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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alec Martinez LAK · 39 P in 82 GP Brady Skjei NYR · 39 P in 80 GP Cam Fowler ANA · 39 P in 80 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 39 P in 79 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI · 39 P in 79 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 12 27 39 22 59 151 78 0.48 7.9 23:35

Contract

$6.75MCap hit2016-17
$173KCap dollars per point39 points in 81 games
$711KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.5 goals above replacement
$6.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$129KValueworth 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 664 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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.5Goals above replacement70th of 664 skaters, 17th of 229 defencemen
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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+0.4 71st percentileEven-strength defence+4.9 97th percentilePower play-0.2 34th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 38th percentilePenalties-1.9 10th 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

54.0Corsi for %1330 attempts for, 1135 against
+5.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.2Expected goals for %52.7 expected for, 46.5 against
+6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.6Goals for %60 for, 39 against
101.6PDO8.5% shooting + 93.1% saves
250Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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 · Dougie Hamilton72953:1456.958.145-23
Mark Giordano · TJ Brodie20141:3750.943.42-4
Dennis Wideman · Mark Giordano40138:0950.642.96-3
Deryk Engelland · Mark Giordano5672:5335.937.13-3

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
7.7Expected goalsfrom 228 unblocked attempts
+3.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes72nd
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt68th
Finishing +3.3 goals above expected93rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 11Expected 7.7

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 6, 2017 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:54
Apr 4, 2017 @ ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 1 5 3 2 19:55
Apr 2, 2017 vs ANA L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 24:57
Mar 31, 2017 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:38
Mar 29, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 22:05
Mar 27, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:54
Mar 25, 2017 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 6 3 24:35
Mar 23, 2017 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:25
Mar 21, 2017 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:37
Mar 19, 2017 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 22:20
Mar 17, 2017 vs DAL W 3-1 1 2 3 3 2 2 0 21:13
Mar 15, 2017 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:54
Mar 13, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 3 0 22:55
Mar 11, 2017 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:41
Mar 9, 2017 vs MTL W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 25:12
Mar 5, 2017 vs NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 20:05
Mar 3, 2017 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 25:02
Feb 28, 2017 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 22:34
Feb 26, 2017 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:30
Feb 24, 2017 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24:16
Feb 23, 2017 @ TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:15
Feb 21, 2017 @ NSH W 6-5 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 23:17
Feb 18, 2017 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 25:23
Feb 15, 2017 vs PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 28:00
Feb 13, 2017 vs ARI L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:20
Feb 7, 2017 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 27:50
Feb 5, 2017 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22:55
Feb 3, 2017 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:57
Feb 1, 2017 vs MIN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:17
Jan 26, 2017 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 25:16
Jan 24, 2017 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 23:49
Jan 23, 2017 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 21:34
Jan 21, 2017 vs EDM L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21:43
Jan 19, 2017 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21:56
Jan 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 21:27
Jan 14, 2017 @ EDM L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 25:35
Jan 13, 2017 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:37
Jan 11, 2017 vs SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:38
Jan 9, 2017 @ WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 21:22
Jan 7, 2017 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:00
Jan 6, 2017 @ VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 5 23:15
Jan 4, 2017 vs COL W 4-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 22:58
Dec 31, 2016 vs ARI W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 21:58
Dec 29, 2016 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 23:30
Dec 27, 2016 @ COL W 6-3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 25:03
Dec 23, 2016 vs VAN W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 23:42
Dec 20, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 21:44
Dec 19, 2016 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 25:16
Dec 16, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 23:26
Dec 14, 2016 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 23:27
Dec 10, 2016 vs WPG W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 22:46
Dec 8, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 3 2 21:10
Dec 6, 2016 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:35
Dec 4, 2016 vs ANA W 8-3 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 20:15
Dec 2, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26:10
Nov 30, 2016 vs TOR W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:39
Nov 28, 2016 @ NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25:24
Nov 27, 2016 @ PHI L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 27:38
Nov 25, 2016 @ BOS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 23:16
Nov 23, 2016 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22:36
Nov 21, 2016 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 26:19
Nov 20, 2016 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 23:21
Nov 18, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 23:13
Nov 16, 2016 vs ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23:53
Nov 15, 2016 @ MIN W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 23:47
Nov 12, 2016 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 27:06
Nov 10, 2016 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 24:45
Nov 6, 2016 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 25:32
Nov 5, 2016 @ LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 22:32
Nov 3, 2016 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 25:53
Nov 1, 2016 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 25:34
Oct 30, 2016 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:20
Oct 28, 2016 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:36
Oct 25, 2016 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 22:54
Oct 24, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 28:01
Oct 22, 2016 vs STL L 4-6 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 23:19
Oct 20, 2016 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27:24
Oct 18, 2016 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 4 3 1 26:30
Oct 15, 2016 @ VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 27:45
Oct 14, 2016 vs EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 4 3 0 27:18
Oct 12, 2016 @ EDM L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 23:27