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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Carter Hutton
NSH ·
18 GP, 0.902
Niklas Svedberg
BOS ·
18 GP, 0.918
Andrei Vasilevskiy
TBL ·
16 GP, 0.918
Calvin Pickard
COL ·
16 GP, 0.932
Chad Johnson
NYI ·
19 GP, 0.889
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.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | TBL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4.06 | 0.813 | $598K |
| 2011-12 | TBL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 102 | 14 | 3.45 | 0.879 | $575K |
| 2013-14 | MTL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 88 | 5 | 1.84 | 0.946 | $575K |
| 2014-15 | MTL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 509 | 463 | 46 | 2.75 | 0.910 | $563K |
| 2015-16 | MTL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 86 | 12 | 3.18 | 0.878 | $563K |
| 2016-17 | ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | $600K |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 447 | 404 | 43 | 3.54 | 0.904 | $725K |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 29 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 900 | 809 | 91 | 3.27 | 0.899 | $725K |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 105 | 12 | 3.44 | 0.897 | $775K |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 119 | 13 | 2.18 | 0.902 | $775K |
| 10 seasons | Career | 86 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2433 | 2194 | 239 | 3.08 | 0.902 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | MTL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 142 | 13 | 2.60 | 0.916 |
| 1 season | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 142 | 13 | 2.60 | 0.916 |
2014-15 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 509 | 463 | 46 | 2.75 | 0.910 |
Contract
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 Montreal Canadiens on May 26, 2014, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.125M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one. His next contract is already signed: a new contract (two-way) with the Carolina Hurricanes, 1 year and $775K at $775K a season, beginning in 2024-25.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | $563K | $550K | $0 | $550K | ||
| 2015-16 | $563K | $575K | $0 | $575K |
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) not begun | 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 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
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. 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.
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. 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. What these numbers mean
Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 49 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2015 | @ NJD | L 2-3 (SO) | OTL | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 64:57 |
| Mar 26, 2015 | @ WPG | L 2-5 | L | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 60:00 |
| Mar 17, 2015 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | W | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0.953 | 60:00 |
| Mar 5, 2015 | @ LAK | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0.897 | 64:41 |
| Feb 18, 2015 | @ OTT | L 2-4 | L | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 | 59:06 |
| Feb 12, 2015 | vs EDM | L 3-4 (OT) | OTL | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0.895 | 61:47 |
| Feb 1, 2015 | vs ARI | L 2-3 | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.906 | 58:34 |
| Jan 17, 2015 | vs NYI | W 6-4 | W | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
| Jan 15, 2015 | @ OTT | L 1-4 | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0.912 | 57:32 |
| Dec 30, 2014 | @ FLA | W 2-1 (SO) | W | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0.973 | 65:00 |
| Nov 29, 2014 | vs BUF | L 3-4 (SO) | OTL | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.885 | 64:37 |
| Nov 23, 2014 | @ NYR | L 0-5 | L | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0.853 | 60:00 |
| Nov 16, 2014 | @ DET | W 4-1 | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0.966 | 59:52 |
| Nov 5, 2014 | @ BUF | W 2-1 (SO) | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0.969 | 65:00 |
| Oct 27, 2014 | @ EDM | L 0-3 | L | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 58:52 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | @ TBL | L 1-7 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.833 | 20:00 | |
| Oct 9, 2014 | @ WSH | W 2-1 (SO) | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0.967 | 65:00 |