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Dustin Tokarski

#34 · Goalie · Free agent, last with the Carolina Hurricanes

Born Sep 16, 1989 in Watson, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'0", 198 lb · Catches left · Drafted 122nd overall in 2008 by TBL (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dennis Hildeby TOR · 6 GP, 0.878 Jaxson Stauber UTA · 6 GP, 0.892 Nico Daws NJD · 6 GP, 0.939 Akira Schmid VGK · 5 GP, 0.944 Georgii Romanov SJS · 8 GP, 0.877

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.

010202009-10: 2 games209-102011-12: 5 games511-122013-14: 3 games313-142014-15: 17 games1714-152015-16: 6 games615-162016-17: 1 games116-172020-21: 13 games1320-212021-22: 29 games2921-222022-23: 4 games422-232024-25: 6 games624-25

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2009-10 TBL 2 0000 16 13 3 4.06 0.813 $598K
2011-12 TBL 5 1310 116 102 14 3.45 0.879 $575K
2013-14 MTL 3 2001 93 88 5 1.84 0.946 $575K
2014-15 MTL 17 6640 509 463 46 2.75 0.910 $563K
2015-16 MTL 6 1300 98 86 12 3.18 0.878 $563K
2016-17 ANA 1 0000 5 5 0 0.00 1.000 $600K
2020-21 BUF 13 2820 447 404 43 3.54 0.904 $725K
2021-22 BUF 29 101251 900 809 91 3.27 0.899 $725K
2022-23 PIT 4 1200 117 105 12 3.44 0.897 $775K
2024-25 CAR 6 4201 132 119 13 2.18 0.902 $775K
10 seasons Career 86 2736123 2433 2194 239 3.08 0.902

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2013-14 MTL 5 2300 155 142 13 2.60 0.916
1 season Playoffs 5 2300 155 142 13 2.60 0.916

2024-25 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
6 6 4201 132 119 13 2.18 0.902

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$1.446MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.5 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 Carolina Hurricanes, as a new contract (two-way): 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $775K $775K $0 $775K

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
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Carolina Hurricanes New contract (two-way) 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 13, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $775K $775K
Nov 4, 2020 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.45M $725K
Aug 20, 2018 New York Rangers New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $650K $650K
Jan 4, 2017 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $650K $650K
Jun 27, 2016 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $600K $600K
May 26, 2014 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $1.125M $563K
Aug 20, 2013 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2013-14 to 2013-14 1 $575K $575K
Dec 30, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 signed for 2008-09, slid 3 $2.16M $575K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

-4-202462011-122014-152016-172021-222024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. What these numbers mean

-0.7Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
12.3Expected goals againstfrom 207 unblocked attempts
13Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.902Save %0.907 expected from his shots
Goals saved -0.12 above expected per 60 minutes35th
Shot difficulty 5.9% chance per attempt faced1stA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 62 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

0510Allowed 13Expected 12.3

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his 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 Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Jan 15, 2025 @ BUF L 2-4 L 24 21 3 0.875 57:43
Jan 10, 2025 vs VAN W 2-0 W, SO 14 14 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 5, 2025 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) W 19 16 3 0.842 61:30
Dec 28, 2024 vs NJD W 5-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 59:41
Dec 23, 2024 @ NSH L 2-5 L 24 20 4 0.833 59:25
Dec 15, 2024 vs CBJ W 4-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00