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Chris Tanev

#8 · Defence · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Dec 20, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 36) · 6'3", 199 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cam Barker EDM · 2 P in 25 GP John Erskine WSH · 2 P in 28 GP Mike Commodore TBL · 2 P in 31 GP Tim Erixon NYR · 2 P in 18 GP Mike Lundin MIN · 2 P in 17 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.

010202010-11: 1 points110-112011-12: 2 points22012-13: 7 points712-132013-14: 17 points172014-15: 20 points2014-152015-16: 18 points182016-17: 10 points1016-172017-18: 11 points112018-19: 12 points1218-192019-20: 20 points202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 28 points282022-23: 13 points1322-232023-24: 19 points192024-25: 18 points1824-252025-26: 2 points22026-27: 1 points126-27

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 VAN 29 0 1 1 0 0 15 10 0.03 $900K
2011-12 VAN 25 0 2 2 10 2 15 10 0.08 $900K
2012-13 VAN 38 2 5 7 4 10 20 14 0.18 $900K
2013-14 VAN 64 6 11 17 12 8 65 25 0.27 $1.5M
2014-15 VAN 70 2 18 20 8 12 53 23 0.29 $2M
2015-16 VAN 69 4 14 18 -8 8 42 18 0.26 $4.45M
2016-17 VAN 53 2 8 10 3 14 39 19 0.19 $4.45M
2017-18 VAN 42 2 9 11 7 8 31 21 0.26 $4.45M
2018-19 VAN 55 2 10 12 3 18 51 29 0.22 $4.45M
2019-20 VAN 69 2 18 20 4 41 45 32 0.29 $4.45M
2020-21 CGY 56 2 10 12 15 6 66 33 0.21 $4.5M
2021-22 CGY 82 6 22 28 35 22 88 52 0.34 $4.5M
2022-23 CGY 65 1 12 13 7 21 75 51 0.20 $4.5M
2023-24 CGY 56 1 13 14 16 14 43 25 0.25 $4.5M
2023-24 DAL 19 1 4 5 6 10 13 20 0.26
2024-25 TOR 75 3 15 18 31 24 43 20 0.24 $4.5M
2025-26 TOR 11 0 2 2 8 0 8 2 0.18 $4.5M
2026-27 TOR 5 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0.20 $4.5M
17 seasons Career 883 36 175 211 163 218 713 405 0.24

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 VAN 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
2011-12 VAN 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0.00
2014-15 VAN 6 0 3 3 4 0 4 3 0.50
2019-20 VAN 17 1 6 7 1 4 20 16 0.41
2021-22 CGY 8 0 1 1 3 2 8 4 0.13
2023-24 DAL 19 0 2 2 7 6 13 30 0.11
2024-25 TOR 13 1 2 3 2 2 3 7 0.23
7 seasons Playoffs 73 2 14 16 17 14 57 63 0.22

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
25 0 2 2 10 2 15 10 0.08 0.0 16:43

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2013, then RFA
$450KCap dollars per point2 points in 25 games
$250KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.6 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vancouver Canucks on Jun 2, 2010, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.7M, beginning in 2010-11. It runs through 2012-13, with 1 season 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
2010-11 $900K $810K $90K $900K
2011-12 $900K $810K $90K $900K
2012-13 $900K $810K $90K $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
Jul 1, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2024-25 to 2029-30 6 $27M $4.5M
Oct 9, 2020 Calgary Flames New contract 2020-21 to 2023-24 4 $18M $4.5M
Mar 24, 2015 Vancouver Canucks Extension 2015-16 to 2019-20 5 $22.25M $4.45M
Jul 5, 2014 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 1 $2M $2M
Aug 22, 2013 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2013-14 to 2013-14 1 $1.5M $1.5M
Jun 2, 2010 Vancouver Canucks Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $2.7M $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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.6Goals above replacement261st of 680 skaters, 77th of 235 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: 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-0.8 52nd percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 86th percentilePower play0.0 66th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 44th percentilePenalties+0.6 84th 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 defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

-50510152010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

54.9Corsi for %375 attempts for, 308 against
+2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %13.6 expected for, 11.1 against
+10.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %16 for, 8 against
102.8PDO7.7% shooting + 95.2% saves
40Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dan Hamhuis · Chris Tanev23146:3057.060.66-0
Aaron Rome · Chris Tanev10110:3550.949.64-4
Alexander Edler · Chris Tanev2351:1049.046.73-2
Keith Ballard · Chris Tanev326:5154.845.71-2

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.5Expected goalsfrom 21 unblocked attempts
-0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.06 expected goals per 60 minutes3rd
Shot quality 2.2% chance per attempt6th
Finishing -0.5 goals above expected49thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Game 20Expected 0.5Goals 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. 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 7, 2012 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:00
Apr 3, 2012 vs ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:20
Mar 31, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:03
Mar 30, 2012 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:15
Mar 28, 2012 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:06
Mar 26, 2012 vs LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:32
Mar 24, 2012 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:54
Mar 22, 2012 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:28
Mar 21, 2012 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:50
Mar 19, 2012 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:44
Mar 17, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:16
Mar 14, 2012 vs PHX L 4-5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 17:19
Mar 10, 2012 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:31
Mar 8, 2012 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:07
Feb 28, 2012 @ PHX L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:41
Feb 26, 2012 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:22
Feb 24, 2012 @ NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:22
Feb 23, 2012 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:39
Feb 21, 2012 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:07
Feb 19, 2012 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:21
Feb 18, 2012 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:38
Jan 21, 2012 vs SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:41
Oct 13, 2011 @ DET L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:21
Oct 10, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:30
Oct 6, 2011 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:59