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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)	222	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	27 (Mar 13, 1998)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2016, Round 6, Overall 160 (MTL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 6, 2025	Toronto Maple Leafs	Assigned to AHL
Oct 6, 2025	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2025	Toronto Maple Leafs	Placed on Waivers
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

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	9.9	10.0	83.3	48.0	27.0	27.0	45.9	0.4	0.2	0.4
2022-23	63	22.7	1.0	10.0	10.0	93.1	53.9	10.5	47.4	42.1	0.4	0.2	0.4
2023-24	61	22.5	0.6	10.1	10.1	88.4	57.7	32.0	48.0	20.0	0.4	0.2	0.4
2024-25	25	21.8	1.4	10.1	10.1	87.4	59.2	55.6	11.1	33.3	0.4	0.2	0.4
2025-26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	MTL	0.00	1.10	0.00	1.57	1.94	44.66	-0.83	-0.75	-2.38
2024-25	MTL	0.00	8.56	0.00	2.14	1.74	55.12	0.07	-1.89	18.79
2023-24	MTL	4.19	0.00	100.00	1.56	2.43	39.00	-0.90	-0.34	-7.91
2023-24	MTL	4.29	3.22	57.14	1.80	3.06	36.99	-0.54	0.18	-7.77
2023-24	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	0.74	1.99	27.16	-1.93	-0.79	-21.89
2023-24	MTL	2.56	3.84	40.00	1.95	3.47	35.91	-0.50	0.69	-10.95
2023-24	MTL	1.73	0.00	100.00	2.02	0.82	71.23	-0.27	-2.16	27.67
2022-23	MTL	3.81	3.05	55.56	1.66	2.70	38.12	-0.89	0.04	-10.91
2022-23	MTL	1.29	5.17	20.00	1.75	1.59	52.37	-0.64	-1.43	8.28
2022-23	MTL	4.63	1.54	75.00	2.82	2.37	54.34	0.96	-0.72	16.77
2022-23	MTL	0.00	1.85	0.00	2.00	3.14	38.95	-0.00	0.23	-1.87
2022-23	MTL	5.61	0.00	100.00	2.27	2.99	43.14	0.08	0.22	-1.00
2022-23	MTL	1.98	5.93	25.00	1.20	2.90	29.26	-1.33	0.24	-19.50
2021-22	MTL	5.47	0.00	100.00	2.09	3.26	39.12	-0.18	0.94	-10.44
2021-22	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	0.79	2.90	21.37	-1.76	0.29	-28.06
2021-22	MTL	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.

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.

News and Opinions

Writers Weigh In: What are Montreal’s Playoff Odds This Season? at Habs World (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Toronto Marlies 2025-26 Season Preview: Significant turnover, higher expectations at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Canadiens Make Right Call Waiving Since-Claimed Blais at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
'No Decisions Have Been Made': Why It Looks Like Easton Cowan Is On The Outside Looking In For Maple Leafs’ Opening Night Lineup at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs claim Sammy Blais & Cayden Primeau at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Roster Takes Shape, Blue Line Settled & Goalie Question at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Le Canadien est meilleur qu’en mars dernier : cela n’a rien à voir at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
2 Former Canadiens Placed On Waivers at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Michael Pezzetta, Henry Thrun among four Maple Leafs placed on waivers at The Leafs Nation (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
NHL Waivers: Long List Of Players Hit The Wire As Teams Make Final Cuts On Oct. 5 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Cayden Primeau et Michael Pezzetta au ballottage at Dans Les Coulisses (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Red Wings-Maple Leafs game #2 Tweetcap: Detroit rallies to end the exhibition season with a 6-5 OT win over the Laffs at The Malik Report (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
The Maple Leafs Face a Big Lineup Decision with Easton Cowan at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Final Canadiens Roster Decisions Influenced By Physical Play at Montreal Hockey Now (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Easton Cowan has possibly made the Maple Leafs roster at Editor in Leaf (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Leafs Notebook: The goaltending picture, Easton Cowan’s development path, and the final roster battles at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Breaking down the Maple Leafs' roster battle for their forwards at Editor in Leaf (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Maple Leafs Announce Cuts to Training Camp Roster at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Toronto Maple Leafs Enter 2025–26 Season with Renewed Focus on Depth and Balance at NHL Rumors (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Canadiens Preview: Rookie Opportunities With New Forward Lines at Montreal Hockey Now (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Voici l'alignement du Canadien et des Maple Leafs pour le match de ce soir at HABSolument Fan (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens Game Day Preview: Preseason Game #3 at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
‘He's Probably Never Going To Make It’: Michael Pezzetta Returns to Montreal, Shares Favorite Pre-Season Maple Leafs–Canadiens Memory at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
These players can seize opportunity for Leafs in preseason game vs. Canadiens at Editor in Leaf (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Maple Leafs Reveal Lineup They're Sending to Montreal and Make Decision on Cédric Paré at Habs Fanatics (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Montreal Canadiens lineup vs. Toronto: Kirby Dach to make first appearance at Habs Eyes on the Prize (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Les Maple Leafs dévoilent leur alignement pour affronter le Canadien ce soir at HABSolument Fan (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Maple Leafs Practice Report: 2nd week of camp at Pension Plan Puppets (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Maple Leafs’ Preseason Games Matter More Than Fans Think at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
2 Takeaways From the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 Win Over the Senators at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators – Preseason Game #1 Projected Lines & TV Info at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Chemistry will be the key to the Canadiens’ season at Habs Eyes on the Prize (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Maple Leafs debut new lineup at start of training camp at Editor in Leaf (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Maple Leafs Practice Report: 1st of the season at Pension Plan Puppets (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Maple Leafs’ Forward Logjam: Who Stays, Who Goes? at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
3 Maple Leafs that could surprise at this year’s training camp at Editor in Leaf (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
New Leafs signing gushes about Auston Matthews's skill at Editor in Leaf (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
Maple Leafs Training Camp Preview, Part 2: Bubble Players and Dark Horses at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Images : Noah Dobson a sorti ses mains à l’entraînement aujourd’hui at Dans Les Coulisses (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Projecting Maple Leafs’ Forwards Point Totals for 2025-26 Season at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
3 dark horse candidates to make Maple Leafs for 2025-26 season at Editor in Leaf (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Canadiens’ Most Overrated Players for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Previewing the Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 Depth Chart: The Wingers at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Mon Aug 25, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	27	$812,500	$812,500	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
2026-27	28	$812,500	$812,500	-	-	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,625,000	$1,625,000	$1,625,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.85

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	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: Kent Hughes

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.97

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

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: Kent Hughes

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.91

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

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: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.92

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	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: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
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