
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
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
13 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. 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
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-23 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.07 |
| 2018-12-27 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 2018-12-22 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2018-12-20 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018-12-18 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.07 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
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
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | St. Louis Blues | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | San Antonio Rampage | 51 | 2 | 19 | 21 | -3 |
| 2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | San Antonio Rampage | 61 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 |
| 2016–17 | St. Louis Blues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Chicago Wolves | 72 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 23 |
| 2015–16 | St. Louis Blues | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2015–16 | Chicago | 46 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -14 |
| 2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | Chicago | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -23 |
| 2012–13 | Calgary Flames | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -10 |
| 2012–13 | USA | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 2012–13 | Karlskrona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | 68 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -9 |
| 2011–12 | USA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | 59 | 1 | 20 | 21 | -15 |
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008–09 | Portland | 27 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 |
| 2007–08 | U. Of Denver | 41 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| 2006–07 | U. Of Denver | 39 | 10 | 17 | 27 | |
| 2005–06 | U. Of Denver | 35 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |
| 2005–06 | USA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Sioux City | 60 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 36 |
| 2003–04 | Sioux City | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Jr. Blues | 44 | 2 | 12 | 14 |