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

Ryan Carpenter SJS · 12 P in 62 GP A.J. Greer CGY · 12 P in 59 GP Noah Gregor TOR · 12 P in 63 GP Mathieu Olivier CBJ · 12 P in 54 GP Nathan Bastian NJD · 12 P in 54 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 3 9 12 4 59 42 242 0.20 7.1 7:48

Contract

$813KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$68KCap dollars per point12 points in 61 games
$327KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$485KValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens on Jun 2, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.625M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2024-25, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $813K $800K $0 $800K
2024-25 $813K $825K $0 $825K

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 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 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

-0.6Goals above replacement564th of 721 skaters, 382nd of 469 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.9Goals 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-2.7 17th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 79th percentilePower play0.0 55th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 71st percentilePenalties-1.0 7th 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.

-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

42.5Corsi for %359 attempts for, 485 against
-2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.3Expected goals for %10.8 expected for, 18.3 against
-8.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.6Goals for %20 for, 16 against
105.2PDO12.4% shooting + 92.8% saves
92Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mitchell Stephens · Michael Pezzetta · Jesse Ylonen1457:0539.830.74-0
Jake Evans · Michael Pezzetta · Jesse Ylonen1454:2339.036.04-3
Colin White · Michael Pezzetta · Rafael Harvey-Pinard952:4942.929.50-0
Joel Armia · Mitchell Stephens · Michael Pezzetta1446:3241.130.62-3

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.9Expected goalsfrom 61 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.37 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 4.8% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected53rdOne 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.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 3Expected 2.9

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 16, 2024 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:25
Apr 15, 2024 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 08:37
Apr 13, 2024 @ OTT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:48
Apr 11, 2024 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 08:53
Apr 9, 2024 vs PHI W 9-3 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 11:08
Apr 7, 2024 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 09:01
Apr 6, 2024 vs TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 06:54
Apr 4, 2024 vs TBL L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 09:16
Apr 2, 2024 vs FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 07:54
Mar 30, 2024 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10:21
Mar 28, 2024 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:22
Mar 26, 2024 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:27
Mar 24, 2024 @ SEA W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 10:18
Mar 21, 2024 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 09:21
Mar 19, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 05:37
Mar 12, 2024 vs CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 06:53
Mar 9, 2024 vs TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 06:45
Feb 17, 2024 vs WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 08:43
Feb 15, 2024 @ NYR L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 07:53
Feb 13, 2024 vs ANA W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 10:58
Feb 11, 2024 vs STL L 2-7 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:54
Feb 10, 2024 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08:06
Feb 6, 2024 @ WSH W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 10:08
Jan 27, 2024 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:44
Jan 25, 2024 vs NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 07:00
Jan 23, 2024 vs OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 01:57
Jan 20, 2024 @ BOS L 4-9 0 0 0 -1 0 0 9 08:44
Jan 18, 2024 @ OTT L 2-6 1 0 1 0 5 1 3 08:47
Jan 17, 2024 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:35
Jan 15, 2024 vs COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 04:07
Jan 13, 2024 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 05:31
Jan 11, 2024 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:59
Jan 10, 2024 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 09:01
Jan 6, 2024 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 08:25
Jan 4, 2024 vs BUF L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 7 10:04
Jan 2, 2024 @ DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 8 10:46
Dec 31, 2023 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 04:54
Dec 30, 2023 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 07:07
Dec 28, 2023 @ CAR L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 06:48
Dec 18, 2023 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 06:06
Dec 16, 2023 vs NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:49
Dec 13, 2023 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 06:12
Dec 10, 2023 vs NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 08:35
Dec 7, 2023 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 0 7 2 8 09:12
Nov 25, 2023 @ LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 08:00
Nov 24, 2023 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:45
Nov 22, 2023 @ ANA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 06:49
Nov 18, 2023 @ BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 10:20
Nov 16, 2023 vs VGK L 5-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 07:17
Nov 12, 2023 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 09:04
Nov 11, 2023 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 07:54
Nov 9, 2023 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 06:45
Nov 7, 2023 vs TBL L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 07:09
Nov 4, 2023 @ STL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11:45
Oct 30, 2023 @ VGK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:31
Oct 28, 2023 vs WPG W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 08:02
Oct 26, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 07:38
Oct 24, 2023 vs NJD L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 06:17
Oct 23, 2023 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 08:56
Oct 21, 2023 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:30
Oct 17, 2023 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 10 1 7 05:46