Michael McCarron

#47Right Wing6'6"229 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2026-27 regular season

SOG

0.0% SH

13:24

TOI/GP

RW · MIN · NHL id 8477446

Michael McCarron has played 1 game for the Minnesota Wild in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 4 shots while averaging 13:24 a night (9:37 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 2:54 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 82% of his 5v5 minutes with Nick Foligno and 79% with Marcus Foligno in his only game so far, and the Wild have controlled 58% of shot attempts with McCarron on the ice (1-0 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Wild's most recent game against NSH he was on L2 with Nick Foligno and Marcus Foligno and off the power play.

Right now

From the Oct 1 game vs NSH, detected from shift data

Line

Nick Foligno Marcus Foligno

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK1F

Blake Coleman

Last 1: L3

Ascension54Steadylast 1 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026

1 P in last 1 (0.25/GP before)
Top-six in 1 of last 1 (was 2 of 20)

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · 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

1 games shown, 12:31 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

Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed48th4822.2 mph

Bursts 20+ mph64th6485

Hardest shot79th7989.3 mph

Offensive-zone time30th3140.7%

Distance skated68th69181.1 mi

High-danger SOG74th7550

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

2026-27 · 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 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 · 79 GP · 17 points vs 19.9 expected

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Luck meter-50

Last 20 games: -8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−2.1 G

On-ice SH%−10.2 G

On-ice SV%−4.8 G

IPP+1.4 G

Points vs expected−2.9 P

: 7.3%
: 95.0
: 63.0%
G vs xG: 8 / 10.1

• Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 1% → 10%, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

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.

2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.

Fantasy box score

Games played79
Goals8344th of 715
Assists9493rd of 715
Points17442nd of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points238th of 715
Shots on goal109268th of 715
Hits20519th of 715
Blocked shots77151st of 715
Plus/minus−16642nd of 715
Penalty minutes9314th of 715
Faceoffs won52245th of 715

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

Corsi (CF%)48.4%432nd of 719
Fenwick (FF%)49.5%357th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)45.4%568th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)44.9%590th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)55.0%122nd of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)50.4%299th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.21208th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.036320th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.36120th of 719
Faceoff win %52.5%66th of 238
Draw Equity /100+0.03166th of 238

Usage

Ice time per game14:02481st of 715
Power-play time per game0:05519th of 715
Power-play share6.5%531st of 713
Ice-time share23.0%481st of 715
Offensive-zone start %23.6%705th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.60608th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO950688th of 719
Goals above expected−2.1552nd of 715
Luck Meter−50725th of 828
Ascension score54114th of 428

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.2385th of 715
20+ mph bursts85243rd of 715
Hardest shot89.3292nd of 715
Offensive-zone time40.7%469th 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 · 79 of 79 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.016
Season net: −0.24xG

Offensive TK/600.74 (11)

Offensive GV/600.54 (8)

Neutral TK/600.13 (2)

Neutral GV/600.67 (10)

Defensive TK/600.40 (6)

Defensive GV/601.14 (17)

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

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: +0.031
Season: +0.31G
: 52.5%994 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 62-83 · NZ 150-141 · DZ 310-248

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.21
Attempts: 18
: 0.024

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

Method Leaders

Season: −2.24G
Per 60: −0.121
Drawn / taken: 35.5 / 46.5minors

Method Leaders

: 44.9%
: 55.0%
: 45.4%
Transition CF/60: 5.4
Turnovers won/60: 21.0
Turnovers lost/60: 17.2

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

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

109 shots on goal, 8 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	34%	23%	4
Crease	8%	3%	2
Center Point	4%	9%	0
L Circle	8%	13%	0
High Slot	3%	7%	1
R Point	2%	6%	0
L Point	3%	5%	0

Role changes

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

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Played 9:56 less than his 5-game averageDec 19, 2023 alerts →

