Max Pacioretty 
Age 32 Nov 20, 1988
New Canaan USA
Left Wing shoots left
6'2" 188 cm
215 lbs 98 kg
ELC Signing Age 19
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2016
Agent Allan Walsh
Transaction History
| May 10, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) will not suit up for Monday's tilt with Colorado. | |
| May 8, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) did not take the ice for warmups and won't play Saturday versus the Blues, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. | |
| May 7, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) will not play Friday against the Blues, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. | |
| May 5, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup with Minnesota, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. | |
| May 4, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) is still considered day-to-day ahead of Wednesday's clash with Minnesota, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. | |
| May 3, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) will not be available for Monday's game against Minnesota, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. | |
| May 3, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision Monday against the Wild, per coach Pete DeBoer, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. | |
| May 1, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (undisclosed) was injured in the second period of Saturday's game versus the Coyotes, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. | |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche. | |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Ducks. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty managed a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Sharks. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty registered two power-play assists and three shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 shootout win over the Sharks. | |
| Apr 18, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Ducks. | |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty produced an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 4-0 win over the Ducks. | |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal and supplied a pair of assists in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Kings. | |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a power-play goal on four shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Kings. | |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored an empty-net goal and added a power-play assist in Friday's 7-4 win over the Coyotes. | |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty provided an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 6-1 win over the Blues. | |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 overtime win over Colorado on Saturday. | |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (lower body) scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche. | |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (lower body) warmed up with the first line, indicating that he'll play in Thursday's game versus the Avalanche, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. | |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Thursday night's game versus the Avalanche, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (lower body) skated Wednesday, but he's still considered questionable for Thursday's matchup with Colorado, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. | |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (lower body) will not be available for Monday's tilt with the Blues, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. | |
| Mar 21, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty (lower body) won't play in Sunday's game against the Kings. | |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored twice on five shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Kings. | |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty provided an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Sharks. | |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a power-play goal and supplied an assist in Monday's 2-1 win over the Sharks. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal on four shots, dished two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Blues. | |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty posted an assist, five shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sharks. | |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored twice on five shots and added an assist in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Sharks. | |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty posted an assist, six shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Wild. | |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a pair of goals, one on the power play and the other in overtime, and added an assist in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Wild. He also had a game-high eight shots and added four hits. | |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a power-play goal on four shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Avalanche. | |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal on a team-high four shots in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Avalanche. | |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty produced an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Kings. | |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty amassed three assists, seven shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Kings. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty posted a hat trick on eight shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Blues. | |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty recorded six hits in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Coyotes. | |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty posted an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Coyotes. | |
| Jan 18, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal on six shots and added two PIM in Monday's 4-2 win over the Coyotes. | |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored the game-winning goal and went plus-2 in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Ducks. | |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | Max Pacioretty | Pacioretty scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks. | |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Fined | (NHL) fined LW Max Pacioretty $2,500 for slashing an opponent. |
| Jan 4, 2019 | Activated | Vegas Golden Knights | activated LW Max Pacioretty from injured reserve. |
| Sep 10, 2018 | Vegas Golden Knights | signed LW Max Pacioretty to a four-year, $28 million contract extension. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | Trade | Vegas Golden Knights | acquired LW Max Pacioretty from the Montreal Canadiens for LW Tomas Tatar, C Nick Suzuki and a 2019 second-round draft pick. |
| Aug 13, 2012 | Montreal Canadiens | signed LW Max Pacioretty to a six-year contract extension. | |
| Jun 20, 2011 | Montreal Canadiens | (Max Pacioretty) signed to a two-year contract. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
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Max Pacioretty |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Vegas Golden Knights
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48 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 670 | 58.80 | 53.80 | 1.30 | 51.70 | -1.60 | 1.16 | 2.78 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Taft School | USHS-Prep | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Taft School | USHS-Prep | 26 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | USA U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2006-2007 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 119 | Playoffs | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Univ. of Michigan | NCAA | 37 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 37 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 372 | 48.28 | 46.14 | 1.99 | 47.05 | 1.39 | 0.32 | 1.29 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 52 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 620 | 42.42 | 46.52 | 2.47 | 47.16 | 2.46 | 0.29 | 1.07 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 27 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 37 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 481 | 48.65 | 57.08 | 8.69 | 59.20 | 8.21 | 0.50 | 1.37 | ||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 56 | 1,123 | 52.83 | 48.59 | 2.68 | 51.54 | 5.03 | 1.34 | 2.40 | ||||||||
| 2011-2012 | USA | WC | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 554 | 59.32 | 61.60 | 8.24 | 60.87 | 10.71 | 1.08 | 2.81 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012-2013 | Ambrì-Piotta | NL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 35 | 989 | 56.10 | 51.38 | 5.46 | 51.60 | 6.97 | 1.40 | 2.00 | Playoffs | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2013-2014 | USA | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 32 | 1,129 | 67.53 | 54.08 | 7.44 | 51.47 | 4.49 | 1.17 | 2.23 | Playoffs | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015-2016 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 34 | 1,088 | 49.49 | 55.15 | 6.12 | 55.25 | 5.61 | 0.94 | 2.10 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | USA | WCup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 38 | 1,179 | 56.99 | 53.78 | 1.03 | 54.82 | 3.02 | 1.12 | 2.14 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017-2018 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 30 | 845 | 43.66 | 52.62 | -1.17 | 52.62 | 3.21 | 0.43 | 1.06 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 66 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 36 | 899 | 45.57 | 51.28 | -5.32 | 52.27 | -3.26 | 1.07 | 1.94 | Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 71 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 44 | 1,031 | 57.60 | 60.70 | 8.00 | 59.10 | 6.30 | 1.11 | 2.27 | Playoffs | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 48 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 14 | 670 | 58.80 | 53.80 | 1.30 | 51.70 | -1.60 | 1.16 | 2.78 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 4 Years $28,000,000 8.59% of cap space
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $10,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $10,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $10,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Clauses | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | |
| UFA Year | |||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||
| 10 team no trade list | |||||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 6 Years $27,000,000 7.00% of cap space
Signing Team 
Signing Date June 20, 2011
Signing Status RFA
Signing Date June 20, 2011
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,250,000 2.53% of cap space
Signing Team
Signing Date July 17, 2008
Signing Date July 17, 2008
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,730,000 1.54% of cap space