John Tavares

John Tavares

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C · 6'1" · 217 lb · Shoots L
Age 35
Career
0.94
P / GP
1185P in 1266 GP
Archetype
Elite Scorer
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$4.39M
Signed through 2029
Career points
1185
Regular season

John Tavares, a center for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is entering his age-36 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 71 points (31 goals, 40 assists) in 82 games, a 0.87 points-per-game pace, 21 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 48.3% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -2.2. HighDanger's model projects 65 points for 2026-27, in a 60 to 70 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2279274976-8322618:040.96
2022–2380364480-7343917:391.00
2023–2480293665+2302017:520.81
2024–2575383674+10462018:140.99
2025–2682314071-28282118:110.87
Career12665256601185-495493910.94

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 3192nd
Assists 4090th
Avg TOI / GP 18:1180th
Shots 19288th
PIM 2863rd

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 7192nd
Primary points 2580th
xGF % 48.3%37th
xGF / 60 1.6355th
xGA / 60 1.7433rd

Career journey

Rookie
2009–10 · age 19
New York Islanders
0.66 P/GP
82 GP · 24G · 30A
Emerging
2010–11 → 2013 · age 20–22
New York Islanders
0.93 P/GP
209 GP · 88G · 107A
Prime
2013–14 → 2021 · age 23–30
New York Islanders
0.98 P/GP
579 GP · 252G · 318A
Veteran
2021–22 → 2026 · age 31–35
Toronto Maple Leafs
0.92 P/GP
396 GP · 161G · 205A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.