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Michael Pezzetta
| Position | Left Wing / Right Wing | Current Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Shoots | Left | Current Contract | 2 years |
| Height | 6'1" | Expires | 2026-27 |
| Weight (lbs) | 219 | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | 29 |
| Age | 27 (Mar 13, 1998) | Expiry Status | UFA |
| Drafted | 2016, Round 6, Overall 160 (MTL) |
News and Opinions
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Evaluating the Maple Leafs’ offseason so far: The current roster picture vs. the what-if-Marner-stayed scenario at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Mon Jul 14, 2025)
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Maple Leafs offload Ryan Reaves, add defensive depth option in Henry Thrun at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Fri Jul 11, 2025)
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A Farewell to Michael Pezzetta: The Embers of A Dying Flame at A Winning Habit (Thu Jul 3, 2025)
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Brad Treliving on whether he would’ve handled the Mitch Marner situation differently in hindsight: “At the end of the day, there wasn’t a path to a different outcome” at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
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Michael Pezzetta on joining his hometown Maple Leafs: “I am insanely fired up… It’s surreal that I’ll get to put the Leafs sweater on” at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
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Maple Leafs smartly avoid overspending in free agency at Editor in Leaf (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
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Brad Treliving on the remaining holes in the Leafs’ roster after day one of FA: “The top six of our lineup is the area we’re focused on right now… We will see how things play out from here” at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
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Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs sign depth forward Michael Pezzetta to two-year contract at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
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5 players who might have played their final games with the Montreal Canadiens at A Winning Habit (Sat May 10, 2025)
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Signed 2 years @ $812K AAV starting in 2025-26 | |
| Jun 2, 2024 | Montreal Canadiens | Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23 | |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Montreal Canadiens | Signed 2 years @ $812K AAV starting in 2023-24 | |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Montreal Canadiens | Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22 | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Montreal Canadiens | Signed to an entry level contract. |
Status History Coming Soon
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2012-13 | Big Nickel Bantam | Toronto Nationals Bantam AAA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | GTHL | Miss. Senators | 29 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2013-14 | Other | Miss. Senators | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | OHL | Sudbury | 61 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -28 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | OHL | Sudbury | 64 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -44 | 98 | 129 | 780.0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-17 | OHL | Sudbury Wolves | 54 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 17 | |||||||
| 2017-18 | OHL | Sudbury Wolves | 35 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -17 | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | OHL | Sarnia Sting | 27 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +1 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 15 | ||||||
| 2018-19 | AHL | Laval Rocket | 55 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | ECHL | Maine Mariners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | AHL | Laval Rocket | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | AHL | Laval Rocket | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 51 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 81 | 49 | 10.2 | 7:50 | |||||||||
| 2021-22 | AHL | Laval Rocket | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 2022-23 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 63 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 77 | 70 | 10.0 | 9:19 | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 61 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +4 | 59 | 42 | 7.1 | 7:48 | |||||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24 | 14 | 0.0 | 5:56 | |||||||||
| NHL Career | 200 | 15 | 23 | 38 | -9 | 241 | 175 | 8.6 | 8:03 | |||||||||||
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | MTL | 51 | 388:08 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 1.70 | 0.74 | 0.04 | 10.20 | 9.70 | 0.50 | 3.12 | 12.50 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 63 | 547:16 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 1.53 | 0.68 | 0.09 | 10.61 | 9.39 | 1.22 | 3.61 | 6.02 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 61 | 454:46 | 0.40 | 1.19 | 1.58 | 0.44 | -0.05 | 7.32 | 8.21 | -0.90 | 5.00 | 8.33 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 25 | 147:19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.58 | -0.58 | 0.00 | 10.16 | -10.16 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | MTL | 51 | 388:08 | 38.65 | 2.47 | 2.37 | 41.43 | 3.40 | 2.69 | 42.11 | 46.87 | -0.04 | -0.18 | 1.17 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 63 | 547:16 | 33.11 | 2.85 | 2.15 | 42.54 | 3.29 | 2.57 | 46.43 | 45.55 | -0.16 | -0.40 | 1.79 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 61 | 454:46 | 30.48 | 2.51 | 1.55 | 42.22 | 1.98 | 2.40 | 55.88 | 39.23 | -0.96 | -0.54 | -6.82 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 25 | 147:19 | 39.10 | 1.63 | 2.09 | 33.80 | 2.44 | 1.72 | 40.00 | 54.88 | -0.30 | -1.17 | 9.63 |
