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Jason Spezza

#19 · Centre · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Jun 13, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'3", 219 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 2nd overall in 2001 by OTT (round 1)

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

Mattias Janmark VGK · 25 P in 67 GP Vinnie Hinostroza BUF · 25 P in 62 GP T.J. Oshie WSH · 25 P in 44 GP Jack Eichel VGK · 25 P in 34 GP Kirby Dach CHI · 26 P in 70 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.

0204060802002-03: 21 points2102-032003-04: 55 points552005-06: 90 points9005-062006-07: 87 points872007-08: 92 points9207-082008-09: 73 points732009-10: 57 points5709-102010-11: 57 points572011-12: 84 points8411-122012-13: 5 points52013-14: 66 points6613-142014-15: 62 points622015-16: 63 points6315-162016-17: 50 points502017-18: 26 points2617-182018-19: 27 points272019-20: 25 points2519-202020-21: 30 points302021-22: 25 points2521-22

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 OTT 33 7 14 21 -3 8 65 5 0.64
2003-04 OTT 78 22 33 55 22 71 142 13 0.71
2005-06 OTT 68 19 71 90 23 33 156 12 1.32 $1.1M
2006-07 OTT 67 34 53 87 19 45 162 18 1.30 $4.5M
2007-08 OTT 76 34 58 92 26 66 210 18 1.21 $4.5M
2008-09 OTT 82 32 41 73 -14 79 246 26 0.89 $7M
2009-10 OTT 60 23 34 57 0 20 165 23 0.95 $7M
2010-11 OTT 62 21 36 57 -7 28 188 14 0.92 $7M
2011-12 OTT 80 34 50 84 11 36 232 28 1.05 $7M
2012-13 OTT 5 2 3 5 3 2 12 0 1.00 $7M
2013-14 OTT 75 23 43 66 -26 46 223 17 0.88 $7M
2014-15 DAL 82 17 45 62 -7 28 204 16 0.76 $7M
2015-16 DAL 75 33 30 63 4 22 202 9 0.84 $7.5M
2016-17 DAL 68 15 35 50 -18 29 149 13 0.74 $7.5M
2017-18 DAL 78 8 18 26 -12 12 138 16 0.33 $7.5M
2018-19 DAL 76 8 19 27 -13 29 121 16 0.36 $7.5M
2019-20 TOR 58 9 16 25 -3 18 73 13 0.43 $700K
2020-21 TOR 54 10 20 30 3 6 81 26 0.56 $700K
2021-22 TOR 71 12 13 25 -3 26 97 31 0.35 $750K
19 seasons Career 1248 363 632 995 5 604 2866 314 0.80

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2002-03 OTT 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 0.67
2003-04 OTT 3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0.00
2005-06 OTT 10 5 9 14 -1 2 23 4 1.40
2006-07 OTT 20 7 15 22 5 10 49 17 1.10
2007-08 OTT 4 0 1 1 -4 0 10 2 0.25
2009-10 OTT 6 1 6 7 -3 4 24 6 1.17
2011-12 OTT 7 3 2 5 2 8 21 8 0.71
2012-13 OTT 3 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 0.33
2015-16 DAL 13 5 8 13 0 2 34 3 1.00
2018-19 DAL 11 3 2 5 -1 0 16 6 0.45
2019-20 TOR 5 0 0 0 0 9 7 7 0.00
2020-21 TOR 7 3 2 5 3 4 12 10 0.71
2021-22 TOR 5 0 1 1 -2 2 6 8 0.20
13 seasons Playoffs 97 28 48 76 -2 43 212 76 0.78

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 12 13 25 -3 26 97 31 0.35 12.4 10:45

Contract

$750KCap hit2021-22
$30KCap dollars per point25 points in 71 games
$2.235MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.3 goals above replacement
$942KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$192KValueworth 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

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2021-22 $700K
2019-20 to 2019-20 $700K
2015-16 to 2018-19 $7.5M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $7M
2008-09 to 2014-15 $7M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $4.5M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $1.1M

