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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Drew Doughty LAK · 52 P in 81 GP Hampus Lindholm BOS · 53 P in 80 GP Alex Pietrangelo VGK · 54 P in 73 GP Devon Toews COL · 50 P in 80 GP Justin Faulk STL · 50 P in 82 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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 7 45 52 29 54 105 84 0.78 6.7 22:18

Contract

$9.5MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$183KCap dollars per point52 points in 67 games
$1.135MCap dollars per goal above replacement8.4 goals above replacement
$6.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.7MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Oct 15, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $76M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2029-30, with 7 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
2022-23 $9.5M $6M $3.25M $9.25M
2023-24 $9.5M $7.75M $3.25M $11M
2024-25 $9.5M $8.5M $3M $11.5M NMC
2025-26 $9.5M $8.5M $3M $11.5M NMC
2026-27 $9.5M $6M $4M $10M NMC
2027-28 $9.5M $3.75M $4M $7.75M NMC
2028-29 $9.5M $4.5M $3M $7.5M M-NTC
2029-30 $9.5M $4.5M $3M $7.5M 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
Oct 15, 2021 Boston Bruins Extension 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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.4Goals above replacement108th of 696 skaters, 27th of 235 defencemen
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 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+3.3 91st percentileEven-strength defence+0.9 66th percentilePower play-0.7 13th percentilePenalty kill+1.4 99th percentilePenalties-1.4 23rd 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

53.3Corsi for %1128 attempts for, 988 against
+3.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.6Expected goals for %55.4 expected for, 42.5 against
+3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
65.2Goals for %60 for, 32 against
103.4PDO9.6% shooting + 93.8% saves
170Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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 McAvoy62599:4452.855.436-15
Hampus Lindholm · Charlie McAvoy61243:0452.859.89-6
Dmitry Orlov · Charlie McAvoy21137:4762.359.98-7
Derek Forbort · Charlie McAvoy3970:0446.552.84-3

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.8Expected goalsfrom 142 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes78th
Shot quality 4.8% chance per attempt96th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected57thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 7Expected 6.8

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 13, 2023 @ MTL W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19:45
Apr 11, 2023 vs WSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:16
Apr 8, 2023 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 6 3 3 20:30
Apr 6, 2023 vs TOR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:58
Apr 1, 2023 @ PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 21:15
Mar 30, 2023 vs CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 23:28
Mar 28, 2023 vs NSH L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 21:51
Mar 26, 2023 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 24:06
Mar 25, 2023 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 20:43
Mar 23, 2023 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 24:24
Mar 21, 2023 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:51
Mar 19, 2023 @ BUF W 7-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 19:10
Mar 18, 2023 @ MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:03
Mar 16, 2023 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 24:33
Mar 14, 2023 @ CHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 23:51
Mar 12, 2023 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 22:44
Mar 11, 2023 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 21:59
Mar 9, 2023 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 23:53
Mar 4, 2023 vs NYR W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 23:36
Mar 2, 2023 vs BUF W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:40
Feb 28, 2023 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 23:52
Feb 27, 2023 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:58
Feb 25, 2023 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:14
Feb 23, 2023 @ SEA W 6-5 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 19:47
Feb 20, 2023 vs OTT W 3-1 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 22:47
Feb 18, 2023 vs NYI W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:00
Feb 16, 2023 @ NSH W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:56
Feb 14, 2023 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 23:34
Feb 11, 2023 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:56
Feb 1, 2023 @ TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 21:43
Jan 29, 2023 @ CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24:43
Jan 28, 2023 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:34
Jan 26, 2023 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:53
Jan 24, 2023 @ MTL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 20:47
Jan 22, 2023 vs SJS W 4-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 20:30
Jan 19, 2023 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24:36
Jan 18, 2023 @ NYI W 4-1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 19:37
Jan 16, 2023 vs PHI W 6-0 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 18:59
Jan 14, 2023 vs TOR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 23:21
Jan 12, 2023 vs SEA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:22
Jan 8, 2023 @ ANA W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:00
Jan 7, 2023 @ SJS W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 21:43
Jan 5, 2023 @ LAK W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 22:17
Jan 2, 2023 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:00
Dec 31, 2022 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 26:48
Dec 28, 2022 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:14
Dec 27, 2022 @ OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 23:40
Dec 23, 2022 @ NJD W 4-3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 20:31
Dec 22, 2022 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:41
Dec 19, 2022 vs FLA W 7-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21:02
Dec 17, 2022 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 24:59
Dec 15, 2022 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 4 2 1 23:56
Dec 13, 2022 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 23:47
Dec 11, 2022 @ VGK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:52
Dec 9, 2022 @ ARI L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 24:23
Dec 7, 2022 @ COL W 4-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 20:36
Dec 5, 2022 vs VGK L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 25:50
Dec 3, 2022 vs COL W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 25:04
Nov 29, 2022 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:57
Nov 25, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 28:13
Nov 23, 2022 @ FLA L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 23:53
Nov 21, 2022 @ TBL W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 23:28
Nov 19, 2022 vs CHI W 6-1 0 4 4 3 0 6 0 20:52
Nov 17, 2022 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20:37
Nov 13, 2022 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22:57
Nov 12, 2022 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 21:55
Nov 10, 2022 vs CGY W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 19:18