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Chris Butler

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 4th round (96th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2008-09 22 BUF NHL 47 2 4 6 2 11 18 2 0 0 1 36 5.6 786 16:43
2009-10 23 BUF NHL 59 1 20 21 6 -15 22 1 0 0 0 61 1.6 1181 20:01
2010-11 24 BUF NHL 49 2 7 9 3 8 26 2 0 0 0 52 3.8 890 18:10
2011-12 25 CGY NHL 56 2 11 13 4 -4 28 2 0 0 0 48 4.2 1213 21:40
Career NHL 211 7 42 49 15 0 94 7 0 0 1 197 3.6 4070 19:17

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2008-09 22 BUF NHL 47 0.04 0.09 0.13 0.05 0.38 0.77 2 4 6 2 29 0 26 8 11 -0.1 2.6 2.5
2009-10 23 BUF NHL 59 0.02 0.34 0.36 0.10 0.37 1.03 1 21 22 6 55 24 54 8 -15 0.9 1.6 2.6
2010-11 24 BUF NHL 49 0.04 0.14 0.18 0.06 0.53 1.06 2 7 9 3 44 6 35 5 8 0.2 2.4 2.5
2011-12 25 CGY NHL 56 0.04 0.20 0.23 0.07 0.50 0.86 3 17 20 6 -4 0.2 2.8 3.0
Career NHL 211 0.03 0.20 0.23 0.07 0.45 0.93 8 49 57 18 128 30 115 21 0 1.2 9.4 10.6

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2010-11 24 BUF NHL 7 0 1 1 -3 10 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 161 22:60
Career NHL 7 0 1 1 -3 10 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 161 22:60

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2003-04 17 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 55 3 6 9 4 37 1 2 0 0
2004-05 18 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 60 6 22 28 36 90 6 0 0 1
2005-06 19 University of Denver WCHA 35 7 15 22 28 2 5 0 1
2005-06 19 United States WJC-A 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
2006-07 20 University of Denver WCHA 39 10 17 27 42 6 4 0 1
2007-08 21 University of Denver WCHA 41 3 14 17 9 38 0 2 1 2
2008-09 22 Portland Pirates AHL 27 2 10 12 -3 14 1 1 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 27 2 10 12 -3 14 1 1 0 0
Career 2 Seasons USHL 115 9 28 37 40 127 7 2 0 1
Career 3 Seasons WCHA 115 20 46 66 9 108 8 11 1 4
Career 1 Season WJC-A 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2003-04 17 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 7 0 1 1 -5 6 0 0 0 0
2004-05 18 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 13 1 6 7 8 10 1 0 0 0
2008-09 22 Portland Pirates AHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons USHL 20 1 7 8 3 16 1 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 3 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3
Chris Butler 2.6 2.5 2.5
Milan Jurcina 94.4 2.7 2.6 2.3
Igor Ulanov 93.2 3.1 2.6 2.4
Dave Farrish 88.8 3.0 2.9 2.4
Allen Pedersen 86.2 3.5 2.5 2.4
Rik Wilson 85.1 3.4 2.6 2.5
Larry Hale 84.3 3.6 2.9 2.7
Gord Hollingworth 84.0 2.4 2.1 1.5
Bryce Salvador 83.9 3.4 2.8 2.3
Bill Gadsby 83.3 2.9 2.3 2.3
Gregg Boddy 81.9 2.7 2.2 1.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chris Butler 2.6 2.5 2.5
Mike Lundin 93.4 2.5 2.5 2.1 0.2
Dave Logan 82.2 3.3 2.5 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
Larry Hale 81.8 3.6 2.9 2.7 0.0
Petteri Nummelin 78.5 2.9 2.6 1.5
Jan Vopat 77.8 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.0 0.2
Don Spring 77.1 3.6 3.2 2.4 0.4
Nicklas Grossman 77.0 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.5 0.1
Uli Hiemer 73.5 3.6 3.3 2.4
Joe DiPenta 73.5 2.5 2.2 1.2 0.6
Gord Hollingworth 72.6 2.4 2.1 1.5 1.3

Transactions

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June 25, 2011: Traded to Calgary by Buffalo with Paul Byron for Robyn Regehr, Ales Kotalok and Calgary's 2nd round choice in 2012 Entry Draft, June 25, 2011.

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