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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Claude Giroux
Blue Jackets
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Claude Giroux
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Claude Giroux

#28
C/LW/RW Two-Way Center Reasonable PNHL Blue Jackets
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK63
FG36
DI90
SK57
ST77
EN86
DU98
PH60
FO91
PA61
SC55
DF70
PS70
EX91
LD89
MO50
OV61

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: January 12, 1988
Age: 38 yrs
Height / Weight: 180 cm • 85 kg
Draft Pedigree: Undrafted
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s) NTC
Cap Hit (AAV): $6,300,000
Cap Percentage: 6.85%
Remaining Cap Hit: $5,783,077
Expiry Status: UFA 2027
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP5
G0
A3
PTS3
+/-+2
PIM0
TOI/G16:38
PPG0
GWG0
S%0%
HITS4
82G Pace49P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 90th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Shooting & Finishing 84th Pct
Above Average
Playmaking & Vision 91th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Defense 91th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Physical & Grit 29th Pct
Depth Asset
Character & IQ 99th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Unlucky Slump / Due for Breakout
Season S%: 0% (0G / 17S) Career: 15%

Shooting -15% below baseline. Prime candidate for positive regression!

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 0G (0%) • 3A (100%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.60
Points / GP
0.00
Goals / GP
0.60
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 16:38 TOI/G
5v5: 13:59 (84%)
PP: 02:01 (12%)
PK: 00:39 (4%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP1300
G655
A996
PTS1651
+/-+576
P/G1.27
PIM354
TOI/G18:58
PPG141
BKS405
S%15%
FO%53.5%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 75 2015-16
Assists 112 2012-13
Points 181 2012-13
+/- +107 2012-13
Hits 151 2014-15
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 16:01
PP: 02:38
PK: 00:20

721 pts

Career Stars (114-141-97)

117 GWG

Career GWG Total

1-3-6

Career Fights

1367

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2010-11 PHI 75 16 25 41 1 12 1 0 2 194 8.2% 66 20 48.8% 13:08 0.55
2011-12 NSH 82 34 55 89 9 48 14 0 8 302 11.3% 60 18 49.0% 18:09 1.09
2012-13 NSH 82 69 112 181 107 33 11 0 21 296 23.3% 73 45 52.0% 19:38 2.21
2013-14 NSH 82 55 94 149 71 14 8 0 7 253 21.7% 93 50 52.9% 21:11 1.82
2014-15 NSH 82 51 81 132 62 47 8 0 7 274 18.6% 151 34 52.5% 18:52 1.61
2015-16 NSH 82 75 78 153 51 26 19 1 15 287 26.1% 137 45 55.9% 19:42 1.87
2016-17 NSH 75 49 68 117 36 0 15 0 7 296 16.6% 61 36 51.8% 19:26 1.56
2017-18 NSH 82 23 49 72 29 24 7 0 3 191 12.0% 57 23 54.0% 18:45 0.88
2018-19 NSH 82 66 82 148 64 12 13 0 10 306 21.6% 73 26 51.3% 18:42 1.80
2019-20 WPG 82 37 65 102 27 12 9 0 5 256 14.5% 67 32 52.7% 18:42 1.24
2020-21 WPG 82 32 48 80 17 20 8 0 8 315 10.2% 74 14 54.8% 19:31 0.98
2021-22 WPG 82 23 52 75 22 22 5 0 7 294 7.8% 89 7 55.1% 19:50 0.91
2022-23 WPG 82 40 47 87 15 24 9 0 5 285 14.0% 117 13 56.0% 19:24 1.06
2023-24 CBJ 82 37 43 80 35 32 5 0 8 336 11.0% 106 11 54.7% 20:20 0.98
2024-25 CBJ 82 25 44 69 6 20 6 0 3 249 10.0% 83 18 53.9% 19:01 0.84
2025-26 CBJ 79 23 50 73 22 8 3 0 1 220 10.5% 56 12 56.9% 18:49 0.92
2026-27 CBJ 5 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 17 0.0% 4 1 59.7% 16:38 0.60
ON PACE (82G) 82 0 49 49 33 0 0 0 0 279 0.0% 66 16 59.7% 16:38 0.60
NHL CAREER TOTAL 1300 655 996 1651 576 354 141 117 4371 15% 1367 405 53.5% 18:58 1.27

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2009 Playoffs PHI 18 2 5 7 1 6 0 0 0 11 18.2% 15 3 35.4% 11:00 0.39
2010 Playoffs PHI 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 9 0.0% 5 1 60.0% 14:30 0.00
2011 Playoffs NSH 19 9 16 25 1 25 1 0 1 78 11.5% 24 2 56.5% 17:47 1.32
2012 Playoffs NSH 11 4 9 13 5 0 1 0 2 34 11.8% 6 3 60.2% 19:52 1.18
2013 Playoffs NSH 18 12 17 29 13 6 2 0 3 55 21.8% 27 6 53.1% 19:59 1.61
2014 Playoffs NSH 17 5 17 22 4 4 2 0 0 63 7.9% 34 9 59.0% 21:58 1.29
2015 Playoffs NSH 20 11 15 26 13 18 2 0 3 57 19.3% 21 6 50.9% 19:15 1.30
2016 Playoffs NSH 13 5 4 9 3 0 0 0 2 26 19.2% 15 1 50.3% 17:30 0.69
2017 Playoffs NSH 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 20.0% 6 1 61.0% 19:13 0.20
2018 Playoffs NSH 20 13 15 28 6 4 0 0 6 73 17.8% 12 7 69.2% 20:00 1.40
2019 Playoffs WPG 4 1 2 3 -1 0 0 0 0 17 5.9% 2 1 0.0% 18:48 0.75
2020 Playoffs WPG 5 3 0 3 -3 4 0 0 1 17 17.6% 6 0 57.1% 18:12 0.60
2021 Playoffs WPG 20 9 10 19 10 5 1 0 1 68 13.2% 19 0 53.8% 20:03 0.95
2022 Playoffs WPG 7 0 4 4 -2 0 0 0 0 23 0.0% 2 2 58.7% 20:31 0.57
2023 Playoffs CBJ 19 9 11 20 3 4 1 0 1 67 13.4% 29 9 41.9% 21:42 1.05
2024 Playoffs CBJ 14 6 5 11 -2 4 1 0 1 42 14.3% 9 5 76.2% 20:37 0.79
2025 Playoffs CBJ 18 8 9 17 4 2 1 0 2 54 14.8% 15 5 59.6% 21:07 0.94

