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Tomas Tatar

#90 · Left wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Dec 1, 1990 in Ilava, SVK · 5'10", 173 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 60th overall in 2009 by DET (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

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

Joseph Veleno CHI · 17 P in 74 GP Cole Koepke BOS · 17 P in 73 GP Zachary Aston-Reese CBJ · 17 P in 79 GP A.J. Greer FLA · 17 P in 81 GP Casey Cizikas NYI · 17 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.

02040602010-11: 1 points110-112012-13: 7 points712-132013-14: 39 points3913-142014-15: 56 points5614-152015-16: 45 points4515-162016-17: 46 points4616-172017-18: 34 points3417-182018-19: 58 points5818-192019-20: 61 points6119-202020-21: 30 points3020-212021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 48 points4822-232023-24: 24 points2423-242024-25: 17 points1724-25

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 DET 9 1 0 1 0 0 6 7 0.11 $660K
2012-13 DET 18 4 3 7 2 4 32 9 0.39 $630K
2013-14 DET 73 19 20 39 12 30 158 81 0.53 $630K
2014-15 DET 82 29 27 56 6 28 211 90 0.68 $2.75M
2015-16 DET 81 21 24 45 4 24 165 74 0.56 $2.75M
2016-17 DET 82 25 21 46 -8 26 166 92 0.56 $2.75M
2017-18 DET 62 16 12 28 -8 24 140 45 0.45 $5.3M
2017-18 VGK 20 4 2 6 -11 10 34 22 0.30
2018-19 MTL 80 25 33 58 21 34 195 77 0.73 $5.3M
2019-20 MTL 68 22 39 61 5 36 162 79 0.90 $5.3M
2020-21 MTL 50 10 20 30 0 8 82 63 0.60 $5.3M
2021-22 NJD 76 15 15 30 -22 22 132 75 0.39 $4.5M
2022-23 NJD 82 20 28 48 41 30 153 65 0.59 $4.5M
2023-24 COL 27 1 8 9 0 10 19 16 0.33 $1.5M
2023-24 SEA 43 8 7 15 8 10 53 27 0.35
2024-25 NJD 74 7 10 17 -7 20 66 56 0.23 $1.8M
14 seasons Career 927 227 269 496 43 316 1774 878 0.54

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 DET 5 0 0 0 -3 8 19 14 0.00
2014-15 DET 7 3 1 4 -3 2 18 8 0.57
2015-16 DET 5 0 3 3 1 2 5 6 0.60
2017-18 VGK 8 1 1 2 1 2 7 20 0.25
2019-20 MTL 10 2 0 2 -1 4 13 19 0.20
2020-21 MTL 5 0 1 1 -2 2 3 17 0.20
2022-23 NJD 12 1 0 1 -7 4 15 13 0.08
2024-25 NJD 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0.00
8 seasons Playoffs 56 7 6 13 -13 26 83 104 0.23

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 7 10 17 -7 20 66 56 0.23 10.6 11:06

Contract

$1.8MCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$106KCap dollars per point17 points in 74 games
$264KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.5MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 New Jersey Devils on Jul 2, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $1.8M, 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 $1.8M $1.8M $0 $1.8M

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
Jul 2, 2024 New Jersey Devils New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1.8M $1.8M
Sep 12, 2023 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $1.5M $1.5M
Aug 5, 2021 New Jersey Devils New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $9M $4.5M
Jul 21, 2017 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $21.2M $5.3M
Jul 27, 2014 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $8.25M $2.75M
Sep 18, 2009 Detroit Red Wings Entry-level 2011-12 to 2013-14 signed for 2009-10, slid 3 $2.7M $630K

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

-0.6Goals above replacement576th of 698 skaters, 387th of 456 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.9Goals 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-3.8 9th percentileEven-strength defence+1.7 79th percentilePower play-0.4 27th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 50th percentilePenalties-0.4 21st 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.

