D · CBJ · NHL id 8483485
Denton Mateychuk has played 1 game for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 27:28 a night (24:06 at even strength, 1:05 on the power play and 1:59 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 65% of his 5v5 minutes with Zach Werenski and 44% with Cole Sillinger in his only game so far, and the Blue Jackets have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Mateychuk on the ice (1-1 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against BUF he was on D1 with Zach Werenski and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs BUF, detected from shift data
- +10:16 TOI a game
- 27% of team PP time (was 9%)
- 1 P in last 1 (0.35/GP before)
- Top-four D in 1 of last 1 (was 13 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 27:10 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.04 expected goals; best chance Denton Mateychuk at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 31 points vs 26.6 expected
Last 20 games: +38. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.8%
- 100.6
- 46.3%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 7.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 10% → 18%, 5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.056 xG per attempt lately vs 0.046 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points31278th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal88360th of 715
- Hits26583rd of 715
- Blocked shots92109th of 715
- Plus/minus+12103rd of 715
- Penalty minutes8640th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.5%209th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.7%193rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.1%266th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.9%277th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.8%263rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.4%182nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.63460th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.065513th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.33198th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game19:11164th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:33400th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %48.7%408th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.21167th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1006276th of 719
- Goals above expected+5.525th of 715
- Luck Meter+5553rd of 828
- Ascension score6515th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.3355th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts77263rd of 715
- Hardest shot89.2300th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.5%496th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 73 of 75 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.073
- Season net
- −1.48xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.64
- Attempts
- 13
- 0.027
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 4, 2026 alerts →
- Played 11:50 more than his 5-game averageApr 4, 2026 alerts →
- Played 20:25 less than his 5-game averageJan 11, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 28, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 18, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 29, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
17 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 @ CAR | Rebound | — | 0 | 11.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 28, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 61.4 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs CAR | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 55.7 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ STL | Rush | carry | 0 | 44.4 | — | |
| Mar 9, 2026 vs LAK | Deflection | — | 2 | 30.4 | deflection | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs BUF | Rush | carry | 1 | 60.6 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ OTT | Deflection | — | 2 | 40.1 | deflection | |
| Dec 1, 2025 @ NJD | Deflection | carry | 0 | 17.7 | 5-on-4 | |
| Nov 24, 2025 @ WSH | Rebound | loose | 0 | 51.4 | 1-on-0, rebound | |
| Nov 13, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 3 | 54.6 | rebound | |
| Nov 2, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 27.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 24, 2025 vs WSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 40.0 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ DAL | Rush | carry | 1 | 59.9 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2025 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 76.4 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 58.2 | rebound | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 75.6 | 5-on-4 | |
| Jan 9, 2025 vs SEA | Rebound | — | 0 | 34.5 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Mateychuk
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Mateychuk apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski | D | 1 | 15:16 | 65% | 45.8% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 8:09 | 18.2% 6:02 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 1 | 10:13 | 44% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 43.8% 13:12 | 37.5% 3:38 |
| Mathieu Olivier | RW | 1 | 9:38 | 41% | 46.2% | 100% (1-0) | 47.1% 13:47 | 37.5% 3:18 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 1 | 9:13 | 39% | 46.2% | 100% (1-0) | 47.1% 14:12 | 28.6% 3:39 |
| Danton Heinen | LW | 1 | 7:29 | 32% | 38.5% | 0% (0-1) | 52.9% 15:56 | 75.0% 2:57 |
| Ryan Lomberg | LW | 1 | 6:27 | 28% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 16:58 | 75.0% 2:54 |
| Conor Garland | RW | 1 | 5:33 | 24% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 17:52 | 44.4% 5:35 |
| Carson Soucy | D | 1 | 5:05 | 22% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 48.1% 18:20 | 40.0% 12:48 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 4:49 | 21% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 46.4% 18:36 | 14.3% 7:33 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 1 | 3:54 | 17% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 42.3% 19:31 | 40.9% 10:13 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | LW | 1 | 3:35 | 15% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 46.4% 19:50 | 33.3% 5:41 |
| Sean Monahan | C | 1 | 3:24 | 15% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 44.8% 20:01 | 16.7% 7:36 |
| Matthew Knies | LW | 1 | 3:02 | 13% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 20:23 | 36.8% 9:58 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 1 | 2:47 | 12% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 46.2% 20:38 | 40.0% 9:43 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27:28 | 24:06 | 1:05 | 1:59 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 27:28 | 27:28 | 18 | 21 | 46.2% | 47.1% | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 33% |
| Even strength | 1 | 24:06 | 24:06 | 15 | 17 | 46.9% | 46.4% | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 1.0 | 0.7 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 23:25 | 23:25 | 14 | 16 | 46.7% | 46.2% | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:05 | 1:05 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.2 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:59 | 1:59 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 25.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 27:28 |
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 75 | 13 | 18 | 31 | +12 | 8 | 88 | 14.8% | 26 | 92 | 19:11 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 45 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +4 | 20 | 44 | 9.1% | 26 | 63 | 18:02 |
Denton Mateychuk news
- Blue Jackets React to Matthew Knies’ Historic DebutThe Hockey Writers
- 3 Bold Predictions for the Blue Jackets’ 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Don Waddell Gives Update On Denton Mateychuk Contract ExtensionYahoo Sports
- 3 Takeaways From Blue Jackets Shootout Win Versus Red WingsThe Hockey Writers
- Blue Jackets' Denton Mateychuk Preparing to Take on Elevated Role Amidst Growing Expectationsthehockeywriters.com
- Blue Jackets’ Denton Mateychuk Preparing to Take on Elevated Role Amidst Growing ExpectationsThe Hockey Writers
- Denton Mateychuk HomeNHL.com
- Denton Mateychuk StatsNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.