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Drake Batherson

#19 · Right wing · Ottawa Senators

Born Apr 27, 1998 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (age 28) · 6'3", 209 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 121st overall in 2017 by OTT (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex DeBrincat DET · 67 P in 82 GP Brad Marchand BOS · 67 P in 82 GP Dylan Strome WSH · 67 P in 82 GP Evgeni Malkin PIT · 67 P in 82 GP Joe Pavelski DAL · 67 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.

02040602018-19: 9 points918-192019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 34 points3420-212021-22: 44 points4421-222022-23: 62 points6222-232023-24: 66 points6623-242024-25: 68 points6824-252025-26: 71 points7125-262026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 OTT 20 3 6 9 -2 6 18 17 0.45 $737K
2019-20 OTT 23 3 7 10 -12 13 32 51 0.43 $737K
2020-21 OTT 56 17 17 34 -17 8 111 102 0.61 $737K
2021-22 OTT 46 17 27 44 4 32 110 89 0.96 $4.975M
2022-23 OTT 82 22 40 62 -35 33 249 115 0.76 $4.975M
2023-24 OTT 82 28 38 66 -9 42 196 98 0.80 $4.975M
2024-25 OTT 82 26 42 68 -9 30 192 149 0.83 $4.975M
2025-26 OTT 79 33 38 71 -7 33 167 122 0.90 $4.975M
2026-27 OTT 5 3 1 4 2 6 12 12 0.80 $4.975M
9 seasons Career 475 152 216 368 -85 203 1087 755 0.77

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2024-25 OTT 6 1 1 2 -4 10 9 27 0.33
2025-26 OTT 4 3 1 4 -3 4 9 16 1.00
2 seasons Playoffs 10 4 2 6 -7 14 18 43 0.60

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 28 38 66 -9 42 196 98 0.80 14.3 18:10

Contract

$4.975MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$75KCap dollars per point66 points in 82 games
$703KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.1 goals above replacement
$6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Ottawa Senators on Sep 3, 2021, as a new contract: 6 years and $29.85M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2026-27, with 3 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
2021-22 $4.975M $2.5M $0 $2.5M
2022-23 $4.975M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2023-24 $4.975M $5.4M $0 $5.4M
2024-25 $4.975M $5.4M $0 $5.4M
2025-26 $4.975M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2026-27 $4.975M $6.55M $0 $6.55M

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
Sep 15, 2026 Ottawa Senators Extension 2027-28 to 2034-35 8 $86M $10.75M
Sep 3, 2021 Ottawa Senators New contract 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $29.85M $4.975M
Oct 3, 2017 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2017-18, slid 3 $2.4M $737K

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+7.1Goals above replacement128th of 721 skaters, 98th of 469 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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+2.7 76th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 25th percentilePower play+1.5 91st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 68th percentilePenalties-0.2 30th 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.

-50510152018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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 %1213 attempts for, 1201 against
+0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Expected goals for %49.6 expected for, 49.6 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.7Goals for %51 for, 56 against
99.2PDO8.7% shooting + 90.5% saves
287Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Drake Batherson · Brady Tkachuk · Shane Pinto29270:5353.256.39-10
Vladimir Tarasenko · Drake Batherson · Tim Stützle23154:3151.149.410-9
Josh Norris · Drake Batherson · Brady Tkachuk24135:2349.549.73-7
Drake Batherson · Brady Tkachuk · Tim Stützle4683:4057.151.96-2

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.

