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Jonathan Marchessault

#81 · Right wing · Nashville Predators

Born Dec 27, 1990 in Cap-Rouge, Quebec, CAN (age 35) · 5'9", 185 lb · Shoots right

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Vincent Trocheck FLA · 75 P in 82 GP Eric Staal MIN · 76 P in 82 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 76 P in 82 GP Sean Couturier PHI · 76 P in 82 GP Aleksander Barkov FLA · 78 P in 79 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.

02040602012-13: 0 points012-132014-15: 1 points114-152015-16: 18 points1815-162016-17: 51 points5116-172017-18: 75 points7517-182018-19: 59 points5918-192019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 44 points4420-212021-22: 66 points6621-222022-23: 57 points5722-232023-24: 69 points6923-242024-25: 56 points5624-252025-26: 31 points3125-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 CBJ 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00 $925K
2014-15 TBL 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 0.50 $925K
2015-16 TBL 45 7 11 18 -10 17 81 61 0.40 $600K
2016-17 FLA 75 30 21 51 -21 38 193 105 0.68 $750K
2017-18 VGK 77 27 48 75 36 40 268 99 0.97 $750K
2018-19 VGK 82 25 34 59 2 52 278 98 0.72 $5M
2019-20 VGK 66 22 25 47 6 28 235 99 0.71 $5M
2020-21 VGK 55 18 26 44 19 39 176 44 0.80 $5M
2021-22 VGK 76 30 36 66 3 36 251 61 0.87 $5M
2022-23 VGK 76 28 29 57 2 21 234 76 0.75 $5M
2023-24 VGK 82 42 27 69 -2 40 266 107 0.84 $5M
2024-25 NSH 78 21 35 56 -29 37 206 77 0.72 $5.5M
2025-26 NSH 62 12 19 31 -18 30 132 75 0.50 $5.5M
2026-27 NSH 5 1 0 1 -1 4 8 7 0.20 $5.5M
14 seasons Career 783 264 311 575 -13 382 2331 914 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
2014-15 TBL 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.00
2015-16 TBL 5 0 1 1 1 6 7 8 0.20
2017-18 VGK 20 8 13 21 8 10 86 48 1.05
2018-19 VGK 7 4 2 6 1 6 26 24 0.86
2019-20 VGK 17 1 7 8 -2 12 50 58 0.47
2020-21 VGK 19 6 3 9 8 12 51 56 0.47
2022-23 VGK 22 13 12 25 17 14 80 55 1.14
2023-24 VGK 7 2 2 4 1 2 25 25 0.57
8 seasons Playoffs 99 34 40 74 34 62 328 275 0.75

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 27 48 75 36 40 268 99 0.97 10.1 17:30

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2018, then extended to 2024
$10KCap dollars per point75 points in 77 games
$61KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.3 goals above replacement
$8.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.7MValueworth 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 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Florida Panthers on Jul 1, 2016, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.5M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan 3, 2018, 6 years and $30M at $5M a season, beginning in 2018-19.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $750K $750K $0 $750K
2017-18 $750K $750K $0 $750K

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
Jul 1, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2028-29 5 $27.5M $5.5M
Jan 3, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights Extension not begun 2018-19 to 2023-24 6 $30M $5M
Jul 1, 2016 Florida Panthers New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $1.5M $750K
Jun 28, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2015-16 to 2015-16 1 $600K $600K
Jul 1, 2012 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $2.775M $925K

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.3Goals above replacement30th of 691 skaters, 27th of 451 forwards
+2.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 451 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+8.1 98th percentileEven-strength defence-0.2 38th percentilePower play+0.8 86th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 60th percentilePenalties0.0 38th 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.

-50510152012-132015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

52.9Corsi for %1125 attempts for, 1002 against
+2.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.3Expected goals for %47.2 expected for, 43.1 against
+3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
65.3Goals for %66 for, 35 against
104.1PDO10.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
315Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Reilly Smith · William Karlsson · Jonathan Marchessault61708:4155.155.746-23
William Karlsson · Jonathan Marchessault · Alex Tuch2586:0358.161.34-1
Tomas Tatar · William Karlsson · Jonathan Marchessault963:4648.538.93-0
Reilly Smith · Oscar Lindberg · Jonathan Marchessault648:1351.344.71-1

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.

