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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

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nikita Zadorov COL · 10 P in 56 GP Stephen Johns DAL · 10 P in 61 GP Adam Pelech NYI · 10 P in 44 GP Chad Ruhwedel PIT · 10 P in 34 GP Marc Staal NYR · 10 P in 72 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
53 2 8 10 3 14 39 19 0.19 5.1 20:21

Contract

$4.45MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$445KCap dollars per point10 points in 53 games
$1.253MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.6 goals above replacement
$2.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.6MValueworth 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 664 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 3 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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+3.6Goals above replacement263rd of 664 skaters, 79th of 229 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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-3.5 6th percentileEven-strength defence+4.1 93rd percentilePower play-0.4 24th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 37th percentilePenalties-0.1 77th 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

47.8Corsi for %672 attempts for, 735 against
+0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.7Expected goals for %24.2 expected for, 30.0 against
+0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.9Goals for %29 for, 28 against
101.2PDO8.3% shooting + 92.9% saves
82Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Luca Sbisa · Chris Tanev52571:3945.943.719-18
Alexander Edler · Chris Tanev36152:5851.745.24-6
Chris Tanev · Ben Hutton2385:3850.051.14-2
Chris Tanev · Troy Stecher1411:2463.232.40-0

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
1.7Expected goalsfrom 63 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.10 expected goals per 60 minutes6th
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt34th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected64thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Goals 2Expected 1.7

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 9, 2017 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 20:28
Apr 8, 2017 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:36
Apr 6, 2017 @ ARI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:33
Apr 4, 2017 @ SJS L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:06
Apr 2, 2017 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:34
Mar 31, 2017 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:48
Mar 28, 2017 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:24
Mar 26, 2017 @ WPG L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22:39
Mar 25, 2017 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 21:16
Mar 23, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:31
Mar 21, 2017 @ CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 24:06
Mar 18, 2017 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:18
Mar 9, 2017 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:42
Mar 7, 2017 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:27
Mar 5, 2017 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:54
Mar 4, 2017 @ LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 22:56
Mar 2, 2017 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:50
Feb 19, 2017 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:47
Feb 18, 2017 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 22:22
Feb 16, 2017 @ STL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:43
Feb 14, 2017 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:41
Feb 12, 2017 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:34
Feb 11, 2017 @ BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:10
Feb 9, 2017 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:52
Feb 7, 2017 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:34
Feb 4, 2017 vs MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:04
Feb 2, 2017 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:02
Jan 26, 2017 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:31
Jan 25, 2017 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:24
Jan 22, 2017 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:43
Jan 20, 2017 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:34
Jan 17, 2017 vs NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:01
Jan 15, 2017 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:03
Jan 12, 2017 @ PHI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:48
Jan 10, 2017 @ NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:58
Jan 6, 2017 vs CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04:04
Jan 4, 2017 vs ARI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:28
Jan 2, 2017 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:13
Dec 31, 2016 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:57
Dec 30, 2016 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:24
Dec 28, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:17
Dec 23, 2016 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:49
Dec 22, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:49
Dec 20, 2016 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 21:27
Dec 18, 2016 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:13
Dec 16, 2016 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:30
Nov 2, 2016 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 20:47
Oct 23, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:09
Oct 22, 2016 @ LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:16
Oct 20, 2016 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:57
Oct 18, 2016 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20:27
Oct 16, 2016 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:10
Oct 15, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 20:21