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Devon Toews

#7 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Feb 21, 1994 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, CAN (age 32) · 6'1", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 108th overall in 2014 by NYI (round 4)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2021-22

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jonas Brodin MIN · 28 P in 69 GP Colton Parayko STL · 28 P in 64 GP Dmitry Orlov WSH · 27 P in 69 GP Erik Gustafsson CGY · 29 P in 66 GP Jacob Trouba NYR · 27 P in 70 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.

020402018-19: 18 points1818-192019-20: 28 points2819-202020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 57 points5721-222022-23: 50 points5022-232023-24: 50 points5023-242024-25: 44 points4424-252025-26: 24 points2425-262026-27: 5 points526-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 NYI 48 5 13 18 7 4 81 24 0.38 $700K
2019-20 NYI 68 6 22 28 1 16 122 55 0.41 $700K
2020-21 COL 53 9 22 31 29 16 121 44 0.58 $4.1M
2021-22 COL 66 13 44 57 52 20 158 54 0.86 $4.1M
2022-23 COL 80 7 43 50 39 26 165 93 0.63 $4.1M
2023-24 COL 82 12 38 50 28 18 159 74 0.61 $4.1M
2024-25 COL 76 10 34 44 30 26 138 40 0.58 $7.25M
2025-26 COL 68 3 21 24 37 32 115 26 0.35 $7.25M
2026-27 COL 5 2 3 5 6 4 5 2 1.00 $7.25M
9 seasons Career 546 67 240 307 229 162 1064 412 0.56

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 NYI 8 1 4 5 -3 0 17 9 0.63
2019-20 NYI 22 2 8 10 3 6 20 23 0.45
2020-21 COL 10 1 5 6 10 2 19 10 0.60
2021-22 COL 20 5 10 15 5 8 44 32 0.75
2022-23 COL 7 1 8 9 5 0 12 13 1.29
2023-24 COL 10 1 5 6 4 2 18 14 0.60
2024-25 COL 7 1 3 4 3 2 5 5 0.57
2025-26 COL 13 2 9 11 6 2 18 3 0.85
8 seasons Playoffs 97 14 52 66 33 22 153 109 0.68

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 6 22 28 1 16 122 55 0.41 4.9 20:31

Contract

$700KCap hitends in 2020
$25KCap dollars per point28 points in 68 games
$101KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.9 goals above replacement
$6.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.8MValueworth 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 New York Islanders on Jul 16, 2018, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.4M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2019-20, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $700K $650K $0 $650K
2019-20 $700K $750K $0 $750K

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
Oct 13, 2023 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2024-25 to 2030-31 7 $50.75M $7.25M
Oct 27, 2020 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2020-21 to 2023-24 4 $16.4M $4.1M
Jul 16, 2018 New York Islanders New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $1.4M $700K
Apr 15, 2016 New York Islanders Entry-level 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $2.063M $925K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.9Goals above replacement109th of 670 skaters, 28th of 231 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 231 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+1.1 81st percentileEven-strength defence+3.5 95th percentilePower play-1.5 1st percentilePenalty kill-0.3 21st percentilePenalties-0.5 48th 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.

0510152018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

51.4Corsi for %1098 attempts for, 1040 against
+7.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.3Expected goals for %52.5 expected for, 42.5 against
+8.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.8Goals for %40 for, 42 against
98.9PDO6.7% shooting + 92.3% saves
200Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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
Scott Mayfield · Devon Toews67714:2049.252.623-18
Ryan Pulock · Devon Toews49170:3050.358.310-7
Johnny Boychuk · Devon Toews49103:3456.660.32-6
Nick Leddy · Devon Toews4568:2647.055.03-3

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.1Expected goalsfrom 161 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.26 expected goals per 60 minutes76th
Shot quality 3.8% chance per attempt84th
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 6.1Goals 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. 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
Mar 10, 2020 @ VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 22:14
Mar 7, 2020 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 19:47
Mar 5, 2020 @ OTT L 3-4 0 2 2 -1 2 1 0 19:41
Mar 3, 2020 vs MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:53
Feb 29, 2020 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:44
Feb 27, 2020 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 23:57
Feb 25, 2020 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 26:28
Feb 23, 2020 vs SJS W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 19:47
Feb 21, 2020 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 19:35
Feb 19, 2020 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 21:48
Feb 17, 2020 @ ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:55
Feb 15, 2020 @ VGK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:30
Feb 13, 2020 @ NSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:15
Feb 11, 2020 vs PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 19:53
Feb 10, 2020 @ WSH W 5-3 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 21:41
Feb 8, 2020 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:22
Feb 6, 2020 vs LAK W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:08
Feb 4, 2020 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 22:27
Feb 1, 2020 vs VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 24:02
Jan 21, 2020 @ NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:05
Jan 19, 2020 @ CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:49
Jan 18, 2020 vs WSH L 4-6 1 2 3 -1 0 2 0 22:42
Jan 16, 2020 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 19:00
Jan 14, 2020 vs DET W 8-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 19:30
Jan 13, 2020 @ NYR L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 18:08
Jan 11, 2020 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20:36
Jan 7, 2020 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 24:08
Jan 6, 2020 vs COL W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 19:11
Jan 4, 2020 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 23:41
Jan 2, 2020 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 23:24
Dec 31, 2019 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:01
Dec 29, 2019 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:11
Dec 27, 2019 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 19:18
Dec 23, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:51
Dec 21, 2019 vs ANA L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:19
Dec 19, 2019 @ BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:20
Dec 17, 2019 vs NSH L 3-8 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 17:40
Dec 14, 2019 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:28
Dec 12, 2019 @ FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 22:27
Dec 9, 2019 @ TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:45
Dec 7, 2019 @ DAL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:20
Dec 5, 2019 vs VGK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:45
Dec 3, 2019 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 23:23
Dec 2, 2019 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:14
Nov 30, 2019 vs CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:27
Nov 27, 2019 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:24
Nov 25, 2019 @ ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:26
Nov 23, 2019 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:28
Nov 21, 2019 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 15:59
Nov 19, 2019 @ PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 23:36
Nov 16, 2019 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 21:57
Nov 13, 2019 vs TOR W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:44
Nov 9, 2019 vs FLA W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 17:41
Nov 7, 2019 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:34
Nov 5, 2019 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 7 1 21:06
Nov 2, 2019 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:14
Nov 1, 2019 vs TBL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:06
Oct 27, 2019 vs PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:08
Oct 25, 2019 @ OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15:05
Oct 24, 2019 vs ARI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:29
Oct 19, 2019 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 19:07
Oct 17, 2019 @ WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:44
Oct 14, 2019 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 20:12
Oct 12, 2019 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:39
Oct 11, 2019 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:46
Oct 8, 2019 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:41
Oct 6, 2019 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 18:53
Oct 4, 2019 vs WSH L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:01