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Mario Ferraro

#38 · Defence · Winnipeg Jets

Born Sep 17, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 28) · 5'11", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 49th overall in 2017 by SJS (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

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

Dante Fabbro NSH · 11 P in 79 GP Alexander Edler LAK · 11 P in 64 GP Jordan Oesterle DET · 11 P in 52 GP Michael Stone CGY · 11 P in 48 GP Scott Harrington ANA · 11 P in 45 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.

051015202019-20: 11 points1119-202020-21: 17 points1720-212021-22: 14 points1421-222022-23: 11 points1122-232023-24: 21 points2123-242024-25: 17 points1724-252025-26: 23 points2325-262026-27: 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
2019-20 SJS 61 2 9 11 -15 30 63 120 0.18 $925K
2020-21 SJS 56 1 16 17 -6 22 58 155 0.30 $925K
2021-22 SJS 63 2 12 14 -5 16 49 140 0.22 $925K
2022-23 SJS 72 4 7 11 -31 24 66 129 0.15 $3.25M
2023-24 SJS 78 3 18 21 -38 36 124 124 0.27 $3.25M
2024-25 SJS 78 5 12 17 -25 53 79 150 0.22 $3.25M
2025-26 SJS 82 7 16 23 -1 35 94 137 0.28 $3.25M
2026-27 WPG 5 1 0 1 -2 0 6 7 0.20 $4M
8 seasons Career 495 25 90 115 -123 216 539 962 0.23

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 4 7 11 -31 24 66 129 0.15 6.1 21:36

Contract

$3.25MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$295KCap dollars per point11 points in 72 games
-$1.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.9MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the San Jose Sharks on Aug 4, 2022, as a new contract: 4 years and $13M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2025-26, with 3 seasons 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
2022-23 $3.25M $2.25M $1M $3.25M
2023-24 $3.25M $3.25M $0 $3.25M
2024-25 $3.25M $3.25M $0 $3.25M
2025-26 $3.25M $3.25M $0 $3.25M

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, 2026 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $12M $4M
Aug 4, 2022 San Jose Sharks New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $13M $3.25M
Apr 29, 2019 San Jose Sharks Entry-level 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $3.413M $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 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

-3.4Goals above replacement660th of 696 skaters, 215th of 235 defencemen
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-8.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: 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-4.8 5th percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 22nd percentilePower play-0.8 12th percentilePenalty kill-0.5 17th percentilePenalties-0.3 65th 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 defencemen. 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.

-4-202462019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

45.8Corsi for %1117 attempts for, 1320 against
-4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.8Expected goals for %51.9 expected for, 61.4 against
-4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
36.8Goals for %42 for, 72 against
96.9PDO7.3% shooting + 89.6% saves
130Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Benning · Mario Ferraro61268:3539.536.111-15
Erik Karlsson · Mario Ferraro66235:1756.257.017-15
Mario Ferraro · Radim Simek29186:2843.237.42-7
Jacob MacDonald · Mario Ferraro18133:3544.744.43-7

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. 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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.2Expected goalsfrom 93 unblocked attempts
-2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.16 expected goals per 60 minutes33rd
Shot quality 4.5% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing -2.2 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 4.2Goals 2

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 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:29
Apr 12, 2023 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:56
Apr 10, 2023 @ WPG L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:41
Apr 8, 2023 vs EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:56
Apr 6, 2023 vs COL L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:02
Apr 4, 2023 vs COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:37
Apr 1, 2023 @ ARI W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:15
Mar 30, 2023 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 21:30
Mar 28, 2023 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 20:42
Mar 25, 2023 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:58
Mar 23, 2023 @ VAN L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 4 24:24
Mar 20, 2023 @ EDM L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 21:35
Mar 18, 2023 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:42
Mar 16, 2023 vs SEA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 22:08
Mar 14, 2023 vs CBJ L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:11
Mar 11, 2023 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:50
Mar 9, 2023 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 22:24
Mar 7, 2023 @ COL L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 22:15
Mar 6, 2023 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 7 24:23
Mar 4, 2023 vs WSH L 3-8 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 21:01
Mar 2, 2023 vs STL L 3-6 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 24:14
Feb 28, 2023 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 22:06
Feb 25, 2023 vs CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:16
Feb 23, 2023 vs NSH L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:06
Feb 20, 2023 vs SEA W 4-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 19:43
Feb 18, 2023 vs BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:51
Feb 16, 2023 @ VGK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21:21
Feb 14, 2023 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:20
Feb 12, 2023 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22:11
Feb 9, 2023 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:28
Feb 7, 2023 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:04
Jan 28, 2023 @ PIT W 6-4 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 20:26
Jan 27, 2023 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 18:40
Jan 24, 2023 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:35
Jan 22, 2023 @ BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 21:11
Jan 21, 2023 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:14
Jan 18, 2023 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 18:21
Jan 16, 2023 vs NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:48
Jan 13, 2023 vs EDM L 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:01
Jan 11, 2023 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 23:18
Jan 10, 2023 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21:12
Jan 7, 2023 vs BOS L 2-4 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 14:38
Jan 6, 2023 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 23:04
Jan 1, 2023 @ CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:23
Dec 31, 2022 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 21:04
Dec 29, 2022 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21:48
Dec 27, 2022 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 23:43
Dec 22, 2022 vs MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:23
Dec 20, 2022 vs CGY L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:07
Nov 25, 2022 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:05
Nov 23, 2022 @ SEA L 5-8 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 20:39
Nov 21, 2022 vs OTT W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:52
Nov 19, 2022 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 24:07
Nov 17, 2022 vs DET L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:33
Nov 15, 2022 @ VGK W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20:31
Nov 13, 2022 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 27:28
Nov 11, 2022 @ DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 24:29
Nov 10, 2022 @ STL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 21:48
Nov 5, 2022 vs ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:11
Nov 3, 2022 vs FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 25:45
Nov 1, 2022 vs ANA L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 26:26
Oct 29, 2022 vs TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:23
Oct 27, 2022 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 24:57
Oct 25, 2022 vs VGK L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 23:17
Oct 23, 2022 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 19:05
Oct 22, 2022 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23:42
Oct 20, 2022 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:02
Oct 18, 2022 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 23:25
Oct 15, 2022 vs CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 22:43
Oct 14, 2022 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:54
Oct 8, 2022 vs NSH L 2-3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 25:14
Oct 7, 2022 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:15