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Tanner Pearson

#70 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Buffalo Sabres

Born Aug 10, 1992 in Kitchener, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 30th overall in 2012 by LAK (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2013-14

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kevin Hayes NYR · 36 P in 79 GP Anders Lee NYI · 36 P in 80 GP Blake Comeau COL · 36 P in 81 GP Sam Bennett CGY · 36 P in 77 GP Zack Smith OTT · 36 P in 81 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.

0102030402013-14: 7 points713-142014-15: 16 points1614-152015-16: 36 points3615-162016-17: 44 points4416-172017-18: 40 points4017-182018-19: 27 points2718-192019-20: 45 points4519-202020-21: 18 points1820-212021-22: 34 points3421-222022-23: 5 points522-232023-24: 13 points1323-242024-25: 27 points2724-252025-26: 15 points1525-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 LAK 25 3 4 7 2 8 31 35 0.28 $736K
2014-15 LAK 42 12 4 16 14 14 68 46 0.38 $736K
2015-16 LAK 79 15 21 36 11 18 137 104 0.46 $1.4M
2016-17 LAK 80 24 20 44 5 13 187 124 0.55 $1.4M
2017-18 LAK 82 15 25 40 11 27 180 116 0.49 $3.75M
2018-19 LAK 17 0 1 1 -9 8 24 18 0.06 $3.75M
2018-19 PIT 44 9 5 14 -6 13 81 82 0.32
2018-19 VAN 19 9 3 12 0 4 42 28 0.63
2019-20 VAN 69 21 24 45 -4 27 164 96 0.65 $3.75M
2020-21 VAN 51 10 8 18 -15 26 110 54 0.35 $3.75M
2021-22 VAN 68 14 20 34 9 30 159 84 0.50 $3.25M
2022-23 VAN 14 1 4 5 -9 21 17 20 0.36 $3.25M
2023-24 MTL 54 5 8 13 -12 21 77 50 0.24 $3.25M
2024-25 VGK 78 12 15 27 4 8 109 96 0.35 $775K
2025-26 WPG 52 7 6 13 7 25 49 68 0.25 $1M
2025-26 BUF 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 6 0.50
13 seasons Career 778 157 170 327 10 265 1438 1027 0.42

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 LAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2013-14 LAK 24 4 8 12 10 8 53 52 0.50
2015-16 LAK 5 1 2 3 -1 2 6 15 0.60
2017-18 LAK 4 0 0 0 -1 0 8 12 0.00
2019-20 VAN 17 4 4 8 -4 4 37 36 0.47
2024-25 VGK 8 0 1 1 -2 0 6 20 0.13
6 seasons Playoffs 59 9 15 24 2 14 110 135 0.41

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 15 21 36 11 18 137 104 0.46 10.9 14:28

Contract

$1.4MCap hitends in 2017
$39KCap dollars per point36 points in 79 games
$168KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.3 goals above replacement
$5.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.4MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Apr 2, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $2.8M, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2016-17, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $1.4M $1.25M $0 $1.25M
2016-17 $1.4M $1.55M $0 $1.55M

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, 2025 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1M $1M
Oct 4, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Apr 8, 2021 Vancouver Canucks Extension 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $9.75M $3.25M
May 9, 2017 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2017-18 to 2020-21 4 $15M $3.75M
Apr 2, 2015 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $2.8M $1.4M
Aug 7, 2012 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $2.775M $736K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.3Goals above replacement93rd of 675 skaters, 66th of 445 forwards
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: 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+1.7 73rd percentileEven-strength defence+1.9 86th percentilePower play-0.2 28th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 13th percentilePenalties+2.1 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 forwards. 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.

-505102013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

57.6Corsi for %939 attempts for, 691 against
+1.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.9Expected goals for %38.2 expected for, 28.9 against
+3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.7Goals for %37 for, 26 against
100.9PDO7.9% shooting + 93.0% saves
222Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Marian Gaborik · Anze Kopitar · Tanner Pearson19161:0958.257.39-5
Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar · Tanner Pearson24110:0662.762.46-1
Trevor Lewis · Nicholas Shore · Tanner Pearson1986:2561.455.20-1
Vincent Lecavalier · Trevor Lewis · Tanner Pearson1584:1554.361.16-3

The lines 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 lines 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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.0Expected goalsfrom 200 unblocked attempts
-1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.79 expected goals per 60 minutes68th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt53rd
Finishing -1.0 goals above expected44thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 15.0Goals 14

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 9, 2016 vs WPG L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 15:40
Apr 7, 2016 vs ANA W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:32
Apr 5, 2016 @ CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:55
Apr 4, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:17
Apr 2, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 16:41
Mar 31, 2016 vs CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:56
Mar 28, 2016 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:03
Mar 26, 2016 vs EDM W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:07
Mar 24, 2016 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:09
Mar 21, 2016 @ NSH L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 15:44
Mar 19, 2016 vs BOS W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:01
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:11
Mar 15, 2016 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 12:42
Mar 14, 2016 @ CHI W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 11:59
Mar 12, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:00
Mar 9, 2016 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 15:09
Mar 7, 2016 vs VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:39
Mar 5, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 12:17
Mar 3, 2016 vs MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 10:22
Feb 28, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:22
Feb 27, 2016 vs BUF W 2-0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 11:32
Feb 25, 2016 vs EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:23
Feb 23, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:29
Feb 20, 2016 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:13
Feb 18, 2016 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:40
Feb 16, 2016 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:13
Feb 14, 2016 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:08
Feb 12, 2016 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:57
Feb 4, 2016 vs ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 10:37
Feb 2, 2016 @ ARI W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 10:00
Jan 27, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 14:13
Jan 24, 2016 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 12:37
Jan 23, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 14:55
Jan 21, 2016 vs MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 14:02
Jan 19, 2016 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:22
Jan 17, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:22
Jan 16, 2016 vs OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:24
Jan 11, 2016 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 11:40
Jan 9, 2016 vs STL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 14:31
Jan 7, 2016 vs TOR W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 12:17
Jan 4, 2016 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:15
Jan 2, 2016 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 15:13
Dec 31, 2015 @ CGY W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 13:01
Dec 29, 2015 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 13:39
Dec 28, 2015 @ VAN W 5-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:45
Dec 26, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:10
Dec 22, 2015 vs SJS L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 15:05
Dec 19, 2015 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14:39
Dec 17, 2015 @ MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:07
Dec 14, 2015 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:28
Dec 12, 2015 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 17:47
Dec 11, 2015 @ PIT W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 16:40
Dec 8, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:04
Dec 6, 2015 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:43
Dec 5, 2015 vs PIT W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:00
Dec 1, 2015 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:06
Nov 28, 2015 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:41
Nov 25, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:27
Nov 23, 2015 @ FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 15:41
Nov 22, 2015 @ CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 13:21
Nov 20, 2015 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:42
Nov 17, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:03
Nov 14, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 17:24
Nov 12, 2015 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:20
Nov 10, 2015 vs ARI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:15
Nov 7, 2015 vs FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 17:52
Nov 5, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:15
Nov 3, 2015 @ STL W 3-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 14:06
Nov 2, 2015 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:54
Oct 31, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:21
Oct 27, 2015 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:48
Oct 25, 2015 @ EDM W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 16:21
Oct 23, 2015 vs CAR W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 16:02
Oct 22, 2015 @ SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:41
Oct 18, 2015 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:20
Oct 16, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:33
Oct 13, 2015 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:06
Oct 9, 2015 vs ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:46
Oct 7, 2015 vs SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:21