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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jan Rutta SJS · 19 P in 69 GP Braden Schneider NYR · 19 P in 82 GP Simon Nemec NJD · 19 P in 60 GP Nils Lundkvist DAL · 19 P in 59 GP Ryan Pulock NYI · 19 P in 58 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 2 17 19 22 24 56 45 0.25 3.6 19:41

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$237KCap dollars per point19 points in 75 games
$643KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.0 goals above replacement
$6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth 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 718 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.0Goals above replacement131st of 721 skaters, 32nd of 252 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 252 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-3.1 15th percentileEven-strength defence+6.6 99th percentilePower play-0.1 42nd percentilePenalty kill-0.9 8th percentilePenalties-0.5 58th 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.

-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

51.8Corsi for %1231 attempts for, 1145 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Expected goals for %52.7 expected for, 44.6 against
+4.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.0Goals for %55 for, 45 against
100.3PDO8.9% shooting + 91.4% saves
109Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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 pairTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Chris Tanev · Noah HanifinCGY54737:2551.353.435-25
Chris Tanev · Esa LindellDAL19206:2355.965.09-7
Chris Tanev · Dennis GilbertCGY1363:0257.363.93-1
Ryan Suter · Chris TanevDAL1755:3151.663.12-1

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.4Expected goalsfrom 76 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.06 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 1.9% chance per attempt3rd
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected64thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.52Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 2Expected 1.4

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 17, 2024 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:09
Apr 13, 2024 vs SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:00
Apr 11, 2024 vs WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:58
Apr 9, 2024 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 20:27
Apr 7, 2024 @ COL W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 23:12
Apr 6, 2024 @ CHI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:14
Apr 3, 2024 vs EDM W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21:13
Mar 30, 2024 @ SEA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:40
Mar 28, 2024 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:20
Mar 26, 2024 @ SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 17:49
Mar 24, 2024 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 19:57
Mar 22, 2024 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:43
Mar 20, 2024 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 20:21
Mar 16, 2024 vs LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:23
Mar 14, 2024 vs NJD L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 15:50
Mar 12, 2024 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 16:36
Mar 9, 2024 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:22
Mar 8, 2024 @ ANA W 6-2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 17:28
Mar 5, 2024 @ SJS W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:34
Feb 27, 2024 vs LAK W 4-2 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 21:10
Feb 24, 2024 @ EDM W 6-3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21:03
Feb 22, 2024 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:40
Feb 19, 2024 vs WPG W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:31
Feb 17, 2024 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:14
Feb 15, 2024 vs SJS L 3-6 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18:42
Feb 12, 2024 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:34
Feb 10, 2024 @ NYI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:33
Feb 8, 2024 @ NJD W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:54
Feb 6, 2024 @ BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 20:51
Jan 27, 2024 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:18
Jan 25, 2024 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:59
Jan 23, 2024 vs STL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:57
Jan 20, 2024 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:20
Jan 18, 2024 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:46
Jan 16, 2024 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 20:03
Jan 13, 2024 @ VGK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:30
Jan 11, 2024 @ ARI W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:17
Jan 9, 2024 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 22:08
Jan 7, 2024 @ CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:03
Jan 6, 2024 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:42
Jan 4, 2024 @ NSH W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:18
Jan 2, 2024 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:12
Dec 31, 2023 vs PHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:49
Dec 27, 2023 vs SEA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:29
Dec 23, 2023 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 17:26
Dec 21, 2023 @ ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:24
Dec 18, 2023 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 20:10
Dec 11, 2023 @ COL L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:15
Dec 9, 2023 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:00
Dec 7, 2023 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:41
Dec 5, 2023 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 19:11
Dec 2, 2023 vs VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 19:23
Nov 30, 2023 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:56
Nov 27, 2023 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:18
Nov 25, 2023 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:33
Nov 24, 2023 @ DAL W 7-4 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 20:12
Nov 22, 2023 @ NSH L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:38
Nov 20, 2023 @ SEA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 21:11
Nov 18, 2023 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:24
Nov 16, 2023 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:53
Nov 14, 2023 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:44
Nov 11, 2023 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:11
Nov 10, 2023 @ TOR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:34
Nov 7, 2023 vs NSH W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:31
Nov 4, 2023 @ SEA W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:20
Nov 1, 2023 vs DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 18:03
Oct 29, 2023 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 15:40
Oct 26, 2023 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:45
Oct 24, 2023 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:37
Oct 22, 2023 @ DET L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 21:21
Oct 20, 2023 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:31
Oct 19, 2023 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:11
Oct 16, 2023 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:59
Oct 14, 2023 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:30
Oct 11, 2023 vs WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:26