Mike Matheson
Montréal Canadiens · D · #8- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 196 lb
- Age
- 32
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Pointe-Claire, CAN
- Draft
- 2012 FLA · R1 #23
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 49 GP tracked · 20h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1556 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.88M
cap hit
$7.09M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$2.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Matheson | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 37 P · 78 GP | $4.88M | $7.09M | A+$2.2M | this player |
 Mattias Samuelsson | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 41 P · 78 GP | $4.29M | $7.09M | A+$2.8M | 91% |
 Jacob Trouba | 79 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 81 GP | $8.00M | $7.80M | C−$0.2M | 87% |
 Simon Edvinsson | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 25 P · 72 GP | $0.89M | $6.75M | A++$5.9M | 85% |
 Mattias Ekholm | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 41 P · 82 GP | $6.25M | $6.75M | C+$0.5M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Cole Caufield · 9 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Mike’s goals
Creates for
goals Mike assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:47 TOI
@ CAR
0P
0G 0A
@ CAR 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:23 TOI
@ TBL
2P
1G 1A
@ TBL 03-31
1G 1A · 2 shots · 23:28 TOI
@ NYR
1P
0G 1A
@ NYR 04-02
0G 1A · 0 shots · 23:22 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 24:01 TOI
vs NJD
0P
0G 0A
vs NJD 04-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 20:57 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 04-07
0G 0A · 4 shots · 22:49 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 25:39 TOI
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:24 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 04-12
0G 0A · 1 shots · 26:16 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the high slot - 3 of 7 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 16 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 149 blocks · 19 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 |
| 2017-18 | Florida Panthers | 81 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -1 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 75 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -24 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 48 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 11 | 51 | 62 | -24 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 80 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 78 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 9 |
| Career | 3 teams | 705 | 81 | 221 | 302 | -23 |