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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jeff Carter LAK · 62 P in 82 GP Mike Ribeiro NSH · 62 P in 82 GP Andrew Ladd WPG · 62 P in 81 GP Sean Monahan CGY · 62 P in 81 GP Zach Parise MIN · 62 P in 74 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 17 45 62 -7 28 204 16 0.76 8.3 17:13

Contract

$7MCap hit2014-15
$113KCap dollars per point62 points in 82 games
$1.009MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.9 goals above replacement
$4.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.3MValueworth 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 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+6.9Goals above replacement133rd of 665 skaters, 95th of 432 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+2.6 78th percentileEven-strength defence-0.1 42nd percentilePower play-0.1 44th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 25th percentilePenalties+0.8 65th 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

54.6Corsi for %1142 attempts for, 950 against
+3.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %47.7 expected for, 40.0 against
+2.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.8Goals for %50 for, 43 against
100.2PDO8.5% shooting + 91.7% saves
289Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Erik Cole · Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky28186:1549.651.012-7
Jason Spezza · Jamie Benn · Tyler Seguin31159:0654.048.610-7
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Antoine Roussel2473:3852.153.72-3
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Patrick Eaves1270:3858.769.14-4

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.1Expected goalsfrom 311 unblocked attempts
-4.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.90 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt36th
Finishing -4.1 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 21.1Goals 17

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 11, 2015 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:44
Apr 8, 2015 @ ANA W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:44
Apr 6, 2015 @ SJS W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 14:37
Apr 4, 2015 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 14:50
Apr 3, 2015 vs STL L 5-7 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 17:05
Mar 30, 2015 vs CGY L 3-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 19:24
Mar 28, 2015 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 16:07
Mar 27, 2015 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:59
Mar 25, 2015 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 20:31
Mar 23, 2015 vs BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:37
Mar 21, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:22
Mar 19, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:19
Mar 15, 2015 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:01
Mar 13, 2015 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:33
Mar 12, 2015 @ CAR W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 14:28
Mar 10, 2015 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 17:06
Mar 7, 2015 @ TBL L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 18:39
Mar 5, 2015 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:11
Mar 3, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:14
Mar 1, 2015 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 19:49
Feb 27, 2015 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 20:44
Feb 24, 2015 @ WPG L 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 19:17
Feb 22, 2015 @ MIN L 2-6 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 18:44
Feb 21, 2015 vs DET L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:11
Feb 19, 2015 vs SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 20:07
Feb 17, 2015 @ STL W 4-1 0 3 3 2 0 4 0 17:51
Feb 14, 2015 @ COL L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 20:15
Feb 13, 2015 vs FLA W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:58
Feb 10, 2015 @ BOS W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 14:38
Feb 8, 2015 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 14:49
Feb 7, 2015 @ BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17:52
Feb 5, 2015 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 18:44
Feb 3, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:08
Jan 31, 2015 @ WPG W 5-2 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 16:27
Jan 29, 2015 @ OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:17
Jan 27, 2015 @ MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:03
Jan 20, 2015 vs BOS L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 19:20
Jan 18, 2015 @ CHI W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10:55
Jan 17, 2015 vs WSH W 5-4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 17:57
Jan 15, 2015 vs WPG L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 20:26
Jan 13, 2015 vs OTT W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:56
Jan 10, 2015 @ COL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20:13
Jan 8, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:57
Jan 6, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:52
Jan 4, 2015 @ CHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12:35
Jan 3, 2015 vs MIN W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:45
Dec 31, 2014 vs ARI W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:12
Dec 29, 2014 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:13
Dec 27, 2014 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:12
Dec 23, 2014 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 19:16
Dec 21, 2014 @ EDM W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 22:53
Dec 19, 2014 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:26
Dec 17, 2014 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15:01
Dec 13, 2014 vs NJD W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 16:53
Dec 9, 2014 vs WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18:43
Dec 6, 2014 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:32
Dec 4, 2014 @ DET L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 19:39
Dec 2, 2014 @ TOR L 3-5 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 17:50
Nov 29, 2014 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 13:03
Nov 28, 2014 vs MIN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:57
Nov 25, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:56
Nov 22, 2014 vs LAK W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:44
Nov 20, 2014 vs ARI W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 13:45
Nov 18, 2014 vs CAR L 4-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 17:17
Nov 16, 2014 @ CHI L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 12:21
Nov 15, 2014 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:36
Nov 13, 2014 @ LAK W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 20:11
Nov 11, 2014 @ ARI W 4-3 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 14:52
Nov 8, 2014 vs SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 -3 0 4 0 18:56
Nov 6, 2014 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:22
Nov 4, 2014 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:26
Nov 1, 2014 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:54
Oct 31, 2014 vs ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:15
Oct 28, 2014 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:13
Oct 25, 2014 @ NYI L 5-7 1 1 2 -4 0 2 0 19:37
Oct 24, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:03
Oct 21, 2014 vs VAN W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:40
Oct 18, 2014 vs PHI L 5-6 (OT) 1 3 4 1 0 4 0 18:52
Oct 16, 2014 @ PIT W 3-2 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 18:50
Oct 14, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:10
Oct 11, 2014 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:14
Oct 9, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 17:50