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

Julius Honka DAL · 5 P in 16 GP Zach Redmond MTL · 5 P in 16 GP Taylor Chorney WSH · 5 P in 18 GP Tom Gilbert LAK · 5 P in 18 GP Cody Goloubef COL · 5 P in 33 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
11 2 3 5 5 13 16 12 0.45 12.5 22:12

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$1.1MCap dollars per point5 points in 11 games
$2.85MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.9 goals above replacement

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.

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 2 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 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

Rating

+1.9Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.9Even-strength defence+1.0Power play-0.3Penalty kill-0.2Penalties-0.3

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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

51.6Corsi for %164 attempts for, 154 against
+5.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Expected goals for %7.4 expected for, 6.2 against
+12.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
69.2Goals for %9 for, 4 against
106.2PDO11.0% shooting + 95.2% saves
33Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Toby Enstrom · Tyler Myers11159:0649.447.48-3
Dustin Byfuglien · Tyler Myers1014:4987.096.61-0
Tyler Myers · Ben Chiarot63:3814.312.10-0
Paul Postma · Tyler Myers42:3175.083.00-1

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.0Expected goalsfrom 23 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes69th
Shot quality 4.2% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected76thOne 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.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.0

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
Nov 11, 2016 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:19
Nov 10, 2016 @ ARI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:56
Nov 8, 2016 vs DAL W 8-2 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 20:12
Oct 28, 2016 @ COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27:19
Oct 27, 2016 vs DAL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 26:03
Oct 25, 2016 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 25:05
Oct 23, 2016 vs EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 19:06
Oct 19, 2016 vs TOR W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 26:44
Oct 17, 2016 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:33
Oct 15, 2016 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 23:19
Oct 13, 2016 vs CAR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:41