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Left Wing•#22BOOM/BUSTPPI 85Chris Kreider is a 35-year-old left wing for the Montréal Canadiens. Selected 19th overall by NYR in the 2009 NHL Draft. Born in Boxford, USA. A veteran presence at 35 years old.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 14 games. He averages 0.50 points per game on 13:56 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 21–58 pts
BOOM/BUST — 21st percentile at L, 45% hit rate (75 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Chris's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
12
Current: 2
Assists
29
Current: 5
Points
41
Current: 7
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 32-50 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Chris was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 14 games, 240 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.4 vs 57.3 lg
49th percentile
Quality of teammates
61.6 vs 56.8 lg
68th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Chris takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
31
Goals vs expected
2 vs 3.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
33%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
55
Offense
77
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
22-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 22-point spread between offensive (55th) and defensive (77th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown winger.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
22-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 22-point spread between offensive (55th) and defensive (77th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown winger.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Chris Kreider's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | MTL | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 16 | 12.5% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | ANA | 75 | 22 | 28 | 50 | -4 | 139 | 15.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | NYR | 68 | 22 | 8 | 30 | -5 | 152 | 14.5% |
Form
Chris's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 5 | 12:10 |
| Oct 29 | @ DAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:23 |
| Oct 27 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:49 |
| Oct 25 | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 |
| Oct 23 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:19 |
Similar left wings
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Chris to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Montréal Canadiens this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | NYR | 82 | 39 | 36 | 75 | +19 | 246 | 15.9% |
| 22-232022-23 | NYR | 79 | 36 | 18 | 54 | +21 | 229 | 15.7% |
| 21-222021-22 | NYR | 81 | 52 | 25 | 77 | +19 | 258 | 20.2% |
| 20-212020-21 | NYR | 50 | 20 | 10 | 30 | -1 | 102 | 19.6% |
| 19-202019-20 | NYR | 63 | 24 | 21 | 45 | +13 | 156 | 15.4% |
| 18-192018-19 | NYR | 79 | 28 | 24 | 52 | +4 | 201 | 13.9% |
| 17-182017-18 | NYR | 58 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -2 | 137 | 11.7% |
| 16-172016-17 | NYR | 75 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +6 | 186 | 15.0% |
| 15-162015-16 | NYR | 79 | 21 | 22 | 43 | +10 | 158 | 13.3% |
| 14-152014-15 | NYR | 80 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +24 | 180 | 11.7% |
| 13-142013-14 | NYR | 66 | 17 | 20 | 37 | +14 | 136 | 12.5% |
| 12-132012-13 | NYR | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 19 | 10.5% |
| Career | — | 972 | 350 | 289 | 639 | +122 | 2315 | 15.1% |
Alexandre Carrier
D · 6 pts
