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John Tavares

#91 · Centre · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Sep 20, 1990 in Mississauga, Ontario, CAN (age 36) · 6'1", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 2009 by NYI (round 1)

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Martin Havlat MIN · 54 P in 73 GP R.J. Umberger CBJ · 55 P in 82 GP Rich Peverley ATL · 55 P in 82 GP Shane Doan PHX · 55 P in 82 GP Mason Raymond VAN · 53 P in 82 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.

0204060802009-10: 54 points5409-102010-11: 67 points672011-12: 81 points8111-122012-13: 47 points472013-14: 66 points6613-142014-15: 86 points862015-16: 70 points7015-162016-17: 66 points662017-18: 84 points8417-182018-19: 88 points882019-20: 60 points6019-202020-21: 50 points502021-22: 76 points7621-222022-23: 80 points802023-24: 65 points6523-242024-25: 74 points742025-26: 71 points7125-262026-27: 3 points3

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 NYI 82 24 30 54 -15 22 186 42 0.66 $900K
2010-11 NYI 79 29 38 67 -16 53 243 22 0.85 $900K
2011-12 NYI 82 31 50 81 -6 26 286 27 0.99 $900K
2012-13 NYI 48 28 19 47 -2 18 162 33 0.98 $5.5M
2013-14 NYI 59 24 42 66 -6 40 188 23 1.12 $5.5M
2014-15 NYI 82 38 48 86 5 46 278 48 1.05 $5.5M
2015-16 NYI 78 33 37 70 6 38 250 51 0.90 $5.5M
2016-17 NYI 77 28 38 66 4 38 260 42 0.86 $5.5M
2017-18 NYI 82 37 47 84 -12 26 257 30 1.02 $5.5M
2018-19 TOR 82 47 41 88 19 34 286 59 1.07 $11M
2019-20 TOR 63 26 34 60 -7 24 197 32 0.95 $11M
2020-21 TOR 56 19 31 50 12 14 163 51 0.89 $11M
2021-22 TOR 79 27 49 76 -8 32 237 90 0.96 $11M
2022-23 TOR 80 36 44 80 -7 34 277 112 1.00 $11M
2023-24 TOR 80 29 36 65 2 30 279 134 0.81 $11M
2024-25 TOR 75 38 36 74 10 46 200 92 0.99 $11M
2025-26 TOR 82 31 40 71 -28 28 192 74 0.87 $4.389M
2026-27 TOR 5 1 2 3 -4 4 14 3 0.60 $4.38M
18 seasons Career 1271 526 662 1188 -53 553 3955 965 0.93

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 NYI 6 3 2 5 -4 4 21 6 0.83
2014-15 NYI 7 2 4 6 2 2 18 10 0.86
2015-16 NYI 11 6 5 11 -3 6 40 13 1.00
2018-19 TOR 7 2 3 5 -5 0 21 7 0.71
2019-20 TOR 5 2 1 3 -3 0 24 5 0.60
2020-21 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2021-22 TOR 7 3 3 6 0 2 14 15 0.86
2022-23 TOR 11 4 4 8 -1 4 44 26 0.73
2023-24 TOR 7 1 1 2 0 2 22 34 0.29
2024-25 TOR 13 5 2 7 -6 10 40 22 0.54
10 seasons Playoffs 75 28 25 53 -20 30 244 138 0.71

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 24 30 54 -15 22 186 42 0.66 12.9 18:00

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$17KCap dollars per point54 points in 82 games

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 New York Islanders on Jul 15, 2009, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $11.25M, beginning in 2009-10. It runs through 2011-12, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2009-10 $900K $810K $90K $2.85M $900K
2010-11 $900K $810K $90K $2.85M $900K
2011-12 $900K $810K $90K $2.85M $900K

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, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension 2025-26 to 2028-29 4 $17.52M $4.389M
Jul 1, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2018-19 to 2024-25 7 $77M $11M
Sep 14, 2011 New York Islanders Extension 2012-13 to 2017-18 6 $33M $5.5M
Jul 15, 2009 New York Islanders Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $11.25M $900K

