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

Kirill Marchenko CBJ · 74 P in 79 GP Sebastian Aho CAR · 74 P in 79 GP Adrian Kempe LAK · 73 P in 81 GP Matt Boldy MIN · 73 P in 82 GP Alex Ovechkin WSH · 73 P in 65 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 38 36 74 10 46 200 92 0.99 19.0 18:14

Contract

$11MCap hitends in 2025, then extended to 2029
$149KCap dollars per point74 points in 75 games
$1.494MCap dollars per goal above replacement7.4 goals above replacement
$6.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.5MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jul 1, 2018, as a new contract: 7 years and $77M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jun 27, 2025, 4 years and $17.52M at $4.389M a season, beginning in 2025-26.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $11M $650K $15.25M $15.9M NMC
2019-20 $11M $910K $14.99M $15.9M NMC
2020-21 $11M $910K $11.09M $12M NMC
2021-22 $11M $910K $8.44M $9.35M NMC
2022-23 $11M $910K $7.04M $7.95M NMC
2023-24 $11M $910K $7.04M $7.95M NMC
2024-25 $11M $910K $7.04M $7.95M 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 not begun 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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.4Goals above replacement122nd of 698 skaters, 88th of 456 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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+5.3 90th percentileEven-strength defence-2.3 15th percentilePower play+1.6 91st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 58th percentilePenalties-1.0 7th 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.

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

45.7Corsi for %958 attempts for, 1137 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.6Expected goals for %44.7 expected for, 45.4 against
-1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.4Goals for %55 for, 36 against
104.6PDO11.4% shooting + 93.2% saves
206Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Max Pacioretty · John Tavares · William Nylander27178:2545.446.511-8
John Tavares · William Nylander · Bobby McMann37154:1150.954.011-5
John Tavares · William Nylander · Pontus Holmberg21119:1146.259.16-3
John Tavares · Mitch Marner · Bobby McMann2278:3639.547.36-3

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.

32Goalsnot counting empty-netters
27.6Expected goalsfrom 274 unblocked attempts
+4.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.21 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 10.1% chance per attempt95th
Finishing +4.4 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 32Expected 27.6

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
Apr 17, 2025 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 16:22
Apr 15, 2025 @ BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:21
Apr 13, 2025 @ CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 17:09
Apr 12, 2025 vs MTL W 1-0 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 6 1 17:41
Apr 9, 2025 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 16:22
Apr 8, 2025 @ FLA L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 15:41
Apr 5, 2025 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 18:38
Apr 2, 2025 vs FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:19
Mar 30, 2025 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:04
Mar 29, 2025 @ LAK W 3-1 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 17:12
Mar 27, 2025 @ SJS L 5-6 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 20:15
Mar 25, 2025 vs PHI W 7-2 2 2 4 3 0 4 0 15:27
Mar 22, 2025 @ NSH L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 17:36
Mar 20, 2025 @ NYR W 4-3 2 1 3 2 0 4 1 19:42
Mar 19, 2025 vs COL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 15:36
Mar 17, 2025 vs CGY W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 16:20
Mar 15, 2025 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 18:05
Mar 13, 2025 vs FLA L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 19:32
Mar 10, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:21
Mar 8, 2025 @ COL L 4-7 2 0 2 -3 0 3 2 17:12
Mar 5, 2025 @ VGK L 2-5 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16:17
Mar 3, 2025 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 2 1 0 21:33
Mar 2, 2025 @ PIT W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 18:22
Feb 28, 2025 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:06
Feb 25, 2025 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 20:55
Feb 23, 2025 @ CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 20:15
Feb 22, 2025 vs CAR W 6-3 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 18:42
Feb 8, 2025 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:12
Feb 6, 2025 @ SEA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:19
Feb 4, 2025 @ CGY W 6-3 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 18:03
Feb 1, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 19:54
Jan 14, 2025 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 17:08
Jan 11, 2025 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:14
Jan 9, 2025 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:59
Jan 7, 2025 @ PHI W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 16:45
Jan 5, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:29
Jan 4, 2025 vs BOS W 6-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 16:32
Jan 2, 2025 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:57
Dec 31, 2024 vs NYI W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 1 21:13
Dec 28, 2024 vs WSH L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 19:01
Dec 27, 2024 @ DET W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 17:02
Dec 23, 2024 vs WPG L 2-5 2 0 2 -1 0 2 2 21:15
Dec 21, 2024 vs NYI L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:02
Dec 20, 2024 @ BUF W 6-3 0 2 2 2 2 2 5 17:44
Dec 18, 2024 @ DAL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 16:17
Dec 15, 2024 vs BUF W 5-3 3 0 3 1 0 6 2 21:02
Dec 14, 2024 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:18
Dec 12, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 19:01
Dec 10, 2024 @ NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:35
Dec 7, 2024 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 19:27
Dec 6, 2024 vs WSH L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:20
Dec 4, 2024 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 21:11
Dec 2, 2024 vs CHI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 17:06
Nov 30, 2024 @ TBL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 18:25
Nov 27, 2024 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 19:07
Nov 24, 2024 vs UTA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 8 3 21:02
Nov 20, 2024 vs VGK W 3-0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 16:42
Nov 16, 2024 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 22:35
Nov 13, 2024 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 20:56
Nov 12, 2024 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 20:02
Nov 9, 2024 vs MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 18:42
Nov 8, 2024 vs DET W 3-1 2 0 2 1 2 4 1 16:37
Nov 5, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:03
Nov 3, 2024 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:26
Nov 2, 2024 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 19:21
Oct 31, 2024 vs SEA W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 15:01
Oct 28, 2024 @ WPG W 6-4 3 0 3 3 0 7 1 17:13
Oct 26, 2024 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 14:52
Oct 24, 2024 vs STL L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 16:37
Oct 22, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 1 1 2 2 5 1 17:31
Oct 21, 2024 vs TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 16:32
Oct 19, 2024 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 15:58
Oct 16, 2024 vs LAK W 6-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 16:10
Oct 10, 2024 @ NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 15:04
Oct 9, 2024 @ MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:48