#91 · Center

John Tavares

Age: 36
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 211 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Mississauga, Ontario, CAN

GP: 6
G: 2
A: 3
P: 5
+/-: -5
SOG: 17

Drafted 2009 · Round 1, #1 overall (NYI)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	2	1	3-1
A	3	4	4-1
P	5	5	7-2
SOG	17	6	9+8
PPP	3	0	1+2
+/-	-5	+1	+1-6
PIM	4	0	0+4
TOI/GP	17:19	17:40−0:21	17:27−0:09
SH%	11.8	16.7-4.9	33.3-21.6

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Tavares is shooting 11.8% (2 on 17 shots) against 14.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.7 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.7).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 45.0; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 44.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -4.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.881; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.7; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.7; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 67.5; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:26; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

29 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Tavares is used

#91 · C · Toronto Maple Leafs

John Tavares

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 17:23; 12:26 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 67.5%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 44.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 45.0%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Tavares51.6s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Tavares30%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

William Nylander40.8 min together48%shot attempts

Darren Raddysh29.6 min together51%shot attempts

Gavin McKenna27.1 min together51%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	2	3	5	-5	4	1	17	11.8	17:19
2025–26	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	31	40	71	-28	28	12	192	16.1	18:11
2024–25	Toronto Maple Leafs	75	38	36	74	+10	46	12	200	19.0	18:14
2024–25 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	13	5	2	7	-6	10	3	40	12.5	18:33
2023–24	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	29	36	65	+2	30	9	279	10.4	17:52
2023–24 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	1	1	2	0	2	1	22	4.5	19:03
2022–23	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	36	44	80	-7	34	18	277	13.0	17:39
2022–23 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	11	4	4	8	-1	4	1	44	9.1	18:44
2021–22	Toronto Maple Leafs	79	27	49	76	-8	32	10	237	11.4	18:04
2021–22 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	3	3	6	0	2	1	14	21.4	18:35
2020–21	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	19	31	50	+12	14	6	163	11.7	18:12
2020–21 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2:53
2019–20	Toronto Maple Leafs	63	26	34	60	-7	24	7	197	13.2	19:33
2019–20 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	2	1	3	-3	0	0	24	8.3	22:42
2018–19	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	47	41	88	+19	34	10	286	16.4	19:05
2018–19 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	2	3	5	-5	0	0	21	9.5	19:40
2017–18	New York Islanders	82	37	47	84	-12	26	12	257	14.4	19:56
2016–17	New York Islanders	77	28	38	66	+4	38	7	260	10.8	20:25
2015–16	New York Islanders	78	33	37	70	+6	38	7	250	13.2	20:00
2015–16 (P)	New York Islanders	11	6	5	11	-3	6	2	40	15.0	22:54
2014–15	New York Islanders	82	38	48	86	+5	46	13	278	13.7	20:40
2014–15 (P)	New York Islanders	7	2	4	6	+2	2	0	18	11.1	19:19
2013–14	New York Islanders	59	24	42	66	-6	40	8	188	12.8	21:15
2012–13	New York Islanders	48	28	19	47	-2	18	9	162	17.3	20:46
2012–13 (P)	New York Islanders	6	3	2	5	-4	4	0	21	14.3	20:34
2011–12	New York Islanders	82	31	50	81	-6	26	7	286	10.8	20:34
2010–11	New York Islanders	79	29	38	67	-16	53	9	243	11.9	19:15
2009–10	New York Islanders	82	24	30	54	-15	22	11	186	12.9	18:00

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@UTA	1	1	2	-1	3	0	18:03
Thu, Oct 8	@VGK	0	0	0	-2	0	0	15:26
Tue, Oct 6	vsNSH	1	0	1	0	6	0	18:46
Sat, Oct 3	vsOTT	0	1	1	-1	3	0	18:03
Wed, Sep 30	vsNYI	0	0	0	-1	1	2	16:58
Tue, Sep 29	vsMTL	0	1	1	0	4	2	16:36

	Team / League										TOI
2023–24	Canada · WC	9	2	9	11	-4	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Canada · WCup	6	1	3	4	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Canada · Olympics	4	0	0	0	+3	0	0	6	–	–
2012–13	Bern · Swiss	28	17	25	42	–	28	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Canada · WC-A	8	4	5	9	+4	12	0	–	–	–
2010–11	Canada · WC-A	7	5	4	9	+6	12	0	–	–	–
2009–10	Canada · WC-A	7	7	0	7	–	6	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Oshawa · OHL	32	26	28	54	+5	32	9	–	–	–
2008–09	London · OHL	24	32	18	50	+5	22	12	–	–	–
2008–09	Canada · WJC-A	6	8	7	15	–	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	London · OHL	14	10	11	21	-2	8	6	–	–	–
2007–08	Oshawa · OHL	59	40	78	118	+22	69	14	–	–	–
2007–08	Canada · WJC-A	7	4	1	5	–	2	–	–	–	–
2007–08 (P)	Oshawa · OHL	15	3	13	16	+3	20	0	–	–	–
2006–07	Oshawa · OHL	67	72	62	134	+25	60	34	–	–	–
2006–07	Canada · WJ18-A	7	2	3	5	+4	4	1	–	–	–
2006–07 (P)	Oshawa · OHL	9	7	12	19	-4	6	4	–	–	–
2005–06	Oshawa · OHL	65	45	32	77	-13	72	12	–	–	–
2004–05	Tor. Marlboros · GTHL	72	91	67	158	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Milton · OPJHL	20	13	15	28	–	10	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Toronto Marlboros Bantam AAA · GTBHL	90	95	92	187	0	76	–	–	–	–

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