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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jason Spezza OTT · 66 P in 75 GP Jordan Eberle EDM · 65 P in 80 GP Gabriel Landeskog COL · 65 P in 81 GP Jaromir Jagr NJD · 67 P in 82 GP Jonathan Toews CHI · 68 P in 76 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
59 24 42 66 -6 40 188 23 1.12 12.8 21:15

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point66 points in 59 games
$584KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.4 goals above replacement
$5.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$442KValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Sep 14, 2011, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $33M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2017-18, with 4 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 $4M $0 $4M
2013-14 $5.5M $5M $0 $5M
2014-15 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M
2015-16 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M
2016-17 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M M-NTC, NMC
2017-18 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M M-NTC, NMC

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+9.4Goals above replacement69th of 672 skaters, 55th of 438 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 ranked forwards: 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+7.7 97th percentileEven-strength defence-3.9 2nd percentilePower play+1.9 95th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 19th percentilePenalties+0.4 54th 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 forwards. 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.

01020302010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

49.5Corsi for %954 attempts for, 972 against
+0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.4Expected goals for %44.7 expected for, 45.8 against
+1.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.8Goals for %50 for, 43 against
102.0PDO10.4% shooting + 91.7% saves
217Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Thomas Vanek · Kyle Okposo · John Tavares42544:0549.350.433-19
Matt Moulson · Kyle Okposo · John Tavares10103:0845.143.13-1
Kyle Okposo · John Tavares · Brock Nelson1360:4558.044.12-5
Kyle Okposo · Michael Grabner · John Tavares2136:1456.653.32-4

The lines 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 lines 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.

24Goalsnot counting empty-netters
23.0Expected goalsfrom 246 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.10 expected goals per 60 minutes94th
Shot quality 9.3% chance per attempt96th
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected66thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Goals 24Expected 23.0

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. 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
Feb 8, 2014 vs COL L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 22:45
Feb 6, 2014 vs CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 25:13
Feb 4, 2014 @ WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:24
Jan 31, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 22:53
Jan 29, 2014 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:29
Jan 27, 2014 vs BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:03
Jan 25, 2014 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 22:39
Jan 23, 2014 vs PIT L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 22:36
Jan 21, 2014 @ NYR W 5-3 0 3 3 1 2 4 0 21:00
Jan 20, 2014 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 2 4 1 25:08
Jan 18, 2014 @ PHI L 4-6 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1 22:36
Jan 16, 2014 @ TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:53
Jan 14, 2014 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 5 0 24:50
Jan 12, 2014 @ DAL W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 24:11
Jan 10, 2014 @ COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:58
Jan 7, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 19:34
Jan 6, 2014 vs DAL W 7-3 3 2 5 3 0 6 0 19:48
Jan 4, 2014 vs CAR L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 22:35
Jan 2, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 20:49
Dec 31, 2013 @ BOS W 5-3 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 21:31
Dec 29, 2013 @ MIN W 5-4 1 0 1 2 0 5 1 20:46
Dec 23, 2013 @ DET W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:33
Dec 21, 2013 vs ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 20:28
Dec 20, 2013 @ NYR W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:01
Dec 17, 2013 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 22:08
Dec 14, 2013 vs MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 22:26
Dec 12, 2013 @ PHX L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 21:45
Dec 10, 2013 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 23:07
Dec 9, 2013 @ ANA L 2-5 1 1 2 -1 0 6 1 19:14
Dec 7, 2013 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 19:49
Dec 5, 2013 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 18:18
Dec 3, 2013 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 21:42
Nov 30, 2013 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:07
Nov 29, 2013 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 15:46
Nov 27, 2013 vs WPG L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 20:51
Nov 23, 2013 @ PHI L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 7 3 21:59
Nov 22, 2013 @ PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:58
Nov 19, 2013 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:04
Nov 16, 2013 vs DET W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 23:09
Nov 14, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:46
Nov 12, 2013 vs NSH W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 17:29
Nov 10, 2013 @ MTL L 2-4 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 19:05
Nov 9, 2013 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 21:13
Nov 7, 2013 @ CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:40
Nov 5, 2013 @ WSH L 2-6 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 23:01
Nov 2, 2013 vs BOS W 3-1 1 0 1 3 4 5 0 19:08
Nov 1, 2013 @ OTT W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 23:16
Oct 29, 2013 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 12 3 1 20:42
Oct 26, 2013 vs PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:16
Oct 25, 2013 @ PIT W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 19:01
Oct 22, 2013 vs VAN L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 4 2 21:40
Oct 19, 2013 vs CAR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 23:34
Oct 17, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 17:59
Oct 15, 2013 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 2 4 0 20:28
Oct 12, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:35
Oct 11, 2013 @ CHI L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 21:06
Oct 8, 2013 vs PHX W 6-1 2 0 2 1 2 5 1 18:57
Oct 5, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 20:48
Oct 4, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:26