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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jonathon Blum NSH · 7 P in 35 GP Justin Braun SJS · 7 P in 41 GP Mike Weber BUF · 7 P in 42 GP Kris Russell STL · 7 P in 33 GP Simon Despres PIT · 7 P in 33 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
38 2 5 7 4 10 20 14 0.18 10.0 17:17

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2013, then RFA
$129KCap dollars per point7 points in 38 games
$302KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.0 goals above replacement
$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 558 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+3.0Goals above replacement183rd of 605 skaters, 49th of 208 defencemen
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 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-2.1 13th percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 88th percentilePower play0.0 66th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 81st percentilePenalties+0.4 89th 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

51.7Corsi for %469 attempts for, 438 against
-1.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Expected goals for %18.3 expected for, 17.9 against
-1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.8Goals for %17 for, 14 against
100.8PDO6.9% shooting + 93.9% saves
54Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Keith Ballard · Chris Tanev22241:4255.054.56-6
Alexander Edler · Chris Tanev21114:1257.052.32-5
Andrew Alberts · Chris Tanev1282:5046.942.34-3
Dan Hamhuis · Chris Tanev2848:0264.976.63-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.0Expected goalsfrom 34 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.09 expected goals per 60 minutes12th
Shot quality 3.0% chance per attempt42nd
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected74thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Goals 2Expected 1.0

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 6, 2013 vs CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:09
Apr 4, 2013 vs EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:52
Apr 1, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:16
Mar 30, 2013 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 16:24
Mar 28, 2013 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:42
Mar 26, 2013 vs CBJ W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:50
Mar 24, 2013 @ COL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:33
Mar 23, 2013 @ LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18:31
Mar 21, 2013 @ PHX W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 14:40
Mar 19, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:20
Mar 18, 2013 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:13
Mar 16, 2013 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:58
Mar 14, 2013 vs NSH W 7-4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 17:37
Mar 12, 2013 @ CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:23
Mar 10, 2013 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:29
Mar 7, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 24:32
Mar 5, 2013 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:42
Mar 3, 2013 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:09
Mar 2, 2013 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:19
Feb 26, 2013 vs PHX L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:39
Feb 24, 2013 @ DET L 3-8 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:10
Feb 22, 2013 @ NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:45
Feb 21, 2013 @ DAL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:22
Feb 19, 2013 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:37
Feb 17, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 14:33
Feb 15, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:36
Feb 12, 2013 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:01
Feb 9, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:18
Feb 7, 2013 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:43
Feb 4, 2013 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 14:16
Feb 1, 2013 vs CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:08
Jan 30, 2013 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 16:34
Jan 28, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 16:18
Jan 27, 2013 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:02
Jan 25, 2013 @ ANA W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 18:30
Jan 23, 2013 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:26
Jan 20, 2013 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:00
Jan 19, 2013 vs ANA L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:22