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Michael McCarron

Position Right Wing / Center Current Team Nashville Predators
Shoots Right Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'6" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 232 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 31
Age 30 (Mar 7, 1995) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2013, Round 1, Overall 25 (MTL)
Date Team Transaction
Dec 5, 2024 Nashville Predators Activated from IR
Nov 27, 2024 Nashville Predators Placed on IR
Feb 16, 2024 Nashville Predators Signed 2 years @ $900K AAV starting in 2024-25
Apr 16, 2023 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 28, 2021 Nashville Predators Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Sep 23, 2020 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 27, 2019 Montreal Canadiens Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2019-20
Sep 10, 2018 Montreal Canadiens Signed 1 year @ $894K AAV starting in 2018-19
Jul 14, 2013 Montreal Canadiens Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2009-10 T1EHL Det. Honeybaked 29 12 20 32 44
2010-11 T1EHL Det. Honeybaked 38 6 12 18 88
2011-12 USHL USNTDP 35 3 14 17 -9 112 57 526.0 1 1 1 2 2 0.0
2011-12 U-17 USNTDP 17 3 6 9 14
2012-13 USHL USNTDP 19 5 5 10 +1 84 78 641.0
2012-13 U-18 USNTDP 40 11 16 27 98
2012-13 WJ18-A USA 7 3 2 5 14 35 857.0
2013-14 OHL London 66 14 20 34 +11 120 9 3 2 5 +6 22
2013-14 M-Cup London 3 -2 6
2014-15 OHL London 25 22 19 41 +8 58
2014-15 OHL Oshawa 31 6 21 27 +17 70 21 9 9 18 +3 33
2014-15 M-Cup Oshawa 4 1 2 3 -1 7 20 500.0
2015-16 NHL Montréal Canadiens 20 1 1 2 -10 37 41 2.4 11:41
2015-16 AHL St. John's 58 17 21 38 -8 91 125 1,360.0
2016-17 NHL Montréal Canadiens 31 1 4 5 -4 41 31 3.2 9:53 1 -1 0.0 6:54
2016-17 AHL St. John's IceCaps 32 7 12 19 -7 66 2 -2 6
2017-18 NHL Montréal Canadiens 18 0 1 1 -1 32 15 0.0 8:46
2017-18 AHL Laval Rocket 54 7 17 24 -14 121
2018-19 AHL Laval Rocket 32 7 14 21 46
2019-20 AHL Milwaukee Admirals 27 10 3 13 +3 50
2019-20 AHL Laval Rocket 29 5 9 14 -1 50
2020-21 NHL Nashville Predators 6 0 0 0 +1 16 3 0.0 10:18
2021-22 NHL Nashville Predators 51 7 7 14 +10 70 51 13.7 10:23 2 -3 2 5 0.0 11:19
2021-22 AHL Milwaukee Admirals 14 3 3 6 -3 15
2022-23 NHL Nashville Predators 32 2 2 4 -3 24 39 5.1 10:33
2022-23 AHL Milwaukee Admirals 16 2 4 6 +4 28 15 4 3 7 +7 24
2023-24 NHL Nashville Predators 70 12 10 22 +4 100 94 12.8 12:46 6 -3 2 7 0.0 13:10
2024-25 NHL Nashville Predators 74 5 9 14 -21 102 80 6.2 13:45
2024-25 WC USA 10 1 1 2 2
2024-25 International Team USA 1 1 0 1
NHL Career 302 28 34 62 -24 422 354 7.9 11:43 9 -7 4 12 0.0 12:03

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2015-16 MTL 20 202:48 0.30 0.30 0.59 1.01 -0.72 2.63 9.00 -6.37 4.65 11.63
2016-17 MTL 31 286:23 0.21 0.84 1.05 0.57 -0.36 3.45 9.33 -5.88 4.88 4.88
2017-18 MTL 18 150:49 0.00 0.40 0.40 0.44 -0.44 0.00 7.82 -7.82 0.00 0.00
2020-21 NSH 6 54:40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47 -0.47 0.00 21.19 -21.19 0.00 20.00
2021-22 NSH 51 454:44 0.79 0.53 1.32 0.72 0.07 12.50 11.37 1.13 4.69 6.25
2022-23 NSH 32 289:10 0.41 0.21 0.62 0.81 -0.39 5.26 10.23 -4.96 3.77 11.32
2023-24 NSH 70 771:03 0.78 0.62 1.40 0.83 -0.05 11.36 12.14 -0.77 1.46 10.22
2024-25 NSH 74 821:37 0.37 0.58 0.95 0.60 -0.24 6.67 11.04 -4.38 5.26 10.53

