Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Max Pacioretty

Max Pacioretty

#67 · Left wing · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Nov 20, 1988 in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA · 6'2", 217 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 22nd overall in 2007 by MTL (round 1)

Trophy case

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2011-12

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

David Kampf TOR · 13 P in 59 GP Tye Kartye SEA · 13 P in 63 GP Tanner Jeannot LAK · 13 P in 67 GP Ryan Lomberg CGY · 13 P in 80 GP Jakub Vrana NSH · 14 P in 39 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.

02040602008-09: 11 points1108-092009-10: 14 points142010-11: 24 points2410-112011-12: 65 points652012-13: 39 points3912-132013-14: 60 points602014-15: 67 points6714-152015-16: 64 points642016-17: 67 points6716-172017-18: 37 points372018-19: 40 points4018-192019-20: 66 points662020-21: 51 points5120-212021-22: 37 points372022-23: 3 points322-232023-24: 23 points232024-25: 13 points1324-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 MTL 34 3 8 11 -3 27 57 44 0.32 $875K
2009-10 MTL 52 3 11 14 -5 20 74 68 0.27 $875K
2010-11 MTL 37 14 10 24 -1 39 112 67 0.65 $875K
2011-12 MTL 79 33 32 65 2 56 286 104 0.82 $1.625M
2012-13 MTL 44 15 24 39 8 28 163 59 0.89 $1.625M
2013-14 MTL 73 39 21 60 8 35 270 69 0.82 $4.5M
2014-15 MTL 80 37 30 67 38 32 302 106 0.84 $4.5M
2015-16 MTL 82 30 34 64 -10 34 303 102 0.78 $4.5M
2016-17 MTL 81 35 32 67 15 38 268 63 0.83 $4.5M
2017-18 MTL 64 17 20 37 -16 30 212 118 0.58 $4.5M
2018-19 VGK 66 22 18 40 -13 36 191 119 0.61 $4.5M
2019-20 VGK 71 32 34 66 18 44 307 90 0.93 $7M
2020-21 VGK 48 24 27 51 20 14 174 33 1.06 $7M
2021-22 VGK 39 19 18 37 8 33 148 30 0.95 $7M
2022-23 CAR 5 3 0 3 0 2 16 4 0.60 $7M
2023-24 WSH 47 4 19 23 -14 25 95 76 0.49 $2M
2024-25 TOR 37 5 8 13 -2 16 70 105 0.35 $874K
17 seasons Career 939 335 346 681 53 509 3048 1257 0.73

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 MTL 4 0 0 0 0 4 13 14 0.00
2013-14 MTL 17 5 6 11 -1 8 55 39 0.65
2014-15 MTL 11 5 2 7 2 16 46 11 0.64
2016-17 MTL 6 0 1 1 -2 7 28 11 0.17
2018-19 VGK 7 5 6 11 1 4 30 10 1.57
2019-20 VGK 16 5 3 8 -2 12 59 31 0.50
2020-21 VGK 13 5 6 11 6 4 45 13 0.85
2023-24 WSH 4 0 1 1 -2 2 5 3 0.25
2024-25 TOR 11 3 5 8 1 4 14 61 0.73
9 seasons Playoffs 89 28 30 58 3 61 295 193 0.65

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
37 5 8 13 -2 16 70 105 0.35 7.1 13:30

Contract

$874KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$67KCap dollars per point13 points in 37 games
-$306KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.2MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct 7, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $1.474M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $874K $874K $0 $626K $874K

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 7, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1.474M $874K
Jul 1, 2023 Washington Capitals New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $4M $2M
Sep 10, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2019-20 to 2022-23 4 $28M $7M
Aug 16, 2012 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2013-14 to 2018-19 6 $27M $4.5M
Jun 20, 2011 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2011-12 to 2012-13 2 $3.25M $1.625M
Jul 17, 2008 Montreal Canadiens Entry-level 2008-09 to 2010-11 3 $2.73M $875K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.4Goals above replacement611th of 698 skaters, 411th of 456 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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+0.7 61st percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 16th percentilePower play-0.6 18th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 40th percentilePenalties-0.6 15th 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player.

-5051015202010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

48.9Corsi for %457 attempts for, 478 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.8Expected goals for %19.4 expected for, 20.4 against
-5.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.8Goals for %19 for, 17 against
100.3PDO8.2% shooting + 92.2% saves
110Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Max Pacioretty · John Tavares · William Nylander27178:2545.446.511-8
Max Pacioretty · John Tavares · Mitch Marner1149:1853.659.73-2
Max Pacioretty · Pontus Holmberg · Nick Robertson832:4760.353.01-0
Max Pacioretty · John Tavares · Nick Robertson721:2351.063.61-0

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.3Expected goalsfrom 102 unblocked attempts
-2.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.87 expected goals per 60 minutes71st
Shot quality 7.1% chance per attempt30th
Finishing -2.3 goals above expected26thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Expected 7.3Goals 5

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. 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
Feb 8, 2025 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:13
Feb 6, 2025 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 08:09
Feb 4, 2025 @ CGY W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 12:05
Feb 1, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 17:43
Jan 29, 2025 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 14:17
Jan 18, 2025 @ MTL W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10:19
Jan 16, 2025 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:32
Jan 11, 2025 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:41
Jan 7, 2025 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:37
Jan 5, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:56
Jan 4, 2025 vs BOS W 6-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 12:44
Jan 2, 2025 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 16:23
Dec 31, 2024 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:54
Dec 28, 2024 vs WSH L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:28
Dec 27, 2024 @ DET W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 14:37
Dec 23, 2024 vs WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 15:04
Dec 21, 2024 vs NYI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 13:04
Dec 20, 2024 @ BUF W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 15:07
Dec 18, 2024 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:41
Dec 15, 2024 vs BUF W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 17:55
Dec 14, 2024 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 15:50
Dec 12, 2024 vs ANA W 3-2 2 1 3 3 0 3 3 18:32
Dec 10, 2024 @ NJD W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 15:43
Dec 7, 2024 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 14:34
Nov 9, 2024 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:10
Nov 8, 2024 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 13:41
Nov 5, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 14:15
Nov 3, 2024 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 14:10
Nov 2, 2024 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 15:33
Oct 31, 2024 vs SEA W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 7 14:22
Oct 28, 2024 @ WPG W 6-4 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 15:00
Oct 26, 2024 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 09:51
Oct 22, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 09:58
Oct 21, 2024 vs TBL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 12:21
Oct 12, 2024 vs PIT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:56
Oct 10, 2024 @ NJD W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 09:36
Oct 9, 2024 @ MTL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 13:24