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Alex Tanguay

#40 · Left wing · Arizona Coyotes

Born Nov 21, 1979 in Ste-Justine, Quebec, CAN · 6'1", 194 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 12th overall in 1998 by COL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2000-01

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Joe Thornton SJS · 70 P in 80 GP Daniel Brière PHI · 68 P in 77 GP John Tavares NYI · 67 P in 79 GP Matt Duchene COL · 67 P in 80 GP Bobby Ryan ANA · 71 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.

0204060801999-00: 51 points5199-002000-01: 77 points772001-02: 48 points4801-022002-03: 67 points672003-04: 79 points7903-042005-06: 78 points782006-07: 81 points8106-072007-08: 58 points582008-09: 41 points4108-092009-10: 37 points372010-11: 69 points6910-112011-12: 49 points492012-13: 27 points2712-132013-14: 11 points112014-15: 55 points5514-152015-16: 35 points35

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1999-00 COL 76 17 34 51 6 22 74 72 0.67
2000-01 COL 82 27 50 77 35 37 135 102 0.94
2001-02 COL 70 13 35 48 8 36 90 57 0.69
2002-03 COL 82 26 41 67 34 36 142 26 0.82
2003-04 COL 69 25 54 79 30 42 117 47 1.14
2005-06 COL 71 29 49 78 8 46 125 22 1.10 $3.23M
2006-07 CGY 81 22 59 81 12 44 107 45 1.00 $5.25M
2007-08 CGY 78 18 40 58 11 48 121 42 0.74 $5.25M
2008-09 MTL 50 16 25 41 13 34 76 47 0.82 $5.25M
2009-10 TBL 80 10 27 37 -2 32 91 42 0.46 $2.5M
2010-11 CGY 79 22 47 69 0 24 120 31 0.87 $1.7M
2011-12 CGY 64 13 36 49 7 28 84 22 0.77 $3.5M
2012-13 CGY 40 11 16 27 -13 22 44 24 0.68 $3.5M
2013-14 COL 16 4 7 11 7 4 24 8 0.69 $3.5M
2014-15 COL 80 22 33 55 -1 40 104 45 0.69 $3.5M
2015-16 COL 52 4 18 22 3 24 49 14 0.42 $3.5M
2015-16 ARI 18 4 9 13 5 8 22 8 0.72
16 seasons Career 1088 283 580 863 163 527 1525 654 0.79

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1999-00 COL 17 2 1 3 -2 2 13 26 0.18
2000-01 COL 23 6 15 21 13 8 37 33 0.91
2001-02 COL 19 5 8 13 -8 0 20 35 0.68
2002-03 COL 7 1 2 3 -2 4 10 3 0.43
2003-04 COL 8 2 2 4 1 2 6 3 0.50
2005-06 COL 9 2 4 6 1 12 20 6 0.67
2006-07 CGY 6 1 3 4 -2 8 9 7 0.67
2007-08 CGY 7 0 4 4 -1 4 6 8 0.57
2008-09 MTL 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0.50
9 seasons Playoffs 98 19 40 59 2 42 125 121 0.60

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 22 47 69 0 24 120 31 0.87 18.3 19:46

Contract

$1.7MCap hitends in 2011, then UFA
$25KCap dollars per point69 points in 79 games
$159KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.7 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.3MValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2010-11, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $1.7M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2014-15 to 2015-16 $3.5M
2013-14 to 2015-16 $3.5M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $3.5M
2011-12 to 2015-16 $3.5M
2010-11 to 2010-11 $1.7M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $2.5M
2006-07 to 2008-09 $5.25M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $3.23M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+10.7Goals above replacement53rd of 672 skaters, 45th of 439 forwards
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+4.0 86th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 78th percentilePower play-0.1 38th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 50th percentilePenalties+1.1 72nd percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-50510152010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

49.7Corsi for %991 attempts for, 1003 against
-2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %41.3 expected for, 34.6 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.0Goals for %60 for, 49 against
101.6PDO11.2% shooting + 90.4% saves
132Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jarome Iginla · Alex Tanguay · Matt Stajan42261:5852.257.117-11
Jarome Iginla · Olli Jokinen · Alex Tanguay58259:4951.453.68-10
Brendan Morrison · Jarome Iginla · Alex Tanguay31226:1543.951.114-9
Jarome Iginla · Alex Tanguay · Mikael Backlund30104:0361.460.16-4

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. 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.

21Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.7Expected goalsfrom 166 unblocked attempts
+7.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.53 expected goals per 60 minutes16th
Shot quality 8.2% chance per attempt77th
Finishing +7.3 goals above expected97thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 21Expected 13.7

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2011 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 22:52
Apr 6, 2011 vs EDM W 6-1 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 19:30
Apr 3, 2011 @ COL W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 21:03
Apr 1, 2011 @ STL W 3-2 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 22:31
Mar 30, 2011 vs ANA L 2-4 0 2 2 -1 0 0 2 23:01
Mar 26, 2011 @ EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:03
Mar 23, 2011 @ SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 21:02
Mar 21, 2011 @ LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:46
Mar 20, 2011 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 26:06
Mar 17, 2011 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 17:27
Mar 15, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 17:31
Mar 12, 2011 vs VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19:00
Mar 10, 2011 @ PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:30
Mar 9, 2011 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 20:23
Mar 6, 2011 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:19
Mar 4, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:51
Mar 2, 2011 @ CHI L 4-6 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 22:07
Mar 1, 2011 @ STL W 6-0 1 2 3 3 0 3 1 18:13
Feb 27, 2011 vs STL W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:43
Feb 25, 2011 vs SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19:28
Feb 22, 2011 vs BOS L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 18:54
Feb 20, 2011 vs MTL W 4-0 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 18:28
Feb 16, 2011 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:26
Feb 14, 2011 @ COL W 9-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 15:23
Feb 7, 2011 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 21:10
Feb 5, 2011 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 2 1 3 2 2 7 0 20:19
Feb 3, 2011 @ ATL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:17
Feb 1, 2011 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:34
Jan 26, 2011 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:01
Jan 24, 2011 vs NSH W 3-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 17:08
Jan 22, 2011 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 23:43
Jan 21, 2011 vs DAL W 7-4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 16:18
Jan 19, 2011 vs MIN L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:12
Jan 17, 2011 @ MTL L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:40
Jan 15, 2011 @ TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:31
Jan 14, 2011 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:28
Jan 11, 2011 @ CAR L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:11
Jan 7, 2011 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:37
Jan 5, 2011 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:15
Jan 3, 2011 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:38
Jan 1, 2011 @ EDM W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:39
Dec 31, 2010 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:48
Dec 27, 2010 vs BUF W 5-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 18:49
Dec 23, 2010 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 22:13
Dec 21, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:43
Dec 20, 2010 @ MIN L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:40
Dec 18, 2010 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:55
Dec 16, 2010 vs TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 18:01
Dec 13, 2010 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:42
Dec 10, 2010 @ ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:10
Dec 9, 2010 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:13
Dec 7, 2010 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:41
Dec 5, 2010 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:51
Dec 3, 2010 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 22:30
Dec 1, 2010 vs VAN L 2-7 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 18:29
Nov 29, 2010 vs MIN W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 18:29
Nov 27, 2010 @ PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:26
Nov 26, 2010 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:09
Nov 24, 2010 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:05
Nov 22, 2010 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:56
Nov 21, 2010 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 17:34
Nov 19, 2010 vs CHI W 7-2 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 16:36
Nov 17, 2010 vs PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 20:19
Nov 13, 2010 @ SJS L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 17:44
Nov 12, 2010 @ PHX L 4-5 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 13:34
Nov 9, 2010 @ COL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:37
Nov 5, 2010 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:10
Nov 3, 2010 vs DET L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 17:10
Oct 30, 2010 vs WSH L 2-7 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:24
Oct 28, 2010 vs COL L 5-6 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 20:22
Oct 26, 2010 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 23:58
Oct 24, 2010 vs SJS W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 20:19
Oct 22, 2010 @ CBJ W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 16:43
Oct 21, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:18
Oct 19, 2010 @ NSH W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:29
Oct 16, 2010 vs EDM W 5-3 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 20:17
Oct 14, 2010 vs FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:34
Oct 10, 2010 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:49
Oct 7, 2010 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:09