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DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Chris Butler

Born October 27, 1986 · St. Louis, USA

Draft 2005 · BUF round 4 #96

13

GP

1

G

1

A

2

PTS

Career

14G 72A 86P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'1"
Weight
196 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#25

Drafted 2005 by BUF · Round 4, #96 overall

60OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production20

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking14

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment0

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating0

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.9

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

13 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

6

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

6

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

13

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

63

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

0

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.15

current rate

Goals/Game

0.08

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

10.0%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.39

2015–16

0.36

2016–17

0.48

2017–18

0.15

2018–19

0.41

2018–19

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.08

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2019-02-23BOS0001-1-0.07
2018-12-27BUF000120.38
2018-12-22CGY000010.15
2018-12-20VAN000000.00
2018-12-18EDM0001-1-0.07

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 13 GP · confidence 16%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.08 · 12 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.08 · 10 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.15 · 12 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
407
Goals
14
Assists
72
Points
86
+/-
-27
PIM
187
Shots
405

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
7
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
+/-
-3
PIM
10
Shots
6

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2018–19St. Louis Blues131123
2018–19San Antonio Rampage5121921-3
2017–18St. Louis Blues60001
2017–18San Antonio Rampage618212912
2016–17St. Louis Blues10000
2016–17Chicago Wolves725212623
2015–16St. Louis Blues5000-1
2015–16Chicago4641418-14
2014–15St. Louis Blues333698
2014–15Chicago141895
2013–14Calgary Flames8221416-23
2012–13Calgary Flames44178-10
2012–13USA10022-1
2012–13Karlskrona5000
2011–12Calgary Flames6821315-9
2011–12USA81121
2010–11Buffalo Sabres492798
2009–10Buffalo Sabres5912021-15
2008–09Buffalo Sabres4724611
2008–09Portland2721012-3
2007–08U. Of Denver4131417
2006–07U. Of Denver39101727
2005–06U. Of Denver3571522
2005–06USA4000
2004–05Sioux City606222836
2003–04Sioux City553694
2002–03St. Louis Jr. Blues4421214