John Tavares 
Age 30 Sep 20, 1990
Mississauga CAN
Center shoots left
6'1" 185 cm
215 lbs 98 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2016
Agent Pat Brisson
Transaction History
| Jul 22, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares (concussion) has been cleared for all on-ice activities and appears to be on track to be ready for training camp in September, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports. | |
| May 31, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares (concussion) -- who was originally labeled out indefinitely -- is 11 days into an expected two-week absence, Mark Masters of TSN.ca reports. | |
| May 27, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares (concussion) took the ice for about 20 minutes ahead of Thursday's game-day skate, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports. | |
| May 22, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Per Mark Masters of TSN.ca, Tavares has been cleared of all structural damage to his head, neck and spine, but he's still considered out indefinitely with a concussion. In addition, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the 30-year-old pivot also suffered a knee injury that will keep him sidelined for at least two weeks. | |
| May 21, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Nick Foligno | Foligno will move to second-line center to replace John Tavares (concussion), reports TSN.ca. | |
| May 21, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares is out indefinitely after being dismissed from the hospital Friday morning, per the team's release. He is at home recovering and being monitored by team medical personnel. Coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Tavares did suffer a concussion, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. | |
| May 20, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Head coach Sheldon Keefe said Tavares' (head) initial tests have come back clear and the center is communicating well and conscious, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic Toronto reports. | |
| May 20, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares was stretched off the ice after a hard collision in Thursday's Game 1 versus the Canadiens, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. | |
| May 12, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal on two shots and added three hits with two PIM in a 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa on Wednesday. | |
| May 6, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens. | |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares picked up an assist Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Canucks. | |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal Saturday in a 4-1 win over the Jets. | |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored twice on four shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Canucks. | |
| Apr 18, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares recorded two assists and three shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Canucks. | |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-2 loss to Winnipeg on Thursday. | |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares registered a pair of assists and four shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary. | |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to Montreal. | |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal on three shots and dished a power-play assist in Monday's 5-3 win over the Flames. | |
| Apr 4, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Flames. | |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares notched his 10th goal of the season Saturday in a 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers. | |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal on five shots and added an assist in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Senators. | |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored his eighth goal of the season in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Vancouver. | |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Oilers. He was dominant in the faceoff circle, winning 81.3 percent (13-3) of his draws. | |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares had two assists Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Oilers. | |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares produced an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Canadiens. | |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal Thursday in a 7-3 win over the Senators. | |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares recorded a pair of assists and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens. | |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares returned to Wednesday's game versus the Canadiens, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. | |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares left in the second period of Wednesday's game against the Canadiens, Kristen Shilton of TSN.ca reports. | |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares registered a goal on four shots and had two PIM in Thursday's 7-3 win over Vancouver. | |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares set up two goals Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Oilers. | |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares recorded an assist and two hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Oilers. | |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Senators. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | John Tavares | Tavares scored a goal and added two assists in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over Montreal. The goal came on the power play. | |
| Jul 1, 2018 | Toronto Maple Leafs | signed C John Tavares to a seven-year, $77 million contract. | |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Injured | New York Islanders | placed C John Tavares on IR. |
| Sep 15, 2011 | New York Islanders | (John Tavares) signed to a six-year contract extension. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
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John Tavares |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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56 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 12 | 14 | 807 | 57.80 | 56.00 | 1.30 | 51.70 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 2.23 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2003-2004 | Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA | GTHL U15 | 90 | 95 | 92 | 187 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003-2004 | Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA | Big Nickel Bantam | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004-2005 | Brantford 99ers | OJHL | 20 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004-2005 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | OHL Cup | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004-2005 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 72 | 91 | 67 | 158 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 65 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Canada Ontario U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 67 | 72 | 62 | 134 | 60 | Playoffs | 9 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | OHL All-Stars | CHL Challenge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 59 | 40 | 78 | 118 | 69 | Playoffs | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Canada U20 | Super Series | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | OHL All-Stars | CHL Challenge | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 32 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | London Knights | OHL | 24 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 22 | Playoffs | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2008-2009 | OHL All-Stars | CHL Challenge | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 22 | 1,058 | 45.45 | 50.63 | 1.05 | 47.77 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 1.42 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Canada | WC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 53 | 1,158 | 45.71 | 47.55 | 3.07 | 47.64 | 3.66 | 0.83 | 1.97 | ||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Canada | WC | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 26 | 1,330 | 49.21 | 54.22 | 10.32 | 49.92 | 4.40 | 0.86 | 2.17 | ||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Canada | WC | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | New York Islanders | NHL | 48 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 18 | 775 | 51.43 | 57.12 | 7.30 | 53.21 | 4.51 | 1.32 | 2.17 | Playoffs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012-2013 | Bern | NL | 28 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Bern | ET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Team Canada | Spengler Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | New York Islanders | NHL | 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 40 | 931 | 53.76 | 47.85 | 2.60 | 48.52 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 2.38 | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Canada | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 46 | 1,298 | 52.89 | 56.33 | 1.58 | 55.38 | 2.98 | 1.02 | 2.17 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015-2016 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 38 | 1,209 | 55.21 | 49.74 | 1.58 | 51.80 | 3.10 | 1.09 | 2.23 | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2016-2017 | Canada | WCup | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 38 | 1,176 | 53.27 | 55.26 | 7.63 | 52.92 | 7.31 | 0.77 | 1.84 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 26 | 1,152 | 48.74 | 45.34 | -0.68 | 47.75 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 2.03 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 34 | 1,255 | 59.71 | 52.96 | 3.29 | 53.29 | 2.31 | 1.58 | 2.87 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 63 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 24 | 969 | 45.50 | 52.70 | 0.70 | 53.30 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 1.79 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 807 | 57.80 | 56.00 | 1.30 | 51.70 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 2.23 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 7 Years $77,000,000 13.50% of cap space
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $650,000 | $910,000 | $910,000 | $910,000 | $910,000 | $910,000 | $910,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $15,250,000 | $14,990,000 | $11,090,000 | $8,440,000 | $7,040,000 | $7,040,000 | $7,040,000 | |
| Total Salary | $15,900,000 | $15,900,000 | $12,000,000 | $9,350,000 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $15,900,000 | $15,900,000 | $12,000,000 | $9,350,000 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | |
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| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||||
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Contract History
Standard Contract | 6 Years $33,000,000 9.17% of cap space
Signing Team 
Signing Date July 15, 2009
Signing Date July 15, 2009
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $11,250,000 1.58% of cap space