#58 · Left Wing

Michael Bunting

Age: 31
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 186 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Scarborough, Ontario, CAN

GP: 4
G: 0
A: 0
P: 0
+/-: -4
SOG: 3

Drafted 2014 · Round 4, #117 overall (ARI)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 4 GP
GP	4	4	4
G	0	1-1	1-1
A	0	1-1	1-1
P	0	2-2	2-2
SOG	3	3	3
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	-4	+1-5	+1-5
PIM	2	2	2
TOI/GP	11:02	15:34−4:32	15:34−4:32
SH%	0.0	33.3-33.3	33.3-33.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Bunting is shooting 0.0% (0 on 3 shots) against 11.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.3 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.3).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 35.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 27.7; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -13.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.800; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 32.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 9:11; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

7 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Bunting is used

#58 · L · Philadelphia Flyers

Michael Bunting

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

Line 4
PP2

Ice time / game: 11:02; 9:11 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 32.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 27.7%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 35.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Bunting44.9s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Bunting19%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Noel Acciari21.5 min together25%shot attempts

Travis Sanheim15.9 min together39%shot attempts

Jamie Drysdale12.4 min together31%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Philadelphia Flyers	4	0	0	0	-4	2	0	3	0.0	11:02
2025–26	Nashville Predators	61	13	18	31	-17	16	5	108	12.0	14:48
2025–26	Dallas Stars	13	1	1	2	-7	4	1	18	5.6	12:48
2025–26 (P)	Dallas Stars	1	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0	9:11
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	58	14	15	29	-18	48	9	110	12.7	15:15
2024–25	Nashville Predators	18	5	4	9	-1	20	2	45	11.1	16:27
2023–24	Carolina Hurricanes	60	13	23	36	-15	55	6	113	11.5	15:07
2023–24	Pittsburgh Penguins	21	6	13	19	-4	2	1	55	10.9	17:19
2022–23	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	23	26	49	+21	103	7	174	13.2	15:48
2022–23 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	1	1	2	-1	15	0	9	11.1	14:33
2021–22	Toronto Maple Leafs	79	23	40	63	+27	80	2	175	13.1	15:33
2021–22 (P)	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	1	2	3	-1	4	0	6	16.7	15:07
2020–21	Arizona Coyotes	21	10	3	13	-1	12	3	38	26.3	16:42
2018–19	Arizona Coyotes	5	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	20.0	9:33

	Opp				TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsSEA	0	0	0	9:10
Sun, Oct 11	vsCAR	-2	1	0	10:25
Sat, Oct 10	@BOS	-2	0	0	13:36
Thu, Oct 8	@OTT	0	2	2	10:56

	Team / League										TOI
2023–24	Canada · WC	10	1	3	4	+8	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Team Canada · International	2	0	3	3	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	16	7	12	19	-2	14	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Canada · WC	10	0	0	0	-6	6	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	58	12	37	49	-12	49	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	52	19	22	41	+15	84	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	67	23	20	43	+21	45	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	9	3	1	4	+1	27	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	67	13	15	28	-1	52	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Springfield · AHL	63	11	14	25	-7	41	3	94	1170.0	–
2015–16	Rapid City · ECHL	7	2	0	2	-5	4	0	–	–	–
2014–15	Sault Ste. Marie · OHL	57	37	37	74	+44	39	12	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Sault Ste. Marie · OHL	14	9	5	14	+4	10	3	–	–	–
2013–14	Sault Ste. Marie · OHL	48	15	27	42	+10	34	6	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Sault Ste. Marie · OHL	9	5	1	6	+1	4	4	–	–	–
2012–13	Don Mills · GTHL	28	27	12	39	–	44	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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