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Tyler Myers

#57 · Defence · Dallas Stars

Born Feb 1, 1990 in Houston, Texas, USA (age 36) · 6'8", 229 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 12th overall in 2008 by BUF (round 1)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Johnson COL · 27 P in 73 GP Cody Ceci OTT · 26 P in 75 GP Cam Fowler ANA · 28 P in 69 GP Kevin Klein NYR · 26 P in 69 GP Hampus Lindholm ANA · 28 P in 80 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.

0102030402009-10: 48 points4809-102010-11: 37 points372011-12: 23 points2311-122012-13: 8 points82013-14: 22 points2213-142014-15: 28 points282015-16: 27 points2715-162016-17: 5 points52017-18: 36 points3617-182018-19: 31 points312019-20: 21 points2119-202020-21: 21 points212021-22: 18 points1821-222022-23: 17 points172023-24: 29 points2923-242024-25: 24 points242025-26: 11 points1125-262026-27: 0 points0

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 BUF 82 11 37 48 13 32 104 91 0.59 $875K
2010-11 BUF 80 10 27 37 0 40 122 107 0.46 $875K
2011-12 BUF 55 8 15 23 5 33 84 78 0.42 $875K
2012-13 BUF 39 3 5 8 -8 32 48 58 0.21 $5.5M
2013-14 BUF 62 9 13 22 -26 58 99 107 0.35 $5.5M
2014-15 BUF 47 4 9 13 -15 61 72 46 0.28 $5.5M
2014-15 WPG 24 3 12 15 9 16 52 19 0.63
2015-16 WPG 73 9 18 27 6 72 140 54 0.37 $5.5M
2016-17 WPG 11 2 3 5 5 13 16 12 0.45 $5.5M
2017-18 WPG 82 6 30 36 9 48 150 68 0.44 $5.5M
2018-19 WPG 80 9 22 31 11 63 156 97 0.39 $5.5M
2019-20 VAN 68 6 15 21 -7 49 134 99 0.31 $6M
2020-21 VAN 55 6 15 21 -8 51 109 61 0.38 $6M
2021-22 VAN 82 1 17 18 15 66 128 145 0.22 $6M
2022-23 VAN 78 1 16 17 -16 76 100 93 0.22 $6M
2023-24 VAN 77 5 24 29 16 77 93 110 0.38 $6M
2024-25 VAN 71 6 18 24 2 74 87 87 0.34 $3M
2025-26 VAN 57 1 7 8 -25 40 71 65 0.14 $3M
2025-26 DAL 16 0 3 3 2 12 17 20 0.19
2026-27 DAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.00 $3M
18 seasons Career 1143 100 306 406 -12 913 1784 1422 0.36

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 BUF 6 1 0 1 0 4 18 13 0.17
2010-11 BUF 7 1 5 6 -4 16 9 20 0.86
2014-15 WPG 4 1 0 1 -2 2 6 9 0.25
2017-18 WPG 16 4 3 7 7 8 25 17 0.44
2018-19 WPG 6 0 0 0 0 4 14 6 0.00
2019-20 VAN 10 0 0 0 -5 24 14 16 0.00
2023-24 VAN 12 0 1 1 1 6 7 40 0.08
2025-26 DAL 5 0 0 0 -5 4 9 11 0.00
8 seasons Playoffs 66 7 9 16 -8 68 102 132 0.24

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
73 9 18 27 6 72 140 54 0.37 6.4 22:37

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$204KCap dollars per point27 points in 73 games
$3.651MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.5 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Buffalo Sabres on Sep 15, 2011, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $38.5M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2018-19, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $5.5M $2M $10M $12M
2013-14 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M
2014-15 $5.5M $5M $0 $5M
2015-16 $5.5M $5M $0 $5M
2016-17 $5.5M $4M $0 $4M
2017-18 $5.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2018-19 $5.5M $3M $0 $3M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 27, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Extension 2024-25 to 2026-27 3 $9M $3M
Jul 1, 2019 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2019-20 to 2023-24 5 $30M $6M
Sep 15, 2011 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2012-13 to 2018-19 7 $38.5M $5.5M
May 11, 2009 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $3.9M $875K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+1.5Goals above replacement397th of 675 skaters, 125th of 230 defencemen
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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+0.1 64th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 64th percentilePower play-1.8 1st percentilePenalty kill-0.9 6th percentilePenalties-2.2 7th 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.

