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Maxime Lajoie

#48 · Defence · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Nov 5, 1997 in Quebec City, Quebec, CAN · 6'1", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 133rd overall in 2016 by OTT (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Calle Rosen STL · 1 P in 6 GP Hardy Haman Aktell WSH · 1 P in 6 GP Lucas Johansen WSH · 1 P in 6 GP Adam Ginning PHI · 1 P in 9 GP Tyler Kleven OTT · 1 P in 9 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.

0510152018-19: 15 points1518-192019-20: 0 points019-202021-22: 0 points021-222022-23: 0 points022-232023-24: 1 points123-24

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 OTT 56 7 8 15 -25 20 79 34 0.27 $710K
2019-20 OTT 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00 $710K
2021-22 CAR 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 0.00 $750K
2022-23 CAR 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00 $750K
2023-24 TOR 7 0 1 1 1 0 1 12 0.14 $775K
5 seasons Career 77 7 9 16 -22 20 91 53 0.21

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2020-21 CAR 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0.00
1 season Playoffs 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0.00

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
7 0 1 1 1 0 1 12 0.14 0.0 12:43

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2024
$775KCap dollars per point1 points in 7 games
$7.94MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.1 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jul 1, 2023, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $775K $775K $0 $775K

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 Seattle Kraken New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Aug 6, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Aug 12, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Oct 3, 2016 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $2.5M $710K

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

Rating

+0.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.8Even-strength defence+0.6Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.0

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

-4-3-2-1012018-192019-202021-222022-232023-24Goals 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

45.9Corsi for %61 attempts for, 72 against
0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.5Expected goals for %2.2 expected for, 2.6 against
-5.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %2 for, 2 against
102.4PDO8.0% shooting + 94.4% saves
7Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Maxime Lajoie · Conor Timmins319:3859.375.51-0
Maxime Lajoie · Marshall Rifai218:1543.341.10-0
Jake McCabe · Maxime Lajoie412:0833.323.41-1
Maxime Lajoie · Simon Benoit510:0028.60.00-0

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.0Expected goalsfrom 1 unblocked attempts
0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.00 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 0.1% chance per attempt1st
Finishing 0.0 goals above expected53rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.0Goals 0

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 21, 2024 @ ARI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:42
Feb 19, 2024 @ STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13:44
Feb 17, 2024 vs ANA W 9-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 20:29
Dec 12, 2023 @ NYR W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:47
Dec 9, 2023 vs NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:57
Dec 7, 2023 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:28
Nov 4, 2023 vs BUF L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 04:54