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Charlie McAvoy

#73 · Defence · Boston Bruins

Born Dec 21, 1997 in Long Beach, New York, USA (age 28) · 6'1", 215 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 14th overall in 2016 by BOS (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Devon Toews COL · 57 P in 66 GP Aaron Ekblad FLA · 57 P in 61 GP Brent Burns SJS · 54 P in 82 GP Rasmus Dahlin BUF · 53 P in 80 GP Shea Theodore VGK · 52 P in 78 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.

02040602017-18: 32 points3217-182018-19: 28 points2818-192019-20: 32 points3219-202020-21: 30 points3020-212021-22: 56 points5621-222022-23: 52 points5222-232023-24: 47 points4723-242024-25: 23 points2324-252025-26: 61 points6125-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2017-18 BOS 63 7 25 32 20 53 77 133 0.51 $917K
2018-19 BOS 54 7 21 28 14 45 79 92 0.52 $917K
2019-20 BOS 67 5 27 32 24 41 101 131 0.48 $4.9M
2020-21 BOS 51 5 25 30 22 38 92 65 0.59 $4.9M
2021-22 BOS 78 10 46 56 31 66 166 155 0.72 $4.9M
2022-23 BOS 67 7 45 52 29 54 105 84 0.78 $9.5M
2023-24 BOS 74 12 35 47 4 86 133 159 0.64 $9.5M
2024-25 BOS 50 7 16 23 0 46 98 89 0.46 $9.5M
2025-26 BOS 69 11 50 61 13 62 111 79 0.88 $9.5M
9 seasons Career 573 71 290 361 157 491 962 987 0.63

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 BOS 6 0 3 3 -2 2 5 12 0.50
2017-18 BOS 12 1 4 5 2 6 8 30 0.42
2018-19 BOS 23 2 6 8 4 16 25 50 0.35
2019-20 BOS 10 0 2 2 -5 20 20 18 0.20
2020-21 BOS 11 1 11 12 2 4 30 30 1.09
2021-22 BOS 6 0 5 5 2 4 11 23 0.83
2022-23 BOS 7 0 5 5 -3 8 15 29 0.71
2023-24 BOS 13 1 5 6 -4 20 23 53 0.46
2025-26 BOS 6 0 2 2 -6 19 13 16 0.33
9 seasons Playoffs 94 5 43 48 -10 99 150 261 0.51

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 10 46 56 31 66 166 155 0.72 6.0 24:38

Contract

$4.9MCap hitends in 2022, then extended to 2030
$88KCap dollars per point56 points in 78 games
$313KCap dollars per goal above replacement15.7 goals above replacement
$12MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.1MValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Sep 15, 2019, as a new contract: 3 years and $14.7M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Boston Bruins on Oct 15, 2021, 8 years and $76M at $9.5M a season, beginning in 2022-23.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $4.9M $1.2M $2.5M $3.7M
2020-21 $4.9M $2.7M $1M $3.7M
2021-22 $4.9M $7.3M $0 $7.3M

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
Oct 15, 2021 Boston Bruins Extension not begun 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $76M $9.5M
Sep 15, 2019 Boston Bruins New contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $14.7M $4.9M
Apr 10, 2017 Boston Bruins Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $3.775M $917K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+15.7Goals above replacement26th of 723 skaters, 5th of 242 defencemen
+2.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 242 ranked defencemen: 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+5.2 98th percentileEven-strength defence+4.3 95th percentilePower play+0.1 91st percentilePenalty kill-0.1 44th percentilePenalties-0.3 67th 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 defencemen. 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.

