Michael Bunting

#58Left Wing

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2025-26 regular season

126

SOG

11.1% SH

14:26

TOI/GP

LW · DAL · NHL id 8478047

Michael Bunting has played 74 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26, scoring 14 goals and 19 assists (33 points) on 126 shots while averaging 14:26 a night (12:18 at even strength, 1:47 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 40% of his 5v5 minutes with Thomas Harley and 37% with Jamie Benn over the last 10 games, and the Stars have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Bunting on the ice (37-53 in goals, 64% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against MIN he was on L4 with Mavrik Bourque and Justin Hryckowian and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 11.1% this season against 13.0% across the 432 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 30 game vs MIN, detected from shift data

Line

Mavrik Bourque Justin Hryckowian

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last gameLast 5: L2 · L4 · L1 · L3 · L3

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

3 games shown, 12:02 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed65th6522.5 mph

Bursts 20+ mph60th6076

Hardest shot59th5986.4 mph

Offensive-zone time91st9245.7%

Distance skated62nd62164.9 mi

High-danger SOG73rd7348

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 283 attempts, 127 on goal, 14 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 74 GP · 33 points vs 32.6 expected

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Luck meter-20

Last 20 games: -57. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+0.3 G

On-ice SH%−3.4 G

On-ice SV%−9.6 G

IPP−1.4 G

Points vs expected+0.4 P

: 11.1%
: 97.2
: 57.9%
G vs xG: 14 / 13.7

• Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:29 a game, PP share 32% → 19%, 3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played74
Goals14212th of 715
Assists19283rd of 715
Points33255th of 715
Power-play points10172nd of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal126221st of 715
Hits45437th of 715
Blocked shots25523rd of 715
Plus/minus−24692nd of 715
Penalty minutes20442nd of 715
Faceoffs won10309th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)51.9%188th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)50.0%318th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)47.5%469th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.3%483rd of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.7%207th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)51.8%219th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.8639th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.036317th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32242nd of 719
Faceoff win %33.3%
Draw Equity /100−0.202

Usage

Ice time per game14:26464th of 715
Power-play time per game1:47220th of 715
Power-play share41.3%228th of 713
Ice-time share23.7%463rd of 715
Offensive-zone start %63.6%101st of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.958th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO972602nd of 719
Goals above expected+0.3285th of 715
Luck Meter−20530th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.5259th of 715
20+ mph bursts76269th of 715
Hardest shot86.4444th of 715
Offensive-zone time45.7%49th of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 73 of 74 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.038
Season net: −0.58xG

Offensive TK/600.46 (7)

Offensive GV/601.59 (24)

Neutral TK/600.13 (2)

Neutral GV/601.06 (16)

Defensive TK/600.20 (3)

Defensive GV/600.73 (11)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.202
Season: −0.06G
: 33.3%30 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 6-14 · NZ 3-5 · DZ 1-1

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.86
Attempts: 28
: 0.049

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +3.46G
Per 60: +0.194
Drawn / taken: 27 / 10minors

Method Leaders

: 47.3%
: 52.7%
: 47.5%
Transition CF/60: 5.2
Turnovers won/60: 22.9
Turnovers lost/60: 20.2

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

126 shots on goal, 14 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	29%	23%	7
L Point	1%	5%	0
R Point	2%	6%	0
Center Point	6%	9%	0
L Circle	16%	13%	2
R Circle	15%	12%	2
High Slot	6%	7%	1

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved down to L4 from L2Feb 23, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 29, 2025 alerts →
Moved down to L2 from L1Mar 17, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L3Jan 27, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to L3 from L4Jan 6, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L4Nov 30, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L4Nov 28, 2023 alerts →
Moved down to L4 from L2Nov 2, 2023 alerts →

