Mike Matheson

Mike Matheson

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D · 6'2" · 196 lb · Shoots L
Age 32
Career
0.43
P / GP
303P in 710 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$6M
Signed through 2031
Career points
303
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.4
9 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.4
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.2
7 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.2
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
2.5
107 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
2.9
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
45.9
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-3
2 GF · 5 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 21
Florida Panthers
0.0 P/GP
3 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2016–17 · age 22
Florida Panthers
0.21 P/GP
81 GP · 7G · 10A
Prime
2017–18 → 2025 · age 23–30
Florida Panthers
0.46 P/GP
543 GP · 67G · 181A
Veteran
2025–26 → 2027 · age 31–32
Montréal Canadiens
0.46 P/GP
83 GP · 7G · 31A

Mike Matheson, a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens, is entering his age-32 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 5 games, a 0.20 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 45.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.4. HighDanger's model projects 42 points for 2026-27, in a 31 to 53 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–234882634+733924:270.71
2023–2482115162-24582825:330.76
2024–258062531-6511025:050.39
2025–267873037+934124:100.47
2026–275011-36024:090.20
Career71081222303-2640064—0.43

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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