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

Jared Spurgeon MIN · 15 P in 39 GP Justin Faulk CAR · 15 P in 38 GP Carl Gunnarsson TOR · 15 P in 37 GP Toby Enstrom WPG · 15 P in 22 GP Jason Garrison VAN · 16 P in 47 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 4 11 15 -7 40 58 65 0.32 6.9 23:10

Contract

$4.02MCap hit2012-13
$268KCap dollars per point15 points in 47 games
$1.73MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.3 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.5MValueworth 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
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 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

+2.3Goals above replacement249th of 605 skaters, 78th of 208 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 ranked defencemen: 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-1.0 36th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 81st percentilePower play-0.9 4th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 53rd percentilePenalties-0.8 30th 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 defencemen. 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.

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

47.4Corsi for %669 attempts for, 742 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Expected goals for %30.0 expected for, 31.8 against
+0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.1Goals for %41 for, 50 against
98.6PDO11.5% shooting + 87.1% saves
104Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jay Bouwmeester · Mark Giordano32350:4147.751.518-20
Dennis Wideman · Mark Giordano39303:4648.647.117-24
Cory Sarich · Mark Giordano19112:0240.737.23-5
Mark Giordano · TJ Brodie1414:3556.055.01-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.9Expected goalsfrom 92 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes40th
Shot quality 3.2% chance per attempt58th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected77thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Goals 4Expected 2.9

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 26, 2013 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 21:45
Apr 25, 2013 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:06
Apr 23, 2013 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 21:35
Apr 21, 2013 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23:27
Apr 19, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:05
Apr 17, 2013 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 22:40
Apr 15, 2013 vs MIN L 3-4 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 20:49
Apr 13, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 21:25
Apr 12, 2013 vs PHX W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 1 2 27:24
Apr 10, 2013 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 20:49
Apr 8, 2013 @ COL W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 25:06
Apr 6, 2013 @ VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 21:39
Apr 3, 2013 vs EDM L 2-8 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:09
Apr 1, 2013 @ EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 21:12
Mar 29, 2013 vs CBJ L 4-6 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 25:31
Mar 27, 2013 vs COL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 24:35
Mar 26, 2013 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 4 23:50
Mar 24, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24:47
Mar 22, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 25:36
Mar 21, 2013 @ NSH L 3-5 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 23:44
Mar 18, 2013 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 27:46
Mar 15, 2013 vs NSH W 6-3 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 23:11
Mar 13, 2013 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:04
Mar 11, 2013 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 22:49
Mar 9, 2013 @ LAK L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 21:30
Mar 8, 2013 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 21:54
Mar 6, 2013 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:35
Mar 3, 2013 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 16:37
Feb 28, 2013 @ COL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 22:47
Feb 26, 2013 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 24:19
Feb 24, 2013 vs PHX W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:24
Feb 23, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:46
Feb 20, 2013 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:07
Feb 18, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:41
Feb 17, 2013 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 23:23
Feb 15, 2013 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 21:23
Feb 13, 2013 vs DAL W 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 23:04
Feb 11, 2013 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 23:27
Feb 9, 2013 @ VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 21:21
Feb 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 26:11
Feb 5, 2013 @ DET W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 23:49
Feb 2, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:26
Jan 31, 2013 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 26:18
Jan 26, 2013 vs EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 2 2 4 1 23:22
Jan 23, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:16
Jan 21, 2013 vs ANA L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 22:17
Jan 20, 2013 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:30