How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Mar 14, 2026 vs DET	Forecheck turnover	—	0	21.4	—
Feb 28, 2026 @ DAL	Odd-man rush	carry	4*	54.2	5-on-3
Jan 16, 2026 @ COL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	57.1	2-on-1
Jan 3, 2026 @ CGY	Rebound	dump	0	48.9	rebound
Dec 31, 2025 @ VGK	Deflection	—	4	15.0	—
Dec 15, 2025 @ STL	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	28.6	—
Dec 11, 2025 vs STL	Deflection	—	3*	14.8	—
Dec 6, 2025 @ CAR	Rebound	—	1*	61.9	rebound
Dec 2, 2025 vs CGY	Rush	pass	0	16.2	—
Nov 26, 2025 @ DET	Deflection	—	4	5.6	—
Nov 3, 2025 vs VAN	Deflection	—	2	28.0	deflection
Nov 1, 2025 vs CGY	Deflection	—	5*	49.3	deflection
Oct 18, 2025 @ WPG	Forecheck turnover	—	0	7.9	—
Oct 9, 2025 vs CBJ	Odd-man rush	carry	0	60.0	3-on-2
Apr 14, 2025 vs UTA	Rebound	—	0	10.1	rebound
Apr 8, 2025 vs NYI	Deflection	—	4*	23.6	—
Apr 1, 2025 @ CBJ	Forecheck turnover	—	1	44.4	—
Mar 25, 2025 @ CAR	Rebound	—	5*	9.9	rebound
Mar 22, 2025 vs TOR	Cycle	carry	1	62.3	4-on-3
Jan 23, 2025 @ ANA	Cycle	—	3*	20.9	—
Jan 7, 2025 vs CBJ	Deflection	carry	0	8.2	4-on-3
Jan 5, 2025 @ CAR	Forecheck turnover	—	3	50.7	—
Dec 29, 2024 vs NYI	Forecheck turnover	—	0	41.2	one-timer
Dec 28, 2024 @ NYI	Forecheck turnover	—	0	38.4	—
Dec 23, 2024 vs PHI	Rush	pass	2*	59.9	—
Dec 23, 2024 vs PHI	Rebound	—	4	13.3	rebound
Dec 10, 2024 vs COL	Point shot	—	1	26.5	—
Dec 7, 2024 vs TOR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	42.2	—
Nov 30, 2024 vs CGY	Rebound	—	0	21.0	rebound
Nov 22, 2024 vs WPG	Forecheck turnover	—	0	15.1	—
Nov 15, 2024 @ CBJ	Rebound	—	0	20.6	rebound
Nov 8, 2024 @ WSH	Deflection	pass	1	38.3	2-on-1
Apr 13, 2024 vs BOS	Deflection	—	0	3.3	rebound
Apr 6, 2024 vs TBL	Rebound	—	0	18.5	rebound
Apr 4, 2024 @ WSH	Odd-man rush	loose	2*	50.0	3-on-2
Mar 22, 2024 @ DAL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	14.5	—
Mar 17, 2024 vs DET	Odd-man rush	pass	3	30.9	4-on-2
Mar 12, 2024 @ OTT	Rebound	—	0	4.7	rebound
Feb 19, 2024 vs CHI	Cycle	—	1	25.9	—
Feb 16, 2024 @ ARI	Forecheck turnover	—	0	16.1	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Bunting

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Bunting apart	CF% mate apart
Erik Haula	LW	54	399:18	44%	51.9%	38% (15-24)	53.8% 281:37	45.1% 257:01
Roman Josi	D	49	241:26	26%	56.6%	54% (14-12)	51.1% 380:27	50.8% 669:45
Brady Skjei	D	61	236:38	26%	48.7%	46% (12-14)	54.4% 524:14	50.7% 806:50
Nick Perbix	D	58	225:49	25%	49.9%	35% (9-17)	54.4% 505:17	48.7% 692:56
Nicolas Hague	D	47	222:06	24%	50.6%	38% (9-15)	51.5% 354:51	51.2% 566:59
Nick Blankenburg	D	48	195:56	21%	53.0%	35% (7-13)	53.3% 406:22	53.3% 476:32
Luke Evangelista	RW	38	176:56	19%	60.4%	45% (5-6)	51.7% 312:26	59.6% 358:30
Adam Wilsby	D	44	168:12	18%	54.3%	46% (6-7)	53.1% 391:45	51.0% 502:56
Jonathan Marchessault	C	32	155:13	17%	47.7%	42% (8-11)	50.0% 234:03	44.4% 258:26
Michael McCarron	RW	30	139:15	15%	51.6%	31% (4-9)	53.3% 239:31	44.0% 212:57
Steven Stamkos	C	22	134:24	15%	51.7%	33% (6-12)	58.0% 155:50	46.6% 155:56
Justin Barron	D	34	118:45	13%	59.0%	54% (7-6)	50.2% 311:10	52.0% 314:13
Spencer Stastney	D	28	101:35	11%	50.0%	57% (4-3)	50.0% 228:11	58.5% 264:11
Matthew Wood	RW	27	101:00	11%	49.7%	30% (3-7)	49.8% 220:11	52.0% 180:46

