Christian
Fischer
R · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 5
- WAR
- -0.3
- PTS
- 0
2024-25№ 536 / 596
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Christian Fischer
Retired 2025#36R
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 96 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 14, 1997 · Chicago, United States
Drafted : 2015 · ARI · round 2, pick #32
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Detroit Red Wings | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | Arizona Coyotes | 80 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | Arizona Coyotes | 53 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Arizona Coyotes | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Arizona Coyotes | 71 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | Arizona Coyotes | 79 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | Arizona Coyotes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 523 | 62 | 75 | 137 | 144 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Arizona Coyotes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Christian Fischer: our analysis
2024-25 season: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 9:39 TOI. WAR -0.3 (536th of 596) · PAL 5, very poor.
In 2024-25, Christian Fischer, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 5 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 536th among 596 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (90, among the best in the league). On the other hand, possession (4, among the weakest in the league) and offense (4, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.9); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.6).
A marked decline: his PAL was 18 in 2023-24, against 5 now; his WAR went from -0.1 to -0.3.
Christian Fischer's story
Growing up in Chicago, Christian Fischer moved through the city’s Mission program and then into the U.S. national development pipeline, appearing for the U17 side in January 2014 and later for the U18s. Those seasons with the NTDP put him on the map ahead of the NHL draft.
Selected 32nd overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Fischer split time between junior and pro starts that year: he agreed to a three-year entry-level deal with Arizona on August 20, 2015, and continued with the Windsor Spitfires to finish his junior development. He turned professional at the end of the 2015–16 season with an amateur tryout in Springfield.
Fischer made his NHL debut on January 21, 2017, and scored his first NHL goal in that game. He stayed with Arizona through the 2017–18 season, finishing his rookie year with 33 points in 79 games. Early in the 2018–19 campaign he recorded his first NHL hat trick on October 23 in a 4–1 victory over Columbus.
His résumé includes quick-strike moments: in the USHL he scored a goal six seconds into a game, the fastest in league history. On October 28, 2022, he scored the first NHL goal ever recorded at Mullett Arena and added another later in the same period. Fischer signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on July 2, 2023, was waived on March 5, 2025, and claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets the next day; he appeared in one game for Columbus before announcing his retirement on July 4, 2025 to pursue a business opportunity in golf.
At international tournaments he won two gold medals with the U.S. U17 and U18 teams, contributing 3 goals and 11 assists across those events. A right-wing forward by trade, Fischer’s career highlights underline a knack for finishing and quick scoring in game situations.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:07
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:41
- Pts/GP
- 0.15
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 93
- Blocks
- 19
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 42.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 26.0 %
- Faceoffs
- 56.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 72 %
47
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 76 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 56
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 70
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 83
- Confidence 76 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 84
- Confidence 56 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 80
- Confidence 76 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 64
- Confidence 41 %
- PA
- Passing
- 66
- Confidence 72 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 46
- Confidence 72 %
- DF
- Defense
- 71
- Confidence 68 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 66
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 76
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 74
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.981 · 78
- Distance /60 (20 %)16 · 67
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 79
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.195 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)0.588 · 81
EN — Endurance56
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.6 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)503 · 54
- Shift length (15 %)41.6 · 57
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.7 · 61
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.459 · 63
DU — Durability70
- Share of games played (100 %)0.783 · 70
CK — Checking83
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.944 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.025 · 82
- Season volume (10 %)4.543 · 78
FG — Fighting84
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.066 · 84
DI — Discipline80
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.04 · 80
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.615 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.847 · 79
FO — Faceoffs64
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.9 · 68
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)16.8 · 52
PA — Passing66
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.565 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.381 · 67
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.006 · 66
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.474 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.398 · 68
SC — Scoring46
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.545 · 47
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.641 · 48
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.428 · 64
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.961 · 57
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11 · 52
DF — Defense71
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.032 · 68
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.062 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.745 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.057 · 82
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.963 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.4 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.595 · 79
PS — Penalty shot66
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 64
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience76
- Career regular-season games (65 %)88
- Career playoff games (25 %)43
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall47
- SC · Scoring (28 %)46
- PA · Passing (22 %)66
- DF · Defense (18 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)56
- DI · Discipline (5 %)80
- ST · Strength (4 %)79
- CK · Checking (3 %)83
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47 | 75 | 46 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 78 | 55 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 80 | 64 | 70 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.3
wins above replacement
536 of 596
PAL Rating
5/ 100
Performance · Very poor
427 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 3
- Defense
- 20
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- Offense
- 4
- Creation
- 8
- Shooting
- 5
- Possession
- 4
- Defense
- 35
- Discipline
- 90
- Power play
- 37
- Penalty kill
- 51
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CBJ | -0.3 | 5 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | DET | -0.1 | 18 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 0.6 | 14 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.8 to 0.2 — 90% interval
536 of 596 forwards
-1.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.6
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- -2.6
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +1.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 46 | -0.3 | -0.8 to 0.2 | 536/596 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 79 | -0.1 | -1.0 to 0.9 | 477/608 |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 80 | 0.6 | -0.3 to 1.8 | 191/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 139.2 km/h55th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.7 km/h44th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 5144th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 37.6 %5th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 132.9 km36th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.88 km25th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.3 %4th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %23rd percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.9 %5th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3130th percentile | 118th percentile | 3.2 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 1333rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 421st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 539th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2025 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:39 |
| March 4, 2025 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 |
| March 1, 2025 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:09 |
| February 27, 2025 | vsCBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:39 |
| February 25, 2025 | @ MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 |
Christian Fischer: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Christian Fischer have in 2024-25?
Christian Fischer has 1 goal and 7 points (6 assists) in 46 games in 2024-25.
How old is Christian Fischer?
Christian Fischer is 29 years old: he was born on April 15, 1997.
How tall is Christian Fischer, and how much does he weigh?
Christian Fischer is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 212 lb (96 kg).
Where is Christian Fischer from?
United States: Christian Fischer was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
How good is Christian Fischer?
Christian Fischer produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 536th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 5 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Christian Fischer a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 536th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Christian Fischer getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 18 in 2023-24 to 5 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Christian Fischer's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Christian Fischer has 523 games, 62 goals, 75 assists and 137 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 33 points in 79 games.
Where was Christian Fischer drafted?
Christian Fischer was drafted 32nd overall (round 2) by ARI in 2015.
How does Christian Fischer perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Christian Fischer has 9 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.11 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.26).
What is Christian Fischer's nationality?
Christian Fischer is American. Internationally: United States: National U17 Team (January 2014) and U18 Team (2015), won 2 gold medals and recorded 3 goals and 11 assists across the two tournaments.
Where did Christian Fischer play before turning pro?
Chicago Mission Bantam AAA, Chicago Mission Midget AAA, Chicago Mission U16 (three seasons), USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) — U17 and U18 teams; signed with the Windsor Spitfires (OHL) on August 24, 2015.
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