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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alexander Steen STL · 27 P in 40 GP Jiri Hudler CGY · 27 P in 42 GP Matt Cullen MIN · 27 P in 42 GP Brandon Saad CHI · 27 P in 46 GP Mark Letestu CBJ · 27 P in 46 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
40 11 16 27 -13 22 44 24 0.68 25.0 19:22

Contract

$3.5MCap hit2012-13
$130KCap dollars per point27 points in 40 games
$3.832MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.2MValueworth 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 558 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
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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement372nd of 605 skaters, 253rd of 397 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-0.1 49th percentileEven-strength defence-0.1 43rd percentilePower play+0.0 65th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 77th percentilePenalties-1.2 3rd 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

47.0Corsi for %478 attempts for, 539 against
-2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.8Expected goals for %21.1 expected for, 22.2 against
-1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
37.7Goals for %20 for, 33 against
96.5PDO7.9% shooting + 88.6% saves
60Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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 · Michael Cammalleri13125:3245.252.64-8
Jarome Iginla · Alex Tanguay · Curtis Glencross1086:4656.748.43-5
Alex Tanguay · Michael Cammalleri · Blake Comeau1069:0847.447.92-4
Jarome Iginla · Alex Tanguay · Matt Stajan1055:3239.135.33-4

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.2Expected goalsfrom 64 unblocked attempts
+4.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.48 expected goals per 60 minutes14th
Shot quality 9.8% chance per attempt96th
Finishing +4.8 goals above expected92ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Goals 11Expected 6.2

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. 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 12, 2013 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 07:21
Apr 10, 2013 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 18:12
Apr 8, 2013 @ COL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:40
Apr 6, 2013 @ VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:39
Apr 5, 2013 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 15:26
Apr 3, 2013 vs EDM L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:12
Apr 1, 2013 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:28
Mar 29, 2013 vs CBJ L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:10
Mar 27, 2013 vs COL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17:14
Mar 26, 2013 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:03
Mar 24, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:30
Mar 22, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 18:09
Mar 21, 2013 @ NSH L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 21:21
Mar 18, 2013 @ DAL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 23:21
Mar 15, 2013 vs NSH W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:50
Mar 13, 2013 vs DET W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 19:41
Mar 11, 2013 @ LAK L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 22:04
Mar 9, 2013 @ LAK L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:29
Mar 8, 2013 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:34
Mar 6, 2013 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:18
Mar 3, 2013 vs VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:44
Feb 28, 2013 @ COL L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 20:52
Feb 26, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 19:53
Feb 24, 2013 vs PHX W 5-4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 21:26
Feb 23, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 22:16
Feb 20, 2013 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:04
Feb 18, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:06
Feb 17, 2013 @ DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 20:34
Feb 15, 2013 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:58
Feb 13, 2013 vs DAL W 7-4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 21:03
Feb 11, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:15
Feb 9, 2013 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 18:03
Feb 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 24:53
Feb 5, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 19:09
Feb 2, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 21:12
Jan 31, 2013 vs COL L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 20:49
Jan 26, 2013 vs EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:29
Jan 23, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 23:26
Jan 21, 2013 vs ANA L 4-5 1 1 2 -1 2 4 2 19:51
Jan 20, 2013 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:37