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2015-16 MTL 20 202:48 35.50 1.18 1.99 42.90 2.96 2.10 28.57 48.58 -0.27 -0.27 -0.16
2016-17 MTL 31 286:23 36.25 1.47 2.05 38.13 2.30 2.08 38.89 49.61 -0.51 -0.13 -4.01
2017-18 MTL 18 150:49 31.03 1.99 1.57 38.59 2.39 2.21 45.45 41.56 -1.04 -0.12 -11.33
2020-21 NSH 6 54:40 35.12 0.00 1.75 41.71 0.00 1.61 - 52.01 -0.91 -0.26 -6.60
2021-22 NSH 51 454:44 41.96 2.51 2.38 41.43 1.72 2.39 59.38 49.87 0.03 -0.20 2.30
2022-23 NSH 32 289:10 40.05 1.24 2.50 48.35 2.07 2.63 37.50 48.69 0.09 -0.14 2.24
2023-24 NSH 70 771:03 41.09 2.49 2.54 41.63 2.26 2.42 52.46 51.14 -0.20 0.01 -2.01
2024-25 NSH 74 821:37 35.49 1.53 2.07 41.63 3.14 2.47 32.81 45.60 -0.50 0.06 -5.97

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 51 21.6 0.6 6.9 7.1 93.9 44.2 11.4 38.6 50.0 41.3 17.9 40.8
2022-23 32 20.9 0.3 9.6 9.7 92.7 42.8 25.0 32.1 42.9 44.1 17.3 38.6
2023-24 70 21.8 0.3 10.0 10.2 82.9 39.9 20.8 22.2 56.9 38.7 19.4 41.9
2024-25 74 22.1 0.4 9.8 10.0 91.3 55.8 11.1 37.8 51.1 37.8 19.2 43.0

