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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 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Faulk STL · 50 P in 82 GP Rasmus Andersson CGY · 49 P in 79 GP Noah Dobson NYI · 49 P in 78 GP Victor Hedman TBL · 49 P in 76 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 52 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.

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

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 7 43 50 39 26 165 93 0.63 4.2 25:06

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$82KCap dollars per point50 points in 80 games
$283KCap dollars per goal above replacement14.5 goals above replacement
$11.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Colorado Avalanche on Oct 27, 2020, as a new contract: 4 years and $16.4M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2023-24, with 1 season 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
2020-21 $4.1M $2.35M $0 $2.35M
2021-22 $4.1M $3.55M $0 $3.55M
2022-23 $4.1M $4.6M $0 $4.6M
2023-24 $4.1M $5.9M $0 $5.9M

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+14.5Goals above replacement27th of 696 skaters, 4th of 235 defencemen
+2.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 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+5.0 95th percentileEven-strength defence+3.7 91st percentilePower play-1.4 2nd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 55th percentilePenalties+0.3 88th 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

54.7Corsi for %1607 attempts for, 1330 against
+4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Expected goals for %75.0 expected for, 55.1 against
+7.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.4Goals for %79 for, 54 against
101.9PDO9.0% shooting + 92.9% saves
254Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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
Devon Toews · Cale Makar58731:4758.660.144-25
Devon Toews · Samuel Girard67323:3354.860.322-13
Erik Johnson · Devon Toews49145:2346.545.47-6
Devon Toews · Bowen Byram3677:4942.152.72-3

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 213 unblocked attempts
-1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.26 expected goals per 60 minutes75th
Shot quality 4.1% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing -1.8 goals above expected13thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 8.8Goals 7

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 14, 2023 @ NSH W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 24:54
Apr 13, 2023 vs WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 24:24
Apr 11, 2023 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 27:16
Apr 9, 2023 @ ANA W 5-4 (OT) 0 3 3 -2 2 4 0 30:12
Apr 8, 2023 @ LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 26:09
Apr 6, 2023 @ SJS W 6-2 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 22:15
Apr 4, 2023 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 27:20
Apr 1, 2023 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 21:28
Mar 29, 2023 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:15
Mar 27, 2023 @ ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:14
Mar 26, 2023 @ ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 2 2 3 22:18
Mar 24, 2023 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 22:40
Mar 22, 2023 vs PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 28:16
Mar 20, 2023 vs CHI W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 21:06
Mar 18, 2023 @ DET W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 3 24:04
Mar 16, 2023 @ OTT W 5-4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 23:54
Mar 15, 2023 @ TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 26:37
Mar 13, 2023 @ MTL W 8-4 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 19:44
Mar 11, 2023 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 24:10
Mar 9, 2023 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:27
Mar 7, 2023 vs SJS W 6-0 0 2 2 4 0 4 2 22:19
Mar 5, 2023 vs SEA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 27:47
Mar 4, 2023 @ DAL L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:38
Mar 1, 2023 vs NJD L 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:31
Feb 27, 2023 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 22:35
Feb 25, 2023 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 26:41
Feb 24, 2023 @ WPG W 5-1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 20:33
Feb 19, 2023 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 6 3 29:41
Feb 18, 2023 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:57
Feb 15, 2023 @ MIN W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 27:25
Feb 14, 2023 vs TBL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 30:04
Feb 11, 2023 @ FLA W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 29:30
Feb 9, 2023 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 23:56
Feb 7, 2023 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 26:01
Jan 28, 2023 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 25:05
Jan 26, 2023 vs ANA L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 23:29
Jan 24, 2023 vs WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 27:41
Jan 21, 2023 @ SEA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 29:51
Jan 20, 2023 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23:43
Jan 18, 2023 @ CGY W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 27:05
Jan 16, 2023 vs DET W 6-3 0 2 2 4 0 2 2 20:54
Jan 14, 2023 vs OTT W 7-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:47
Jan 12, 2023 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:16
Jan 10, 2023 vs FLA L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 25:47
Jan 7, 2023 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 29:22
Jan 5, 2023 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 26:45
Jan 2, 2023 vs VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 27:55
Dec 31, 2022 vs TOR L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 24:34
Dec 29, 2022 vs LAK L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 29:27
Dec 27, 2022 @ ARI L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 25:42
Dec 23, 2022 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 29:10
Dec 21, 2022 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 27:34
Dec 19, 2022 vs NYI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 27:52
Dec 17, 2022 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:51
Dec 15, 2022 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27:05
Dec 13, 2022 vs PHI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 25:42
Dec 11, 2022 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 25:09
Dec 9, 2022 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:55
Dec 7, 2022 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:08
Dec 5, 2022 @ PHI L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 25:41
Dec 3, 2022 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 24:36
Dec 1, 2022 @ BUF W 6-4 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 26:03
Nov 29, 2022 @ WPG L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:00
Nov 26, 2022 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:34
Nov 23, 2022 vs VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 26:54
Nov 21, 2022 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:56
Nov 19, 2022 @ WSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 22:29
Nov 17, 2022 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 29:11
Nov 14, 2022 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 26:38
Nov 12, 2022 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 28:03
Nov 10, 2022 vs NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 26:14
Nov 5, 2022 @ CBJ W 5-1 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 22:52
Nov 4, 2022 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 23:15
Oct 29, 2022 @ NYI L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 22:57
Oct 28, 2022 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:19
Oct 25, 2022 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 26:26
Oct 19, 2022 vs WPG L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 17:31
Oct 17, 2022 @ MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25:07
Oct 13, 2022 @ CGY L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21:46
Oct 12, 2022 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:48