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Jonathan Marchessault

#81 · Right wing · Nashville Predators

Born Dec 27, 1990 in Cap-Rouge, Quebec, CAN (age 35) · 5'9", 185 lb · Shoots right

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Patrick Kane NYR · 57 P in 73 GP Matty Beniers SEA · 57 P in 80 GP Pavel Zacha BOS · 57 P in 82 GP Patrice Bergeron BOS · 58 P in 78 GP Reilly Smith VGK · 56 P in 78 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602012-13: 0 points012-132014-15: 1 points114-152015-16: 18 points1815-162016-17: 51 points5116-172017-18: 75 points7517-182018-19: 59 points5918-192019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 44 points4420-212021-22: 66 points6621-222022-23: 57 points5722-232023-24: 69 points6923-242024-25: 56 points5624-252025-26: 31 points3125-262026-27: 1 points126-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 CBJ 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00 $925K
2014-15 TBL 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 0.50 $925K
2015-16 TBL 45 7 11 18 -10 17 81 61 0.40 $600K
2016-17 FLA 75 30 21 51 -21 38 193 105 0.68 $750K
2017-18 VGK 77 27 48 75 36 40 268 99 0.97 $750K
2018-19 VGK 82 25 34 59 2 52 278 98 0.72 $5M
2019-20 VGK 66 22 25 47 6 28 235 99 0.71 $5M
2020-21 VGK 55 18 26 44 19 39 176 44 0.80 $5M
2021-22 VGK 76 30 36 66 3 36 251 61 0.87 $5M
2022-23 VGK 76 28 29 57 2 21 234 76 0.75 $5M
2023-24 VGK 82 42 27 69 -2 40 266 107 0.84 $5M
2024-25 NSH 78 21 35 56 -29 37 206 77 0.72 $5.5M
2025-26 NSH 62 12 19 31 -18 30 132 75 0.50 $5.5M
2026-27 NSH 5 1 0 1 -1 4 8 7 0.20 $5.5M
14 seasons Career 783 264 311 575 -13 382 2331 914 0.73

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 TBL 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.00
2015-16 TBL 5 0 1 1 1 6 7 8 0.20
2017-18 VGK 20 8 13 21 8 10 86 48 1.05
2018-19 VGK 7 4 2 6 1 6 26 24 0.86
2019-20 VGK 17 1 7 8 -2 12 50 58 0.47
2020-21 VGK 19 6 3 9 8 12 51 56 0.47
2022-23 VGK 22 13 12 25 17 14 80 55 1.14
2023-24 VGK 7 2 2 4 1 2 25 25 0.57
8 seasons Playoffs 99 34 40 74 34 62 328 275 0.75

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 28 29 57 2 21 234 76 0.75 12.0 17:08

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$88KCap dollars per point57 points in 76 games
$835KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.0 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$38KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan 3, 2018, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $30M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2023-24, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $5M $5M $2M $7M M-NTC
2019-20 $5M $6M $0 $6M M-NTC
2020-21 $5M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC
2021-22 $5M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC
2022-23 $5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M M-NTC
2023-24 $5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2028-29 5 $27.5M $5.5M
Jan 3, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2018-19 to 2023-24 6 $30M $5M
Jul 1, 2016 Florida Panthers New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.5M $750K
Jun 28, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2015-16 to 2015-16 1 $600K $600K
Jul 1, 2012 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $2.775M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2022-23 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2022-23 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+3.2Even-strength defence-0.2Power play+0.1Penalty kill0.0Penalties+1.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-50510152012-132015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

