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Tanner Pearson

#70 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Buffalo Sabres

Born Aug 10, 1992 in Kitchener, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 30th overall in 2012 by LAK (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2013-14

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Taylor Raddysh WSH · 27 P in 80 GP Adam Henrique EDM · 27 P in 81 GP Josh Anderson MTL · 27 P in 81 GP Jack McBain UTA · 27 P in 82 GP Nic Dowd WSH · 27 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.

0102030402013-14: 7 points713-142014-15: 16 points1614-152015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 44 points4416-172017-18: 40 points4017-182018-19: 27 points2718-192019-20: 45 points4519-202020-21: 18 points1820-212021-22: 34 points3421-222022-23: 5 points522-232023-24: 13 points1323-242024-25: 27 points2724-252025-26: 15 points1525-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 LAK 25 3 4 7 2 8 31 35 0.28 $736K
2014-15 LAK 42 12 4 16 14 14 68 46 0.38 $736K
2015-16 LAK 79 15 21 36 11 18 137 104 0.46 $1.4M
2016-17 LAK 80 24 20 44 5 13 187 124 0.55 $1.4M
2017-18 LAK 82 15 25 40 11 27 180 116 0.49 $3.75M
2018-19 LAK 17 0 1 1 -9 8 24 18 0.06 $3.75M
2018-19 PIT 44 9 5 14 -6 13 81 82 0.32
2018-19 VAN 19 9 3 12 0 4 42 28 0.63
2019-20 VAN 69 21 24 45 -4 27 164 96 0.65 $3.75M
2020-21 VAN 51 10 8 18 -15 26 110 54 0.35 $3.75M
2021-22 VAN 68 14 20 34 9 30 159 84 0.50 $3.25M
2022-23 VAN 14 1 4 5 -9 21 17 20 0.36 $3.25M
2023-24 MTL 54 5 8 13 -12 21 77 50 0.24 $3.25M
2024-25 VGK 78 12 15 27 4 8 109 96 0.35 $775K
2025-26 WPG 52 7 6 13 7 25 49 68 0.25 $1M
2025-26 BUF 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 6 0.50
13 seasons Career 778 157 170 327 10 265 1438 1027 0.42

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 LAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2013-14 LAK 24 4 8 12 10 8 53 52 0.50
2015-16 LAK 5 1 2 3 -1 2 6 15 0.60
2017-18 LAK 4 0 0 0 -1 0 8 12 0.00
2019-20 VAN 17 4 4 8 -4 4 37 36 0.47
2024-25 VGK 8 0 1 1 -2 0 6 20 0.13
6 seasons Playoffs 59 9 15 24 2 14 110 135 0.41

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 12 15 27 4 8 109 96 0.35 11.0 11:47

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$29KCap dollars per point27 points in 78 games
$1.103MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$538KValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct 4, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $775K $775K $0 $775K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2025 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1M $1M
Oct 4, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Apr 8, 2021 Vancouver Canucks Extension 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $9.75M $3.25M
May 9, 2017 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $15M $3.75M
Apr 2, 2015 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $2.8M $1.4M
Aug 7, 2012 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $2.775M $736K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 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
+0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence-0.1Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

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.

-505102013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

48.7Corsi for %74 attempts for, 78 against
-2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Expected goals for %3.5 expected for, 3.0 against
+7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
37.5Goals for %3 for, 5 against
94.8PDO10.0% shooting + 84.8% saves
14Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tanner Pearson · Keegan Kolesar · Nicolas Roy419:3056.468.71-2
Tanner Pearson · Keegan Kolesar · Brett Howden615:2030.326.21-0
Tanner Pearson · Victor Olofsson · Brett Howden38:4344.451.10-0
Tanner Pearson · Keegan Kolesar · Cole Schwindt15:1557.163.90-0

The lines 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 lines 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.60 expected goals per 60 minutes31st
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt39th
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected43rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 83 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 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 16, 2025 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:29
Apr 15, 2025 @ CGY L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 13:01
Apr 12, 2025 vs NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 10:17
Apr 10, 2025 vs SEA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:33
Apr 8, 2025 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:04
Apr 6, 2025 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:13
Apr 5, 2025 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 10:52
Apr 3, 2025 vs WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 10:36
Apr 1, 2025 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:23
Mar 29, 2025 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:23
Mar 28, 2025 @ CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:08
Mar 25, 2025 @ MIN W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 12:35
Mar 22, 2025 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:32
Mar 20, 2025 vs BOS W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:36
Mar 16, 2025 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:34
Mar 15, 2025 @ BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 12:00
Mar 13, 2025 @ CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:35
Mar 11, 2025 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:48
Mar 9, 2025 vs LAK L 5-6 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 12:09
Mar 7, 2025 vs PIT W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 14:54
Mar 5, 2025 vs TOR W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 6 3 12:42
Mar 2, 2025 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:58
Feb 27, 2025 vs CHI W 7-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:31
Feb 24, 2025 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:17
Feb 22, 2025 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:12
Feb 2, 2025 @ NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:14
Jan 30, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:29
Jan 28, 2025 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 11:11
Jan 26, 2025 vs FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 11:04
Jan 24, 2025 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:58
Jan 23, 2025 @ STL W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:41
Jan 20, 2025 vs STL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10:46
Jan 18, 2025 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 10:45
Jan 17, 2025 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:16
Jan 14, 2025 @ NSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 11:39
Jan 12, 2025 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:56
Jan 11, 2025 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 08:03
Jan 9, 2025 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 12:14
Jan 7, 2025 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 16:26
Jan 4, 2025 vs BUF W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 15:43
Jan 2, 2025 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 16:38
Dec 31, 2024 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13:51
Dec 29, 2024 vs CGY W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 10:59
Dec 27, 2024 @ SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:34
Dec 23, 2024 vs ANA W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:55
Dec 21, 2024 vs SEA W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11:52
Dec 19, 2024 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:48
Dec 15, 2024 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:31
Dec 14, 2024 @ EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:25
Dec 12, 2024 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 11:59
Dec 6, 2024 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:04
Dec 4, 2024 @ ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11:25
Dec 3, 2024 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:10
Nov 30, 2024 vs UTA L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:51
Nov 29, 2024 vs WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:39
Nov 27, 2024 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:55
Nov 25, 2024 @ PHI W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:51
Nov 23, 2024 @ MTL W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 10:55
Nov 21, 2024 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 08:02
Nov 20, 2024 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:05
Nov 17, 2024 vs WSH L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 12:07
Nov 15, 2024 @ UTA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:11
Nov 13, 2024 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:33
Nov 11, 2024 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:36
Nov 8, 2024 @ SEA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:51
Nov 6, 2024 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 13:16
Nov 2, 2024 vs UTA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13:39
Oct 30, 2024 @ LAK L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 12:46
Oct 28, 2024 vs CGY W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:19
Oct 26, 2024 vs SJS W 7-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 12:45
Oct 25, 2024 vs OTT W 6-4 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 11:34
Oct 22, 2024 vs LAK W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:04
Oct 19, 2024 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 15:16
Oct 17, 2024 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:11
Oct 15, 2024 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:36
Oct 13, 2024 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:32
Oct 11, 2024 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:04
Oct 9, 2024 vs COL W 8-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:45