Game log

75 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 30PO	@ MIN	L 2-5	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0	—	9:11	9:11	—	—
Apr 15	@ BUF	W 4-3	0	0	0	+1	5	0	1	0	—	12:36	12:36	—	—
Apr 13	@ TOR	W 6-5	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	—	14:20	14:20	—	—
Mar 29	@ PHI	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	—	3:46	3:45	—	0:01
Mar 28	@ PIT	W 6-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	—	12:23	12:01	—	—
Mar 24	vs NJD	L 4-6	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	—	9:59	8:24	1:20	0:15
Mar 22	vs VGK	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	—	12:51	10:06	2:08	0:02
Mar 21	@ MIN	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	—	13:40	11:15	2:25	—
Mar 18	@ COL	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	—	15:11	13:49	1:22	—
Mar 16	vs UTA	L 3-6	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	—	13:28	10:22	3:01	—
Mar 14	vs DET	W 3-2	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	100%	14:38	11:29	3:09	—
Mar 12	vs EDM	W 7-2	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	—	16:14	14:39	1:35	—
Mar 10	vs VGK	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	12:33	11:01	1:32	—
Mar 8	vs CHI	W 4-3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0%	14:43	12:49	1:53	0:01
Mar 3	@ CBJ	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	100%	15:36	13:17	0:28	—
Mar 2	vs DET	L 2-4	0	0	0	-4	1	0	2	0	—	13:32	9:22	2:12	—
Feb 28	@ DAL	OTL 2-3	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	—	13:52	11:23	2:21	—
Feb 26	vs CHI	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—	11:28	10:22	1:06	—
Feb 5	@ WSH	L 2-4	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	—	14:57	12:00	0:30	—
Feb 4	vs MIN	OTL 5-6	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	—	14:30	13:39	0:31	—

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	74	1068:40	14:26	1169	941	55.4%	53.5%	525	493	57	64	47%	53.5	55.0	70%
Even strength	74	909:49	12:18	947	878	51.9%	50.0%	417	453	37	53	41%	37.6	41.5	63%
5v5	74	903:15	12:12	943	874	51.9%	50.0%	415	451	37	53	41%	37.4	41.3	64%
Power play	68	132:18	1:57	182	37	83.1%	79.8%	89	26	17	2	89%	13.1	3.3	96%
Penalty kill	5	0:26	0:05	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	—
4v4	7	5:22	0:46	4	3	57.1%	75.0%	2	1	0	0	—	0.2	0.0	0%
5v4	68	132:06	1:57	182	37	83.1%	79.8%	89	26	17	2	89%	13.1	3.3	96%
6v5, own net empty	29	20:35	0:43	33	17	66.0%	64.9%	15	8	2	8	20%	1.6	8.9	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	12	3:39	0:18	2	8	20.0%	22.2%	1	6	1	1	50%	0.9	0.7	—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26Playoffs	DAL	1	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0%	2	0	9:11
2025-26	DAL, NSH	74	14	19	33	-24	20	126	11.1%	45	25	14:26
2024-25	NSH, PIT	76	19	19	38	-19	68	155	12.3%	70	19	15:32
2023-24	PIT, CAR	81	19	36	55	-19	57	168	11.3%	49	21	15:41
2022-23Playoffs	TOR	7	1	1	2	-1	15	9	11.1%	15	3	14:33
2022-23	TOR	82	23	26	49	+21	103	174	13.2%	85	18	15:48
2021-22Playoffs	TOR	6	1	2	3	-1	4	6	16.7%	9	1	15:07
2021-22	TOR	79	23	40	63	+27	80	175	13.1%	85	21	15:33
2020-21	ARI	21	10	3	13	-1	12	38	26.3%	28	1	16:42
2018-19	ARI	5	1	0	1	0	2	5	20.0%	6	1	9:33

Michael Bunting news

Michael Bunting Could Be Exactly What The Senators Need
The Hockey WritersSep 30, 2026
NHL Rumors: Connor Hellebuyck, Some Remaining UFAs, and the Florida Panthers
NHLRumors.comSep 26, 2026
The Case for the Panthers to Sign Michael Bunting
The Hockey WritersSep 18, 2026
Oilers Considering a PTO: “Still Some Decent Players Out There”
NHL Trade TalkSep 3, 2026
Bunting Could Be the Free Agent Teams Regret Passing On
NHL Trade TalkSep 3, 2026
5 PTO Candidates Who Could Become Major Bargains
NHL Trade TalkAug 30, 2026
Potential Targets for the Canucks, and Dylan Larkin Would be Ideal for the Canadiens
NHLRumors.comAug 30, 2026
Why the Right PTO Isn’t About Adding Another Body
NHL Trade TalkAug 29, 2026

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Michael Bunting news