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 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 83.3 | 46.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 45.9 | 42.6 | 19.0 | 38.4 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 22.7 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 93.1 | 50.6 | 10.5 | 47.4 | 42.1 | 44.5 | 18.1 | 37.4 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 88.4 | 57.3 | 32.0 | 48.0 | 20.0 | 43.7 | 17.4 | 38.9 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 87.4 | 59.2 | 55.6 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 39.8 | 18.1 | 42.1 |
Legend
| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
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 | Armia, J | Evans, J | MTL | 54:46 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 1.57 | 1.94 | 44.66 | -0.83 | -0.75 | -2.38 |
| 2024-25 | Dvorak, C | Heineman, E | MTL | 21:02 | 0.00 | 8.56 | 0.00 | 2.14 | 1.74 | 55.12 | 0.07 | -1.89 | 18.79 |
| 2023-24 | Stephens, M | Ylonen, J | MTL | 57:18 | 4.19 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1.56 | 2.43 | 39.00 | -0.90 | -0.34 | -7.91 |
| 2023-24 | Evans, J | Ylonen, J | MTL | 55:56 | 4.29 | 3.22 | 57.14 | 1.80 | 3.06 | 36.99 | -0.54 | 0.18 | -7.77 |
| 2023-24 | White, C | Harvey-Pinard, R | MTL | 52:48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.74 | 1.99 | 27.16 | -1.93 | -0.79 | -21.89 |
| 2023-24 | Armia, J | Stephens, M | MTL | 46:52 | 2.56 | 3.84 | 40.00 | 1.95 | 3.47 | 35.91 | -0.50 | 0.69 | -10.95 |
| 2023-24 | Armia, J | Evans, J | MTL | 34:36 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2.02 | 0.82 | 71.23 | -0.27 | -2.16 | 27.67 |
| 2022-23 | Belzile, A | Tierney, C | MTL | 78:47 | 3.81 | 3.05 | 55.56 | 1.66 | 2.70 | 38.12 | -0.89 | 0.04 | -10.91 |
| 2022-23 | Evans, J | Slafkovský, J | MTL | 46:23 | 1.29 | 5.17 | 20.00 | 1.75 | 1.59 | 52.37 | -0.64 | -1.43 | 8.28 |
| 2022-23 | Belzile, A | Harvey-Pinard, R | MTL | 38:53 | 4.63 | 1.54 | 75.00 | 2.82 | 2.37 | 54.34 | 0.96 | -0.72 | 16.77 |
| 2022-23 | Armia, J | Evans, J | MTL | 32:30 | 0.00 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.14 | 38.95 | -0.00 | 0.23 | -1.87 |
| 2022-23 | Belzile, A | Ylonen, J | MTL | 32:05 | 5.61 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2.27 | 2.99 | 43.14 | 0.08 | 0.22 | -1.00 |
| 2022-23 | Evans, J | Pitlick, R | MTL | 30:21 | 1.98 | 5.93 | 25.00 | 1.20 | 2.90 | 29.26 | -1.33 | 0.24 | -19.50 |
| 2021-22 | Byron, P | Evans, J | MTL | 32:56 | 5.47 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 2.09 | 3.26 | 39.12 | -0.18 | 0.94 | -10.44 |
| 2021-22 | Armia, J | Poehling, R | MTL | 23:22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.79 | 2.90 | 21.37 | -1.76 | 0.29 | -28.06 |
| 2021-22 | Lehkonen, A | Poehling, R | MTL | 23:17 | 2.58 | 7.73 | 25.00 | 2.27 | 4.06 | 35.89 | 0.14 | 1.17 | -6.50 |
Glossary
| Type | Statistic | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | G/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | A/60 | Assists per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | Pts/60 | Points per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | xG/60 | Expected Goals per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | GAE/60 | Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60). |
| Individual | Sh% | Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | xSh% | Expected Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | Sh%AE | Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%). |
| Individual | %SA Rush | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush. |
| Individual | %SA Reb. | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds. |
| On Ice | SAF/60 | Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | GF/60 | Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | xGF/60 | Expected Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | SAA/60 | Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GA/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGA/60 | Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GF% | Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF% | Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF Rel | xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice. |
| On Ice | xGA Rel | xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGF% Rel | xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice. |
Current Contract
Standard Contract (UFA)
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.85
Previous Contracts
Standard Contract (RFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 25 | $812,500 | $812,500 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2024-25 | 26 | $812,500 | $812,500 | - | - | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 |
Signed: June 2, 2023
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.97
Standard Contract (RFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 24 | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
Signed: June 2, 2024
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.91
Standard Contract (RFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 23 | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $82,500 | RFA | ||
| Total | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $82,500 |
Signed: Aug 5, 2021
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92
Entry Level Contract
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 20 | $743,333 | $743,333 | - | $70,000 | $650,000 | $720,000 | $67,500 | ELC | ||
| 2019-20 | 21 | $743,333 | $743,333 | - | $60,000 | $700,000 | $760,000 | $67,500 | ELC | ||
| 2020-21 | 22 | $743,333 | $743,333 | - | $50,000 | $700,000 | $750,000 | $67,500 | ELC | ||
| Total | - | $180,000 | $2,050,000 | $2,230,000 | $202,500 |
Signed: Mar 7, 2018
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA