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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Claude Giroux PHI · 58 P in 82 GP Filip Forsberg NSH · 58 P in 82 GP Marcus Johansson WSH · 58 P in 82 GP Ryan Kesler ANA · 58 P in 82 GP Mikko Koivu MIN · 58 P in 80 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: 1 points126-27

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 3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 0.33 $5.5M
14 seasons Career 899 277 355 632 -35 213 2005 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 27 31 58 -1 20 199 34 0.71 13.6 17:35

Contract

$6.375MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$110KCap dollars per point58 points in 82 games
$1.246MCap dollars per goal above replacement5.1 goals above replacement
$3.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.5MValueworth 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

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Aug 19, 2016, as a new contract: 7 years and $44.625M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2022-23, with 6 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
2016-17 $6.375M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2017-18 $6.375M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2018-19 $6.375M $6.75M $0 $6.75M
2019-20 $6.375M $6.75M $0 $6.75M
2020-21 $6.375M $2.5M $3.5M $6M M-NTC
2021-22 $6.375M $6.125M $0 $6.125M M-NTC
2022-23 $6.375M $6M $0 $6M 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 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 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

+5.1Goals above replacement184th of 664 skaters, 131st of 435 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.1Goals 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+3.7 86th percentileEven-strength defence-3.6 3rd percentilePower play+0.8 83rd percentilePenalty kill+0.2 76th percentilePenalties+0.1 43rd 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

50.2Corsi for %1022 attempts for, 1015 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.6Expected goals for %43.2 expected for, 45.7 against
-0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.3Goals for %45 for, 41 against
100.9PDO8.2% shooting + 92.7% saves
238Attempts 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
Micheal Ferland · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan37249:5051.052.116-10
Alex Chiasson · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan48228:5754.552.810-9
Kris Versteeg · Troy Brouwer · Sean Monahan20133:2243.434.15-4
Troy Brouwer · Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan41117:4455.360.14-4

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.

26Goalsnot counting empty-netters
27.6Expected goalsfrom 265 unblocked attempts
-1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.15 expected goals per 60 minutes96th
Shot quality 10.4% chance per attempt98th
Finishing -1.6 goals above expected36thOne 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.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 27.6Goals 26

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 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 15:02
Apr 6, 2017 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:11
Apr 4, 2017 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:26
Apr 2, 2017 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:42
Mar 31, 2017 vs SJS W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 15:28
Mar 29, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 16:28
Mar 27, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 1 3 4 1 0 3 0 14:44
Mar 25, 2017 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 17:11
Mar 23, 2017 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:37
Mar 21, 2017 @ WSH L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 19:18
Mar 19, 2017 vs LAK W 5-2 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 14:52
Mar 17, 2017 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:52
Mar 15, 2017 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:27
Mar 13, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:09
Mar 11, 2017 @ WPG W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:31
Mar 9, 2017 vs MTL W 5-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 16:48
Mar 5, 2017 vs NYI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 16:46
Mar 3, 2017 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:41
Feb 28, 2017 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:07
Feb 26, 2017 @ CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 14:05
Feb 24, 2017 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:21
Feb 23, 2017 @ TBL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:57
Feb 21, 2017 @ NSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 20:05
Feb 18, 2017 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:15
Feb 15, 2017 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:32
Feb 13, 2017 vs ARI L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:24
Feb 7, 2017 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 18:44
Feb 5, 2017 @ NYR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17:46
Feb 3, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 18:33
Feb 1, 2017 vs MIN W 5-1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 15:36
Jan 26, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:02
Jan 24, 2017 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 17:51
Jan 23, 2017 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:30
Jan 21, 2017 vs EDM L 3-7 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 20:26
Jan 19, 2017 vs NSH L 3-4 1 1 2 -1 0 6 0 19:58
Jan 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 18:53
Jan 14, 2017 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 14:50
Jan 13, 2017 vs NJD L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:07
Jan 11, 2017 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:39
Jan 9, 2017 @ WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:40
Jan 7, 2017 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:44
Jan 6, 2017 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 16:49
Jan 4, 2017 vs COL W 4-1 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 19:27
Dec 31, 2016 vs ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:37
Dec 29, 2016 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:25
Dec 27, 2016 @ COL W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:32
Dec 23, 2016 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:03
Dec 20, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:43
Dec 19, 2016 @ ARI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 19:36
Dec 16, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-4 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 19:36
Dec 14, 2016 vs TBL L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 16:18
Dec 10, 2016 vs WPG W 6-2 1 0 1 0 2 5 1 17:55
Dec 8, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 17:29
Dec 6, 2016 @ DAL W 2-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 15:57
Dec 4, 2016 vs ANA W 8-3 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 19:54
Dec 2, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:03
Nov 30, 2016 vs TOR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:34
Nov 28, 2016 @ NYI L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 12:56
Nov 27, 2016 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:38
Nov 25, 2016 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:21
Nov 23, 2016 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:11
Nov 21, 2016 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:39
Nov 20, 2016 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:24
Nov 18, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 19:46
Nov 16, 2016 vs ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:36
Nov 15, 2016 @ MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:07
Nov 12, 2016 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:46
Nov 10, 2016 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:48
Nov 6, 2016 @ ANA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:48
Nov 5, 2016 @ LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:56
Nov 3, 2016 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:01
Nov 1, 2016 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 18:26
Oct 30, 2016 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:28
Oct 28, 2016 vs OTT W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 18:33
Oct 25, 2016 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:07
Oct 24, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:37
Oct 22, 2016 vs STL L 4-6 0 0 0 -4 0 3 1 20:58
Oct 20, 2016 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:44
Oct 18, 2016 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 20:01
Oct 15, 2016 @ VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:09
Oct 14, 2016 vs EDM L 3-5 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 19:59
Oct 12, 2016 @ EDM L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 20:03