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Chris Kunitz

LW · SKW
+ 7 other teams
Status
Retired 7 yrs ago
Career
2004–2019 (15 yrs)
Age
46 (39 in 2019)
Vitals
6'0" · 195 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2006-07 CAR 82 8 12 20 0.24 -11 36 2 0 2 99 8.1% 40
2007-08 FLA 82 27 39 66 0.80 +18 63 3 6 0 187 14.4% 153
2008-09 FLA 82 26 36 62 0.76 +8 105 1 4 0 204 12.7% 200
2009-10 CLB 82 21 29 50 0.61 +13 95 4 9 0 180 11.7% 214
2010-11 CLB 82 17 29 46 0.56 -7 130 2 3 0 185 9.2% 188
2011-12 BUF 74 21 19 40 0.54 +8 59 1 10 0 187 11.2% 163
2012-13 BUF 82 26 32 58 0.71 +12 38 6 8 1 230 11.3% 118
2013-14 CHI 77 20 38 58 0.75 +11 23 3 6 0 253 7.9% 123
2014-15 PHX 82 45 48 93 1.13 +12 79 4 8 0 352 12.8% 180
2015-16 ARI 79 23 42 65 0.82 +10 54 5 3 0 247 9.3% 189
2016-17 ARI / CLB 84 15 22 37 0.44 -1 95 1 5 0 145 10.3% 210
2017-18 CLB / NJD 82 13 18 31 0.38 -3 94 2 0 0 144 9.0% 250
2018-19 NJD 82 8 9 17 0.21 -2 51 1 1 0 115 7.0% 95
CAREER 13 yrs 1052 270 373 643 0.61 +68 922 35 63 3 -- 10.7% 2123
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2007-08 FLA 11 3 12 15 1.36 +8 17 0 1 0 22 13.6% 26
2009-10 CLB 14 4 6 10 0.71 -3 12 1 2 0 48 8.3% 40
2011-12 BUF 6 1 0 1 0.17 0 2 0 0 0 15 6.7% 13
2012-13 BUF 7 3 1 4 0.57 -3 0 1 1 0 23 13.0% 8
2013-14 CHI 5 2 3 5 1.00 -2 4 0 2 0 16 12.5% 4
CAREER 5 app. 43 13 22 35 0.81 0 35 2 6 0 -- 10.5% 91
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2003-04 ANH 21 0 6 6 0.29 1 12 0 0 0 0.0% 9:07
2005-06 ATL 2 0 0 0 0.00 -3 2 0 0 0 - 5:43
2005-06 ANH 67 19 22 41 0.61 19 69 2 5 10 12.8% 14:08
2006-07 ANH 81 25 35 60 0.74 23 81 5 11 20 13.9% 17:03
2007-08 ANH 82 21 29 50 0.61 8 80 6 7 13 10.7% 16:54
2008-09 ANH 62 16 19 35 0.56 9 55 2 3 4 11.5% 16:29
2008-09 PIT 20 7 11 18 0.90 3 16 1 3 8 17.9% 16:17
2009-10 PIT 50 13 19 32 0.64 3 39 0 2 7 9.9% 16:26
2010-11 PIT 66 23 25 48 0.73 18 47 2 7 11 17.3% 18:17
2011-12 PIT 82 26 35 61 0.74 16 49 3 6 18 11.3% 18:19
2012-13 PIT 48 22 30 52 1.08 30 39 5 9 16 19.5% 18:01
2013-14 PIT 78 35 33 68 0.87 25 66 8 13 22 16.1% 19:09
2014-15 PIT 74 17 23 40 0.54 2 56 5 9 16 10.0% 17:53
2015-16 PIT 80 17 23 40 0.50 29 41 1 2 6 11.3% 16:49
2016-17 PIT 71 9 20 29 0.41 0 36 3 0 5 6.7% 15:31
2017-18 TBL 82 13 16 29 0.35 8 35 2 0 1 16.0% 11:57
2018-19 CHI 56 5 5 10 0.18 -7 23 1 0 0 11.4% 9:04
Career NHL 1022 268 351 619 0.61 184 746 46 77 157 12.5% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 25 LW ANH - - 70 55 54 65 70 - - 47 50 59 - 32 31 57
2005-06 26 LW CAR - - 70 55 54 65 70 - - 47 50 59 - 32 31 57
2006-07 27 LW CAR - - 73 65 62 78 80 - - 74 73 69 - 44 46 73
2007-08 28 LW FLA - - 70 73 74 78 79 - - 74 73 69 - 56 53 78
2008-09 29 LW FLA 89 54 69 82 74 - 81 76 43 74 76 68 - 67 80 -
