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Mitchell Chaffee

#41 · Right wing · New York Islanders

Born Jan 26, 1998 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (age 28) · 6'0", 197 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Emil Heineman MTL · 18 P in 62 GP Jack Drury COL · 18 P in 72 GP Craig Smith DET · 18 P in 59 GP Luke Kunin CBJ · 18 P in 75 GP Matias Maccelli UTA · 18 P in 55 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.

0510152021-22: 0 points021-222023-24: 7 points723-242024-25: 18 points1824-252025-26: 1 points125-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2021-22 MIN 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0.00 $925K
2023-24 TBL 30 4 3 7 2 4 27 88 0.23 $775K
2024-25 TBL 66 12 6 18 -3 21 68 133 0.27 $800K
2025-26 TBL 11 0 1 1 -2 4 9 29 0.09 $800K
4 seasons Career 109 16 10 26 -2 29 105 257 0.24

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2023-24 TBL 5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 23 0.00
2024-25 TBL 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 8 0.25
2 seasons Playoffs 9 1 0 1 -1 2 5 31 0.11

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
66 12 6 18 -3 21 68 133 0.27 17.6 12:02

Contract

$800KCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$44KCap dollars per point18 points in 66 games
-$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.4MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on May 16, 2024, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.6M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season 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
2024-25 $800K $800K $0 $800K
2025-26 $800K $800K $0 $800K

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, 2026 New York Islanders New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
May 16, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.6M $800K
Jul 1, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 17, 2022 Minnesota Wild New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Mar 24, 2020 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $3.55M $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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-3.0Goals above replacement670th of 698 skaters, 443rd of 456 forwards
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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-5.0 4th percentileEven-strength defence-1.3 27th percentilePower play+0.3 76th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 55th percentilePenalties+0.9 74th 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.

-3-2-1012021-222023-242024-252025-26Goals 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

44.1Corsi for %553 attempts for, 702 against
-7.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.4Expected goals for %20.9 expected for, 29.5 against
-12.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.0Goals for %25 for, 26 against
102.7PDO10.2% shooting + 92.5% saves
91Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Nick Paul · Mitchell Chaffee · Gage Goncalves20111:2546.343.64-1
Nick Paul · Michael Eyssimont · Mitchell Chaffee16105:5242.139.62-2
Luke Glendening · Zemgus Girgensons · Mitchell Chaffee2058:3247.938.61-0
Cam Atkinson · Luke Glendening · Mitchell Chaffee1138:5634.142.02-2

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.6Expected goalsfrom 100 unblocked attempts
+2.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes44th
Shot quality 9.6% chance per attempt90th
Finishing +2.4 goals above expected75thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 9.6

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2025 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:56
Apr 13, 2025 vs BUF W 7-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10:38
Apr 11, 2025 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 09:44
Apr 9, 2025 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12:49
Apr 1, 2025 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 11:08
Mar 22, 2025 @ UTA L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:56
Mar 13, 2025 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:56
Mar 8, 2025 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 08:44
Mar 6, 2025 vs BUF W 6-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 08:42
Mar 4, 2025 vs CBJ W 6-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 14:26
Mar 3, 2025 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:33
Mar 1, 2025 @ WSH W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:02
Feb 27, 2025 vs CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:53
Feb 25, 2025 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:42
Feb 23, 2025 vs SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 14:17
Feb 9, 2025 @ MTL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:49
Feb 8, 2025 @ DET W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 07:47
Feb 6, 2025 vs OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 09:06
Feb 4, 2025 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12:42
Feb 1, 2025 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:56
Jan 30, 2025 vs LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:44
Jan 28, 2025 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 09:47
Jan 25, 2025 @ DET L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:55
Jan 24, 2025 @ CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 08:38
Jan 21, 2025 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:17
Jan 20, 2025 @ TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12:57
Jan 18, 2025 vs DET W 5-1 1 0 1 1 4 1 4 09:44
Jan 16, 2025 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:06
Jan 14, 2025 @ BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 09:58
Jan 12, 2025 @ PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10:45
Jan 11, 2025 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:15
Jan 9, 2025 vs BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:36
Jan 7, 2025 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:21
Jan 5, 2025 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 13:51
Jan 4, 2025 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:39
Jan 2, 2025 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 09:34
Dec 29, 2024 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 15:25
Dec 28, 2024 vs NYR W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14:42
Dec 23, 2024 @ FLA W 4-0 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 13:57
Dec 22, 2024 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:29
Dec 19, 2024 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:27
Dec 17, 2024 vs CBJ W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13:27
Dec 14, 2024 @ SEA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:17
Dec 12, 2024 @ CGY W 8-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:38
Dec 10, 2024 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:08
Dec 8, 2024 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:40
Nov 25, 2024 vs COL W 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:55
Nov 23, 2024 vs DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 16:11
Nov 21, 2024 @ CBJ L 6-7 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 15:37
Nov 19, 2024 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12:44
Nov 16, 2024 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:02
Nov 14, 2024 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:26
Nov 7, 2024 vs PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:12
Nov 5, 2024 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:16
Nov 3, 2024 @ WPG L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 16:17
Nov 1, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:17
Oct 30, 2024 @ COL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:26
Oct 28, 2024 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:44
Oct 26, 2024 vs WSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:23
Oct 24, 2024 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:02
Oct 22, 2024 @ NJD W 8-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:32
Oct 21, 2024 @ TOR L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 13:30
Oct 19, 2024 @ OTT L 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 09:34
Oct 17, 2024 vs VGK W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 09:08
Oct 15, 2024 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:47
Oct 11, 2024 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 12:13