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Michael Pezzetta

#61 · Left wing · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Mar 13, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 28) · 6'1", 222 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 160th overall in 2016 by MTL (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mathieu Olivier CBJ · 15 P in 66 GP Rasmus Kupari LAK · 15 P in 66 GP Wade Allison PHI · 15 P in 60 GP Aliaksei Protas WSH · 15 P in 58 GP Colin White FLA · 15 P in 68 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.

0510152021-22: 11 points1121-222022-23: 15 points1522-232023-24: 12 points1223-242024-25: 0 points024-252025-26: 0 points025-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2021-22 MTL 51 5 6 11 -7 81 49 156 0.22 $750K
2022-23 MTL 63 7 8 15 -4 77 70 239 0.24 $750K
2023-24 MTL 61 3 9 12 4 59 42 242 0.20 $813K
2024-25 MTL 25 0 0 0 -2 24 14 73 0.00 $813K
2025-26 TOR 9 0 0 0 -4 35 2 30 0.00 $813K
5 seasons Career 209 15 23 38 -13 276 177 740 0.18

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 7 8 15 -4 77 70 239 0.24 10.0 9:19

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2023, then extended to 2025
$50KCap dollars per point15 points in 63 games
$461KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.6 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth 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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens on Jul 11, 2022, as an extension of the contract he was on: 1 year and $750K, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2022-23, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Montreal Canadiens on Jun 2, 2023, 2 years and $1.625M at $813K a season, beginning in 2023-24.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $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, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $1.625M $813K
Jun 2, 2023 Montreal Canadiens Extension not begun 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.625M $813K
Jul 11, 2022 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Aug 5, 2021 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Mar 7, 2018 Montreal Canadiens Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $2.23M $743K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

+1.6Goals above replacement389th of 696 skaters, 272nd of 461 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 461 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 48th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 60th percentilePower play+0.2 76th percentilePenalty kill0.0 27th percentilePenalties-0.7 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. 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.

-1-0.500.511.522021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Goals 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

42.8Corsi for %429 attempts for, 574 against
-2.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Expected goals for %19.3 expected for, 24.2 against
+0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.4Goals for %26 for, 30 against
100.6PDO11.0% shooting + 89.5% saves
111Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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
Alex Belzile · Chris Tierney · Michael Pezzetta1178:4836.539.75-4
Jake Evans · Michael Pezzetta · Juraj Slafkovský946:0945.848.51-4
Alex Belzile · Michael Pezzetta · Rafael Harvey-Pinard738:5351.451.13-1
Alex Belzile · Michael Pezzetta · Jesse Ylonen932:3233.340.53-0

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. 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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.6Expected goalsfrom 88 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.67 expected goals per 60 minutes34th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected60thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 7Expected 6.6

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. 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
Apr 13, 2023 vs BOS L 4-5 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 12:25
Apr 12, 2023 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 11:32
Apr 8, 2023 @ TOR L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 5 0 8 10:26
Apr 6, 2023 vs WSH W 6-2 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 09:28
Apr 4, 2023 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 2 1 4 09:50
Apr 1, 2023 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 16:20
Mar 30, 2023 vs FLA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 12:14
Mar 28, 2023 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11:50
Mar 27, 2023 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 06:25
Mar 25, 2023 vs CBJ W 8-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:03
Mar 23, 2023 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 06:12
Mar 21, 2023 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 8 09:09
Mar 18, 2023 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 07:32
Mar 16, 2023 @ FLA L 5-9 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 10:36
Mar 14, 2023 @ PIT W 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 08:02
Mar 13, 2023 vs COL L 4-8 0 0 0 1 7 0 4 09:57
Mar 11, 2023 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 09:12
Mar 9, 2023 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 08:19
Mar 7, 2023 vs CAR L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 2 4 08:28
Mar 5, 2023 @ VGK L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 07:36
Mar 3, 2023 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:21
Mar 2, 2023 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 08:04
Feb 28, 2023 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:54
Feb 25, 2023 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 5 3 6 09:26
Feb 24, 2023 @ PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 13:56
Feb 21, 2023 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 11:26
Feb 18, 2023 @ TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 10:18
Feb 16, 2023 @ CAR L 2-6 1 0 1 1 4 3 7 10:25
Feb 14, 2023 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 1 5 1 7 10:11
Feb 12, 2023 vs EDM W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 07:59
Feb 11, 2023 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:31
Jan 31, 2023 vs OTT L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:55
Jan 28, 2023 @ OTT L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 08:46
Jan 26, 2023 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 8 13:43
Jan 24, 2023 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 09:37
Jan 21, 2023 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 11:05
Jan 19, 2023 vs FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 7 1 4 11:21
Jan 17, 2023 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 13:05
Jan 15, 2023 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:22
Jan 9, 2023 vs SEA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 07:27
Jan 7, 2023 vs STL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 06:13
Jan 5, 2023 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:12
Jan 3, 2023 @ NSH L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 08:55
Dec 31, 2022 @ WSH L 2-9 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 10:29
Dec 28, 2022 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 09:05
Dec 23, 2022 @ DAL L 2-4 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 08:04
Dec 17, 2022 vs TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 08:57
Dec 14, 2022 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 07:38
Dec 12, 2022 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 05:07
Dec 10, 2022 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 07:06
Dec 6, 2022 @ SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 08:52
Dec 5, 2022 @ VAN L 6-7 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 06:59
Dec 3, 2022 @ EDM L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:05
Dec 1, 2022 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:57
Nov 29, 2022 vs SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 06:26
Nov 25, 2022 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 08:30
Nov 23, 2022 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 1 5 2 4 08:18
Nov 22, 2022 vs BUF L 2-7 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 06:45
Nov 19, 2022 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 06:28
Nov 17, 2022 @ CBJ L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:40
Nov 15, 2022 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 09:19
Nov 9, 2022 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 09:42
Oct 29, 2022 @ STL W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:04