2009-10 30 LW CLB 94 43 72 83 71 - 85 77 42 76 74 66 - 69 82 72
2010-11 31 LW CLB 92 52 79 80 71 - 85 76 42 76 73 64 - 71 84 72
2011-12 32 LW BUF 92 50 74 78 71 92 78 75 60 75 75 67 79 72 72 72
2012-13 33 LW BUF 72 45 72 81 69 80 90 83 35 77 78 61 88 78 77 72
2013-14 34 LW CHI 69 46 76 84 69 79 93 89 34 83 86 63 80 80 82 76
2014-15 35 LW PHX 67 42 69 82 69 83 92 87 32 77 90 61 82 82 84 75
2015-16 36 LW ARI 73 43 75 77 69 78 87 77 33 71 76 60 69 84 85 70
2016-17 37 LW CLB 98 57 85 77 72 67 94 77 38 74 72 63 68 80 86 71
2017-18 38 LW NJD 95 46 85 75 71 70 93 71 32 73 64 62 25 82 90 68
2018-19 39 LW NJD 81 54 87 71 72 62 94 59 35 65 70 70 66 85 93 67
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 25 LW ANH - - 70 55 54 65 70 - - 47 50 59 - 32 31 57
2005-06 26 LW CAR - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 27 LW CAR - - +3 +10 +8 +13 +10 - - +27 +23 +10 - +12 +15 +16
2007-08 28 LW FLA - - −3 +8 +12 · −1 - - · · · - +12 +7 +5
2008-09 29 LW FLA 89 54 −1 +9 · - +2 76 43 · +3 −1 - +11 +27 -
2009-10 30 LW CLB +5 −11 +3 +1 −3 - +4 +1 −1 +2 −2 −2 - +2 +2 72
2010-11 31 LW CLB −2 +9 +7 −3 · - · −1 · · −1 −2 - +2 +2 ·
2011-12 32 LW BUF · −2 −5 −2 · 92 −7 −1 +18 −1 +2 +3 79 +1 −12 ·
2012-13 33 LW BUF −20 −5 −2 +3 −2 −12 +12 +8 −25 +2 +3 −6 +9 +6 +5 ·
2013-14 34 LW CHI −3 +1 +4 +3 · −1 +3 +6 −1 +6 +8 +2 −8 +2 +5 +4
2014-15 35 LW PHX −2 −4 −7 −2 · +4 −1 −2 −2 −6 +4 −2 +2 +2 +2 −1
2015-16 36 LW ARI +6 +1 +6 −5 · −5 −5 −10 +1 −6 −14 −1 −13 +2 +1 −5
2016-17 37 LW CLB +25 +14 +10 · +3 −11 +7 · +5 +3 −4 +3 −1 −4 +1 +1
2017-18 38 LW NJD −3 −11 · −2 −1 +3 −1 −6 −6 −1 −8 −1 −43 +2 +4 −3
2018-19 39 LW NJD −14 +8 +2 −4 +1 −8 +1 −12 +3 −8 +6 +8 +41 +3 +3 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 ANH $565,000 4 yr 1.1% 25 RFA Rookie
2005-06 CAR $468,950 3 yr 0.9% 26 RFA Rookie
2006-07 CAR $450,000 2 yr 1.2% 27 RFA Rookie
2007-08 FLA $475,000 1 yr 0.9% 28 RFA
2008-09 FLA $3,600,000 3 yr 6.3% 29 UFA
2011-12 BUF $4,250,000 3 yr 6.6% 32 UFA
2014-15 PHX $8,500,000 4 yr 12.3% 35 UFA
2018-19 NJD $3,000,000 1 yr 3.8% 39 UFA
2005-06
Sep 22 2005
2005-06
to OILERS
Feb 28 2006
2005-06
to MAPLE LEAFS
Mar 9 2006
2005-06
to HURRICANES
to MAPLE LEAFS
2007-08
Mar 16 2008
2007-08
to PANTHERS
2009-10
Aug 29 2009
2009-10
to BLUE JACKETS
to PANTHERS
2013-14
Jul 29 2013
2013-14
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Chris Kunitz 76
2014-15
Jul 1 2014
2014-15
to MAPLE LEAFS
  • Chris Kunitz 75
to BLACKHAWKS
Aug 10 2014
2014-15
to KINGS
  • Chris Kunitz 75
to MAPLE LEAFS
2016-17
Feb 7 2017
2016-17
to BLUE JACKETS
  • Chris Kunitz 71
to COYOTES
2017-18
Mar 11 2018
2017-18
to DEVILS
to BLUE JACKETS

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