28Goalsnot counting empty-netters
23.3Expected goalsfrom 294 unblocked attempts
+4.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.94 expected goals per 60 minutes74th
Shot quality 7.9% chance per attempt57th
Finishing +4.7 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 28Expected 23.3

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, 2024 @ BOS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 18:18
Apr 15, 2024 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:45
Apr 13, 2024 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 4 1 24:21
Apr 11, 2024 @ TBL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 20:53
Apr 9, 2024 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:15
Apr 7, 2024 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:25
Apr 6, 2024 vs NJD L 3-4 0 2 2 -2 2 0 0 21:40
Apr 4, 2024 vs FLA L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:21
Apr 2, 2024 @ MIN L 2-3 1 1 2 -3 0 1 0 20:15
Mar 30, 2024 @ WPG W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:18
Mar 28, 2024 vs CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16:29
Mar 27, 2024 @ BUF W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 16:23
Mar 24, 2024 vs EDM W 5-3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 18:03
Mar 23, 2024 @ NJD W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 18:48
Mar 21, 2024 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 2 4 0 20:54
Mar 19, 2024 @ BOS L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:01
Mar 17, 2024 vs CAR L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:56
Mar 16, 2024 @ NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 19:35
Mar 14, 2024 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:13
Mar 12, 2024 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:45
Mar 9, 2024 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:55
Mar 7, 2024 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 18:09
Mar 6, 2024 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:31
Mar 2, 2024 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:11
Mar 1, 2024 vs ARI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 7 3 20:53
Feb 27, 2024 @ NSH L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:02
Feb 26, 2024 @ WSH L 3-6 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 13:34
Feb 24, 2024 vs VGK W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 18:37
Feb 22, 2024 vs DAL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 13:25
Feb 20, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 15:05
Feb 19, 2024 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:42
Feb 17, 2024 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:52
Feb 15, 2024 vs ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:48
Feb 13, 2024 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:50
Feb 10, 2024 vs TOR W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 16:17
Jan 31, 2024 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:48
Jan 29, 2024 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 20:29
Jan 27, 2024 vs NYR L 2-7 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 16:07
Jan 25, 2024 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 0 2 15:54
Jan 23, 2024 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:20
Jan 21, 2024 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:49
Jan 20, 2024 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:09
Jan 18, 2024 vs MTL W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 14:59
Jan 16, 2024 vs COL L 4-7 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1 18:29
Jan 13, 2024 vs SJS W 5-4 1 1 2 1 2 6 2 18:08
Jan 11, 2024 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:01
Jan 9, 2024 @ CGY L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:02
Jan 6, 2024 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:51
Jan 4, 2024 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:01
Jan 2, 2024 @ VAN L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 19:37
Dec 31, 2023 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16:52
Dec 29, 2023 vs NJD L 2-6 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 19:23
Dec 27, 2023 @ TOR W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 16:43
Dec 23, 2023 vs PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16:53
Dec 21, 2023 @ COL L 4-6 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 20:37
Dec 19, 2023 @ ARI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 19:49
Dec 17, 2023 @ VGK L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:57
Dec 15, 2023 @ DAL L 4-5 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 21:37
Dec 14, 2023 @ STL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:37
Dec 12, 2023 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 16:43
Dec 9, 2023 @ DET W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 17:20
Dec 7, 2023 vs TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20:06
Dec 5, 2023 vs NYR W 6-2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 18:14
Dec 2, 2023 vs SEA W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:27
Dec 1, 2023 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 19:41
Nov 27, 2023 vs FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 15:45
Nov 24, 2023 vs NYI L 3-5 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 17:46
Nov 18, 2023 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 16:04
Nov 16, 2023 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 19:11
Nov 11, 2023 vs CGY W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:04
Nov 9, 2023 vs VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 7 3 18:51
Nov 8, 2023 @ TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:24
Nov 4, 2023 vs TBL L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:47
Nov 2, 2023 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 18:41
Oct 28, 2023 @ PIT W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 16:37
Oct 26, 2023 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 18:27
Oct 24, 2023 vs BUF L 4-6 0 1 1 -4 0 2 0 16:07
Oct 21, 2023 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 18:14
Oct 18, 2023 vs WSH W 6-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 18:25
Oct 15, 2023 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:31
Oct 14, 2023 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 15:46
Oct 11, 2023 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 18:21