Mike Matheson

Shoots left · 32 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	1	1	7	24:26
Last season	78	7	30	37	114	24:10

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Role

Where he fits on Montréal right now.

Line: P2 with A. Carrier · 13:12 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 12 of 14 kills · 1:19 a kill · starts 12
Ice time: 24:26 a game, 2nd-most among Montréal defensemen · 18:04 5-on-5 · 0:15 PP · 4:04 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 99% of defensemen · home 99%, road 98%
Tougher opponents than 91% of defensemen · home 77%, road 92%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Hardest shotTop 10
100.6 mphharder than 96% of defensemen
Top speed
22.8 mphfaster than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Fast bursts
4.9 bursts /60more often than 93% of defensemen
Hardest shot
94.0 mphharder than 93% of defensemen
Top speed
21.5 mphfaster than 86% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
0.90 penalties taken /60behind 77% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Mike MathesonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 78, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.02 expected goals /60average
−0.00 expected goals /60top 43%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 29%
−0.02 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.5 shot attempts /60average
9.6 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.19 expected goals /60average
0.19 expected goals /60top 40%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 43%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.39 first assists /60top 18%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.58 expected goals /60too few games
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.96 expected goals for /60top 16%
0.89 expected goals for /60top 43%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 44bottom 28%1.85 hits /60bottom 38%
hitting score 55bottom 36%1.23 hits /60bottom 23%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 108top 36%4.78 blocks /60top 33%
blocking score 102average4.91 blocks /60top 30%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 100average0.79 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 106top 36%1.23 takeaways /60top 10%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.49 penalties drawn /60top 38%
0.47 penalties drawn /60top 42%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.80 penalties taken /60bottom 33%
0.90 penalties taken /60bottom 23%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

Show

168 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

7 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left13
Wide right19
Over the net17
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other1

52 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

No missed shots yet.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.8 mphtop 15%
21.5 mphtop 14%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
3.0 bursts /60top 17%
4.9 bursts /60top 7%
Hardest shotTop 10
SofterCannon
100.6 mphtop 4%
94.0 mphtop 7%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.36 miles /60bottom 39%
8.87 miles /60top 22%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.8% of his timebottom 23%
39.8% of his timebottom 24%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.