Michael Bunting LW NSH Tue 2/21/23 10:12 PM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting found the back of the net in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Sabres.
EDGE Analysis
Bunting's marker came at 12:09 of the first period to extend the Leafs' lead to 4-0. It was his 19th goal and 40th point in 58 contests in 2022-23. The 27-year-old is going through a strong stretch offensively, providing five goals and seven points over his last eight games.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Sat 2/18/23 10:51 PM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting scored twice, including once on the power play, in a 5-1 win over Montreal on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Bunting tied it 1-1 at 5:32 of the first period on the power play when he one-timed a pass from Auston Matthews at the top of the goal crease. He pushed the score to 3-1 late in the second period with a one-timer from the right face-off dot. Bunting now has 18 goals and 39 points in 56 games.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Sat 2/11/23 9:50 AM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting produced a power-play assist in Friday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
EDGE Analysis
The Leafs continue to expand Bunting's power-play role, for which he's averaging a career-high 2:01 of ice time with four goals and three assists. On the downside, he's registered a point in just five of 16 games in the new year, and one would expect better consistency from a top-line winger sharing the ice with elite talents John Tavares and Mitch Marner.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Sun 1/29/23 11:04 PM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting recorded a goal and an assist in Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
Bunting got Toronto on the board with a power-play goal early in the second period. He'd add an assist later in the frame on a Morgan Rielly tally. The two-point effort snapped a four-game scoreless skid for Bunting. The 27-year-old winger is up to 15 goals and 20 assists through 51 games this season.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Sun 1/15/23 9:38 AM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Bruins.
EDGE Analysis
With Auston Matthews back in the lineup and anchoring the top line, Bunting snapped a five-game point drought by banging home the game's opening goal early in the first period. He has three multi-point performances sandwiching his mini-slump, and as long as he's skating with Matthews, Bunting's a threat for a big night. On the season, the 27-year-old has 14 goals and 31 points through 44 games.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Tue 1/3/23 11:52 PM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting scored two goals, one on the power play, and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Blues.
EDGE Analysis
His second goal of the night was the one that forced OT, as Bunting scored the only tally of the third period on some tic-tac-toe passing by the Leafs with the man advantage. It's the 27-year-old's second three-point performance of the season, and over his last 17 games he's piled up an impressive nine goals and 19 points.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Sun 1/1/23 12:29 AM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting netted a pair of goals in a 6-2 win against Colorado on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Bunting's first marker was scored on a Maple Leafs power play and proved to be the game-winner. The 27-year-old has contributed 11 goals and 26 points in 37 contests in 2022-23. He's been on quite the goal-scoring run lately, providing seven markers over his last nine games.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Wed 12/21/22 8:50 AM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting scored his eighth goal of the season in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.
EDGE Analysis
He went top shelf on Andrei Vasilevskiy with a one-timer from the high slot to open the scoring late in the first period, giving Bunting the 100th point of his NHL career in his 138th game. He's also found the scoresheet in 11 of the last 12 contests, posting four goals and 13 points over that stretch.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Thu 12/15/22 10:29 PM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting scored a goal in a 3-1 loss to the Rangers on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
It extended his streak to double-digits (10 games) and 12 points (three goals, nine assists). Bunting popped in a rebound at 14:06 of the first to make the score 1-1. The streak is a nice bounceback for Bunting, who started this season slowly with just 10 points in his first 21 games. But despite the streak, it's worthwhile to note that he was skating with David Kampf on Thursday when he scored the goal, and that's not exactly the best fantasy match for the winger.
Michael Bunting LW NSH Thu 12/8/22 10:31 PM
Michael Bunting
LW NSH
Bunting had two assists in a 5-0 win over the Kings on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
He set up William Nylander in the second and Auston Matthews in the third. Bunting has gone 11 games without a goal, but that's no reflection of his value. He's in the midst of a seven-game, nine-assist streak and has increased his season total to 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in 28 games. Bunting isn't quite back to the 63-point pace he set last season, but he's getting close.