John Tavares

John Tavares

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C · 6'1" · 211 lb · Shoots L
Age 36
Career
0.94
P / GP
1192P in 1273 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$4.39M
Signed through 2029
Career points
1192
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
2.5
23 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.5
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.9
11 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+0.1
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
2.7
129 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
5.3
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
33.9
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-5
4 GF · 9 GA

Statistical comparables

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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
Glory Days
2026–27 · age 36
Toronto Maple Leafs
1.0 P/GP
7 GP · 2G · 5A

John Tavares, a center for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is entering his age-36 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 7 games, a 1.00 points-per-game pace, 4 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 33.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.5. HighDanger's model projects 66 points for 2026-27, in a 61 to 71 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2380364480-7343917:391.00
2023–2480293665+2302017:520.81
2024–2575383674+10462018:140.99
2025–2682314071-28282118:110.87
2026–277257-54416:311.00
Career12735276651192-54553395—0.94

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Trajectory

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

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