Michael
McLeod
C · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 75
- WAR
- 1.1
- PTS
- 19
2023-24№ 141 / 608
Michael McLeod stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Michael McLeod
#20C
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 2, 1998 · Mississauga, Canada
Drafted : 2016 · NJD · round 1, pick #12
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | 45 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 80 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | New Jersey Devils | 77 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 52 |
| 2020-21 | New Jersey Devils | 52 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 42 |
| 2019-20 | New Jersey Devils | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | New Jersey Devils | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| NHL totals | 287 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 164 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Playoff totals | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
Michael McLeod: our analysis
2023-24 season: 45 GP, 10 G, 9 A, 19 PTS, +6 +/-, 15:09 TOI. WAR 1.1 (141st of 608) · PAL 75, very good.
In 2023-24, Michael McLeod, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 75 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 1.1 ranks 141st among 608 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: discipline (91, among the best in the league), possession (87, among the best in the league) and penalty kill (77, well above average). On the other hand, power play (26, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.5).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 37 in 2022-23 to 75; his WAR went from -0.3 to 1.1.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:09
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:08
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:10
- Pts/GP
- 0.42
- EV points
- 19
- Hits
- 101
- Blocks
- 22
- Takeaways
- 20
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 53.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 65.0 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 62 %
85
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 89
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 78
- Confidence 67 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 85
- Confidence 67 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 85
- Confidence 44 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 85
- Confidence 67 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 98
- Confidence 80 %
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 62 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 62 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 57 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 71
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating89
- Top speed (35 %)36.7 · 86
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)10.6 · 90
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.6 · 87
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.1 · 84
ST — Strength78
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.815 · 83
- Body mass (50 %)-0.569 · 71
EN — Endurance62
- Ice time per game (45 %)14 · 68
- Total ice time (20 %)652 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)39.6 · 52
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.9 · 65
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.735 · 61
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.78 · 71
CK — Checking85
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.247 · 85
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.727 · 86
- Season volume (10 %)4.625 · 79
FG — Fighting85
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.209 · 85
DI — Discipline85
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.066 · 85
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.567 · 81
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.957 · 81
FO — Faceoffs98
- Faceoff % (85 %)60 · 98
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)53.8 · 86
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.614 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.531 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.093 · 80
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.456 · 74
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.445 · 67
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.73 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.761 · 72
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.355 · 68
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.336 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.083 · 77
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.8 · 70
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.028 · 77
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.067 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.584 · 79
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.121 · 87
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.18 · 72
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.5 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.608 · 78
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience71
- Career regular-season games (65 %)80
- Career playoff games (25 %)48
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall85
- SC · Scoring (20 %)71
- PA · Passing (20 %)74
- DF · Defense (20 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)89
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)98
- EN · Endurance (8 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)85
- ST · Strength (3 %)78
- CK · Checking (2 %)85
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 85 | 89 | 71 | 79 |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 90 | 48 | 73 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.1
wins above replacement
141 of 608
PAL Rating
75/ 100
Performance · Very good
106 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 52
- Defense
- 82
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- Offense
- 43
- Creation
- 52
- Shooting
- 58
- Possession
- 87
- Defense
- 72
- Discipline
- 91
- Power play
- 26
- Penalty kill
- 77
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NJD | 1.1 | 75 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | NJD | -0.3 | 37 | — | — |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
52/ 100
Average
better than 52% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
62/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
42/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 195 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 30
- Shot selection
- 75
- Penalties drawn
- 71
- Puck management
- 24
Defense
- Takeaways
- 65
- Discipline
- 70
- Safe zone exits
- 8
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NJD | 52 | 62 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 71 | 62 | 69 |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.1
wins above replacement
0.3 to 2.9 — 90% interval
141 of 608 forwards
+5.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.5
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Shooting
- +0.2
- Penalties
- +1.2
- Average → replacement
- +1.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NJD | 45 | 1.1 | 0.3 to 2.9 | 141/608 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 80 | -0.3 | -0.9 to 0.5 | 533/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 142.9 km/h63rd percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.3 km/h70th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 14888th percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 39.4 %17th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 189.5 km46th percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.41 km71st percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.6 %39th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %83rd percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.2 %24th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 7346th percentile | 1053rd percentile | 13.7 %71st percentile |
| High danger | 3153rd percentile | 968th percentile | 29.0 %93rd percentile |
| Mid range | 1437th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 851st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2024 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:27 |
| January 20, 2024 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:31 |
| January 19, 2024 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:37 |
| January 17, 2024 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:37 |
| January 15, 2024 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:40 |
Michael McLeod: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Michael McLeod have in 2023-24?
Michael McLeod has 10 goals and 19 points (9 assists) in 45 games in 2023-24.
How old is Michael McLeod?
Michael McLeod is 28 years old: he was born on February 3, 1998.
How tall is Michael McLeod, and how much does he weigh?
Michael McLeod is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Michael McLeod from?
Canada: Michael McLeod was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
How good is Michael McLeod?
Michael McLeod produced 1.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 141st of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 75 out of 100: very good for his position.
Is Michael McLeod a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 141st of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Michael McLeod getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 37 in 2022-23 to 75 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Michael McLeod's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Michael McLeod has 287 games, 29 goals, 56 assists and 85 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 26 points in 80 games.
Where was Michael McLeod drafted?
Michael McLeod was drafted 12th overall (round 1) by New Jersey Devils in 2016.
How does Michael McLeod perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Michael McLeod has 12 games and 6 points in his career. His pace (0.50 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.30).
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