Chris Kreider
Age 35 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 232 lb · Born Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
Drafted 2009, #19 overall by NY Rangers
2025-262025-26: 75 games, 22-28-50, 0.67 points per game Season detail →
Chris Kreider has 4 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 50 points in 75 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample4 points in 3 games for the 20th-placed Montréal
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Montréal's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Montréal trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
7 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 75 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leaders20+ mph bursts in the 93rd percentile of forwards: 12
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.70@
TOR29 Sep · 2nd 00:17 - 20.56@TOR29 Sep · 1st 13:41
- 20.40@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 11:35
- 20.34@
PIT3 Oct · 1st 13:25 - 20.17@PIT3 Oct · 1st 07:35
- 20.09@PIT3 Oct · 1st 13:17
- 20.01@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 16:49
- 19.93@PIT3 Oct · 1st 17:28
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 80.83@TOR29 Sep · 1st 02:54
- 65.97@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 18:52
- 54.91@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 03:16
- 32.41@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 18:11
- 25.90@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 08:57
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.30vs
CAR6 Oct · 14:30 TOI - 2.25@PIT3 Oct · 14:57 TOI
- 2.24@TOR29 Sep · 14:21 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.26 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Nashville, a point in zero of two
NSHW 5-40001016:42NSHL 0-50002013:31CARL 4-60221+114:30PITW 6-5 OT1121+114:57TORL 2-30001014:210.5% for the Rocket Richard Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
50 points in 75 games
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Montréal's power play went through him.
Special teams
The power play drives the goal total
How the 22 goals and 28 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
5 of 22 goals broke a tie; 9 came with Montréal trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
291 attempts across the 73 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 75 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed in the 74th percentile of forwards: 22.89 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (34 of 75)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Nashville, a point in zero of two
NSHW 5-40001016:42NSHL 0-50002013:31NSHW 5-40001016:42
VANOTL 3-4 OT0221+215:33
SJSW 6-10113014:49NSHL 0-50002013:31
CGYL 3-50002−219:35
STLL 2-60000−115:47SJSL 3-40004+118:22TOROTL 4-5 OT0113+122:01
EDML 2-40002−317:49CGYW 3-2 OT0001−118:19CARL 4-60221+114:30PITW 6-5 OT1121+114:57TORL 2-30001014:21Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
0.5% for the Rocket Richard Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 23.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 33rd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Montréal
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27Nick Suzuki sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 3 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsFifteen seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct