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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

Trophy case

Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2019-20
James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman 2018-19
NHL Foundation Player Award Community Service 2015-16

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Faulk CAR · 49 P in 82 GP Andrei Markov MTL · 50 P in 81 GP Alex Pietrangelo STL · 46 P in 81 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 46 P in 82 GP Dustin Byfuglien WPG · 45 P in 69 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 11 37 48 13 37 157 59 0.79 7.0 25:10

Contract

$4.02MCap hit2014-15
$84KCap dollars per point48 points in 61 games
$357KCap dollars per goal above replacement11.2 goals above replacement
$7.3MWorth 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 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+11.2Goals above replacement34th of 665 skaters, 6th of 233 defencemen
+1.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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+2.2 89th percentileEven-strength defence+3.4 93rd percentilePower play+0.1 83rd percentilePenalty kill-0.3 25th percentilePenalties+0.7 92nd 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

48.4Corsi for %993 attempts for, 1057 against
+5.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Expected goals for %38.9 expected for, 40.2 against
+5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.9Goals for %42 for, 39 against
101.2PDO8.7% shooting + 92.5% saves
222Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Mark Giordano · TJ Brodie611020:2848.849.239-31
Dennis Wideman · Mark Giordano4949:4045.245.02-3
Deryk Engelland · Mark Giordano2116:3631.652.20-1
Mark Giordano · Kris Russell106:1844.46.00-1

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.2Expected goalsfrom 229 unblocked attempts
+2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.32 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 3.6% chance per attempt73rd
Finishing +2.8 goals above expected87thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 11Expected 8.2

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. 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
Feb 25, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 25:50
Feb 24, 2015 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:34
Feb 20, 2015 vs ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:15
Feb 18, 2015 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 28:26
Feb 16, 2015 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 0 3 3 2 0 3 1 27:52
Feb 14, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:11
Feb 12, 2015 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 25:40
Feb 9, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 6 0 23:59
Feb 6, 2015 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 24:59
Feb 4, 2015 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 26:10
Feb 2, 2015 vs WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 25:08
Jan 31, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 27:06
Jan 29, 2015 vs MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 27:01
Jan 27, 2015 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 24:10
Jan 21, 2015 @ ANA L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 4 2 25:07
Jan 19, 2015 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 27:13
Jan 17, 2015 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 27:29
Jan 15, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 26:29
Jan 10, 2015 @ VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 28:29
Jan 9, 2015 vs FLA L 5-6 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 26:37
Jan 7, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 27:59
Jan 2, 2015 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26:12
Dec 31, 2014 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 25:33
Dec 29, 2014 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:37
Dec 27, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 23:18
Dec 22, 2014 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 27:40
Dec 20, 2014 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:09
Dec 19, 2014 vs DAL L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 23:39
Dec 16, 2014 vs NYR L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 23:53
Dec 14, 2014 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:38
Dec 12, 2014 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29:10
Dec 11, 2014 @ BUF L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 2 6 0 26:18
Dec 9, 2014 @ TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 6 24:20
Dec 6, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 23:53
Dec 4, 2014 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 26:30
Dec 2, 2014 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 23:22
Nov 29, 2014 @ ARI W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 22:18
Nov 26, 2014 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 23:27
Nov 25, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 25:41
Nov 22, 2014 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 28:51
Nov 20, 2014 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 26:18
Nov 18, 2014 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 28:31
Nov 15, 2014 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 22:37
Nov 13, 2014 vs ARI W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 23:06
Nov 10, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 22:07
Nov 8, 2014 @ FLA W 6-4 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 25:28
Nov 6, 2014 @ TBL L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 26:20
Nov 4, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 25:31
Nov 2, 2014 @ MTL W 6-2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 23:28
Oct 31, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 22:15
Oct 28, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 6 7 1 26:16
Oct 25, 2014 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:02
Oct 23, 2014 vs CAR W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 20:10
Oct 21, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 5 4 2 21:03
Oct 19, 2014 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:50
Oct 17, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 24:39
Oct 15, 2014 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:39
Oct 14, 2014 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 28:09
Oct 11, 2014 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 21:13
Oct 9, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 22:59
Oct 8, 2014 vs VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 25:39