John Tavares
Toronto Maple Leafs · C · #91- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 217 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Mississauga, CAN
- Draft
- 2009 NYI · R1 #1
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 15h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1267 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.38M
cap hit
$9.00M
Alpha-market value
A+
Massive surplus value (+$4.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Tavares | 84 | Sniper | 71 P · 82 GP | $4.38M | $9.00M | A++$4.6M | this player |
 Sam Bennett | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 58 P · 76 GP | $8.00M | $8.30M | C+$0.3M | 90% |
 Adam Fantilli | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 59 P · 82 GP | $0.95M | $8.30M | A++$7.3M | 89% |
 Steven Stamkos | 83 | Sniper | 66 P · 82 GP | $8.00M | $8.65M | C+$0.6M | 87% |
 Sidney Crosby | 87 | Top-Six Threat | 74 P · 68 GP | $8.70M | $10.09M | B+$1.4M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: William Nylander · 22 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on John’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs NYR
1P
1G 0A
vs NYR 03-25
1G 0A · 2 shots · 19:19 TOI
@ STL
0P
0G 0A
@ STL 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:48 TOI
@ ANA
3P
2G 1A
@ ANA 03-30
2G 1A · 4 shots · 21:04 TOI
@ SJS
1P
1G 0A
@ SJS 04-02
1G 0A · 1 shots · 19:13 TOI
@ LAK
3P
1G 2A
@ LAK 04-04
1G 2A · 1 shots · 20:21 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 04-08
0G 0A · 3 shots · 19:32 TOI
@ NYI
1P
0G 1A
@ NYI 04-09
0G 1A · 1 shots · 19:39 TOI
vs FLA
1P
0G 1A
vs FLA 04-11
0G 1A · 1 shots · 17:01 TOI
vs DAL
1P
1G 0A
vs DAL 04-13
1G 0A · 3 shots · 20:03 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-15
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:05 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 12 of 31 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 35 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 37 blocks · 12 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 30 | 54 | -15 |
| 2010-11 | New York Islanders | 79 | 29 | 38 | 67 | -16 |
| 2011-12 | New York Islanders | 82 | 31 | 50 | 81 | -6 |
| 2012-13 | New York Islanders | 48 | 28 | 19 | 47 | -2 |
| 2013-14 | New York Islanders | 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | -6 |
| 2014-15 | New York Islanders | 82 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | New York Islanders | 78 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | New York Islanders | 77 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 47 | 84 | -12 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 63 | 26 | 34 | 60 | -7 |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 56 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 79 | 27 | 49 | 76 | -8 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 36 | 44 | 80 | -7 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 75 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 31 | 40 | 71 | -28 |
| Career | 2 teams | 1266 | 525 | 660 | 1185 | -49 |