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Chris Higgins

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: June 2, 1983 in Smithtown, New York

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2002 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
2003-04 20 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6:18
2005-06 22 MTL NHL 80 23 15 38 16 -1 26 13 7 3 3 148 15.5 1153 14:25
2006-07 23 MTL NHL 61 22 16 38 16 -11 26 11 8 3 3 159 13.8 1092 17:54
2007-08 24 MTL NHL 82 27 25 52 21 0 22 15 12 0 5 241 11.2 1472 17:57
2008-09 25 MTL NHL 57 12 11 23 10 -1 22 8 2 2 1 151 7.9 969 16:60
2009-10 26 TOT NHL 67 8 9 17 7 -9 32 8 0 0 1 165 4.8 1175 17:33
2009-10 26 NYR NHL 55 6 8 14 5 -9 32 6 0 0 1 137 4.4 985 17:55
2009-10 26 CGY NHL 12 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 7.1 190 15:52
2010-11 27 TOT NHL 62 13 15 28 11 5 16 12 1 0 0 160 8.1 1011 16:18
2010-11 27 FLA NHL 48 11 12 23 9 5 10 11 0 0 0 126 8.7 799 16:39
2010-11 27 VAN NHL 14 2 3 5 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 34 5.9 212 15:07
2011-12 28 VAN NHL 45 10 16 26 10 6 10 9 1 0 2 100 10.0 741 16:28
Career NHL 456 115 107 222 91 -11 154 76 31 8 15 1124 10.2 7625 16:43

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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
2003-04 20 MTL NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005-06 22 MTL NHL 80 0.29 0.19 0.48 0.21 0.33 1.85 23 14 37 16 49 14 52 16 -1 2.7 1.3 4.0
2006-07 23 MTL NHL 61 0.36 0.26 0.62 0.27 0.43 2.61 23 16 39 17 75 38 62 14 -11 3.1 0.9 4.0
2007-08 24 MTL NHL 82 0.33 0.30 0.63 0.26 0.27 2.94 30 27 57 24 78 36 52 10 0 4.4 1.5 5.9
2008-09 25 MTL NHL 57 0.21 0.19 0.40 0.17 0.39 2.65 13 11 24 10 39 7 45 12 -1 1.0 1.0 2.0
2009-10 26 TOT NHL 67 0.12 0.13 0.25 0.10 0.48 2.46 9 9 18 7 32 4 48 11 -9 -0.6 1.1 0.4
2009-10 26 NYR NHL 55 0.11 0.15 0.25 0.10 0.58 2.49 7 8 15 6 26 3 40 8 -9 -0.6 0.9 0.2
2009-10 26 CGY NHL 12 0.17 0.08 0.25 0.11 0.00 2.33 2 1 3 1 6 1 8 3 0 0.0 0.2 0.2
2010-11 27 TOT NHL 62 0.21 0.24 0.45 0.18 0.26 2.58 14 16 30 12 38 2 37 6 5 1.6 1.5 3.0
2010-11 27 FLA NHL 48 0.23 0.25 0.48 0.19 0.21 2.63 12 13 25 10 30 0 30 5 5 1.4 1.3 2.7
2010-11 27 VAN NHL 14 0.14 0.21 0.36 0.13 0.43 2.43 2 3 5 2 8 2 7 1 0 0.2 0.2 0.4
2011-12 28 VAN NHL 45 0.22 0.36 0.58 0.21 0.22 2.22 17 26 43 16 6 1.9 0.9 2.8
Career NHL 456 0.25 0.23 0.49 0.20 0.34 2.46 129 119 248 103 311 101 296 69 -11 13.9 8.2 22.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2005-06 22 MTL NHL 6 1 3 4 -3 0 1 0 0 0 7 14.3 102 17:04
2007-08 24 MTL NHL 12 3 2 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 34 8.8 221 18:27
2008-09 25 MTL NHL 4 2 0 2 -1 2 2 0 0 0 8 25.0 70 17:35
2010-11 27 VAN NHL 25 4 4 8 1 2 3 1 0 3 49 8.2 429 17:09
Career NHL 47 10 9 19 -2 6 9 1 0 3 98 10.2 823 17:30

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 16 Avon Old Farms High-CT 27 19 20 39 10
2000-01 17 Avon Old Farms High-CT 24 22 14 36 29
2001-02 18 Yale University Bulldogs ECAC 27 14 17 31 32 10 4 0 2
2001-02 18 United States WJC-A 7 4 2 6 0 6 2 2 0 3
2002-03 19 Yale University Bulldogs ECAC 28 20 21 41 41 12 6 2 2
2002-03 19 United States WJC-A 7 3 3 6 5 4 1 0 2 1
2003-04 20 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 67 21 27 48 18
2004-05 21 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 28 23 51 9 33 16 8 4 6
2008-09 25 United States WC-A 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 143 49 50 99 9 51 16 8 4 6
Career 2 Seasons ECAC 55 34 38 72 73 22 10 2 4
Career 2 Seasons High-CT 51 41 34 75 39
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 7 5 12 5 10 3 2 2 4

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 20 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 10 3 2 5 0
2004-05 21 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4 3 3 6 2 4 3 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 14 6 5 11 2 4 3 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chris Higgins 5.9 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 0.4 0.0
Stephen Weiss 91.5 6.1 4.5 4.3 2.9 1.7 0.7 0.1
Doug Shedden 90.3 5.1 4.0 4.0 3.1 1.3 0.8 -0.1
Tyler Arnason 90.2 5.9 4.4 4.1 3.7 2.4 0.8 0.3
Archie Wilcox 90.0 4.2 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.0 0.2
Alexandre Daigle 89.9 4.2 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.1 -0.1
Vladimir Tsyplakov 89.6 5.8 4.1 4.0 1.7 1.6 0.7
Buzz Boll 88.6 4.8 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Michael Nylander 88.4 6.1 4.5 4.2 3.8 1.6 0.9 -0.1
Don Raleigh 88.3 6.1 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 0.9 -0.4
Rejean Houle 88.0 6.0 4.9 3.8 3.3 1.4 0.8 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Chris Higgins 5.9 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 0.4 0.0
Tyler Arnason 91.2 5.9 4.4 4.1 3.7 2.4 0.8 0.3
Archie Wilcox 89.0 4.2 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.0 0.2
Vladimir Tsyplakov 88.5 5.8 4.1 4.0 1.7 1.6 0.7
Ted Hampson 88.2 6.6 4.7 4.2 3.3 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7
Doug Shedden 88.2 5.1 4.0 4.0 3.1 1.6 1.3 0.8 -0.1
Jack Darragh 86.4 4.0 2.6 1.7 1.7 1.4 -0.2
Craig Laughlin 85.7 6.0 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.1
Real Chevrefils 84.9 6.0 4.4 3.9 2.6 2.5 1.2 0.6 -0.3
Howie Meeker 84.5 5.3 3.9 3.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.1
Bill Touhey 84.4 4.2 3.4 2.5 2.3 1.2 1.0 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2007-08 NHL 82 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

2006-07 NHL 3 (10)

Transactions

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June 30, 2009: Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Michael Busto, June 30, 2009.

February 2, 2010: Traded to Calgary by NY Rangers with Ales Kotalik for Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust, February 2, 2010.

July 2, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Florida, July 2, 2010.

February 28, 2011: Traded to Vancouver by Florida for Evan Oberg and Vancouver's 3rd round choice in 2013 Entry Draft, February 28, 2011.

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