-50510152010-112013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-24Goals 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

50.9Corsi for %651 attempts for, 627 against
+0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Expected goals for %26.6 expected for, 23.9 against
+0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.2Goals for %24 for, 28 against
98.2PDO8.2% shooting + 90.0% saves
109Attempts 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
Tomas Tatar · Curtis Lazar · Nathan Bastian24163:1748.854.55-3
Tomas Tatar · Ondrej Palat · Dawson Mercer860:4644.449.61-2
Tomas Tatar · Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer1158:5155.553.12-1
Tomas Tatar · Justin Dowling · Nathan Bastian1358:2453.464.61-1

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.1Expected goalsfrom 90 unblocked attempts
-1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes23rd
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing -1.1 goals above expected42ndOne 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.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.1Goals 7

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2025 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:10
Apr 15, 2025 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:58
Apr 13, 2025 vs NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:04
Apr 8, 2025 vs BOS L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 12:35
Apr 5, 2025 vs NYR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:19
Mar 31, 2025 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:43
Mar 29, 2025 @ MIN W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12:15
Mar 28, 2025 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:57
Mar 26, 2025 @ CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:21
Mar 24, 2025 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:37
Mar 20, 2025 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:36
Mar 17, 2025 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:54
Mar 15, 2025 @ PIT L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 10:50
Mar 13, 2025 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 13:40
Mar 11, 2025 vs CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:04
Mar 9, 2025 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:39
Mar 7, 2025 vs WPG L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:34
Mar 4, 2025 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:53
Mar 2, 2025 @ VGK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:32
Mar 1, 2025 @ UTA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11:49
Feb 26, 2025 @ COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 12:35
Feb 23, 2025 @ NSH W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 12:02
Feb 22, 2025 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:18
Feb 8, 2025 @ MTL W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:28
Feb 6, 2025 vs VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:52
Feb 4, 2025 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:47
Feb 2, 2025 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 13:02
Jan 29, 2025 vs PHI W 5-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:28
Jan 27, 2025 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:26
Jan 25, 2025 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 10:15
Jan 22, 2025 vs BOS W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:27
Jan 19, 2025 vs OTT L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11:02
Jan 18, 2025 vs PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11:00
Jan 16, 2025 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:21
Jan 14, 2025 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:59
Jan 11, 2025 vs TBL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:23
Jan 6, 2025 @ SEA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:19
Jan 4, 2025 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:17
Jan 1, 2025 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:06
Dec 28, 2024 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 09:31
Dec 27, 2024 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:21
Dec 23, 2024 vs NYR W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:36
Dec 21, 2024 vs PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:46
Dec 19, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 09:09
Dec 17, 2024 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:59
Dec 10, 2024 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:11
Dec 8, 2024 vs COL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:36
Dec 6, 2024 vs SEA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:32
Nov 29, 2024 @ DET W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 03:04
Nov 27, 2024 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 10:44
Nov 25, 2024 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 10:24
Nov 23, 2024 @ WSH W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 09:30
Nov 21, 2024 vs CAR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10:50
Nov 16, 2024 @ TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:35
Nov 14, 2024 @ FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 10:49
Nov 12, 2024 @ FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:14
Nov 10, 2024 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:48
Nov 9, 2024 @ NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 08:25
Nov 7, 2024 vs MTL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:07
Nov 4, 2024 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:00
Nov 1, 2024 @ CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 11:07
Oct 30, 2024 @ VAN W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 12:27
Oct 27, 2024 vs ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:48
Oct 25, 2024 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:25
Oct 24, 2024 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:17
Oct 22, 2024 vs TBL L 5-8 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:42
Oct 19, 2024 vs WSH L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:17
Oct 17, 2024 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:58
Oct 15, 2024 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:32
Oct 14, 2024 vs UTA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:24
Oct 12, 2024 @ WSH W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 13:57
Oct 10, 2024 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:25
Oct 5, 2024 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:32
Oct 4, 2024 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:58