Phillip Danault

Age 28 Feb 24, 1993
Victoriaville CAN
Center shoots left
6'1" 185 cm
201 lbs 91 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2020
Agent Donald Meehan
Draft Year 2011
Drafted Overall 26
Draft Round 1
Draft Team Chicago Blackhawks
  • Cap Hit: $5,500,000
  • 6.7% of team cap space
  • Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
  • Year 1 of 6 year contract
  • Expiry Status UFA | 2027 | 34 yrs old
  • Career Earnings: $17,665,000

Transaction History
Jul 28, 2021 Los Angeles Kings | Phillip Danault | Danault signed a six-year, $33 million contract with the Kings on Wednesday.
Jul 2, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault scored a goal on three shots, logged five hits and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning in Game 3.
Jun 24, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault registered an assist, three shots on goal and four hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights in Game 6.
Jun 6, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault recorded an assist and blocked two shots in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Jets in Game 3.
May 31, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault produced an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs in Game 7.
May 20, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (concussion) is expected to suit up in Thursday's Game 1 matchup versus Toronto, Kevin McGran of The Toronto Star reports.
May 16, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (concussion) centered the top line in Sunday's practice, John Lu of TSN Montreal reports.
May 10, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (concussion) will miss the remainder of the regular season but is expected to return for the start of the playoffs, per coach Dominique Ducharme, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports.
May 8, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault didn't travel with the team to Toronto on Saturday and is instead back in Montreal recovering from a concussion, per coach Dominique Ducharme.
May 7, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (upper body) returned to Montreal and will not be available for Saturday's game against Toronto, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
May 6, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault left Thursday's game versus the Maple Leafs with an upper-body injury, John Lu of TSN.ca reports.
May 6, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (undisclosed) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Maple Leafs.
May 3, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault scored the game-tying goal and had four hits in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over Toronto. He also had two shots and two blocks.
Apr 23, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault registered an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Flames.
Apr 13, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had an assist, one shot on goal, three hits and two PIM in Monday's 4-2 win over Toronto.
Apr 8, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault scored a goal on his only shot Thursday in a 4-2 loss to the Jets.
Apr 1, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-1 win over the Senators on Thursday.
Mar 30, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had a pair of assists and was plus-3 in a 4-0 win over Edmonton on Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had two assists with six shots, two hits and one blocked shot in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over Vancouver.
Mar 17, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault scored a goal on his only shot and added an assist Wednesday in a 4-3 overtime loss in Winnipeg.
Mar 15, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (undisclosed) will be in Monday's lineup against the Jets.
Mar 15, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (undisclosed) is a game-time decision for Monday's game versus the Jets, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Mar 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault (undisclosed) didn't practice Sunday, but coach Dominique Ducharme said the center will likely be able to play Monday against the Jets.
Mar 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault was injured early in the first period of Saturday's game against the Flames but returned for the second period, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports. He finished with one shot over 11:29 of ice time.
Mar 10, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
Mar 7, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had two assists, a blocked shot and two PIM in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Jets.
Feb 23, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault recorded a pair of assists and was plus-2 with three hits in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to Ottawa.
Feb 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had an assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over Toronto.
Feb 5, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had two assists, one shot, two hits, and one blocked shot in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Ottawa.
Jan 31, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had a team-high five shots and a two-minute minor penalty over 15:22 of ice time in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Flames.
Jan 26, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault declined a six-year, $30 million contract offered to him last fall, Mathias Brunett of La Presse reports.
Jan 20, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault managed an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Jan 17, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault had two assists, one blocked shot and one hit over 16:14 of ice time in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.
Jan 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault won 17 of 27 faceoffs (62.9 percent) and had one shot with two hits in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to Toronto.
Jan 4, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Brendan Gallagher | Gallagher (jaw) skated with Phillip Danault and Tomas Tatar during Monday's practice, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Jan 1, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Phillip Danault | Danault can become an unrestricted free agent following the 2020-21 season, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Dec 29, 2018 Fined (NHL) fined C Phillip Danault $5,000 for a dangerous trip.
Jul 15, 2018 Montreal Canadiens | re-signed LW Phillip Danault to a three-year, $9.249 million contract.
Feb 20, 2018 Activated Montreal Canadiens | activated LW Phillip Danault from injured reserve.
Jul 5, 2016 Montreal Canadiens | re-signed LW Phillip Danault to a two-year, $1.824 million contract.
Feb 26, 2016 Trade Chicago Blackhawks | acquired LW Tomas Fleischmann and RW Dale Weise from the Montreal Canadiens for C Phillip Danault and a 2018 second-round draft pick.
Dec 18, 2015 Recalled Chicago Blackhawks | recalled C Phillip Danault from Rockford (AHL).
May 18, 2015 Recalled Chicago Blackhawks | recalled C Phillip Danault from Rockford (AHL).
Nov 24, 2014 Assigned Chicago Blackhawks | assigned C Phillip Danault to Rockford (AHL).
Nov 21, 2014 Recalled Chicago Blackhawks | recalled C Phillip Danault from Rockford (AHL).
Apr 21, 2014 Recalled Chicago Blackhawks | recalled LW Phillip Danault from Rockford (AHL).
Sep 24, 2013 Assigned Chicago Blackhawks | assigned C Phillip Danault to Rockford (AHL).
Sep 15, 2012 Assigned Chicago Blackhawks | assigned C Phillip Danault to Victoriaville (QJHL).
Mar 30, 2012 Assigned Chicago Blackhawks | (Phillip Danault) has been assigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL).
Jan 2, 2012 Chicago Blackhawks | (Phillip Danault) signed to a three-year contract.
Sep 21, 2011 Chicago Blackhawks | (Phillip Danault) Returned to junior team.
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats