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 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.3Goals above replacement499th of 723 skaters, 341st of 481 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence-2.3 20th percentileEven-strength defence+0.9 66th percentilePower play+0.8 83rd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 27th percentilePenalties-1.0 9th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

02468102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

50.8Corsi for %603 attempts for, 584 against
-3.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Expected goals for %27.8 expected for, 25.4 against
-4.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.5Goals for %21 for, 19 against
100.4PDO6.3% shooting + 94.2% saves
132Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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
Jason Spezza · Wayne Simmonds · Pierre Engvall25121:3358.758.27-6
Jason Spezza · Wayne Simmonds · Nick Ritchie1678:4652.151.61-3
Jason Spezza · Wayne Simmonds · Kyle Clifford636:1739.443.40-2
Jason Spezza · Wayne Simmonds · Alexander Kerfoot926:1039.642.21-0

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.1Expected goalsfrom 131 unblocked attempts
+2.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes42nd
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt14th
Finishing +2.9 goals above expected78thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 9.1

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 29, 2022 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:37
Apr 26, 2022 vs DET W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 09:21
Apr 24, 2022 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 11:15
Apr 21, 2022 @ TBL L 1-8 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 13:45
Apr 19, 2022 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:21
Apr 17, 2022 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 06:22
Apr 16, 2022 @ OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:21
Apr 12, 2022 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 09:12
Apr 9, 2022 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:42
Apr 5, 2022 @ FLA L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:56
Mar 31, 2022 vs WPG W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:02
Mar 29, 2022 @ BOS W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 10:56
Mar 27, 2022 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:47
Mar 26, 2022 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 09:59
Mar 23, 2022 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 07:22
Mar 19, 2022 @ NSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 11:41
Mar 17, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:50
Mar 15, 2022 vs DAL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:05
Mar 13, 2022 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:50
Mar 7, 2022 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10:24
Mar 5, 2022 vs VAN L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:45
Mar 2, 2022 vs BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:13
Feb 28, 2022 @ WSH W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:11
Feb 26, 2022 @ DET W 10-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:11
Feb 24, 2022 vs MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:55
Feb 22, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 09:53
Feb 21, 2022 @ MTL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 10:57
Feb 19, 2022 vs STL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 10:23
Feb 17, 2022 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:20
Feb 14, 2022 @ SEA W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10:57
Feb 12, 2022 @ VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 08:41
Feb 10, 2022 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:30
Feb 7, 2022 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:04
Feb 1, 2022 @ NJD W 7-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 12:52
Jan 31, 2022 vs NJD W 6-4 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 07:47
Jan 29, 2022 @ DET W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10:36
Jan 26, 2022 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:56
Jan 22, 2022 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:18
Jan 19, 2022 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 08:59
Jan 15, 2022 @ STL W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:43
Jan 12, 2022 @ ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:17
Jan 11, 2022 @ VGK W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:03
Jan 8, 2022 @ COL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:43
Jan 5, 2022 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:04
Jan 1, 2022 vs OTT W 6-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 12:33
Dec 5, 2021 @ WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:50
Dec 4, 2021 @ MIN L 3-4 (SO) 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 15:51
Dec 1, 2021 vs COL W 8-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10:00
Nov 28, 2021 @ ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:31
Nov 26, 2021 @ SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:23
Nov 24, 2021 @ LAK W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:12
Nov 21, 2021 @ NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:49
Nov 20, 2021 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:46
Nov 18, 2021 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 08:13
Nov 16, 2021 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:04
Nov 13, 2021 @ BUF W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 08:59
Nov 12, 2021 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:50
Nov 10, 2021 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:32
Nov 8, 2021 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:42
Nov 6, 2021 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:28
Nov 4, 2021 vs TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:45
Nov 2, 2021 vs VGK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:24
Oct 30, 2021 vs DET W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11:31
Oct 27, 2021 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:10
Oct 25, 2021 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:20
Oct 23, 2021 @ PIT L 1-7 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 11:38
Oct 22, 2021 vs SJS L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 3 1 12:22
Oct 18, 2021 vs NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:03
Oct 16, 2021 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:11
Oct 14, 2021 @ OTT L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 13:19
Oct 13, 2021 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:26