Chris Tanev
Toronto Maple Leafs · #8 · Defenseman · age 36 · 6'3" · 200 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario · Undrafted
1 point in 7 games — 159th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
10HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 43% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Tanev isn't a scorer, but a defensive anchor. His steady presence, evidenced by his minimal goals and significant plus-minus, makes him the ultimate stay-at-home defenseman, a quiet warrior you trust to eat crucial minutes. He's the defender who clears the crease and initiates the breakout, a rock on Toronto's blue line.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 10 lately — hotter than 43% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 10 · +0 over these 7 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — 1.4× his usual pace, and 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shots | 1 | 1 | 6 | ▼ 0.7× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +3 | +2.1 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 16:13 | 17:12 | 18:32 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 19:21 | 10 |
| Oct 10 | @ COL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3:29 | 10 |
| Oct 8 | @ VGK | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22:10 | 9 |
| Oct 6 | vs NSH | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 18:38 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs OTT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points159th of 228 defensemen1leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists142nd of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots220th of 228 defensemen2leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus53rd of 228 defensemen+3leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game147th of 228 defensemen17:12leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (85th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Tanev this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 12 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 28 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TOR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | +3 |
| 2025–26 | TOR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 | +8 |
| 2024–25 | TOR | 75 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.24 | +31 |
| 2023–24 |  DAL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.26 | +6 |
| 2023–24 |  CGY | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.25 | +16 |
| 2022–23 | CGY | 65 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.20 | +7 |
| 2021–22 · best | CGY | 82 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 0.34 | +35 |
| 2020–21 | CGY | 56 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.21 | +15 |
| 2019–20 | VAN | 69 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.29 | +4 |
| 2018–19 | VAN | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.22 | +3 |
| 2017–18 | VAN | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.26 | +7 |
| 2016–17 | VAN | 53 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.19 | +3 |
| 2015–16 | VAN | 69 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.26 | −8 |
| 2014–15 | VAN | 70 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.29 | +8 |
| 2013–14 | VAN | 64 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.27 | +12 |
| 2012–13 | VAN | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.18 | +4 |
| 2011–12 | VAN | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.08 | +10 |
| 2010–11 | VAN | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 |