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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Getzlaf ANA · 63 P in 77 GP David Krejci BOS · 63 P in 72 GP Sean Monahan CGY · 63 P in 81 GP Loui Eriksson BOS · 63 P in 82 GP Steven Stamkos TBL · 64 P in 77 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 33 30 63 4 22 202 9 0.84 16.3 16:31

Contract

$7.5MCap hit2015-16
$119KCap dollars per point63 points in 75 games
$775KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.7 goals above replacement
$6.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$815KValueworth 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.7Goals above replacement64th of 675 skaters, 46th of 445 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.3Goals 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+5.5 94th percentileEven-strength defence-1.7 17th percentilePower play+1.9 97th percentilePenalty kill0.0 32nd percentilePenalties+0.5 58th 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 %1088 attempts for, 904 against
+3.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.4Expected goals for %45.6 expected for, 39.8 against
+2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.5Goals for %44 for, 30 against
101.3PDO7.8% shooting + 93.4% saves
303Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 · Mattias Janmark · Valeri Nichushkin32161:2453.549.28-2
Jason Spezza · Patrick Eaves · Mattias Janmark22142:2256.362.16-2
Jason Spezza · Ales Hemsky · Mattias Janmark2387:5861.761.54-8
Jason Spezza · Patrick Sharp · Valeri Nichushkin1472:4760.157.13-1

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.

31Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.4Expected goalsfrom 286 unblocked attempts
+11.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.94 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt31st
Finishing +11.6 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0102030Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 31Expected 19.4

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 9, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 3 0 3 1 0 5 0 16:02
Apr 3, 2016 @ ANA L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 16:38
Apr 2, 2016 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:57
Mar 31, 2016 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:20
Mar 29, 2016 vs NSH W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:46
Mar 26, 2016 @ SJS W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 14:31
Mar 24, 2016 @ ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:46
Mar 22, 2016 @ CHI W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:44
Mar 19, 2016 vs NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 14:22
Mar 17, 2016 vs TBL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:40
Mar 15, 2016 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:21
Mar 12, 2016 vs STL L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 17:44
Mar 11, 2016 vs CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 16:14
Mar 8, 2016 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 15:10
Mar 6, 2016 @ OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 15:19
Mar 4, 2016 vs NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:03
Mar 1, 2016 @ NSH L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:45
Feb 29, 2016 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15:56
Feb 27, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:20
Feb 25, 2016 vs WPG L 3-6 2 0 2 -2 0 3 1 14:42
Feb 23, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 15:53
Feb 20, 2016 vs BOS L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:00
Feb 18, 2016 @ ARI L 3-6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18:14
Feb 4, 2016 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 07:25
Feb 2, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:25
Jan 25, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 13:41
Jan 23, 2016 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 20:06
Jan 21, 2016 vs EDM W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 15:16
Jan 19, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:20
Jan 16, 2016 @ SJS L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 18:17
Jan 15, 2016 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 15:44
Jan 9, 2016 vs MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:05
Jan 7, 2016 vs WPG W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:15
Jan 5, 2016 @ NYR L 2-6 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 16:05
Jan 3, 2016 @ NYI L 5-6 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 16:13
Jan 2, 2016 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 16:10
Dec 31, 2015 vs NSH W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 17:55
Dec 29, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 6 0 18:55
Dec 27, 2015 vs STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:50
Dec 26, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:34
Dec 22, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:30
Dec 21, 2015 @ MIN W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:27
Dec 19, 2015 vs MTL W 6-2 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 17:41
Dec 17, 2015 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:40
Dec 15, 2015 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:53
Dec 12, 2015 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:54
Dec 11, 2015 vs PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:25
Dec 8, 2015 vs CAR W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 16:41
Dec 4, 2015 @ EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16:34
Dec 3, 2015 @ VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:31
Dec 1, 2015 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 16:56
Nov 28, 2015 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:59
Nov 27, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 17:53
Nov 24, 2015 vs OTT L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 16:43
Nov 21, 2015 vs BUF W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:45
Nov 19, 2015 @ WSH W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 14:53
Nov 17, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:30
Nov 14, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 16:48
Nov 12, 2015 vs WPG W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:10
Nov 10, 2015 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:50
Nov 8, 2015 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15:28
Nov 6, 2015 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:07
Nov 3, 2015 @ BOS W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 16:35
Nov 2, 2015 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:27
Oct 31, 2015 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:53
Oct 29, 2015 vs VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:44
Oct 27, 2015 vs ANA W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 14:59
Oct 24, 2015 vs FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 2 5 0 17:16
Oct 22, 2015 @ PIT W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 14:58
Oct 20, 2015 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 15:30
Oct 17, 2015 @ FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 16:01
Oct 15, 2015 @ TBL W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 16:15
Oct 13, 2015 vs EDM W 4-2 3 0 3 2 0 8 0 17:25
Oct 10, 2015 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:08
Oct 8, 2015 vs PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:48