23Goalsnot counting empty-netters
22.6Expected goalsfrom 345 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.00 expected goals per 60 minutes89th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt23rd
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected58thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 423 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 23Expected 22.6

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, 2018 @ CGY L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:39
Mar 31, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:51
Mar 30, 2018 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 3 4 22:20
Mar 28, 2018 vs ARI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 22:17
Mar 26, 2018 vs COL W 4-1 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 19:03
Mar 24, 2018 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 4 3 17:49
Mar 22, 2018 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 15:57
Mar 20, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 17:38
Mar 18, 2018 vs CGY W 4-0 0 1 1 3 2 3 5 16:30
Mar 16, 2018 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 17:47
Mar 14, 2018 vs NJD L 3-8 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 17:41
Mar 12, 2018 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 19:24
Mar 10, 2018 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 19:34
Mar 8, 2018 @ DET W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 15:45
Mar 6, 2018 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 16:38
Mar 4, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 17:45
Mar 2, 2018 vs OTT L 4-5 0 2 2 2 0 5 1 18:06
Feb 27, 2018 vs LAK L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 16:41
Feb 26, 2018 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 19:44
Feb 23, 2018 vs VAN W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 16:47
Feb 21, 2018 vs CGY W 7-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:59
Feb 19, 2018 vs ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 19:01
Feb 17, 2018 vs MTL W 6-3 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 17:08
Feb 15, 2018 vs EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:58
Feb 13, 2018 vs CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 21:26
Feb 11, 2018 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:46
Feb 8, 2018 @ SJS W 5-3 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 16:57
Feb 6, 2018 @ PIT L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 16:11
Feb 4, 2018 @ WSH W 4-3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 18:14
Feb 2, 2018 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:27
Feb 1, 2018 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:25
Jan 30, 2018 @ CGY W 4-2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 15:28
Jan 25, 2018 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:30
Jan 23, 2018 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 14:52
Jan 21, 2018 @ CAR W 5-1 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 15:20
Jan 19, 2018 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 17:39
Jan 18, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:01
Jan 16, 2018 @ NSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 17:38
Jan 13, 2018 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:45
Jan 7, 2018 vs NYR W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 15:05
Jan 5, 2018 @ CHI W 5-4 1 1 2 4 0 4 0 16:30
Jan 4, 2018 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:22
Jan 2, 2018 vs NSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 16:20
Dec 31, 2017 vs TOR W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 2 15:19
Dec 28, 2017 @ LAK W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 20:42
Dec 27, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15:31
Dec 23, 2017 vs WSH W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:02
Dec 19, 2017 vs TBL W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 16:12
Dec 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 1 2 3 4 0 6 0 19:33
Dec 14, 2017 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:10
Dec 12, 2017 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:46
Dec 9, 2017 @ DAL W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 16:28
Dec 8, 2017 @ NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:19
Dec 5, 2017 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:50
Dec 3, 2017 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 17:19
Dec 1, 2017 @ WPG L 4-7 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 17:03
Nov 30, 2017 @ MIN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 18:16
Nov 28, 2017 vs DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 16:28
Nov 25, 2017 @ ARI W 4-2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 15:42
Nov 24, 2017 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 3 4 20:33
Nov 22, 2017 @ ANA W 4-2 1 2 3 2 2 8 0 15:21
Nov 19, 2017 vs LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 15:54
Nov 16, 2017 @ VAN W 5-2 1 1 2 3 2 5 3 16:58
Nov 14, 2017 @ EDM L 2-8 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 16:03
Nov 10, 2017 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:17
Nov 7, 2017 @ MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 19:47
Nov 6, 2017 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:45
Nov 4, 2017 @ OTT W 5-4 1 2 3 0 0 6 1 15:22
Nov 2, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 18:33
Oct 31, 2017 @ NYR L 4-6 0 2 2 1 2 6 0 18:29
Oct 30, 2017 @ NYI L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 15:25
Oct 27, 2017 vs COL W 7-0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 14:38
Oct 24, 2017 vs CHI W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 18:16
Oct 13, 2017 vs DET L 3-6 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 17:59
Oct 10, 2017 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 16:18
Oct 7, 2017 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:38
Oct 6, 2017 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 18:57