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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Michael Bunting
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Michael Bunting
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Michael Bunting

#58
LW/RW Scoring Winger Reasonable PNHL Stars
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK62
FG34
DI87
SK52
ST74
EN83
DU91
PH53
FO67
PA54
SC56
DF60
PS60
EX79
LD71
MO36
OV57

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: September 17, 1995
Age: 31 yrs
Height / Weight: 183 cm • 85 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2014 • #123 overall (5th Round) by Sabres
Days Missed this Season: 12 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $3,500,000
Cap Percentage: 3.8%
Remaining Cap Hit: $3,212,821
Expiry Status: UFA 2027
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP3
G0
A0
PTS0
+/--4
PIM0
TOI/G13:12
PPG0
GWG0
S%0%
HITS5
82G Pace0P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 78th Pct
Above Average
Shooting & Finishing 77th Pct
Above Average
Playmaking & Vision 78th Pct
Above Average
Defense 39th Pct
Depth Asset
Physical & Grit 16th Pct
Developing
Character & IQ 72th Pct
Above Average

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 0% (0G / 9S) Career: 8.4%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 0G (50%) • 0A (50%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.00
Points / GP
0.00
Goals / GP
0.00
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 13:12 TOI/G
5v5: 12:26 (94%)
PP: 00:46 (6%)
PK: 00:00 (0%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP329
G62
A108
PTS170
+/--9
P/G0.52
PIM146
TOI/G17:25
PPG13
BKS29
S%8.4%
FO%44.2%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 22 2023-24
Assists 36 2023-24
Points 58 2023-24
+/- +9 2022-23
Hits 148 2023-24
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 14:47
PP: 02:23
PK: 00:15

40 pts

Career Stars (5-8-9)

7 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-2

Career Fights

551

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2021-22 BUF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0% 3 0 100.0% 16:51 0.33
2022-23 DAL 77 18 22 40 9 34 3 0 4 174 10.3% 128 3 40.0% 15:59 0.52
2023-24 DAL 82 22 36 58 5 46 5 0 0 219 10.0% 148 12 40.1% 17:19 0.71
2024-25 DAL 82 6 26 32 -15 23 1 0 0 167 3.6% 123 7 48.2% 17:26 0.39
2025-26 DAL 82 16 23 39 -4 43 4 0 3 161 9.9% 144 7 48.7% 18:59 0.48
2026-27 DAL 3 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 9 0.0% 5 0 50.0% 13:12 0.00
ON PACE (77G) 77 0 0 0 -103 0 0 0 0 231 0.0% 128 0 50.0% 13:12 0.00
NHL CAREER TOTAL 329 62 108 170 -9 146 13 7 735 8.4% 551 29 44.2% 17:25 0.52

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016-17 BUF 60 1 5 6 -2 16 0 0 0 15 6.7% 27 4 60.9% 05:16 0.10
2017-18 BUF 13 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 5 0.0% 35 6 42.9% 14:31 0.08
2018-19 BUF 82 11 12 23 -15 24 0 0 0 118 9.3% 91 13 37.1% 12:52 0.28
2019-20 BUF 81 25 19 44 18 4 2 0 4 233 10.7% 78 15 28.8% 16:03 0.54
2020-21 BUF 82 22 26 48 8 28 4 0 3 229 9.6% 124 16 41.7% 19:28 0.59
2021-22 BUF 79 43 39 82 6 20 3 0 10 383 11.2% 103 15 48.8% 21:15 1.04

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Kailer Yamamoto DET • 28 yrs • 1 PTS (6 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 28, 2025
CK 62
SK 52
PH 51
PA 50
SC 56
DF 61
Ethen Frank DAL • 28 yrs • 2 PTS (7 GP)
$800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 08, 2024
CK 63
SK 52
PH 52
PA 52
SC 56
DF 63
Ryan Strome ANA • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (6 GP)
$1,100,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Sep 13, 2026
CK 58
SK 51
PH 53
PA 54
SC 53
DF 60
Philipp Kurashev LAK • 27 yrs • 0 PTS (5 GP)
$1,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Aug 31, 2026
CK 63
SK 52
PH 53
PA 54
SC 53
DF 64
Oliver Bjorkstrand BOS • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (6 GP)
$4,700,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 66
SK 54
PH 53
PA 54
SC 55
DF 62
Victor Olofsson BOS • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (7 GP)
$2,700,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 57
SK 53
PH 54
PA 53
SC 56
DF 61
Andrei Kuzmenko CHI • 30 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$3,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 21, 2026
CK 57
SK 51
PH 54
PA 53
SC 56
DF 59
Ryan Donato WSH • 30 yrs • 8 PTS (7 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 66
SK 54
PH 52
PA 53
SC 57
DF 60
Total Remaining Contract
--
1 yr(s) remaining • $3,500,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 2 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
25.06.2025 20:18
Michael Bunting signed with Stars for $3,500,000 for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 13.01.2023 20:43
Stars receives:
Michael Bunting
Sabres receives:
Nathan Beaulieu, Jackson Blake (P), 6th DAL 2023, 1st DAL 2024 (#16 overall)
Contract Signing
28.05.2022 0:41
Michael Bunting signed with Sabres for 5 000 000 Kč for 3 year(s).
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
18.07.2021 0:00
Michael Bunting signed with Sabres for $700,000 for 1 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2014
Selected in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft (#123rd overall, 5th Round) by Sabres