Michael McCarron
Minnesota Wild · #47 · Center · age 31 · 6'6" · 232 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Grosse Pointe, Michigan · Drafted 2013 · Rd 1 #25
PLAYMAKER71% of points are assists this season
7 points in 16 games — 148th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
24HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -1hotter than 51% of forwards · average forward 27
84ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
A towering 6'6", 232-pound center, Michael McCarron has carved out a vital role as a physical anchor rather than the scoring threat his first-round pedigree might have suggested. While his career 0.09 goals per game highlight a grind-it-out game, his true value lies in his immovable presence, winning crucial defensive zone draws and dominating board battles for tough, impactful minutes.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 24 lately — hotter than 51% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 24 · +2 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points and 1 goal in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.8× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 13 | 10 | 8 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 7.7% | 6.5% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +1.6 | −0.2 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 13:44 | 13:33 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ WSH | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 13:38 | 24 |
| Oct 29 | vs NYI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 12:12 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | @ UTA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:49 | 25 |
| Oct 25 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 14:49 | 25 |
| Oct 24 | @ SEA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:11 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points148th of 424 forwards7leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists100th of 424 forwards5leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots84th of 424 forwards31leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus48th of 424 forwards+5leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game270th of 424 forwards13:33leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (83rd). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (30th).
■ McCarron this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 36 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 22 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MIN | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.44 | +5 |
| 2025–26 | MIN | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.25 | −1 |
| 2025–26 |  NSH | 59 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.20 | −15 |
| 2024–25 | NSH | 74 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.19 | −21 |
| 2023–24 · best | NSH | 70 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0.31 | +4 |
| 2022–23 | NSH | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.13 | −3 |
| 2021–22 | NSH | 51 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.27 | +10 |
| 2020–21 | NSH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +1 |
| 2017–18 |  MTL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | −1 |
| 2016–17 | MTL | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.16 | −4 |
| 2015–16 | MTL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | −10 |