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Matt Cooke

#24 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born Sep 7, 1978 in Belleville, Ontario, CAN · 5'11", 216 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 144th overall in 1997 by VAN (round 6)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2008-09

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Manny Malhotra VAN · 30 P in 72 GP David Moss CGY · 30 P in 58 GP Benoit Pouliot MTL · 30 P in 79 GP Dainius Zubrus NJD · 30 P in 79 GP Wayne Simmonds LAK · 30 P in 80 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.

0102030401998-99: 2 points298-991999-00: 12 points122000-01: 27 points2700-012001-02: 33 points332002-03: 42 points4202-032003-04: 23 points232005-06: 18 points1805-062006-07: 30 points302007-08: 23 points2307-082008-09: 31 points312009-10: 30 points3009-102010-11: 30 points302011-12: 38 points3811-122012-13: 21 points212013-14: 28 points2813-142014-15: 10 points10

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1998-99 VAN 30 0 2 2 -12 27 22 43 0.07
1999-00 VAN 51 5 7 12 3 39 58 124 0.24
2000-01 VAN 81 14 13 27 5 94 121 198 0.33
2001-02 VAN 82 13 20 33 4 111 103 238 0.40
2002-03 VAN 82 15 27 42 21 82 118 82 0.51
2003-04 VAN 53 11 12 23 5 73 79 134 0.43
2005-06 VAN 45 8 10 18 -8 71 67 129 0.40
2006-07 VAN 81 10 20 30 0 64 133 209 0.37
2007-08 VAN 61 7 9 16 -4 64 68 154 0.26
2007-08 WSH 17 3 4 7 5 27 18 44 0.41
2008-09 PIT 76 13 18 31 0 101 86 262 0.41
2009-10 PIT 79 15 15 30 17 106 105 183 0.38
2010-11 PIT 67 12 18 30 14 129 95 192 0.45
2011-12 PIT 82 19 19 38 5 44 147 160 0.46
2012-13 PIT 48 8 13 21 -2 36 61 97 0.44 $1.8M
2013-14 MIN 82 10 18 28 8 54 104 190 0.34 $2.5M
2014-15 MIN 29 4 6 10 0 13 24 39 0.34 $2.5M
16 seasons Career 1046 167 231 398 61 1135 1409 2478 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2000-01 VAN 4 0 0 0 -3 4 1 10 0.00
2001-02 VAN 6 3 2 5 3 0 11 26 0.83
2002-03 VAN 14 2 1 3 3 12 15 42 0.21
2006-07 VAN 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0.00
2007-08 WSH 7 0 0 0 -1 4 8 22 0.00
2008-09 PIT 24 1 6 7 -2 22 31 85 0.29
2009-10 PIT 13 4 2 6 -4 22 18 41 0.46
2011-12 PIT 6 0 4 4 3 16 3 21 0.67
2012-13 PIT 15 0 4 4 1 35 17 63 0.27
2013-14 MIN 6 0 3 3 1 8 4 32 0.50
2014-15 MIN 7 0 2 2 1 4 8 15 0.29
11 seasons Playoffs 103 10 24 34 2 129 117 361 0.33

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 12 18 30 14 129 95 192 0.45 12.6 15:38

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2014-15 $2.5M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $1.8M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-0.8Goals above replacement553rd of 672 skaters, 380th of 439 forwards
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.3 27th percentileEven-strength defence0.0 50th percentilePower play-0.8 6th percentilePenalty kill+0.6 96th percentilePenalties-2.2 1st percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-202462010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals 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

51.9Corsi for %739 attempts for, 684 against
-1.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Expected goals for %29.7 expected for, 28.3 against
-1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.2Goals for %32 for, 26 against
101.1PDO8.1% shooting + 93.0% saves
135Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Cooke · Tyler Kennedy · Jordan Staal19133:4550.648.74-5
Matt Cooke · Max Talbot · Evgeni Malkin1791:1654.359.52-1
Matt Cooke · Pascal Dupuis · Max Talbot3566:5260.049.02-1
Matt Cooke · Max Talbot · Tyler Kennedy2266:0361.560.71-1

The lines 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 lines 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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.9Expected goalsfrom 132 unblocked attempts
+0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.57 expected goals per 60 minutes23rd
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt55th
Finishing +0.1 goals above expected53rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 10Expected 9.9

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 20, 2011 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 13:21
Mar 15, 2011 @ OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 14:57
Mar 13, 2011 vs EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 14:43
Mar 12, 2011 vs MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 14:02
Mar 8, 2011 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:19
Mar 5, 2011 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 16:09
Mar 4, 2011 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:13
Mar 2, 2011 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 16:19
Feb 26, 2011 @ TOR W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 18:06
Feb 25, 2011 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 17:43
Feb 23, 2011 vs SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 4 4 19:18
Feb 21, 2011 vs WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 16:15
Feb 20, 2011 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 20:22
Feb 8, 2011 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 10 2 0 14:59
Feb 6, 2011 @ WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:09
Feb 4, 2011 vs BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 1 12 4 7 13:36
Feb 2, 2011 vs NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 12 2 3 16:38
Feb 1, 2011 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 23:20
Jan 25, 2011 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17:41
Jan 22, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 14:26
Jan 20, 2011 @ NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 16:30
Jan 18, 2011 vs DET W 4-1 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 20:39
Jan 15, 2011 @ BOS W 3-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 17:52
Jan 12, 2011 @ MTL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:25
Jan 10, 2011 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 15:55
Jan 8, 2011 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 17:18
Jan 5, 2011 vs TBL W 8-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 14:53
Jan 1, 2011 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:10
Dec 29, 2010 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:10
Dec 28, 2010 vs ATL W 6-3 1 1 2 1 6 3 1 14:23
Dec 26, 2010 @ OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 14:27
Dec 23, 2010 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 12:52
Dec 22, 2010 vs FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:55
Dec 20, 2010 vs PHX W 6-1 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 13:30
Dec 15, 2010 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 4 15:23
Dec 14, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 19:22
Dec 11, 2010 @ BUF W 5-2 1 0 1 2 5 1 2 13:22
Dec 8, 2010 vs TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 14:38
Dec 6, 2010 vs NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 15:21
Dec 4, 2010 @ CBJ W 7-2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 14:52
Dec 2, 2010 vs ATL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:58
Nov 29, 2010 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 16:10
Nov 27, 2010 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:57
Nov 26, 2010 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:26
Nov 24, 2010 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:05
Nov 22, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:26
Nov 19, 2010 vs CAR W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 16:33
Nov 17, 2010 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19:01
Nov 15, 2010 vs NYR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 4 2 3 15:34
Nov 13, 2010 @ ATL W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 14:59
Nov 12, 2010 vs TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 15:05
Nov 10, 2010 vs BOS L 4-7 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 15:00
Nov 6, 2010 @ PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:32
Nov 5, 2010 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:59
Nov 3, 2010 @ DAL L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 15:29
Oct 30, 2010 @ CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:51
Oct 29, 2010 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 13:47
Oct 27, 2010 @ TBL L 3-5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 12:51
Oct 23, 2010 @ STL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15:59
Oct 21, 2010 @ NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 14:23
Oct 18, 2010 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:24
Oct 16, 2010 @ PHI W 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 14:11
Oct 15, 2010 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 12:32
Oct 13, 2010 vs TOR L 3-4 0 2 2 1 2 0 7 13:18
Oct 11, 2010 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:50
Oct 9, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 13:37
Oct 7, 2010 vs PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 14:05