Michael Sgarbossa

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2024-25 regular season

SOG

100.0% SH

9:20

TOI/GP

C · WSH · NHL id 8475958

Michael Sgarbossa has played 3 games for the Washington Capitals in 2024-25, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 1 shots while averaging 9:20 a night (9:19 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Capitals have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Sgarbossa on the ice (3-1 in goals, 78% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against STL he was on L4 with Jakub Vrana and Andrew Mangiapane and off the power play.

Right now

From the Nov 9 game vs STL, detected from shift data

Line

Jakub Vrana Andrew Mangiapane

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 3: L4 · L4 · L4

Deployment timeline

2024-25 · 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, 9:20 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2023-24 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 3 GP in 2024-25; showing 2023-24 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed30th3121.8 mph

Bursts 20+ mph31st3229

Hardest shot21st2180.6 mph

Offensive-zone time13th1338.9%

Distance skated27th2848.7 mi

High-danger SOG27th289

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

2024-25 · 4 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal

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).

Puck luck

2024-25 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Beyond the box score

2023-24 regular season · 22 of 25 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.020
Season net: −0.09xG

Offensive TK/600.46 (2)

Offensive GV/600.93 (4)

Neutral TK/600.23 (1)

Neutral GV/600.23 (1)

Defensive TK/601.16 (5)

Defensive GV/601.39 (6)

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

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.101
Season: −0.13G
: 46.0%126 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 2-19 · NZ 31-20 · DZ 25-29

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.39
Attempts: 6
: 0.031

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

Method Leaders

Season: +0.78G
Per 60: +0.170
Drawn / taken: 5 / 1minors

Method Leaders

: 53.6%
: 47.4%
: 54.3%
Transition CF/60: 4.6
Turnovers won/60: 15.5
Turnovers lost/60: 13.4

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

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

27 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Center Point	0%	8%	0
R Point	0%	6%	0
L Circle	19%	13%	0
Crease	7%	2%	1
Outside R	0%	5%	0
L Net Side	7%	3%	0
Low Slot	26%	22%	1

How the goals happened

4 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
Nov 9, 2024 @ STL	Deflection	carry	0	8.5	3-on-2
Mar 9, 2024 vs CHI	Cycle	—	2*	3.4	—
Feb 27, 2024 @ DET	Rebound	—	2*	43.0	rebound
Feb 20, 2024 vs NJD	Forecheck turnover	—	1	7.5	—

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

Linemates

2024-25 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Sgarbossa

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Usage by score state

2024-25, 3 games, topped up with last season.

Leading: 11.1; min per 60
Tied: 9.9; min per 60
Trailing: 10.8; min per 60

Sgarbossa's ice time barely changes with the score. Power play: 0.4 min per 60 trailing, against 0.3 leading. On the ice for 6% of the team's 6-on-5 time (0:14 of 4:12).

Garbage time: 2 of 2 points (100%) came with the team up or down 3+. League garbage-time table

Tonight's game-script forecast

Faceoffs

Dot map, splits and head-to-head →

Model rating: 41.2%; 90%: 35.3%–47.4% vs an average centre
2026-27: —; 0 of 0 so far: too early for a percentage
Next game: No projection yet.

Rating adjusts for opponents, home ice and dot side. All faceoff leaders

Game log

3 games in 2024-25, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Nov 9	@ STL	W 8-1	1	1	2	+1	1	2	1	0	50%	11:25	11:25	—	—
Oct 31	vs MTL	W 6-3	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	20%	8:03	8:03	—	—
Oct 29	vs NYR	W 5-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57%	8:33	8:28	0:05	—

Season splits by strength

2024-25 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	3	28:01	9:20	24	29	45.3%	51.5%	12	10	3	1	75%	1.5	0.6	80%
Even strength	3	27:56	9:19	24	29	45.3%	51.5%	12	10	3	1	75%	1.5	0.6	78%
5v5	3	27:56	9:19	24	29	45.3%	51.5%	12	10	3	1	75%	1.5	0.6	78%
Power play	1	0:05	0:05	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	100%

Career by season

Regular season and playoffs since 2019-20. Seasons link to the team's stats that year; column headers open the league leaderboards.

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG		PPP	GWG	HIT	BLK	TK	GV	FOW	FO%	TOI/GP
2024-25	WSH	3	1	1	2	+2	2	1	100.0%	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	45.0%	9:20
2023-24	WSH	25	4	3	7	0	2	27	14.8%	1	1	16	3	8	11	58	46.0%	10:58
2021-22	WSH	10	2	2	4	+3	0	11	18.2%	0	0	7	2	1	3	41	56.9%	9:54
2020-21	WSH	5	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0.0%	0	0	1	2	4	0	10	34.5%	9:48
2019-20	WSH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	3	0	2	1	3	50.0%	8:07

Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.
Recording changed in 2024-25: giveaways roughly doubled and takeaways fell by a third, so compare within a season.