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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Joel Edmundson MTL · 13 P in 61 GP Erik Gudbranson CBJ · 13 P in 70 GP Henri Jokiharju BUF · 13 P in 60 GP Sean Walker LAK · 13 P in 70 GP Arber Xhekaj MTL · 13 P in 51 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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 1 12 13 7 21 75 51 0.20 1.3 20:07

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$346KCap dollars per point13 points in 65 games
$485KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.3 goals above replacement
$7.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.9MValueworth 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 695 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 1 season 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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

+9.3Goals above replacement87th of 696 skaters, 24th of 235 defencemen
+1.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.9Goals 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-1.9 37th percentileEven-strength defence+7.0 99th percentilePower play-0.3 29th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 76th percentilePenalties-0.3 66th 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

60.2Corsi for %1207 attempts for, 798 against
+4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.1Expected goals for %54.1 expected for, 34.4 against
+9.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.1Goals for %45 for, 43 against
96.9PDO7.3% shooting + 89.7% saves
149Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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 · MacKenzie Weegar58585:1960.158.520-22
Chris Tanev · Noah Hanifin52308:5160.965.318-15
Chris Tanev · Nikita Zadorov5895:4364.568.26-4
Chris Tanev · Dennis Gilbert847:3157.160.21-1

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.0Expected goalsfrom 99 unblocked attempts
-1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.09 expected goals per 60 minutes5th
Shot quality 2.1% chance per attempt3rd
Finishing -1.0 goals above expected28thOne 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.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 2.0Goals 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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2023 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 20:14
Apr 8, 2023 @ VAN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:15
Apr 5, 2023 @ WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 17:29
Apr 4, 2023 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:33
Mar 20, 2023 @ LAK L 2-8 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 19:29
Mar 18, 2023 vs DAL L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:19
Mar 16, 2023 @ VGK W 7-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:08
Mar 14, 2023 @ ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 22:10
Mar 12, 2023 vs OTT W 5-1 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 20:59
Mar 10, 2023 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:26
Mar 7, 2023 @ MIN W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:48
Mar 6, 2023 @ DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 18:33
Mar 4, 2023 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 21:29
Mar 2, 2023 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:22
Feb 28, 2023 vs BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 19:28
Feb 25, 2023 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:32
Feb 23, 2023 @ VGK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:02
Feb 22, 2023 @ ARI W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:09
Feb 20, 2023 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:04
Feb 18, 2023 vs NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:10
Feb 16, 2023 vs DET L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:46
Feb 13, 2023 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 23:18
Feb 11, 2023 @ BUF W 7-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 23:24
Feb 9, 2023 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:20
Feb 6, 2023 @ NYR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 18:20
Jan 23, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:32
Jan 21, 2023 vs TBL W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 21:49
Jan 18, 2023 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 19:44
Jan 16, 2023 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:07
Jan 14, 2023 @ DAL W 6-5 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 21:28
Jan 12, 2023 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 18:21
Jan 10, 2023 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:01
Jan 8, 2023 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:14
Jan 6, 2023 vs NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 19:54
Jan 3, 2023 @ WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:47
Dec 31, 2022 vs VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 22:30
Dec 28, 2022 @ SEA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 19:27
Dec 27, 2022 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:15
Dec 23, 2022 @ ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:43
Dec 22, 2022 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:45
Dec 20, 2022 @ SJS W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:53
Dec 12, 2022 @ MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:43
Dec 10, 2022 @ TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:31
Dec 9, 2022 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:25
Dec 7, 2022 vs MIN W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:07
Dec 5, 2022 vs ARI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 21:42
Dec 3, 2022 vs WSH W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20:05
Dec 1, 2022 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:42
Nov 29, 2022 vs FLA W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:21
Nov 26, 2022 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:33
Nov 25, 2022 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 18:43
Nov 23, 2022 @ PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 20:21
Nov 21, 2022 @ PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:46
Nov 19, 2022 @ FLA W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:21
Nov 17, 2022 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 17:38
Nov 14, 2022 vs LAK W 6-5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 20:41
Nov 12, 2022 vs WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:32
Nov 1, 2022 vs SEA L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:20
Oct 29, 2022 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:01
Oct 25, 2022 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:43
Oct 22, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:37
Oct 20, 2022 vs BUF L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:35
Oct 18, 2022 vs VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:32
Oct 15, 2022 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:04
Oct 13, 2022 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:29