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Mark Giordano

#55 · Defence · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Oct 3, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 202 lb · Shoots left

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Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2019-20

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dmitry Orlov WSH · 35 P in 76 GP Vince Dunn SEA · 35 P in 73 GP Darnell Nurse EDM · 35 P in 71 GP Colton Parayko STL · 35 P in 80 GP Kevin Shattenkirk ANA · 35 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602005-06: 1 points105-062006-07: 15 points152008-09: 19 points1908-092009-10: 30 points302010-11: 43 points4310-112011-12: 27 points272012-13: 15 points1512-132013-14: 47 points472014-15: 48 points4814-152015-16: 56 points562016-17: 39 points3916-172017-18: 38 points382018-19: 74 points7418-192019-20: 31 points312020-21: 26 points2620-212021-22: 35 points352022-23: 24 points2422-232023-24: 9 points9

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 CGY 7 0 1 1 2 8 5 8 0.14
2006-07 CGY 48 7 8 15 7 36 49 33 0.31
2008-09 CGY 58 2 17 19 2 59 82 55 0.33 $892K
2009-10 CGY 82 11 19 30 17 81 111 153 0.37 $892K
2010-11 CGY 82 8 35 43 -8 67 165 140 0.52 $892K
2011-12 CGY 61 9 18 27 0 75 125 84 0.44 $4.02M
2012-13 CGY 47 4 11 15 -7 40 58 65 0.32 $4.02M
2013-14 CGY 64 14 33 47 12 63 180 73 0.73 $4.02M
2014-15 CGY 61 11 37 48 13 37 157 59 0.79 $4.02M
2015-16 CGY 82 21 35 56 -5 54 212 65 0.68 $4.02M
2016-17 CGY 81 12 27 39 22 59 151 78 0.48 $6.75M
2017-18 CGY 82 13 25 38 0 63 214 93 0.46 $6.75M
2018-19 CGY 78 17 57 74 39 69 221 58 0.95 $6.75M
2019-20 CGY 60 5 26 31 2 34 157 42 0.52 $6.75M
2020-21 CGY 56 9 17 26 5 14 142 51 0.46 $6.75M
2021-22 SEA 55 6 17 23 -21 47 123 46 0.42 $6.75M
2021-22 TOR 20 2 10 12 12 10 28 29 0.60
2022-23 TOR 78 4 20 24 27 53 107 60 0.31 $800K
2023-24 TOR 46 3 6 9 10 49 59 51 0.20 $800K
18 seasons Career 1148 158 419 577 129 918 2346 1243 0.50

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 CGY 4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 4 0.25
2016-17 CGY 4 0 1 1 -2 2 6 11 0.25
2018-19 CGY 5 0 2 2 -3 0 13 9 0.40
2019-20 CGY 10 0 3 3 -1 12 24 10 0.30
2021-22 TOR 7 0 2 2 0 6 10 6 0.29
2022-23 TOR 11 0 2 2 -7 7 14 9 0.18
6 seasons Playoffs 41 1 10 11 -14 27 70 49 0.27

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 8 27 35 -9 57 151 75 0.47 5.3 20:53

Contract

$6.75MCap hit2021-22
$193KCap dollars per point35 points in 75 games
$1.131MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.0 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2023-24 $800K
2020-21 to 2021-22 $6.75M
2018-19 to 2021-22 $6.75M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $6.75M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4.02M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $4.02M
2008-09 to 2010-11 $892K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2021-22 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence-0.1Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.1Penalties-0.5

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.3Corsi for %105 attempts for, 92 against
+3.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Expected goals for %4.4 expected for, 4.0 against
+2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %4 for, 4 against
99.3PDO7.8% shooting + 91.5% saves
24Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mark Giordano · Justin Holl552:3551.055.01-2
Mark Giordano · Timothy Liljegren221:0743.941.02-1
Mark Giordano · Morgan Rielly56:5183.354.80-1
Mark Giordano · TJ Brodie45:5963.676.60-0

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.4Expected goalsfrom 17 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.19 expected goals per 60 minutes39th
Shot quality 2.6% chance per attempt28th
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected36thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 61 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.4Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 29, 2022 vs BOS W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 17:14
Apr 26, 2022 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:19
Apr 24, 2022 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:51
Apr 23, 2022 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:23
Apr 21, 2022 @ TBL L 1-8 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 17:34
Apr 19, 2022 vs PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 18:35
Apr 17, 2022 vs NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:44
Apr 16, 2022 @ OTT W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 3 0 3 2 21:29
Apr 14, 2022 vs WSH W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 21:17
Apr 12, 2022 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:39
Apr 9, 2022 vs MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 18:16
Apr 7, 2022 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 18:44
Apr 5, 2022 @ FLA L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 17:37
Apr 4, 2022 @ TBL W 6-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 17:09
Apr 2, 2022 @ PHI W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 18:16
Mar 31, 2022 vs WPG W 7-3 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 20:09
Mar 29, 2022 @ BOS W 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:42
Mar 27, 2022 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 19:43
Mar 26, 2022 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:48
Mar 23, 2022 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:35
Mar 12, 2022 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:25
Mar 10, 2022 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 23:13
Mar 8, 2022 @ TOR L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 20:23
Mar 6, 2022 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:35
Mar 5, 2022 @ WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:51
Mar 2, 2022 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:57
Feb 27, 2022 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 22:03
Feb 24, 2022 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 19:25
Feb 22, 2022 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:27
Feb 21, 2022 @ VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 22:38
Feb 19, 2022 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 21:11
Feb 17, 2022 @ WPG L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 20:11
Feb 14, 2022 vs TOR L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 21:27
Feb 11, 2022 @ ANA W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21:46
Feb 9, 2022 vs ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 6 2 23:32
Feb 2, 2022 @ NYI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:52
Feb 1, 2022 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 24:53
Jan 30, 2022 @ NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:05
Jan 27, 2022 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:13
Jan 25, 2022 vs NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 25:32
Jan 23, 2022 vs FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:49
Jan 21, 2022 vs STL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:21
Jan 20, 2022 vs SJS W 3-2 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 19:10
Jan 17, 2022 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 25:07
Jan 15, 2022 vs LAK L 1-3 0 1 1 -3 0 2 3 23:06
Jan 13, 2022 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 19:41
Jan 12, 2022 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 22:09
Jan 10, 2022 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 20:11
Jan 1, 2022 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 24:47
Dec 30, 2021 vs CGY L 4-6 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 20:58
Dec 29, 2021 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:23
Dec 18, 2021 vs EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 21:28
Dec 15, 2021 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 22:20
Dec 14, 2021 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:23
Dec 11, 2021 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 23:05
Dec 9, 2021 vs WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:00
Nov 24, 2021 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:53
Nov 21, 2021 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:06
Nov 19, 2021 vs COL L 3-7 0 0 0 0 12 0 3 16:25
Nov 17, 2021 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:53
Nov 13, 2021 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 22:58
Nov 11, 2021 vs ANA L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 24:21
Nov 9, 2021 @ VGK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 20:58
Nov 6, 2021 @ ARI L 4-5 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 22:47
Nov 4, 2021 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:00
Nov 1, 2021 @ EDM L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 17:22
Oct 31, 2021 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:05
Oct 28, 2021 vs MIN W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 18:50
Oct 26, 2021 vs MTL W 5-1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 19:47
Oct 23, 2021 vs VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 21:46
Oct 19, 2021 @ NJD L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 25:00
Oct 18, 2021 @ PHI L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 20:10
Oct 16, 2021 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:06
Oct 14, 2021 @ NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:32
Oct 12, 2021 @ VGK L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 23:20