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 2009-10 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.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2010 vs PIT L 5-6 (OT) 2 1 3 -1 0 3 0 26:46
Apr 10, 2010 @ NJD L 1-7 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 18:34
Apr 8, 2010 @ PIT L 3-7 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 23:14
Apr 6, 2010 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 23:04
Apr 3, 2010 vs OTT W 4-1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 16:07
Apr 1, 2010 vs PHI W 6-4 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 17:49
Mar 30, 2010 vs NYR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19:43
Mar 27, 2010 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 16:30
Mar 25, 2010 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:39
Mar 24, 2010 @ NYR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:12
Mar 20, 2010 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:18
Mar 19, 2010 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 16:52
Mar 16, 2010 @ VAN W 5-2 2 3 5 4 0 3 0 17:36
Mar 14, 2010 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:20
Mar 13, 2010 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:31
Mar 11, 2010 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:52
Mar 9, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 20:44
Mar 6, 2010 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:50
Mar 4, 2010 @ ATL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:08
Mar 2, 2010 vs CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:54
Feb 14, 2010 vs OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 18:23
Feb 13, 2010 vs TBL W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:39
Feb 10, 2010 @ PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 14:17
Feb 9, 2010 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:06
Feb 6, 2010 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 15:46
Feb 4, 2010 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:50
Jan 31, 2010 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:54
Jan 30, 2010 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:23
Jan 28, 2010 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 15:57
Jan 26, 2010 vs WSH L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 17:49
Jan 23, 2010 vs NJD L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 15:07
Jan 21, 2010 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:56
Jan 19, 2010 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:13
Jan 18, 2010 vs NJD W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 6 0 15:20
Jan 16, 2010 vs BUF W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:55
Jan 12, 2010 vs DET W 6-0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 15:06
Jan 9, 2010 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:18
Jan 8, 2010 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:29
Jan 6, 2010 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:02
Jan 2, 2010 vs ATL W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:44
Dec 31, 2009 @ OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:44
Dec 29, 2009 vs CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:34
Dec 27, 2009 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:43
Dec 26, 2009 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:25
Dec 23, 2009 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:22
Dec 21, 2009 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 21:53
Dec 19, 2009 vs MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:47
Dec 17, 2009 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 19:22
Dec 16, 2009 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16:28
Dec 14, 2009 vs FLA L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:08
Dec 12, 2009 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17:09
Dec 9, 2009 @ TOR L 2-3 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 20:25
Dec 8, 2009 @ PHI L 2-6 2 0 2 -2 2 2 0 22:26
Dec 5, 2009 @ TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:25
Dec 3, 2009 @ ATL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 16:50
Nov 28, 2009 @ NJD L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:40
Nov 27, 2009 vs PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:58
Nov 25, 2009 vs PHI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:34
Nov 23, 2009 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:42
Nov 21, 2009 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:15
Nov 20, 2009 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:31
Nov 16, 2009 @ BOS W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:38
Nov 14, 2009 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 17:40
Nov 13, 2009 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 17:27
Nov 11, 2009 @ WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:48
Nov 7, 2009 vs ATL W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 19:10
Nov 6, 2009 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17:55
Nov 4, 2009 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:54
Nov 2, 2009 vs EDM W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 17:24
Oct 31, 2009 vs BUF W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:20
Oct 30, 2009 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 19:33
Oct 28, 2009 vs NYR W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 16:14
Oct 26, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 21:25
Oct 24, 2009 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:22
Oct 22, 2009 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 17:03
Oct 21, 2009 vs CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 17:50
Oct 17, 2009 vs SJS L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 18:11
Oct 16, 2009 @ BUF L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 19:36
Oct 12, 2009 vs LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:58
Oct 10, 2009 @ BOS L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 20:57
Oct 8, 2009 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 19:46
Oct 3, 2009 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 22:05