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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kevan Miller BOS · 18 P in 71 GP Justin Schultz PIT · 18 P in 63 GP Thomas Hickey NYI · 18 P in 62 GP Matt Bartkowski VAN · 18 P in 80 GP Adam Larsson NJD · 18 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.

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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 4 14 18 -8 8 42 18 0.26 9.5 21:45

Contract

$4.45MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$247KCap dollars per point18 points in 69 games
$559KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.0 goals above replacement
$5.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.1MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vancouver Canucks on Mar 24, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $22.25M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2019-20, 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
2015-16 $4.45M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2016-17 $4.45M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2017-18 $4.45M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC
2018-19 $4.45M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC
2019-20 $4.45M $5.25M $0 $5.25M M-NTC

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+8.0Goals above replacement107th of 675 skaters, 30th of 230 defencemen
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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-2.9 8th percentileEven-strength defence+6.2 99th percentilePower play-0.7 13th percentilePenalty kill-0.9 5th percentilePenalties+1.3 96th 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. 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

49.4Corsi for %956 attempts for, 980 against
+2.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Expected goals for %37.0 expected for, 39.9 against
+5.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.2Goals for %34 for, 43 against
97.5PDO6.3% shooting + 91.1% saves
80Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Alexander Edler · Chris Tanev48735:0648.548.626-24
Chris Tanev · Ben Hutton45226:4651.149.13-9
Dan Hamhuis · Chris Tanev34121:1750.247.53-6
Matt Bartkowski · Chris Tanev2321:0245.537.90-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.1Expected goalsfrom 61 unblocked attempts
+1.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.08 expected goals per 60 minutes6th
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt63rd
Finishing +1.9 goals above expected85thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 4Expected 2.1

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 9, 2016 vs EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:58
Apr 7, 2016 @ CGY L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 19:08
Apr 6, 2016 @ EDM L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 19:11
Apr 4, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:48
Apr 1, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:29
Mar 31, 2016 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:18
Mar 18, 2016 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:57
Mar 16, 2016 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 24:43
Mar 14, 2016 vs WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 22:34
Mar 5, 2016 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:33
Mar 3, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 24:54
Mar 1, 2016 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 23:54
Feb 28, 2016 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 22:57
Feb 25, 2016 vs OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:14
Feb 21, 2016 vs COL W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 24:15
Feb 19, 2016 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:16
Feb 18, 2016 vs ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:17
Feb 15, 2016 vs MIN L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:31
Feb 13, 2016 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:43
Feb 10, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:13
Feb 9, 2016 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:45
Feb 6, 2016 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:31
Feb 4, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:23
Jan 26, 2016 vs NSH L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:52
Jan 23, 2016 @ PIT L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 22:47
Jan 21, 2016 @ BOS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:05
Jan 19, 2016 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:43
Jan 17, 2016 @ NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:52
Jan 15, 2016 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:55
Jan 14, 2016 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:10
Jan 11, 2016 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:53
Jan 9, 2016 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:46
Jan 6, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:56
Jan 4, 2016 vs ARI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:34
Jan 1, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:46
Dec 22, 2015 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25:50
Dec 20, 2015 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:01
Dec 18, 2015 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 23:13
Dec 17, 2015 @ PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:46
Dec 15, 2015 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:15
Dec 13, 2015 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:15
Dec 9, 2015 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:32
Dec 7, 2015 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:14
Dec 5, 2015 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:12
Dec 3, 2015 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:31
Nov 30, 2015 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:24
Nov 27, 2015 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:26
Nov 25, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:25
Nov 22, 2015 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:59
Nov 21, 2015 vs CHI W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:46
Nov 18, 2015 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:34
Nov 16, 2015 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 22:07
Nov 14, 2015 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:37
Nov 12, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:39
Nov 10, 2015 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 19:29
Nov 7, 2015 @ BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:21
Nov 4, 2015 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 20:21
Nov 2, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23:49
Oct 30, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 23:50
Oct 29, 2015 @ DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:42
Oct 27, 2015 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:45
Oct 24, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 27:18
Oct 22, 2015 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:12
Oct 18, 2015 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:39
Oct 16, 2015 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 20:01
Oct 13, 2015 @ LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:55
Oct 12, 2015 @ ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:32
Oct 10, 2015 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:33
Oct 7, 2015 @ CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 22:56