PuckSleuthToronto Maple Leafs · Right wing · Shoots R
Zack MacEwen
Age 30 · 6'4" · 226 lb · Born in Charlottetown, CAN
Cap hit
$875K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
5:25
PP 0:00 · PK 0:00
xGF%
0.0
5v5, -81.2 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.05
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 0 · Hits 0
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 vs MTL · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
| Nov 12 @ CHI · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 |
| Nov 10 vs NYI · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.31 |
| Oct 11 @ TBL · W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.11 |
| Jan 14 @ NYI · W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.06 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2024-25 · 159 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
80th percentile
43rd percentile
64th percentile
77th percentile
30th percentile
75th percentile
52nd percentile
79th percentile
59th percentile
23rd percentile
60th percentile
30th percentile
41st percentile
98th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2024-25
- Shooting volume
- 84
- Playmaking
- 0
- Zone entries(est.)
- —
- Forechecking
- —
- Physicality
- 95
- Defensive impact
- 47
- Puck management
- 69
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
No unblocked shots yet.
Strengths
- Physicality: 95th percentile among wingers.
- Shooting volume: 84th percentile among wingers.
Watch-outs
- Playmaking: 0th percentile among wingers.
Similar style: Jonah Gadjovich (FLA), Eeli Tolvanen (NYR)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2024-25 · 21 GP · goals above average
Season total -0.7 goals, or -0.03 per game.
- Even strength defense
- +0.1
- Finishing
- +0.1
- Playmaking
- -0.9
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 | — | -0.05 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:20 | — | -0.14 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 7:46 | — | -0.03 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 17 | 6:24 | — | -0.02 |
| 2022-23 | LAK, PHI | 56 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 73 | 11:34 | — | -0.15 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 30, forwards typically produce 84% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 31, when the typical level is 80%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.1 mph
- 29th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- —
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- OZ time
- 49.0%
- 90th pct
- DZ time
- 33.9%