051015202017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

57.8Corsi for %1535 attempts for, 1120 against
+5.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
62.9Expected goals for %75.5 expected for, 44.4 against
+9.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.5Goals for %75 for, 47 against
99.9PDO7.8% shooting + 92.1% saves
231Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Grzelcyk · Charlie McAvoy63417:4161.568.030-10
Mike Reilly · Charlie McAvoy63370:2160.065.418-12
Derek Forbort · Charlie McAvoy63307:5948.149.45-13
Hampus Lindholm · Charlie McAvoy10132:0960.665.612-3

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 226 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes78th
Shot quality 3.9% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected59thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 241 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 9Expected 8.8

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 28, 2022 vs BUF W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:22
Apr 26, 2022 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 26:17
Apr 24, 2022 @ MTL W 5-3 1 0 1 4 0 4 5 22:36
Apr 23, 2022 vs NYR W 3-1 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 24:05
Apr 21, 2022 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 24:40
Apr 19, 2022 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 25:03
Apr 16, 2022 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 24:47
Apr 14, 2022 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 24:24
Apr 12, 2022 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27:02
Apr 10, 2022 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 28:18
Apr 8, 2022 @ TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 26:33
Apr 5, 2022 @ DET L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 4 3 4 27:57
Apr 4, 2022 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 25:43
Apr 2, 2022 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 24:24
Mar 31, 2022 vs NJD W 8-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23:30
Mar 29, 2022 vs TOR L 4-6 0 2 2 2 2 0 6 25:34
Mar 26, 2022 vs NYI W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 19:38
Mar 24, 2022 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 24:56
Mar 21, 2022 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 24:17
Mar 18, 2022 @ WPG W 4-2 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 25:48
Mar 16, 2022 @ MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 5 5 22:07
Mar 15, 2022 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 26:16
Mar 12, 2022 vs ARI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 23:05
Mar 10, 2022 vs CHI W 4-3 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 24:58
Mar 7, 2022 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:57
Mar 5, 2022 @ CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 27:20
Mar 3, 2022 @ VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:29
Mar 1, 2022 @ ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 26:49
Feb 28, 2022 @ LAK W 7-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 21:01
Feb 26, 2022 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 26:27
Feb 24, 2022 @ SEA W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 23:59
Feb 21, 2022 vs COL W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 24:33
Feb 19, 2022 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 28:30
Feb 17, 2022 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:19
Feb 15, 2022 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 27:20
Feb 12, 2022 @ OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 25:03
Feb 10, 2022 vs CAR L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 7 1 5 22:24
Feb 8, 2022 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25:09
Feb 1, 2022 vs SEA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 26:36
Jan 30, 2022 @ DAL L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:32
Jan 28, 2022 @ ARI W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 25:02
Jan 26, 2022 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 2 2 4 27:25
Jan 24, 2022 vs ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 2 0 3 24:49
Jan 22, 2022 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 27:13
Jan 20, 2022 vs WSH W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 24:35
Jan 18, 2022 vs CAR L 1-7 0 1 1 -2 2 1 2 20:21
Jan 15, 2022 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 27:44
Jan 13, 2022 vs PHI W 3-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 25:48
Jan 12, 2022 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 21:23
Jan 10, 2022 @ WSH W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:42
Jan 4, 2022 vs NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:15
Jan 2, 2022 @ DET W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 21:12
Jan 1, 2022 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 3 3 1 0 4 1 23:59
Dec 16, 2021 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 28:09
Dec 14, 2021 vs VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:26
Dec 11, 2021 @ CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 26:47
Dec 9, 2021 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:29
Dec 8, 2021 @ VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 28:02
Dec 2, 2021 @ NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28:45
Nov 30, 2021 vs DET L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 25:43
Nov 28, 2021 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 27:52
Nov 26, 2021 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 26:14
Nov 24, 2021 @ BUF W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:38
Nov 21, 2021 vs CGY L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 21:40
Nov 20, 2021 @ PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 5 2 5 23:54
Nov 14, 2021 vs MTL W 5-2 2 0 2 1 0 7 3 23:03
Nov 13, 2021 @ NJD W 5-2 0 3 3 4 0 3 1 23:45
Nov 11, 2021 vs EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:15
Nov 9, 2021 vs OTT W 3-2 0 2 2 1 4 1 5 25:09
Nov 6, 2021 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 25:36
Nov 4, 2021 vs DET W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 21:17
Oct 30, 2021 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 24:51
Oct 28, 2021 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 23:33
Oct 27, 2021 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 24:39
Oct 24, 2021 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 22:45
Oct 22, 2021 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:19
Oct 20, 2021 @ PHI L 3-6 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 23:19
Oct 16, 2021 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 24:18