D · MTL · NHL id 8476875
Mike Matheson has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 3 shots while averaging 25:07 a night (18:52 at even strength, 0:21 on the power play and 4:30 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 73% of his 5v5 minutes with Noah Dobson and 34% with Nick Suzuki in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Matheson on the ice (2-1 in goals, 14% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on D2 with Noah Dobson and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 3.90 (was 2.20)
- +2:37 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 23:43 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 · 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.03 expected goals; best chance Mike Matheson at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 78 GP · 37 points vs 33.6 expected
Last 20 games: -31. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 6.1%
- 101.1
- 42.5%
- G vs xG
- 7 / 7.1
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:40 a game, 3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played78
- Goals7376th of 715
- Assists30135th of 715
- Points37210th of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal114251st of 715
- Hits59342nd of 715
- Blocked shots15016th of 715
- Plus/minus+9129th of 715
- Penalty minutes34238th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)46.4%564th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.0%526th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.1%489th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.1%492nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)43.2%632nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.8%527th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.29618th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.035316th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.33199th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game24:1019th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:17445th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %34.7%651st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.06333rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1011226th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.1344th of 715
- Luck Meter+28195th of 828
- Ascension score5689th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.8167th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts90227th of 715
- Hardest shot100.610th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.5%647th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 76 of 78 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.068
- Season net
- −1.63xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.29
- Attempts
- 7
- 0.011
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 D2May 3, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Nov 17, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 11, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 3, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 9, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 22, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 30, 2023 alerts →
- Played 5:33 less than his 5-game averageFeb 24, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
26 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 70.5 | — | |
| May 8, 2026 @ BUF | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 66.5 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 @ TBL | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 8.5 | 5-on-2 | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 40.4 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2026 vs VAN | Rush | carry | 2* | 74.4 | — | |
| Nov 20, 2025 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 82.5 | one-timer | |
| Oct 25, 2025 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 69.5 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2025 @ CGY | Cycle | carry | 3* | 61.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 9, 2025 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 64.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 11, 2025 @ VAN | Cycle | — | 0 | 36.2 | — | |
| Mar 3, 2025 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 5, 2025 @ LAK | Point shot | — | 3* | 26.7 | — | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 21.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 30, 2024 @ NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 71.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 16, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 75.8 | one-timer | |
| Apr 13, 2024 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 16.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 24, 2024 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 40.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 9, 2024 vs TOR | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 27.5 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2024 @ PIT | Rush | carry | 0 | 72.2 | — | |
| Jan 20, 2024 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 63.8 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2023 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 16.6 | 5-on-4 | |
| Nov 22, 2023 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 73.2 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2023 vs VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 56.8 | rebound | |
| Nov 9, 2023 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 61.5 | 4-on-2 | |
| Oct 26, 2023 vs CBJ | Point shot | — | 3 | 56.0 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2023 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 42.6 | 4-on-2 |
* 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 Matheson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Matheson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 13:14 | 73% | 40.0% | 50% (1-1) | 70.0% 5:00 | 40.0% 2:27 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 6:09 | 34% | 25.0% | 0% (0-1) | 60.9% 12:05 | 50.0% 7:41 |
| Chris Kreider | C | 1 | 5:26 | 30% | 30.0% | — (0-0) | 56.0% 12:48 | 60.0% 6:38 |
| Jake Evans | C | 1 | 5:24 | 30% | 63.6% | 100% (1-0) | 41.7% 12:50 | 45.5% 5:03 |
| Cole Caufield | RW | 1 | 5:16 | 29% | 36.4% | 0% (0-1) | 54.2% 12:58 | 54.5% 7:13 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 1 | 4:33 | 25% | 83.3% | 100% (2-0) | 30.4% 13:41 | 45.5% 5:32 |
| Zachary Bolduc | C | 1 | 4:31 | 25% | 70.0% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 13:43 | 60.0% 4:53 |
| Phillip Danault | C | 1 | 4:26 | 24% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 51.7% 13:48 | 58.3% 8:10 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | LW | 1 | 4:20 | 24% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 48.1% 13:54 | 45.5% 8:27 |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | 1 | 3:55 | 21% | 57.1% | 0% (0-1) | 46.4% 14:19 | 50.0% 7:41 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 1 | 3:47 | 21% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 44.8% 14:27 | 45.5% 8:29 |
| Kirby Dach | C | 1 | 3:35 | 20% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 51.7% 14:39 | 58.3% 7:31 |
| Alexandre Texier | C | 1 | 3:18 | 18% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 55.2% 14:56 | 54.5% 7:02 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 2:20 | 13% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 42.9% 15:54 | 48.0% 14:42 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 25:07 | 18:52 | 0:21 | 4:30 |
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 | 25:07 | 25:07 | 23 | 26 | 46.9% | 45.9% | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2.5 | 1.3 | 10% |
| Even strength | 1 | 18:52 | 18:52 | 18 | 18 | 50.0% | 46.4% | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 18:14 | 18:14 | 17 | 18 | 48.6% | 44.4% | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:21 | 0:21 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 4:30 | 4:30 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 4:30 | 4:30 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
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 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 25:07 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 20 | 24 | 8.3% | 21 | 45 | 24:51 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 78 | 7 | 30 | 37 | +9 | 34 | 114 | 6.1% | 59 | 150 | 24:10 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MTL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 11 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 24:50 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 80 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 51 | 149 | 4.0% | 60 | 168 | 25:05 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 82 | 11 | 51 | 62 | -24 | 58 | 187 | 5.9% | 61 | 186 | 25:33 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 48 | 8 | 26 | 34 | +7 | 33 | 126 | 6.3% | 53 | 80 | 24:27 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | PIT | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 17 | 5.9% | 16 | 5 | 25:12 |
| 2021-22 | PIT | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +12 | 33 | 140 | 7.9% | 97 | 81 | 18:48 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 6 | 4 | 21:39 |
| 2020-21 | PIT | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +9 | 28 | 86 | 5.8% | 41 | 40 | 18:38 |
| 2019-20 | FLA | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 14 | 104 | 7.7% | 44 | 53 | 18:02 |
| 2018-19 | FLA | 75 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 44 | 129 | 6.2% | 63 | 132 | 22:19 |
| 2017-18 | FLA | 81 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -1 | 61 | 167 | 6.0% | 53 | 137 | 21:20 |
Mike Matheson news
- Trade from Penguins to Canadiens shocked defenseman Mike Mathesoncommunity.triblive.com
- Mike Matheson faces NHL discipline after Montreal Canadiens defenseman's preseason attack on Ridly Greig:timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Mike Matheson FinedDose.ca
- Canadiens' Mike Matheson fined $5,000 for roughing Senators' Ridley GreigCityNews Montreal
- Mike Matheson faces possible suspension after vicious gesture against OttawaMarqueur.com
- Cowan: Canadiens' Mike Matheson is a poster boy for fitness - not pizzaMontreal Gazette
- Quitting Hockey: Mike Matheson Might Never Have Joined the Habsdose.ca
- Mike Matheson HomeNHL.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.