Auston Matthews
Toronto Maple Leafs · C · #34- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 215 lb
- Age
- 28
- Shoots
- L
- From
- San Ramon, USA
- Draft
- 2016 TOR · R1 #1
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 33 GP tracked · 11h 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 forwards · center = median · 1012 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$13.25M
cap hit
$9.72M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$3.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Auston Matthews | 86 | Sniper | 53 P · 60 GP | $13.25M | $9.72M | F−$3.5M | this player |
 Nick Schmaltz | 87 | Two-Way Force | 74 P · 82 GP | $5.85M | $10.09M | A++$4.2M | 88% |
 Nico Hischier | 85 | Top-Six Threat | 66 P · 82 GP | $7.25M | $9.36M | A+$2.1M | 86% |
 Nick Suzuki | 91 | Two-Way Force | 101 P · 82 GP | $7.88M | $12.02M | A++$4.1M | 83% |
 Wyatt Johnston | 90 | Top-Six Threat | 86 P · 82 GP | $8.40M | $11.21M | A+$2.8M | 82% |
Chemistry
Top connection: William Nylander · 12 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Auston’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ EDM
1P
0G 1A
@ EDM 02-03
0G 1A · 0 shots · 21:11 TOI
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 02-25
0G 1A · 2 shots · 22:54 TOI
@ FLA
1P
0G 1A
@ FLA 02-26
0G 1A · 2 shots · 18:34 TOI
vs OTT
1P
0G 1A
vs OTT 02-28
0G 1A · 2 shots · 17:55 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 03-02
0G 0A · 8 shots · 26:06 TOI
@ NJD
1P
0G 1A
@ NJD 03-04
0G 1A · 6 shots · 24:57 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-05
0G 0A · 4 shots · 20:46 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 03-07
0G 0A · 6 shots · 19:17 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 03-10
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:28 TOI
vs ANA
1P
1G 0A
vs ANA 03-12
1G 0A · 2 shots · 13:18 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 crease doorstep - 11 of 27 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 31 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 87 blocks · 8 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 62 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 68 | 37 | 36 | 73 | -9 |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 19 |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 52 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 73 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 81 | 69 | 38 | 107 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 67 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 27 | 26 | 53 | -4 |
| Career | 1 team | 689 | 428 | 352 | 780 | 147 |