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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ilya Kovalchuk NJD · 83 P in 77 GP Phil Kessel TOR · 82 P in 82 GP James Neal PIT · 81 P in 80 GP Henrik Sedin VAN · 81 P in 82 GP John Tavares NYI · 81 P in 82 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

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 34 50 84 11 36 232 28 1.05 14.7 19:55

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2015, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point84 points in 80 games
$925KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.6 goals above replacement
$3.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.1MValueworth 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 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2014-15, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $7M
2012-13 $7M
2013-14 $7M
2014-15 $7M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.6Goals above replacement108th of 680 skaters, 85th of 445 forwards
+1.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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+7.8 96th percentileEven-strength defence-4.2 2nd percentilePower play+0.7 84th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 7th percentilePenalties-0.6 19th 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

53.3Corsi for %1284 attempts for, 1127 against
+1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.3Expected goals for %50.2 expected for, 53.8 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.3Goals for %63 for, 53 against
101.4PDO9.4% shooting + 92.0% saves
301Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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 · Milan Michalek · Colin Greening51487:3152.450.225-23
Jason Spezza · Milan Michalek · Bobby Butler23148:0351.444.511-6
Daniel Alfredsson · Jason Spezza · Milan Michalek39108:5467.258.56-3
Daniel Alfredsson · Jason Spezza · Colin Greening2684:2558.157.37-2

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.

32Goalsnot counting empty-netters
22.2Expected goalsfrom 338 unblocked attempts
+9.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes74th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt27th
Finishing +9.8 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 32Expected 22.2

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 7, 2012 @ NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:05
Apr 5, 2012 vs BOS L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:30
Apr 3, 2012 vs CAR L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 20:59
Mar 31, 2012 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 24:32
Mar 26, 2012 @ WPG W 6-4 0 3 3 2 4 5 0 21:09
Mar 24, 2012 vs PIT W 8-4 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 18:12
Mar 23, 2012 @ MTL L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 19:25
Mar 17, 2012 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:40
Mar 16, 2012 vs MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 23:50
Mar 14, 2012 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 21:27
Mar 10, 2012 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:17
Mar 8, 2012 vs NYR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 19:31
Mar 6, 2012 @ TBL W 7-3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 21:29
Mar 4, 2012 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 18:39
Mar 2, 2012 vs CHI L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:08
Feb 28, 2012 @ BOS W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:34
Feb 26, 2012 vs NYI W 5-2 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 17:26
Feb 25, 2012 vs BOS L 3-5 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 22:14
Feb 22, 2012 vs WSH W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:54
Feb 20, 2012 @ NYI W 6-0 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 16:26
Feb 15, 2012 @ FLA W 6-2 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 15:53
Feb 14, 2012 @ TBL W 4-0 3 1 4 3 2 4 1 17:52
Feb 11, 2012 vs EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 5 0 19:27
Feb 9, 2012 vs NSH W 4-3 2 1 3 1 0 5 1 16:46
Feb 7, 2012 vs STL L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 23:37
Feb 4, 2012 vs TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:10
Feb 3, 2012 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:44
Jan 31, 2012 @ BOS L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 17:57
Jan 24, 2012 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 24:02
Jan 23, 2012 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:23
Jan 21, 2012 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:05
Jan 19, 2012 @ SJS W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20:48
Jan 17, 2012 @ TOR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 19:20
Jan 16, 2012 vs WPG L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:16
Jan 14, 2012 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 24:55
Jan 12, 2012 @ NYR W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 19:47
Jan 10, 2012 @ PIT W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 15:37
Jan 8, 2012 vs PHI W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:10
Jan 7, 2012 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17:57
Jan 5, 2012 vs TBL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 19:08
Jan 2, 2012 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 25:00
Dec 31, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 4 0 24:38
Dec 30, 2011 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 23:48
Dec 27, 2011 vs MTL L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:41
Dec 23, 2011 @ CAR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:47
Dec 22, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:19
Dec 20, 2011 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 23:26
Dec 16, 2011 vs PIT W 6-4 2 2 4 4 0 2 0 20:30
Dec 14, 2011 vs BOS L 2-5 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 18:23
Dec 13, 2011 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 20:38
Dec 10, 2011 vs VAN L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:49
Dec 8, 2011 @ NJD L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 20:39
Dec 7, 2011 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 22:03
Dec 5, 2011 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:47
Dec 3, 2011 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 16:17
Dec 1, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:26
Nov 29, 2011 @ WPG W 6-4 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 18:51
Nov 27, 2011 vs CAR W 4-3 2 0 2 0 4 5 0 18:03
Nov 25, 2011 @ PIT L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:18
Nov 20, 2011 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 19:46
Nov 17, 2011 @ EDM W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 17:12
Nov 15, 2011 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:20
Nov 12, 2011 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 18:07
Nov 11, 2011 @ BUF L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 16:14
Nov 9, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:41
Nov 5, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:10
Nov 4, 2011 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:47
Nov 1, 2011 @ BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 4 2 1 20:43
Oct 30, 2011 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 20:46
Oct 29, 2011 @ NYR W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 22:35
Oct 27, 2011 vs FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 18:14
Oct 25, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 21:56
Oct 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-3 1 2 3 -1 0 3 0 19:35
Oct 20, 2011 vs WPG W 4-1 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 19:28
Oct 18, 2011 vs PHI L 2-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 17:03
Oct 15, 2011 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:51
Oct 13, 2011 vs COL L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 18:04
Oct 11, 2011 vs MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 21:17
Oct 8, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 23:01
Oct 7, 2011 @ DET L 3-5 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 19:09