Chris Tierney

#11Center

2023-24 regular season

SOG

15.4% SH

9:02

TOI/GP

C · NJD · NHL id 8476919

Chris Tierney has played 52 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2023-24, scoring 4 goals and 8 assists (12 points) on 26 shots while averaging 9:02 a night (8:13 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 0:41 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Devils have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Tierney on the ice (17-17 in goals, 56% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against NYI he was on L4 with Kurtis MacDermid and Shane Bowers and off the power play. He is shooting 15.4% this season against 10.7% across the 457 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 15 game vs NYI, detected from shift data

Line

Kurtis MacDermid Shane Bowers

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 5: L4 · L4 · L3 · L3 · L4

Deployment timeline

2023-24 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

20 games shown, 8:39 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2023-24 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed31st3121.8 mph

Bursts 20+ mph37th3836

Hardest shot9th975.1 mph

Offensive-zone time10th1138.3%

Distance skated34th3576.2 mi

High-danger SOG26th268

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2023-24 · 42 attempts, 26 on goal, 4 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2023-24 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Beyond the box score

2023-24 regular season · 51 of 52 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: +0.023
Season net: +0.16xG

Offensive TK/600.86 (6)

Offensive GV/600.14 (1)

Neutral TK/600.86 (6)

Neutral GV/600.43 (3)

Defensive TK/600.14 (1)

Defensive GV/600.57 (4)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: +0.084
Season: +0.16G
: 57.2%194 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 29-21 · NZ 39-31 · DZ 43-31

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.00
Attempts: 7
: 0.063

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −1.16G
Per 60: −0.152
Drawn / taken: 4.5 / 10.5minors

Method Leaders

: 43.9%
: 44.6%
: 43.7%
Transition CF/60: 4.4
Turnovers won/60: 13.2
Turnovers lost/60: 11.9

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

26 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Crease	12%	2%	1
R Circle	4%	12%	0
L Circle	19%	13%	0
R Point	0%	6%	0
Outside R	0%	5%	0
Center Point	4%	8%	0
R Net Side	0%	4%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Played 5:57 more than his 5-game averageJan 15, 2024 alerts →

How his goals happened

4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Apr 7, 2024 vs NSH	Rebound	dump	2*	11.2	rebound
Mar 24, 2024 @ NYI	Odd-man rush	loose	1	50.7	1-on-0
Mar 14, 2024 @ DAL	Odd-man rush	pass	2	7.6	3-on-2
Feb 6, 2024 vs COL	Deflection	—	3*	44.3	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2023-24 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Tierney

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

52 games in 2023-24, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 15	vs NYI	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	100%	7:36	7:27	0:09	—
Apr 13	@ PHI	L 0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	67%	10:36	9:38	—	0:49
Apr 11	@ TOR	W 6-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	29%	11:49	11:31	—	0:18
Apr 9	vs TOR	L 2-5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	86%	7:53	7:53	—	—
Apr 7	vs NSH	OTL 2-3	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	38%	8:04	8:04	—	—
Apr 6	@ OTT	W 4-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	100%	8:44	8:44	—	—
Apr 3	@ NYR	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	100%	0:02	0:02	—	—
Apr 2	vs PIT	L 3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	8:43	8:37	—	0:06
Mar 29	@ BUF	L 2-5	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	50%	7:48	7:48	—	—
Mar 26	@ TOR	W 6-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0%	5:46	5:46	—	—
Mar 24	@ NYI	W 4-0	1	0	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0%	9:13	8:16	—	0:36
Mar 23	vs OTT	L 2-5	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	67%	8:53	8:02	—	0:51
Mar 21	vs WPG	W 4-1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	40%	9:11	7:52	—	1:19
Mar 19	vs PIT	W 5-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	7:04	6:38	—	0:20
Mar 17	@ VGK	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	9:50	7:25	—	2:07
Mar 16	@ ARI	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	100%	9:16	8:00	—	0:46
Mar 14	@ DAL	W 6-2	1	1	2	+2	1	0	1	0	40%	9:05	8:09	—	0:56
Mar 11	@ NYR	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	9:34	6:47	—	2:27
Mar 9	vs CAR	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	11:22	10:33	0:05	0:44
Mar 7	vs STL	W 4-1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0%	14:10	12:59	—	1:11

Season splits by strength

2023-24 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	52	469:18	9:02	341	451	43.1%	42.0%	166	223	20	21	49%	14.8	19.9	49%
Even strength	52	427:02	8:13	324	387	45.6%	44.7%	156	187	17	17	50%	11.8	15.2	55%
5v5	52	426:43	8:12	324	387	45.6%	44.7%	156	187	17	17	50%	11.8	15.2	56%
Power play	9	1:44	0:12	1	2	33.3%	33.3%	1	2	0	0	—	0.1	0.2	100%
Penalty kill	35	35:26	1:01	9	53	14.5%	14.6%	6	29	0	4	0%	0.4	3.4	12%
4v5	35	35:26	1:01	9	53	14.5%	14.6%	6	29	0	4	0%	0.4	3.4	12%
5v6, opponent net empty	9	4:02	0:27	7	9	43.8%	40.0%	3	5	3	0	100%	2.5	1.0	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2023-24	NJD	52	4	8	12	+3	21	26	15.4%	20	12	9:02
2022-23	MTL, FLA	36	3	7	10	-8	6	19	15.8%	15	21	10:52
2021-22	OTT	70	6	12	18	-12	14	72	8.3%	42	30	12:25
2020-21	OTT	55	6	13	19	-12	8	53	11.3%	23	32	14:59
2019-20	OTT	71	11	26	37	-6	20	102	10.8%	44	37	17:11
2018-19	OTT	81	9	39	48	-22	26	116	7.8%	30	54	17:02
2017-18Playoffs	SJS	10	0	2	2	-2	2	16	0.0%	14	4	16:15
2017-18	SJS	82	17	23	40	0	8	118	14.4%	26	45	16:00

Chris Tierney news

Revisiting the Sharks’ Erik Karlsson Trade
The Hockey WritersMay 31, 2025

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Puck luck

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Chris Tierney news