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Michael Bunting has 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 41 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 117) of the 2014 NHL Draft by ARI, he has 243 points (106 goals, 137 assists) in 385 regular-season games for the Arizona Coyotes, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators.

He also has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30.3 yrs (17.09.1995)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 84 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 117th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team Logo ARI
    Awards: -
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The 30-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Predators controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Michael Bunting is off the ice, the Predators control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 48% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 73rd of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 214th of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    79.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.06
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    15.54
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.12
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    1.17
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.78
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.23
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.98
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    4.94
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    2.05
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.38
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    1.48
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    6.08
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.60
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.13
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.47
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.03
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.76
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.12
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.19
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.500M
Player Contract Value: $3.300M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 31.8 yrs (17.09.1995)
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Michael Bunting
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 -1 16:40 0 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 0 13:11 2 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 1 0 1 1 14:20 2 50.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 16:34 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 1 3 4 3 16:22 2 50.0% 2
Total 5 2 3 5 2 7 28.6% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes 5 1 0 1 0 9:33 5 20.0% 2
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes 21 10 3 13 -1 16:41 38 26.3% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Maple Leafs 79 23 40 63 27 15:33 175 13.1% 80
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 82 23 26 49 21 15:48 174 13.2% 103
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 60 13 23 36 -15 15:07 113 11.5% 55
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 21 6 13 19 -4 17:19 55 10.9% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 58 14 15 29 -18 15:15 110 12.7% 48
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 18 5 4 9 -1 16:26 45 11.1% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 41 11 13 24 -6 14:45 69 15.9% 8
Season Projection 82 22 26 48 -12 14:45 138 15.9% 16
Total 385 106 137 243 3 784 13.5% 330
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Maple Leafs 6 1 2 3 -1 15:07 6 16.7% 4
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 1 1 2 -1 14:33 9 11.1% 15
Total 13 2 3 5 -2 15 13.3% 19
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Michael Bunting Team Logo LW 30.3 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.59 0.63 78 58 $4.500M
85% Matvei Michkov Team Logo RW 21.1 yrs 178 cm / 77 kg 0.57 0.72 77 59 $0.950M
84% Mason McTavish Team Logo C 22.9 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.62 0.61 81 58 $7.000M
83% JJ Peterka Team Logo RW 24 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.67 0.64 76 65 $7.700M
83% Matt Coronato Team Logo RW 23.1 yrs 178 cm / 82 kg 0.59 0.52 78 61 $6.500M
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