How his goals happened

27 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
Apr 28, 2026 @ DAL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	17.2	2-on-1
Apr 22, 2026 vs DAL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	66.6	3-on-2
Apr 13, 2026 @ STL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	51.6	2-on-1
Apr 11, 2026 @ NSH	Rebound	—	0	11.9	rebound
Mar 6, 2026 @ VGK	Deflection	loose	3*	35.7	deflection
Feb 5, 2026 @ WSH	Dump and chase	dump	0	21.9	3-on-2
Feb 2, 2026 vs STL	Deflection	—	3	25.8	deflection
Jan 29, 2026 @ NJD	Rebound	—	0	28.0	rebound
Jan 16, 2026 @ COL	Point shot	—	0	17.2	—
Oct 14, 2025 @ TOR	Forecheck turnover	—	4	4.6	—
Apr 8, 2025 vs NYI	Deflection	—	0	7.3	rebound
Mar 6, 2025 vs SEA	Cycle	—	2	4.5	—
Feb 25, 2025 vs FLA	Rebound	carry	0	7.6	rebound
Nov 14, 2024 @ EDM	Deflection	dump	1	35.7	2-on-1, deflection
Oct 15, 2024 vs SEA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	27.4	—
Apr 4, 2024 vs STL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	49.6	—
Mar 19, 2024 vs SJS	Forecheck turnover	—	1	53.1	—
Mar 19, 2024 vs SJS	Rebound	—	0	44.2	rebound
Feb 27, 2024 vs OTT	Forecheck turnover	—	1	44.9	—
Feb 25, 2024 @ ANA	Deflection	—	0	28.5	rebound
Jan 29, 2024 @ OTT	Rebound	dump	0	65.8	rebound
Jan 4, 2024 vs CGY	Point shot	—	0	41.7	—
Dec 23, 2023 vs DAL	Deflection	loose	2*	5.3	2-on-1
Dec 12, 2023 vs PHI	Forecheck turnover	—	0	51.9	—
Nov 28, 2023 vs PIT	Cycle	—	3*	36.9	—
Nov 28, 2023 vs PIT	Deflection	—	2	42.9	deflection
Nov 7, 2023 @ CGY	Deflection	—	0	12.6	—

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

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without McCarron

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% McCarron apart	CF% mate apart
Nick Foligno	LW	1	7:53	82%	62.5%	100% (1-0)	33.3% 1:44	— 1:36
Marcus Foligno	LW	1	7:34	79%	62.5%	100% (1-0)	33.3% 2:03	66.7% 3:09
Jonas Brodin	D	1	3:55	41%	63.6%	— (0-0)	50.0% 5:42	42.9% 10:41
Olli Maatta	D	1	3:42	38%	66.7%	100% (1-0)	42.9% 5:55	38.1% 11:51
Quinn Hughes	D	1	3:23	35%	42.9%	— (0-0)	66.7% 6:14	68.8% 17:07
Jared Spurgeon	D	1	2:50	29%	50.0%	— (0-0)	60.0% 6:47	56.7% 12:23
Daemon Hunt	D	1	2:45	29%	66.7%	100% (1-0)	56.3% 6:52	62.5% 6:32
Zach Bogosian	D	1	2:40	28%	0.0%	— (0-0)	61.1% 6:57	66.7% 7:47
Blake Coleman	C	1	1:00	10%	0.0%	— (0-0)	61.1% 8:37	46.7% 9:16

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Oct 1	@ NSH	W 3-1	0	1	1	+1	4	0	6	0	53%	13:24	9:37	—	2:54

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GF%
All situations	1	13:24	13:24	13	12	52.0%	57.9%	7	6	1	100%	0.7	0.4	0%
Even strength	1	9:37	9:37	11	8	57.9%	60.0%	5	4	1	100%	0.7	0.3	0%
5v5	1	9:37	9:37	11	8	57.9%	60.0%	5	4	1	100%	0.7	0.3	0%
Penalty kill	1	2:54	2:54	2	3	40.0%	66.7%	2	1	0	—	0.0	0.1	0%
4v5	1	2:54	2:54	2	3	40.0%	66.7%	2	1	0	—	0.0	0.1	0%

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
2026-27	MIN	1	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0.0%	6	0	13:24
2025-26Playoffs	MIN	11	2	2	4	+2	0	14	14.3%	27	14	14:59
2025-26	MIN, NSH	79	8	9	17	-16	93	109	7.3%	205	77	14:02
2024-25	NSH	74	5	9	14	-21	102	80	6.3%	149	61	13:45
2023-24Playoffs	NSH	6	0	0	0	-3	2	7	0.0%	9	6	13:10
2023-24	NSH	70	12	10	22	+4	100	94	12.8%	142	55	12:46
2022-23	NSH	32	2	2	4	-3	24	39	5.1%	75	20	10:33
2021-22Playoffs	NSH	2	0	0	0	-3	2	5	0.0%	2	0	11:19
2021-22	NSH	51	7	7	14	+10	70	51	13.7%	116	31	10:23
2020-21	NSH	6	0	0	0	+1	16	3	0.0%	12	0	10:18
2017-18	MTL	18	0	1	1	-1	32	15	0.0%	61	14	8:46