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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 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Uvis Balinskis FLA · 18 P in 76 GP Olli Maatta UTA · 18 P in 77 GP Jalen Chatfield CAR · 18 P in 79 GP Erik Gustafsson DET · 18 P in 60 GP Kaiden Guhle MTL · 18 P in 55 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 3 15 18 31 24 43 20 0.24 7.0 19:45

Contract

$4.5MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$250KCap dollars per point18 points in 75 games
$592KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.6 goals above replacement
$6.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 6 years and $27M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2029-30, with 5 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
2024-25 $4.5M $1M $5M $6M NMC
2025-26 $4.5M $1M $4.6M $5.6M NMC
2026-27 $4.5M $1M $3.6M $4.6M NMC
2027-28 $4.5M $1M $2.6M $3.6M NMC
2028-29 $4.5M $1M $2.6M $3.6M NMC
2029-30 $4.5M $1M $2.6M $3.6M NMC

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.6Goals above replacement115th of 698 skaters, 33rd of 242 defencemen
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 242 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-4.0 7th percentileEven-strength defence+6.6 99th percentilePower play-0.1 48th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 80th percentilePenalties-0.2 64th 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

47.9Corsi for %1097 attempts for, 1195 against
+0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Expected goals for %48.6 expected for, 40.6 against
+4.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.8Goals for %55 for, 34 against
103.7PDO10.3% shooting + 93.4% saves
108Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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 · Jake McCabe58616:5847.155.431-18
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Chris Tanev49289:4447.449.211-5
Chris Tanev · Morgan Rielly51151:1252.860.87-7
Chris Tanev · Simon Benoit39113:2243.651.15-1

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.6Expected goalsfrom 66 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.06 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 2.4% chance per attempt19th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected79thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 3Expected 1.6

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, 2025 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:07
Apr 15, 2025 @ BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:28
Apr 13, 2025 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 20:13
Apr 12, 2025 vs MTL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:33
Apr 9, 2025 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:12
Apr 8, 2025 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:22
Apr 5, 2025 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:11
Apr 2, 2025 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 21:51
Mar 30, 2025 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:56
Mar 29, 2025 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:41
Mar 27, 2025 @ SJS L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:11
Mar 25, 2025 vs PHI W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:06
Mar 22, 2025 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:11
Mar 20, 2025 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 19:54
Mar 19, 2025 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:41
Mar 17, 2025 vs CGY W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:47
Mar 15, 2025 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:21
Mar 13, 2025 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:15
Feb 25, 2025 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:49
Feb 23, 2025 @ CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 20:33
Feb 22, 2025 vs CAR W 6-3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 22:22
Feb 8, 2025 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:37
Feb 6, 2025 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:19
Feb 4, 2025 @ CGY W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:38
Feb 1, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26:37
Jan 29, 2025 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:41
Jan 25, 2025 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:53
Jan 22, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:14
Jan 20, 2025 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24:21
Jan 18, 2025 @ MTL W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:16
Jan 16, 2025 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20:18
Jan 14, 2025 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:48
Jan 11, 2025 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:02
Jan 9, 2025 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 20:51
Jan 7, 2025 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:21
Jan 5, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 23:14
Jan 4, 2025 vs BOS W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 21:07
Jan 2, 2025 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:28
Dec 31, 2024 vs NYI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:39
Dec 28, 2024 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:50
Dec 27, 2024 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:02
Dec 21, 2024 vs NYI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:58
Dec 20, 2024 @ BUF W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:02
Dec 18, 2024 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:58
Dec 15, 2024 vs BUF W 5-3 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 19:33
Dec 14, 2024 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:40
Dec 12, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:42
Dec 10, 2024 @ NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 20:38
Dec 7, 2024 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:40
Dec 6, 2024 vs WSH L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:53
Dec 4, 2024 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:05
Dec 2, 2024 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:03
Nov 30, 2024 @ TBL W 5-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 22:38
Nov 27, 2024 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:07
Nov 24, 2024 vs UTA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:10
Nov 20, 2024 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18:45
Nov 16, 2024 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:14
Nov 13, 2024 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:15
Nov 12, 2024 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:39
Nov 9, 2024 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:21
Nov 8, 2024 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:27
Nov 5, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 16:51
Nov 3, 2024 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:24
Nov 2, 2024 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 17:00
Oct 31, 2024 vs SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:42
Oct 28, 2024 @ WPG W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 24:26
Oct 26, 2024 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21:07
Oct 24, 2024 vs STL L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 18:23
Oct 22, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 19:52
Oct 21, 2024 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18:01
Oct 19, 2024 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:07
Oct 16, 2024 vs LAK W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:41
Oct 12, 2024 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:42
Oct 10, 2024 @ NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:51
Oct 9, 2024 @ MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:17