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Michael Bunting
Left Wing #58 Predators $4.500M
Player Information

Michael Bunting has 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) in 57 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 117) of the 2014 NHL Draft by ARI, he has 249 points (107 goals, 142 assists) in 401 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.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30.4 yrs (17.09.1995)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 84 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 117th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team Logo ARI
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Predators controlling 53% 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 46% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 17% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 75th of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 221st of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.05
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.85
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.92
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.07
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.99
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.35
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.51
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.53
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.46
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.84
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.97
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.28
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.53
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.30
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.53
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.97
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.17
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.500M
Player Contract Value: $2.600M
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
29.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 -1 12:49 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -1 15:19 5 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 -1 16:13 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -1 14:30 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 1 14:56 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -3 11 0.0% 0
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 57 12 18 30 -12 14:52 103 11.7% 14
Season Projection 82 17 26 43 -17 14:52 148 11.5% 20
Total 401 107 142 249 -3 818 13.1% 336
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 Match
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 30.4 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.53 0.62 73 61 $4.500M
85% Matvei Michkov Team Logo RW 21.2 yrs 178 cm / 77 kg 0.53 0.68 75 64 $0.950M
85% Jack Quinn Team Logo RW 24.4 yrs 185 cm / 83 kg 0.65 0.57 70 64 $3.375M
83% Casey Mittelstadt Team Logo C 27.3 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.60 0.54 69 63 $5.750M
83% Mason McTavish Team Logo C 23.1 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.59 0.61 76 63 $7.000M
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