Phillip Danault		 GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Montréal Canadiens 53 5 19 24 9 24 708 58.80 58.90 6.60 58.40 5.40 0.34 1.78
Phillip Danault Stats by Elite Prospects Phillip Danault Advanced Stats by
Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2008-2009 Trois-Rivières Estacades QM18AAA 44 8 19 27 32 Playoffs 19 4 11 15 0
2009-2010 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 61 10 18 28 54 Playoffs 16 0 1 1 0
2009-2010 Canada Québec U17 WHC-17 5 0 3 3 22
Draft Yr 2010-2011 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 64 23 44 67 59 Playoffs 9 5 10 15 0
Draft Yr 2010-2011 Canada U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5 0 3 3 4
Draft Yr 2010-2011 QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 2 2 0
2011-2012 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 62 18 53 71 61 Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0
2011-2012 Rockford IceHogs AHL 7 0 2 2 10
2011-2012 QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 0 0 0
2012-2013 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 29 14 30 44 28
2012-2013 Canada U20 WJC-20 6 0 1 1 2
2012-2013 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 27 9 32 41 22 Playoffs 4 1 3 4 0
2012-2013 Rockford IceHogs AHL 5 0 0 0 2
2012-2013 Canada U20 CAN-RUS Challenge 4 0 0 0 2
2012-2013 QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 0 0 0
2013-2014 Rockford IceHogs AHL 72 6 20 26 40
2014-2015 Rockford IceHogs AHL 70 13 25 38 38 Playoffs 8 3 2 5 0
2014-2015 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 17 58.30 26.69 61.63 15.66 0.00 0.00
2015-2016 Rockford IceHogs AHL 6 1 1 2 4
2015-2016 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30 1 4 5 6 362 31.25 45.94 -2.22 51.85 1.56 0.17 0.66
2015-2016 Montréal Canadiens NHL 21 3 2 5 8 233 38.46 49.21 0.07 50.57 3.89 0.52 1.03
2016-2017 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82 13 27 40 35 1,087 55.13 56.22 4.28 55.99 4.55 0.66 1.82 Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0
2017-2018 Montréal Canadiens NHL 52 8 17 25 34 682 47.06 54.64 3.62 52.67 3.49 0.35 1.50
2018-2019 Montréal Canadiens NHL 81 12 41 53 39 1,137 55.26 56.20 4.14 56.77 3.87 0.53 2.06
2019-2020 Montréal Canadiens NHL 71 13 34 47 32 985 60.20 59.30 7.40 59.30 7.00 0.67 2.50 Playoffs 10 1 2 3 0
2020-2021 Montréal Canadiens NHL 53 5 19 24 24 708 58.80 58.90 6.60 58.40 5.40 0.34 1.78 Playoffs 22 1 3 4 0
Phillip Danault Stats by Elite Prospects | Phillip Danault Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team
Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Donald Meehan
Buyout Calculator
Potential Lockout Year
Standard Contract | 6 Years $33,000,000 6.75% of cap space
2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Cap Hit $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
UFA
AAV $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $750,000 $2,250,000 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 $4,750,000 $3,250,000
Signing Bonuses $3,250,000 $3,250,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Total Salary $4,000,000 $5,500,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $5,750,000 $4,250,000
Minors Salary $4,000,000 $5,500,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $5,750,000 $4,250,000
Clauses NMC NMC NMC M-NTC M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy It Out Buy It Out Buy It Out Buy It Out Buy It Out Buy It Out
No Move – through 2023-24 season; Modified No Trade – starting 2024-25 season – 10 team no trade list

Contract History

Signing Team
Signing Date July 15, 2018
Signing Status RFA
Agent Donald Meehan
Standard Contract | 3 Years $9,249,999 3.88% of cap space
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Cap Hit $3,083,333 $3,083,333 $3,083,333
UFA
AAV $3,083,333 $3,083,333 $3,083,333
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,250,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,250,000
Minors Salary $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,250,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team
Signing Date July 5, 2016
Signing Status RFA
Agent Craig Oster
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,825,000 1.25% of cap space
2016-2017 2017-2018
Cap Hit $912,500 $912,500
RFA
AAV $912,500 $912,500
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $875,000 $950,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $875,000 $950,000
Minors Salary $875,000 $950,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team
Signing Date January 1, 2012
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $3,075,000 1.44% of cap space
2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
Cap Hit $925,000 $894,167 $863,333 $863,333 $863,333
RFA
AAV $1,025,000 $994,167 $963,333 $963,333 $963,333
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $125,000 $175,000
Base Salary $0 $0 $832,500 $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500 $0 $0
Total Salary $0 $0 $925,000 $832,500 $832,500
Minors Salary $0 $0 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year