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Michael Bunting

#58 · Left wing · Philadelphia Flyers

Born Sep 17, 1995 in Scarborough, Ontario, CAN (age 31) · 6'0", 186 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 117th overall in 2014 by ARI (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Johansen NSH · 63 P in 79 GP Jeff Skinner BUF · 63 P in 80 GP Clayton Keller ARI · 63 P in 67 GP Chandler Stephenson VGK · 64 P in 79 GP Jakub Voracek CBJ · 62 P in 79 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.

02040602018-19: 1 points118-192020-21: 13 points1320-212021-22: 63 points6321-222022-23: 49 points4922-232023-24: 55 points5523-242024-25: 38 points3824-252025-26: 33 points3325-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 ARI 5 1 0 1 0 2 5 6 0.20 $715K
2020-21 ARI 21 10 3 13 -1 12 38 28 0.62 $738K
2021-22 TOR 79 23 40 63 27 80 175 85 0.80 $950K
2022-23 TOR 82 23 26 49 21 103 174 85 0.60 $950K
2023-24 CAR 60 13 23 36 -15 55 113 25 0.60 $4.5M
2023-24 PIT 21 6 13 19 -4 2 55 24 0.90
2024-25 PIT 58 14 15 29 -18 48 110 59 0.50 $4.5M
2024-25 NSH 18 5 4 9 -1 20 45 11 0.50
2025-26 NSH 61 13 18 31 -17 16 108 35 0.51 $4.5M
2025-26 DAL 13 1 1 2 -7 4 18 10 0.15
2026-27 PHI 3 0 0 0 -4 2 3 1 0.00 $1.2M
8 seasons Career 421 109 143 252 -19 344 844 369 0.60

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 TOR 6 1 2 3 -1 4 6 9 0.50
2022-23 TOR 7 1 1 2 -1 15 9 15 0.29
2025-26 DAL 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1.00
3 seasons Playoffs 14 2 4 6 -1 19 16 26 0.43

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 23 40 63 27 80 175 85 0.80 13.1 15:33

Contract

$950KCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$15KCap dollars per point63 points in 79 games
$49KCap dollars per goal above replacement19.6 goals above replacement
$14.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$13.9MValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.9M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2022-23, 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
2021-22 $950K $750K $0 $750K
2022-23 $950K $1.15M $0 $1.15M

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
Oct 6, 2026 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $1.2M $1.2M
Jul 1, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $13.5M $4.5M
Jul 28, 2021 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.9M $950K
Jul 5, 2019 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $1.475M $738K
Jul 14, 2018 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 1 $715K $715K
Jul 23, 2015 Arizona Coyotes Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $2.775M $693K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence+0.2Power play+0.1Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.2

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.

051015202018-192020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

62.3Corsi for %91 attempts for, 55 against
+14.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.9Expected goals for %3.6 expected for, 2.7 against
+9.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
63.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %4 for, 4 against
94.9PDO10.3% shooting + 84.6% saves
15Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Michael Bunting · Mitch Marner · Auston Matthews659:0560.760.14-3
Jason Spezza · Colin Blackwell · Michael Bunting23:5733.35.30-1
William Nylander · Michael Bunting · Auston Matthews32:30100.0100.00-0
Colin Blackwell · Michael Bunting · Ondrej Kase21:21100.00.00-0

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.8Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.54 expected goals per 60 minutes9th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt13th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected60thOne 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.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.8

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 23, 2022 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 02:43
Apr 21, 2022 @ TBL L 1-8 0 0 0 -2 12 2 2 17:50
Apr 19, 2022 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 14:45
Apr 17, 2022 vs NYI W 4-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 16:09
Apr 16, 2022 @ OTT W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 8 1 18:51
Apr 14, 2022 vs WSH W 7-3 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 15:41
Apr 12, 2022 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 16:09
Apr 9, 2022 vs MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 13:06
Apr 7, 2022 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 18:30
Apr 5, 2022 @ FLA L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 15:23
Apr 4, 2022 @ TBL W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 17:38
Apr 2, 2022 @ PHI W 6-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 16:53
Mar 31, 2022 vs WPG W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 13:06
Mar 29, 2022 @ BOS W 6-4 0 1 1 0 6 0 3 10:52
Mar 27, 2022 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:02
Mar 26, 2022 @ MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 18:11
Mar 23, 2022 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 18:46
Mar 19, 2022 @ NSH L 3-6 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 16:26
Mar 17, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:41
Mar 15, 2022 vs DAL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 15:20
Mar 13, 2022 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 12 0 1 16:02
Mar 10, 2022 vs ARI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 20:02
Mar 8, 2022 vs SEA W 6-4 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 15:35
Mar 7, 2022 @ CBJ W 5-4 1 1 2 3 0 4 1 14:37
Mar 5, 2022 vs VAN L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 19:45
Mar 2, 2022 vs BUF L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 16:34
Feb 28, 2022 @ WSH W 5-3 1 0 1 2 4 2 3 18:23
Feb 26, 2022 @ DET W 10-7 1 4 5 3 0 4 0 13:39
Feb 24, 2022 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 18:24
Feb 22, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 16:32
Feb 21, 2022 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:29
Feb 19, 2022 vs STL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 3 4 19:06
Feb 17, 2022 vs PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:52
Feb 14, 2022 @ SEA W 6-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 13:53
Feb 12, 2022 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:46
Feb 10, 2022 @ CGY L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14:35
Feb 7, 2022 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 17:50
Feb 1, 2022 @ NJD W 7-1 1 1 2 4 0 3 1 12:55
Jan 31, 2022 vs NJD W 6-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 17:20
Jan 29, 2022 @ DET W 7-4 3 0 3 1 0 7 0 17:27
Jan 26, 2022 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:49
Jan 22, 2022 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:05
Jan 19, 2022 @ NYR L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 15:35
Jan 15, 2022 @ STL W 6-5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 14:18
Jan 12, 2022 @ ARI L 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 17:31
Jan 11, 2022 @ VGK W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:26
Jan 8, 2022 @ COL L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 16:55
Jan 5, 2022 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:22
Jan 1, 2022 vs OTT W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:39
Dec 14, 2021 @ EDM W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:43
Dec 11, 2021 vs CHI W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 14:12
Dec 9, 2021 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:55
Dec 7, 2021 vs CBJ W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 15:43
Dec 5, 2021 @ WPG L 3-6 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 15:53
Dec 4, 2021 @ MIN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:28
Dec 1, 2021 vs COL W 8-3 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 13:03
Nov 28, 2021 @ ANA W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 16:15
Nov 26, 2021 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 13:42
Nov 24, 2021 @ LAK W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 17:33
Nov 21, 2021 @ NYI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:42
Nov 20, 2021 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:41
Nov 18, 2021 vs NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 08:06
Nov 16, 2021 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:30
Nov 13, 2021 @ BUF W 5-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 10:03
Nov 12, 2021 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:40
Nov 10, 2021 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:59
Nov 8, 2021 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 16:13
Nov 6, 2021 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:51
Nov 4, 2021 vs TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 17:56
Nov 2, 2021 vs VGK W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:14
Oct 30, 2021 vs DET W 5-4 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 15:09
Oct 27, 2021 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 17:31
Oct 25, 2021 @ CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 15:24
Oct 23, 2021 @ PIT L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 17:31
Oct 22, 2021 vs SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:40
Oct 18, 2021 vs NYR L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 12:25
Oct 16, 2021 vs OTT W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 15:20
Oct 14, 2021 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15:44
Oct 13, 2021 vs MTL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 13:17