- Age
- 42
- Shoots
- Right
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
- Born
- Livonia, USA
- Draft
- 2003, round 1, #23 (VAN)
Career · 2009–10 to 2018–19
- Games
- 681
- Goals
- 193
- Points
- 433
- TOI per game
- 19:49
- xGF% (5v5)
- 51.8%
- Goals above expected
- −23.1
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 |   VAN | 82 | 25 | 50 | 75 | +1 | 19:38 | 214 | 11.7% | 26 | 24.5 | – |
| 2010–11 | VAN | 82 | 41 | 32 | 73 | +24 | 20:30 | 260 | 15.8% | 29 | 36.7 | 55.4% |
| 2011–12 | VAN | 77 | 22 | 27 | 49 | +11 | 20:06 | 222 | 9.9% | 19 | 27.1 | 53.8% |
| 2012–13 | VAN | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −5 | 18:57 | 36 | 11.1% | 5 | 3.9 | 44.8% |
| 2013–14 | VAN | 77 | 25 | 18 | 43 | −15 | 21:49 | 239 | 10.5% | 16 | 25.6 | 49.9% |
| 2014–15 |   ANA | 81 | 20 | 27 | 47 | −5 | 19:31 | 205 | 9.8% | 11 | 22.6 | 51.4% |
| 2015–16 | ANA | 79 | 21 | 32 | 53 | +5 | 19:32 | 164 | 12.8% | 15 | 24.8 | 54.2% |
| 2016–17 | ANA | 82 | 22 | 36 | 58 | +8 | 21:18 | 186 | 11.8% | 20 | 30.3 | 53.9% |
| 2017–18 | ANA | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −4 | 18:02 | 78 | 10.3% | 2 | 10.4 | 49.9% |
| 2018–19 | ANA | 60 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −19 | 16:30 | 86 | 5.8% | 3 | 10.0 | 43.8% |
| Total | 2 teams | 681 | 193 | 240 | 433 | +1 | 19:49 | 1,690 | 11.4% | 146 | 216.1 | 51.8% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2009–10 to 2018–19 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
1st line
83rd percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
2nd line- Goals /600.8676th pct
- Assists /601.0769th pct
- ixG /600.9689th pct
- Goals above expected−23.11st pct
Play-driving
1st line- xGF% (5v5)51.8%76th pct
- CF% (5v5)52.1%81st pct
- Relative xGF%+1.876th pct
- Penalty diff /600.0849th pct
Usage
1st line- TOI per game19:4999th pct
- PP time share53.8%93rd pct
- Offensive zone starts43.2%20th pct
- Quality of competition25.3%93rd pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Kesler wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2018–19, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1944+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
55.8%
7187–5682 · #15 of 191 regulars, 92nd percentile
Against an average centre
56.0%
Opponents won 50.2% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.8% against them.
Wins above average
+777
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
18.9
12,869 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone55.9% 2225–1755
- Neutral zone57.7% 2194–1611
- Defensive zone54.4% 2768–2316
By strength
- Even strength56.3% 5070–3943
- Power play60.7% 993–644
- Shorthanded50.3% 1079–1064
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +13 after a win, −16 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.5 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Anze Kopitar57.4% 171–127
- Jonathan Toews50.2% 117–116
- Paul Stastny46.7% 93–106
- Mikko Koivu39.9% 79–119
- Sean Monahan50.8% 98–95
- Antoine Vermette50.9% 89–86
- Joe Thornton48.6% 84–89
- Matt Duchene51.3% 78–74
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 1386 | 55.0% | 54.9% |
| 2010–11 | 1496 | 57.4% | 57.6% |
| 2011–12 | 1351 | 53.6% | 54.1% |
| 2012–13 | 303 | 57.4% | 57.7% |
| 2013–14 | 1406 | 52.6% | 53.2% |
| 2014–15 | 1664 | 56.3% | 56.5% |
| 2015–16 | 1675 | 58.5% | 58.7% |
| 2016–17 | 1793 | 57.4% | 57.5% |
| 2017–18 | 750 | 53.3% | 52.9% |
| 2018–19 | 1045 | 55.7% | 55.8% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−23.1 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games