Columbus Blue Jackets · Defense · Shoots L

Denton Mateychuk

Age 22 · 5'11" · 185 lb · Born in Winnipeg, CAN

Cap hit

$1.7M

1.6% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

27:28

PP 1:05 · PK 1:59

xGF%

50.2

5v5, -1.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.15

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs BUF · W 6-3	1	2	0	0	27:28	1:05	1:59	—	0	1	0	-0.15
Apr 14 vs WSH · L 2-1	0	1	0	0	18:16	0:13	1:44	—	67	3	0	+0.17
Apr 12 vs BOS · L 3-2	0	1	1	1	18:34	0:45	0:00	—	60	0	-1	-0.13
Apr 11 @ MTL · W 5-2	0	1	0	0	20:36	1:33	1:06	—	50	1	+1	+0.08
Apr 9 @ BUF · L 5-0	0	4	0	1	18:06	1:03	0:59	—	33	1	-1	-0.16

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,214 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%51.9%

71st percentile

Relative xGF%-0.0

52nd percentile

HDCF%48.1%

43rd percentile

CF%51.5%

71st percentile

Relative CF%+1.1

70th percentile

FF%51.7%

74th percentile

GF%54.2%

74th percentile

CF/6060.8

78th percentile

CA/6057.2

54th percentile

ixG/600.27

68th percentile

Goals above expected+7.6

99th percentile

IPP46.6%

88th percentile

PDO100.6

59th percentile

OZS%48.5%

58th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleSpeedy offensive playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Mateychuk is a dynamic, fast-skating defenseman who drives zone entries and creates plays with above-average consistency. He plays a perimeter-oriented game and lacks the defensive grit or puck security to anchor a defense.

Speed-firstPlaymakingRush threatPerimeter focused

Shooting volume: 50
Playmaking: 73
Zone entries(est.): 71
Forechecking: 37
Physicality: 17
Defensive impact: 28
Puck management: 23
Speed: 82

Where he shoots from

Slot 16% · Mid-range 27% · Perimeter 56%(131 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite speed allows him to lead and support rushes at the 82nd percentile
Strong playmaking instincts let him create chances at the 73rd percentile
High rush chance generation puts him in position to enter zones at the 71st percentile

Watch-outs

Physicality ranks at only the 17th percentile, limiting his presence in tight areas
Defensive impact trails at the 28th percentile, suggesting coverage struggles
Puck management at the 23rd percentile indicates inconsistency controlling the puck under pressure

Similar style: Brady Skjei (NSH), Travis Sanheim (PHI)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 75 GP · goals above average

Season total +9.9 goals, or +0.13 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.1
Even strength defense: -0.3
Penalty kill: -0.2
Finishing: +7.6
Playmaking: +0.8
Penalties: +0.9

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	CBJ	1	0	1	1	0	2	27:28	—	-0.15
2025-26	CBJ	75	13	18	31	+12	88	19:11	—	+0.13
2024-25	CBJ	45	4	9	13	+4	44	18:02	—	-0.00

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.3 mph; 74th pct
20+ mph bursts: 77
Hardest shot: 89.2 mph; 43rd pct
Distance: 214.2 mi
OZ time: 40.5%; 32nd pct
DZ time: 41.5%