50.1Corsi for %342 attempts for, 340 against
+5.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.1Expected goals for %17.9 expected for, 11.9 against
+10.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
77.4Goals for %24 for, 7 against
108.9PDO13.3% shooting + 95.7% saves
93Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 141 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jonathan Marchessault · Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel22206:4547.658.716-6
Jonathan Marchessault · Michael Amadio · Jack Eichel335:1056.959.21-0
Reilly Smith · William Karlsson · Jonathan Marchessault69:2566.776.40-0
Jonathan Marchessault · Chandler Stephenson · Ivan Barbashev85:5533.344.51-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 100 unblocked attempts
+4.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.37 expected goals per 60 minutes93rd
Shot quality 8.8% chance per attempt64th
Finishing +4.2 goals above expected94thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 89 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0510Game 20Goals 13Expected 8.8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2023 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:11
Apr 11, 2023 vs SEA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 15:00
Apr 8, 2023 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:01
Apr 6, 2023 vs LAK W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 17:08
Apr 4, 2023 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 19:31
Apr 3, 2023 @ MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:57
Apr 1, 2023 vs MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 17:32
Mar 30, 2023 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 18:11
Mar 28, 2023 vs EDM L 4-7 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 18:30
Mar 25, 2023 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 17:09
Mar 23, 2023 @ CGY W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 14:24
Mar 21, 2023 @ VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:26
Mar 19, 2023 vs CBJ W 7-2 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 14:43
Mar 16, 2023 vs CGY L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:32
Mar 14, 2023 @ PHI W 5-3 1 2 3 0 2 4 0 16:45
Mar 12, 2023 @ STL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:10
Mar 11, 2023 @ CAR W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 15:47
Mar 9, 2023 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:32
Mar 7, 2023 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:13
Mar 5, 2023 vs MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 15:35
Mar 3, 2023 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 2 1 3 1 0 5 3 22:44
Mar 1, 2023 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:11
Feb 27, 2023 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:31
Feb 25, 2023 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 18:47
Feb 23, 2023 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 19:16
Feb 21, 2023 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 16:55
Feb 18, 2023 vs TBL W 5-4 2 0 2 1 0 7 0 15:48
Feb 16, 2023 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17:22
Feb 12, 2023 vs ANA W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:10
Feb 9, 2023 @ MIN W 5-1 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 15:56
Feb 7, 2023 @ NSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:32
Jan 28, 2023 @ NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:06
Jan 27, 2023 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:46
Jan 24, 2023 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:36
Jan 22, 2023 @ ARI L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 15:50
Jan 21, 2023 vs WSH W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:57
Jan 19, 2023 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 18:45
Jan 16, 2023 vs DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 20:36
Jan 14, 2023 vs EDM L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 16:38
Jan 12, 2023 vs FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:34
Jan 7, 2023 vs LAK L 1-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 16:25
Dec 21, 2022 vs ARI W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:11
Dec 19, 2022 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 22:39
Dec 17, 2022 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:03
Dec 15, 2022 @ CHI W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 15:39
Dec 13, 2022 @ WPG W 6-5 2 0 2 -1 0 4 1 16:02
Dec 11, 2022 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 18:47
Dec 9, 2022 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 19:11
Dec 7, 2022 vs NYR L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 14:55
Dec 5, 2022 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 17:08
Dec 3, 2022 @ DET W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:26
Dec 1, 2022 @ PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:12
Nov 28, 2022 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 17:31
Nov 26, 2022 vs VAN L 1-5 1 0 1 1 5 4 0 13:54
Nov 25, 2022 vs SEA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:53
Nov 23, 2022 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 18:32
Nov 21, 2022 @ VAN W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 16:57
Nov 19, 2022 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 16:12
Nov 17, 2022 vs ARI W 4-1 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 12:10
Nov 15, 2022 vs SJS L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 17:07
Nov 12, 2022 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:29
Nov 10, 2022 @ BUF W 7-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 14:52
Nov 8, 2022 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:51
Nov 5, 2022 @ MTL W 6-4 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 18:24
Nov 3, 2022 @ OTT W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 17:38
Nov 1, 2022 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 18:38
Oct 30, 2022 vs WPG W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:54
Oct 28, 2022 vs ANA W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:31
Oct 25, 2022 @ SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:41
Oct 24, 2022 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:12
Oct 22, 2022 vs COL L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 17:30
Oct 20, 2022 vs WPG W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 16:51
Oct 18, 2022 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:21
Oct 15, 2022 @ SEA W 5-2 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 15:03
Oct 13, 2022 vs CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:27
Oct 11, 2022 @ LAK W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 7 5 15:07