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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 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Derek Forbort WPG · 12 P in 56 GP Vladislav Gavrikov CBJ · 12 P in 55 GP K'Andre Miller NYR · 12 P in 53 GP Zach Whitecloud VGK · 12 P in 51 GP Ryan McDonagh TBL · 12 P in 50 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 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.17 $4.5M
17 seasons Career 884 36 175 211 162 218 713 405 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

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
56 2 10 12 15 6 66 33 0.21 3.0 21:44

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$375KCap dollars per point12 points in 56 games
$414KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.9 goals above replacement
$11.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.2MValueworth 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 633 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Oct 9, 2020, as a new contract: 4 years and $18M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2023-24, 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
2020-21 $4.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M M-NTC
2021-22 $4.5M $5.5M $0 $5.5M M-NTC
2022-23 $4.5M $4.5M $0 $4.5M M-NTC
2023-24 $4.5M $4.5M $0 $4.5M 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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 analytics

Rating

+10.9Goals above replacement14th of 643 skaters, 5th of 213 defencemen
+1.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 213 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-2.0 16th percentileEven-strength defence+8.8 99th percentilePower play-0.2 26th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 32nd percentilePenalties+0.4 92nd 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

55.6Corsi for %882 attempts for, 703 against
+4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.0Expected goals for %41.3 expected for, 26.4 against
+10.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.7Goals for %37 for, 23 against
101.3PDO7.7% shooting + 93.7% saves
115Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 579 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
Chris Tanev · Noah Hanifin45618:2654.358.519-18
Mark Giordano · Chris Tanev48299:0460.368.113-4
Chris Tanev · Juuso Välimäki2930:1443.849.31-1
Chris Tanev · Nikita Nesterov1110:0764.759.70-0

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
2.1Expected goalsfrom 87 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.11 expected goals per 60 minutes11th
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt21st
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected52ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 218 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Expected 2.1Goals 2

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
May 19, 2021 vs VAN W 6-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 20:17
May 18, 2021 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:21
May 16, 2021 @ VAN W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:02
May 13, 2021 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 22:07
May 9, 2021 vs OTT W 6-1 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 20:58
May 5, 2021 vs WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:21
May 1, 2021 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 21:46
Apr 29, 2021 @ EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:07
Apr 26, 2021 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:28
Apr 24, 2021 vs MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28:01
Apr 23, 2021 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:25
Apr 19, 2021 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:18
Apr 16, 2021 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:46
Apr 14, 2021 @ MTL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 22:45
Apr 13, 2021 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:47
Apr 10, 2021 vs EDM W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:15
Apr 5, 2021 vs TOR L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:49
Apr 4, 2021 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:33
Apr 2, 2021 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 20:17
Mar 29, 2021 vs WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:11
Mar 27, 2021 vs WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 22:34
Mar 26, 2021 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:03
Mar 24, 2021 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:51
Mar 22, 2021 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:04
Mar 20, 2021 @ TOR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 23:55
Mar 19, 2021 @ TOR W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 24:31
Mar 17, 2021 vs EDM L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:31
Mar 15, 2021 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25:56
Mar 13, 2021 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:01
Mar 11, 2021 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24:42
Mar 7, 2021 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:43
Mar 6, 2021 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 23:41
Mar 4, 2021 vs OTT W 7-3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 23:42
Mar 1, 2021 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:20
Feb 27, 2021 @ OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:23
Feb 25, 2021 @ OTT L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:51
Feb 24, 2021 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:28
Feb 22, 2021 @ TOR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:40
Feb 20, 2021 @ EDM L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 22:24
Feb 19, 2021 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:06
Feb 17, 2021 vs VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:08
Feb 15, 2021 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:39
Feb 13, 2021 @ VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:43
Feb 11, 2021 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 21:24
Feb 9, 2021 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:43
Feb 6, 2021 vs EDM W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:22
Feb 4, 2021 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:56
Feb 2, 2021 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:25
Feb 1, 2021 @ WPG W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 21:05
Jan 30, 2021 @ MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:43
Jan 28, 2021 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:35
Jan 26, 2021 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:40
Jan 24, 2021 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:52
Jan 18, 2021 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:52
Jan 16, 2021 vs VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:27
Jan 14, 2021 @ WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:22