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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sonny Milano WSH · 23 P in 49 GP Evgenii Dadonov DAL · 23 P in 51 GP Bobby Brink PHI · 23 P in 57 GP Ryan Johansen COL · 23 P in 63 GP Mike Hoffman SJS · 23 P in 66 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 4 19 23 -14 25 95 76 0.49 4.2 14:26

Contract

$2MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$87KCap dollars per point23 points in 47 games
$733KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.7 goals above replacement
$2.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$797KValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 1, 2023, as a new contract: 1 year and $4M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, 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
2023-24 $2M $2M $0 $2M $2M NMC

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.7Goals above replacement317th of 721 skaters, 233rd of 469 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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+0.2 55th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 46th percentilePower play+0.5 80th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 46th percentilePenalties-0.1 36th 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.

-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

48.0Corsi for %521 attempts for, 565 against
+1.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %23.7 expected for, 22.4 against
+4.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.0Goals for %20 for, 30 against
96.4PDO8.3% shooting + 88.1% saves
144Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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 · Sonny Milano · Hendrix Lapierre17109:1147.252.63-4
T.J. Oshie · Max Pacioretty · Dylan Strome1054:2452.965.12-3
Max Pacioretty · Sonny Milano · Dylan Strome1043:1556.171.34-1
Max Pacioretty · Michael Sgarbossa · Sonny Milano433:4753.069.32-1

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.5Expected goalsfrom 142 unblocked attempts
-5.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.84 expected goals per 60 minutes60th
Shot quality 6.7% chance per attempt18th
Finishing -5.5 goals above expected5thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 9.5Goals 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 16, 2024 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:06
Apr 15, 2024 vs BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:06
Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12:15
Apr 11, 2024 @ BUF L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 5 3 8 15:19
Apr 9, 2024 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13:30
Apr 7, 2024 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 4 3 17:06
Apr 5, 2024 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 16:17
Apr 4, 2024 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 14:28
Apr 2, 2024 @ BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 14:35
Mar 30, 2024 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:47
Mar 28, 2024 @ TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 16:59
Mar 26, 2024 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:58
Mar 24, 2024 vs WPG W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:56
Mar 22, 2024 vs CAR W 7-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:19
Mar 20, 2024 vs TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:46
Mar 18, 2024 @ CGY W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11:38
Mar 16, 2024 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:18
Mar 14, 2024 @ SEA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:28
Mar 13, 2024 @ EDM L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 14:04
Mar 11, 2024 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 15:05
Mar 9, 2024 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:48
Mar 7, 2024 @ PIT W 6-0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 15:10
Mar 3, 2024 vs ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:05
Mar 1, 2024 vs PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 15:58
Feb 27, 2024 @ DET L 3-8 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 13:54
Feb 26, 2024 vs OTT W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 13:46
Feb 24, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 14:49
Feb 22, 2024 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:51
Feb 20, 2024 vs NJD W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 13:59
Feb 17, 2024 @ MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 12:15
Feb 13, 2024 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:05
Feb 11, 2024 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 12:48
Feb 10, 2024 @ BOS W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 13:54
Feb 8, 2024 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:54
Feb 6, 2024 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 18:12
Jan 27, 2024 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:25
Jan 24, 2024 @ COL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 14:18
Jan 23, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 14:07
Jan 20, 2024 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:55
Jan 18, 2024 vs STL W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 15:46
Jan 16, 2024 vs ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:47
Jan 14, 2024 @ NYR L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16:15
Jan 13, 2024 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 17:36
Jan 11, 2024 vs SEA L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 17:34
Jan 7, 2024 vs LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 12:54
Jan 5, 2024 vs CAR L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:31
Jan 3, 2024 vs NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 11:47