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Sissons, C Smith, C NSH 151:12 1.59 2.38 40.00 2.06 2.36 46.59 -0.38 0.03 -4.56
2024-25 Smith, C L'Heureux, Z NSH 122:54 2.93 1.95 60.00 2.07 2.91 41.55 -0.40 0.31 -7.17
2024-25 Jankowski, M Sissons, C NSH 55:12 1.09 1.09 50.00 2.57 1.29 66.58 -0.05 -1.04 13.74
2024-25 Bellows, K Smith, C NSH 46:15 0.00 0.00 - 2.60 1.49 63.57 0.42 -0.72 13.86
2024-25 Sissons, C L'Heureux, Z NSH 34:10 3.51 0.00 100.00 2.32 2.19 51.42 -0.18 0.07 -2.69
2024-25 Smith, C Wood, M NSH 29:05 0.00 2.06 0.00 2.28 2.76 45.20 -0.21 -0.29 0.32
2023-24 Sherwood, K Smith, C NSH 255:10 2.82 1.65 63.16 2.77 2.27 54.88 -0.05 -0.07 0.28
2023-24 Tomasino, P Smith, C NSH 78:20 2.30 2.30 50.00 2.57 2.08 55.24 -0.03 -0.38 3.89
2023-24 Trenin, Y Smith, C NSH 47:10 2.54 0.00 100.00 2.71 1.11 70.93 0.15 -1.34 19.80
2023-24 Sherwood, K Smith, C NSH 41:28 0.00 1.45 0.00 1.70 3.04 35.84 -0.34 0.77 -11.47
2023-24 Trenin, Y Tomasino, P NSH 39:00 1.54 1.54 50.00 3.40 1.80 65.34 0.83 -0.55 13.13
2023-24 Sherwood, K Tomasino, P NSH 28:14 4.25 0.00 100.00 2.99 3.62 45.26 0.46 1.05 -4.44
2023-24 Tomasino, P Parssinen, J NSH 25:53 0.00 4.64 0.00 1.79 2.28 43.91 -0.73 -0.09 -7.55
2023-24 Smith, C Evangelista, L NSH 25:02 0.00 0.00 - 2.43 2.76 46.85 -0.39 0.45 -8.13
2022-23 Jankowski, M Asplund, R NSH 49:00 0.00 1.22 0.00 3.21 1.96 62.08 1.07 -0.81 18.50
2022-23 Jankowski, M Afanasyev, E NSH 35:57 1.67 5.01 25.00 1.81 3.30 35.47 -0.07 0.37 -3.74
2022-23 Sissons, C Smith, C NSH 20:55 2.87 5.74 33.33 3.66 2.48 59.67 0.99 -0.59 13.07
2021-22 Cousins, N Tomasino, P NSH 113:13 2.65 0.00 100.00 2.11 2.09 50.18 -0.37 -0.63 2.52
2021-22 Tomasino, P Smith, C NSH 39:01 1.54 1.54 50.00 2.23 2.17 50.67 -0.62 -0.16 -4.31
2021-22 Luff, M Tomasino, P NSH 35:48 10.06 3.35 75.00 2.71 2.00 57.47 0.44 -0.82 12.91
2021-22 Tolvanen, E Tomasino, P NSH 34:46 6.90 1.73 80.00 3.70 2.12 63.55 1.46 -0.57 18.15
2021-22 Trenin, Y Jeannot, T NSH 32:01 1.87 1.87 50.00 4.01 3.27 55.09 1.66 0.73 7.07
2021-22 Luff, M Tolvanen, E NSH 25:57 0.00 2.31 0.00 2.59 1.97 56.83 0.42 -0.97 14.36
2021-22 Cousins, N Luff, M NSH 24:31 2.45 0.00 100.00 2.94 1.40 67.76 0.78 -1.82 27.54
2021-22 Novak, T Tolvanen, E NSH 23:42 0.00 0.00 - 3.14 0.97 76.47 1.20 -1.45 31.98
2020-21 Trenin, Y Olivier, M NSH 21:14 0.00 0.00 - 2.55 1.26 67.02 0.50 -0.73 16.19
2017-18 Deslauriers, N Carr, D MTL 48:57 2.45 2.45 50.00 1.34 2.01 39.98 -1.06 -0.48 -9.11
2016-17 Terry, C Carr, D MTL 60:52 2.96 2.96 50.00 2.04 2.00 50.48 -0.72 0.00 -7.49
2016-17 Mitchell, T Flynn, B MTL 46:42 0.00 1.28 0.00 1.04 1.45 41.91 -1.27 -0.89 -7.79
2016-17 King, D Martinsen, A MTL 20:25 0.00 2.94 0.00 1.63 2.22 42.31 -0.85 0.23 -13.17
2015-16 Mitchell, T de la Rose, J MTL 20:53 0.00 8.62 0.00 1.09 2.24 32.73 -1.41 0.04 -20.49

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 29 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA
2025-26 30 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA
Total - - $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Signed: Feb 16, 2024
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.02

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 28 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000
Signed: Apr 16, 2023
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 26 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $350,000 UFA-Grp6
2022-23 27 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $350,000 UFA
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $700,000
Signed: July 28, 2021
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 25 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $300,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $300,000
Signed: Sep 23, 2020
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.86

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 24 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $125,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $125,000
Signed: July 27, 2019
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.86
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2019-20 is $150,000

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 23 $894,125 $894,125 - - $894,125 $894,125 $70,000 RFA
Total - - $894,125 $894,125 $70,000
Signed: Sep 10, 2018
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.12

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2013-14 18 $925,000 $1,137,500 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2014-15 19 $894,167 $1,106,667 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2015-16 20 $863,333 $1,075,833 $212,500 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2016-17 21 $863,333 $1,075,833 $212,500 - $832,500 $832,500 $70,000 ELC
2017-18 22 $863,333 $1,075,833 $212,500 - $832,500 $832,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $637,500 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: July 14, 2013
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15