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Matt Carle

#25 · Defence · Nashville Predators

Born Sep 25, 1984 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA · 6'0", 197 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 47th overall in 2003 by SJS (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nick Leddy CHI · 31 P in 82 GP TJ Brodie CGY · 31 P in 81 GP Dion Phaneuf TOR · 31 P in 80 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 31 P in 80 GP Andy Greene NJD · 32 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402005-06: 6 points605-062006-07: 42 points4206-072007-08: 15 points1507-082008-09: 26 points2608-092009-10: 35 points3509-102010-11: 40 points4010-112011-12: 38 points3811-122012-13: 22 points2212-132013-14: 31 points3113-142014-15: 18 points1814-152015-16: 9 points915-162016-17: 1 points116-17

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 SJS 12 3 3 6 -2 14 11 6 0.50
2006-07 SJS 77 11 31 42 9 30 111 34 0.55
2007-08 SJS 62 2 13 15 -8 26 63 29 0.24
2008-09 TBL 12 1 1 2 1 6 13 4 0.17
2008-09 PHI 64 4 20 24 2 16 72 34 0.38
2009-10 PHI 80 6 29 35 19 16 137 35 0.44
2010-11 PHI 82 1 39 40 30 23 117 51 0.49
2011-12 PHI 82 4 34 38 4 36 132 55 0.46
2012-13 TBL 48 5 17 22 1 4 66 32 0.46 $5.5M
2013-14 TBL 82 2 29 31 11 28 115 46 0.38 $5.5M
2014-15 TBL 59 4 14 18 12 26 73 26 0.31 $5.5M
2015-16 TBL 64 2 7 9 4 26 54 30 0.14 $5.5M
2016-17 NSH 6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 0.17
12 seasons Career 730 45 238 283 82 251 966 385 0.39

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 SJS 11 0 3 3 1 4 13 6 0.27
2006-07 SJS 11 2 3 5 3 0 12 5 0.45
2007-08 SJS 11 0 1 1 0 4 7 7 0.09
2008-09 PHI 6 0 3 3 0 4 13 9 0.50
2009-10 PHI 23 1 12 13 6 8 33 20 0.57
2010-11 PHI 11 0 4 4 -8 2 19 4 0.36
2011-12 PHI 11 2 4 6 -3 6 19 10 0.55
2013-14 TBL 4 1 0 1 -3 0 5 4 0.25
2014-15 TBL 25 0 3 3 -10 4 23 29 0.12
2015-16 TBL 14 0 5 5 1 4 7 15 0.36
10 seasons Playoffs 127 6 38 44 -13 36 151 109 0.35

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 2 29 31 11 28 115 46 0.38 1.7 22:11

Contract

$5.5MCap hit2013-14
$177KCap dollars per point31 points in 82 games
$525KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2015-16 $5.5M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.4Even-strength defence+0.3Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.2Penalties+0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-50510152010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

42.6Corsi for %63 attempts for, 85 against
-7.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.9Expected goals for %2.0 expected for, 3.2 against
-8.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
25.0Goals for %2 for, 6 against
95.4PDO6.9% shooting + 88.5% saves
7Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Carle · Radko Gudas339:4439.124.52-3
Matt Carle · Michael Kostka310:2833.329.50-1
Matt Carle · Keith Aulie18:4227.812.40-0
Eric Brewer · Matt Carle28:1650.065.80-0

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.1Expected goalsfrom 6 unblocked attempts
+0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.07 expected goals per 60 minutes12th
Shot quality 2.0% chance per attempt14th
Finishing +0.9 goals above expected76thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 42 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 @ WSH W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:07
Apr 11, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 26:06
Apr 10, 2014 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:11
Apr 8, 2014 vs TOR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24:28
Apr 5, 2014 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:48
Apr 3, 2014 vs CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 22:17
Apr 1, 2014 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:44
Mar 30, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:45
Mar 29, 2014 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:38
Mar 27, 2014 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:06
Mar 24, 2014 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 22:51
Mar 22, 2014 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 22:25
Mar 20, 2014 @ OTT W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 22:30
Mar 19, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:24
Mar 17, 2014 vs VAN W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 20:19
Mar 15, 2014 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:35
Mar 13, 2014 vs FLA W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:57
Mar 10, 2014 vs PHX L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:58
Mar 8, 2014 vs BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 24:26
Mar 6, 2014 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:26
Mar 4, 2014 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:11
Mar 2, 2014 @ COL L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 19:18
Mar 1, 2014 @ DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:05
Feb 27, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:58
Feb 8, 2014 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:28
Feb 6, 2014 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:26
Feb 4, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:16
Feb 1, 2014 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:27
Jan 30, 2014 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 21:22
Jan 28, 2014 @ TOR L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20:51
Jan 25, 2014 vs COL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:36
Jan 23, 2014 vs OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:12
Jan 19, 2014 @ CAR W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22:43
Jan 18, 2014 vs SJS L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 20:57
Jan 16, 2014 vs NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:41
Jan 14, 2014 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:53
Jan 13, 2014 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 21:29
Jan 11, 2014 @ PHI W 6-3 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 22:22
Jan 9, 2014 vs WSH L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 19:50
Jan 7, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 20:32
Jan 5, 2014 @ EDM L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 22:37
Jan 3, 2014 @ CGY W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23:24
Jan 1, 2014 @ VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 21:32
Dec 29, 2013 vs NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:49
Dec 28, 2013 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:48
Dec 23, 2013 @ FLA W 6-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20:28
Dec 21, 2013 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 23:33
Dec 19, 2013 vs NSH W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19:09
Dec 17, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 24:00
Dec 15, 2013 @ DET W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 24:17
Dec 14, 2013 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 24:18
Dec 12, 2013 vs DET W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 24:27
Dec 10, 2013 @ WSH L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 28:13
Dec 7, 2013 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 21:55
Dec 5, 2013 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 23:19
Dec 3, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:07
Nov 29, 2013 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 21:03
Nov 27, 2013 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:11
Nov 25, 2013 vs NYR W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:33
Nov 22, 2013 @ ANA L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21:11
Nov 21, 2013 @ SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 20:57
Nov 19, 2013 @ LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:26
Nov 16, 2013 @ PHX L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:24
Nov 14, 2013 vs ANA W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:55
Nov 12, 2013 @ MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:44
Nov 11, 2013 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:37
Nov 9, 2013 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:24
Nov 7, 2013 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 19:51
Nov 2, 2013 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:13
Nov 1, 2013 @ CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 21:04
Oct 29, 2013 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 22:58
Oct 27, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 29:24
Oct 26, 2013 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:51
Oct 24, 2013 vs CHI W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 23:09
Oct 19, 2013 vs BOS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 24:31
Oct 17, 2013 vs MIN W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:34
Oct 15, 2013 vs LAK W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22:27
Oct 12, 2013 vs PIT L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 24:29
Oct 10, 2013 vs FLA W 7-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 21:16
Oct 8, 2013 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:57
Oct 5, 2013 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 24:38
Oct 3, 2013 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 21:58