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:53
Feb 9, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:27
Feb 6, 2015 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:00
Feb 4, 2015 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:21
Feb 2, 2015 vs WPG W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:44
Jan 31, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:39
Jan 29, 2015 vs MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:26
Jan 27, 2015 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:40
Jan 21, 2015 @ ANA L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 20:11
Jan 19, 2015 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 21:08
Jan 17, 2015 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:46
Jan 15, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 15:34
Jan 10, 2015 @ VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:48
Jan 9, 2015 vs FLA L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:37
Jan 7, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:16
Jan 2, 2015 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:58
Dec 31, 2014 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 21:22
Dec 29, 2014 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:45
Dec 27, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 17:53
Dec 22, 2014 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 21:05
Dec 20, 2014 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:38
Dec 19, 2014 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:00
Dec 16, 2014 vs NYR L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 18:07
Dec 14, 2014 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:48
Dec 12, 2014 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 20:27
Dec 11, 2014 @ BUF L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 20:48
Dec 9, 2014 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:45
Dec 6, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 22:56
Dec 4, 2014 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:08
Dec 2, 2014 vs ARI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 21:36
Nov 29, 2014 @ ARI W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:42
Nov 26, 2014 @ SJS W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22:07
Nov 25, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 20:25
Nov 22, 2014 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 23:03
Nov 20, 2014 vs CHI L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 23:15
Nov 18, 2014 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:19
Nov 15, 2014 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:13
Nov 13, 2014 vs ARI W 5-3 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 20:25
Nov 10, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:59
Nov 8, 2014 @ FLA W 6-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 20:34
Nov 6, 2014 @ TBL L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 21:07
Nov 4, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 21:10
Nov 2, 2014 @ MTL W 6-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 18:17
Oct 31, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 1 1 2 -2 0 3 0 18:47
Oct 28, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:16
Oct 25, 2014 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:08
Oct 23, 2014 vs CAR W 5-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 15:09
Oct 21, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:39
Oct 19, 2014 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:46
Oct 17, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:27
Oct 15, 2014 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:36
Oct 14, 2014 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 18:40
Oct 11, 2014 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:45
Oct 9, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 14:46
Oct 8, 2014 vs VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:43