-10-505102010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

51.9Corsi for %1146 attempts for, 1061 against
-0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Expected goals for %44.5 expected for, 47.2 against
-2.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.4Goals for %43 for, 39 against
100.5PDO7.1% shooting + 93.4% saves
206Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Toby Enstrom · Tyler Myers55606:3851.948.717-16
Tyler Myers · Jacob Trouba49253:0152.754.514-9
Tyler Myers · Ben Chiarot35217:4350.848.26-8
Dustin Byfuglien · Tyler Myers6164:4657.141.64-3

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.

9Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 195 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.32 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 4.6% chance per attempt96th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected61stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 9Expected 8.9

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. 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
Mar 22, 2016 vs VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:36
Mar 20, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 24:31
Mar 18, 2016 vs CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 22:09
Mar 16, 2016 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:08
Mar 14, 2016 @ VAN W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 22:21
Mar 12, 2016 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24:13
Mar 10, 2016 @ DET L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 26:12
Mar 8, 2016 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:49
Mar 6, 2016 vs EDM L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 21:21
Mar 5, 2016 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 20:15
Mar 3, 2016 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 25:29
Mar 1, 2016 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:47
Feb 27, 2016 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 24:10
Feb 25, 2016 @ DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 23:56
Feb 23, 2016 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 23:00
Feb 20, 2016 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 24:23
Feb 18, 2016 @ TBL L 5-6 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 26:37
Feb 16, 2016 @ CAR L 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 18:06
Feb 13, 2016 @ EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 26:42
Feb 11, 2016 vs BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 23:45
Feb 9, 2016 @ STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24:56
Feb 6, 2016 @ COL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:29
Feb 5, 2016 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22:28
Feb 2, 2016 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:40
Jan 26, 2016 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:27
Jan 23, 2016 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:56
Jan 21, 2016 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 23:47
Jan 18, 2016 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:32
Jan 15, 2016 @ MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24:25
Jan 14, 2016 vs NSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 27:16
Jan 12, 2016 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 15 1 1 21:17
Jan 10, 2016 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 22:49
Jan 7, 2016 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 26:35
Jan 5, 2016 @ NSH W 4-1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 22:02
Jan 3, 2016 @ ANA L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 24:09
Jan 2, 2016 @ SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 25:23
Dec 31, 2015 @ ARI L 2-4 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 24:10
Dec 29, 2015 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 22:20
Dec 27, 2015 vs PIT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:03
Dec 22, 2015 @ CGY L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 23:44
Dec 21, 2015 @ EDM L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 25:05
Dec 18, 2015 vs NYR W 5-2 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 20:52
Dec 15, 2015 vs STL L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 22:44
Dec 11, 2015 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 26:14
Dec 10, 2015 vs CBJ W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:12
Dec 6, 2015 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:00
Dec 5, 2015 vs WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 25:19
Dec 2, 2015 vs TOR W 6-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 23:08
Nov 28, 2015 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:57
Nov 27, 2015 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:31
Nov 25, 2015 @ WSH L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 22:34
Nov 23, 2015 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:17
Nov 21, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 19:30
Nov 18, 2015 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:48
Nov 16, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 24:09
Nov 14, 2015 @ NSH L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 14 2 0 20:47
Nov 12, 2015 @ DAL L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:49
Nov 10, 2015 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:10
Nov 7, 2015 vs PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:24
Nov 5, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:59
Nov 4, 2015 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 20:18
Nov 1, 2015 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:19
Oct 31, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:12
Oct 29, 2015 vs CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:16
Oct 27, 2015 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 21:23
Oct 25, 2015 vs MIN W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:46
Oct 23, 2015 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:41
Oct 18, 2015 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 21:04
Oct 16, 2015 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:11
Oct 13, 2015 @ NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 21:54
Oct 12, 2015 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 23:36
Oct 9, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 19:46
Oct 8, 2015 @ BOS W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:15