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Chris Tierney

#11 · Centre · New Jersey Devils

Born Jul 1, 1994 in Keswick, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 55th overall in 2012 by SJS (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Connor McMichael WSH · 18 P in 68 GP Nathan Bastian NJD · 18 P in 72 GP Nils Hoglander VAN · 18 P in 60 GP Trent Frederic BOS · 18 P in 60 GP Michael Amadio VGK · 18 P in 56 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.

0102030402014-15: 21 points2114-152015-16: 20 points2015-162016-17: 23 points2316-172017-18: 40 points4017-182018-19: 48 points4818-192019-20: 37 points3719-202020-21: 19 points1920-212021-22: 18 points1821-222022-23: 10 points1022-232023-24: 12 points1223-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 SJS 43 6 15 21 3 6 48 11 0.49 $712K
2015-16 SJS 79 7 13 20 -16 20 96 24 0.25 $712K
2016-17 SJS 80 11 12 23 0 6 90 50 0.29 $712K
2017-18 SJS 82 17 23 40 0 8 118 26 0.49 $735K
2018-19 OTT 81 9 39 48 -22 26 116 30 0.59 $2.938M
2019-20 OTT 71 11 26 37 -6 20 102 44 0.52 $2.938M
2020-21 OTT 55 6 13 19 -12 8 53 23 0.35 $3.5M
2021-22 OTT 70 6 12 18 -12 14 72 42 0.26 $3.5M
2022-23 FLA 13 2 1 3 -1 2 6 11 0.23 $750K
2022-23 MTL 23 1 6 7 -7 4 13 4 0.30
2023-24 NJD 52 4 8 12 3 21 26 20 0.23 $775K
10 seasons Career 649 80 168 248 -70 135 740 285 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 SJS 24 5 4 9 8 6 15 22 0.38
2016-17 SJS 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 0.17
2017-18 SJS 10 0 2 2 -2 2 16 14 0.20
3 seasons Playoffs 40 5 7 12 6 8 35 44 0.30

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 6 12 18 -12 14 72 42 0.26 8.3 12:25

Contract

$3.5MCap hit2021-22
$194KCap dollars per point18 points in 70 games
$13KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.5MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2023-24 to 2023-24 $775K
2022-23 to 2022-23 $750K
2020-21 to 2021-22 $3.5M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $2.938M
2014-15 to 2017-18 $712K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Rating

-1.0Goals above replacement594th of 723 skaters, 409th of 481 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 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-2.8 15th percentileEven-strength defence+0.6 60th percentilePower play-0.7 17th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 23rd percentilePenalties-0.4 22nd 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.

-202462014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals 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

47.8Corsi for %668 attempts for, 729 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Expected goals for %30.9 expected for, 33.7 against
+2.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.3Goals for %22 for, 30 against
98.6PDO6.1% shooting + 92.4% saves
97Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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
Tyler Ennis · Chris Tierney · Alex Formenton22112:3047.245.54-6
Tyler Ennis · Chris Tierney · Zachary Sanford2780:5239.441.51-3
Tyler Ennis · Chris Tierney · Adam Gaudette1039:5159.359.53-0
Chris Tierney · Adam Gaudette · Alex Formenton1338:4261.162.03-1

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 100 unblocked attempts
-2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.61 expected goals per 60 minutes20th
Shot quality 8.8% chance per attempt67th
Finishing -2.8 goals above expected25thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.8Goals 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 29, 2022 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:50
Apr 28, 2022 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 13:30
Apr 26, 2022 vs NJD W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:41
Apr 23, 2022 vs MTL W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12:53
Apr 22, 2022 @ CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:24
Apr 19, 2022 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:49
Apr 18, 2022 @ SEA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:13
Apr 16, 2022 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:14
Apr 14, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 07:40
Apr 10, 2022 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:48
Apr 9, 2022 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:38
Apr 7, 2022 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:34
Mar 29, 2022 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:11
Mar 26, 2022 vs FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:30
Mar 24, 2022 @ WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 14:47
Mar 22, 2022 @ NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:02
Mar 19, 2022 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:53
Mar 18, 2022 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:40
Mar 16, 2022 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 11:07
Feb 26, 2022 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:59
Feb 22, 2022 vs MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:56
Feb 20, 2022 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:40
Feb 19, 2022 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:59
Feb 17, 2022 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:56
Feb 15, 2022 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:20
Feb 13, 2022 @ WSH W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 13:57
Feb 12, 2022 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:40
Feb 10, 2022 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:54
Feb 8, 2022 vs CAR W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 11:44
Feb 7, 2022 vs NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:04
Feb 1, 2022 @ NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:04
Jan 31, 2022 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:03
Jan 29, 2022 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:22
Jan 27, 2022 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:15
Jan 25, 2022 vs BUF W 5-0 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 12:18
Jan 23, 2022 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 08:35
Jan 22, 2022 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:24
Jan 20, 2022 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:31
Jan 18, 2022 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:02
Jan 15, 2022 @ EDM W 6-4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 11:20
Jan 13, 2022 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:18
Jan 1, 2022 @ TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:15
Dec 18, 2021 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:59
Dec 16, 2021 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:58
Dec 14, 2021 @ FLA W 8-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 07:35
Dec 11, 2021 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:06
Dec 7, 2021 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:21
Dec 6, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:12
Dec 4, 2021 vs COL W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:38
Dec 2, 2021 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 09:31
Dec 1, 2021 vs VAN L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 10:36
Nov 27, 2021 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:08
Nov 26, 2021 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:38
Nov 24, 2021 @ SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:40
Nov 22, 2021 @ COL L 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:19
Nov 14, 2021 vs CGY L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:38
Nov 13, 2021 vs PIT W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:49
Nov 11, 2021 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:58
Nov 9, 2021 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:58
Nov 6, 2021 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:06
Nov 4, 2021 vs VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:37
Nov 2, 2021 @ MIN L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11:15
Nov 1, 2021 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:51
Oct 29, 2021 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:05
Oct 25, 2021 vs WSH L 5-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 14:09
Oct 23, 2021 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:03
Oct 21, 2021 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16:04
Oct 17, 2021 vs DAL W 3-2 2 0 2 -2 0 3 0 13:12
Oct 16, 2021 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:16
Oct 14, 2021 vs TOR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 13:19