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Michael McCarron
Center #47 Predators $0.900M
Player Information

Michael McCarron has 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 56 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 25) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, he has 74 points (33 goals, 41 assists) in 358 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens and the Nashville Predators.

He has no points in 9 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 31 yrs (07.03.1995)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 104 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 25th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Predators controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Michael McCarron is off the ice, the Predators control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 9% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 53% in the defensive zone.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 215th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 170th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.12
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.40
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.39
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.24
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.24
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.61
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.23
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.36
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.36
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.09
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.37
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.85
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.68
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.25
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.20
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.41
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.53
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.95
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 32.3 yrs (07.03.1995)
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Michael McCarron
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 1 0 1 0 16:28 1 100.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 15:58 2 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 1 0 1 1 16:45 4 25.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -2 16:34 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 0 1 1 15:45 4 25.0% 0
Total 5 3 0 3 0 11 27.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Canadiens 20 1 1 2 -10 11:40 41 2.4% 37
2016-17 Team Logo Canadiens 31 1 4 5 -4 9:52 31 3.2% 41
2017-18 Team Logo Canadiens 18 0 1 1 -1 8:46 15 0.0% 32
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 6 0 0 0 1 10:18 3 0.0% 16
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 51 7 7 14 10 10:22 51 13.7% 70
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 32 2 2 4 -3 10:33 39 5.1% 24
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 70 12 10 22 4 12:46 94 12.8% 100
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 74 5 9 14 -21 13:45 80 6.2% 102
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 56 5 7 12 -13 14:31 83 6.0% 69
Season Projection 81 7 10 17 -19 14:31 120 5.8% 100
Total 358 33 41 74 -37 437 7.6% 491
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -1 6:54 0 0
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 2 0 0 0 -3 11:19 5 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Predators 6 0 0 0 -3 13:10 7 0.0% 2
Total 9 0 0 0 -7 12 0.0% 4
Player Match
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Michael McCarron Team Logo C 31 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.21 0.21 52 67 $0.900M
85% Mark Kastelic Team Logo C 27 yrs 193 cm / 105 kg 0.30 0.21 57 69 $1.567M
85% Adam Klapka Team Logo RW 25.4 yrs 203 cm / 106 kg 0.22 0.25 58 69 $1.250M
84% Alexey Toropchenko Team Logo RW 26.7 yrs 198 cm / 101 kg 0.17 0.22 50 68 $1.700M
84% Colton Dach Team Logo C 23.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.17 0.21 54 71 $0.825M
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