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Anze Kopitar MIN • 39 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 30, 2026
CK 59
SK 59
PH 62
PA 61
SC 56
DF 70
Marcus Johansson PHI • 36 yrs • 11 PTS (8 GP)
$6,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 60
SK 56
PH 57
PA 61
SC 56
DF 66
Kyle Palmieri SEA • 35 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$4,200,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 18, 2025
CK 60
SK 56
PH 56
PA 58
SC 55
DF 68
Mikael Granlund BUF • 34 yrs • 10 PTS (7 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 20, 2026
CK 59
SK 59
PH 61
PA 59
SC 60
DF 70
Nazem Kadri LAK • 36 yrs • 3 PTS (5 GP)
$6,800,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2026
CK 61
SK 57
PH 59
PA 61
SC 58
DF 61
Taylor Hall VGK • 34 yrs • 5 PTS (8 GP)
$4,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Sep 19, 2026
CK 61
SK 57
PH 57
PA 58
SC 57
DF 62
Jaden Schwartz NYR • 34 yrs • 3 PTS (6 GP)
$2,700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 08, 2024
CK 60
SK 56
PH 55
PA 55
SC 57
DF 68
Charlie Coyle BOS • 34 yrs • 1 PTS (7 GP)
$3,800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 69
SK 56
PH 56
PA 60
SC 58
DF 74
Total Remaining Contract
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1 yr(s) remaining • $6,300,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 2 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
13.02.2024 0:29
Claude Giroux signed with Blue Jackets for $6,300,000 for 3 year(s) with $0 in bonus.
Official League Trade 15.07.2023 16:53
Blue Jackets receives:
Claude Giroux, $2,200,000 (Salary Cap Year 1)
Jets receives:
Phillip Danault, 3rd WPG 2023
Contract Signing
10.05.2022 21:00
Claude Giroux signed with Jets for 6 800 000 Kč for 2 year(s).
Leadership Appointment
30.09.2020 16:59
Claude Giroux has been selected as captain for Jets.
Leadership Appointment
18.10.2019 20:45
Claude Giroux has been selected as captain for Predators.
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:10
Jets receives:
Blaine Byron, Brendan Gaunce, Carter Hutton, Claude Giroux, Cody Franson, Cole Schneider, Daniel Winnik, Dennis Rasmussen, Deryk Engelland, Ethan Bear, Garret Sparks, Henrik Samuelsson, Chase De Leo, J.C. Lipon, Jake Dotchin, Jonny Brodzinski, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Josh Leivo, Kevin Boyle, Laurent Brossoit, Marian Gaborik, Matthew Peca, Michael Brodzinski, Mike Fisher, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Nate Thompson, Nick Foligno, Ondrej Palat, Paul LaDue, Philip Samuelsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Richard Panik, Robert Hagg, Roman Josi, Ryan Miller, Ryan Rupert, Sami Niku, Samuel Montembeault, Sean Couturier, Shea Weber, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Johns, Teddy Blueger, Tomas Hertl, Tyler Wong, Valtteri Filppula, Viktor Loov, William Nylander
Predators receives:
Adam Payerl, Alexander Volkov, Alexandre Burrows, Anders Lindback, Anthony Bitetto, Anton Blidh, Brett Pollock, Buddy Robinson, Casey Bailey, Dalton Prout, Dennis Robertson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Dominik Masin, Drew Stafford, Dylan Sadowy, Eric Robinson, Erik Gustafsson, Etienne Marcoux, Filip Chytil, Gemel Smith, Chris Bigras, Jack Dougherty, Jannik Hansen, Jason Chimera, Joe Cannata, Joel Ward, Jori Lehtera, Julius Bergman, Jussi Jokinen, Kyle Quincey, Kyle Rau, Lance Bouma, Luke Johnson, Luke Witkowski, Marc Methot, Marcus Sorensen, Mark Barberio, Martin Hanzal, Matt Read, Matthew Highmore, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Kapla, Michael Mersch, Mirco Mueller, Nikolai Kulemin, Patrick Eaves, Phil Lane, Retention WPG, Robbie Russo, Seth Helgeson, Tim Heed, Tristan Jarry, Tyler Moy, Yakov Trenin, Yan-Pavel Laplante
Contract Signing
22.05.2018 0:00
Claude Giroux signed with Predators for $8,300,000 for 4 year(s).
Leadership Appointment
10.10.2017 20:54
Claude Giroux has been selected as captain for Predators.
Contract Signing NTC
14.07.2014 0:00
Claude Giroux signed with Predators for $7,600,000 for 4 year(s) with NTC.
Contract Signing
04.07.2012 0:00
Claude Giroux signed with Predators for $6,500,000 for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 25.06.2011 11:18
Predators receives:
Claude Giroux, Michal Rozsival
Flyers receives:
Josh Bailey, Sam Gagner, Mattias Ohlund, Dwayne Roloson, 3rd NSH 2011