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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

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

Marcus Kruger CHI · 28 P in 81 GP Joe Colborne CGY · 28 P in 80 GP Tomas Fleischmann FLA · 28 P in 80 GP Dany Heatley MIN · 28 P in 76 GP Justin Abdelkader DET · 28 P in 70 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 10 18 28 8 54 104 190 0.34 9.6 15:24

Contract

$2.5MCap hit2013-14
$89KCap dollars per point28 points in 82 games
$1.207MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.1 goals above replacement
$1.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$774KValueworth 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. 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
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 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 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.1Goals above replacement352nd of 672 skaters, 240th of 438 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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-3.1 12th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 74th percentilePower play+0.2 72nd percentilePenalty kill+0.5 94th percentilePenalties-0.1 32nd 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

45.2Corsi for %752 attempts for, 912 against
-4.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.1Expected goals for %26.7 expected for, 33.9 against
-7.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.2Goals for %32 for, 27 against
102.7PDO8.5% shooting + 94.3% saves
168Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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 · Kyle Brodziak · Justin Fontaine50353:0546.749.311-10
Matt Cooke · Kyle Brodziak · Nino Niederreiter32153:2650.952.88-4
Matt Cooke · Kyle Brodziak · Torrey Mitchell47134:1051.558.63-0
Matt Cooke · Dany Heatley · Kyle Brodziak3170:3240.827.51-3

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
8.9Expected goalsfrom 137 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.42 expected goals per 60 minutes10th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt23rd
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected67thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246810Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 10Expected 8.9

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
Apr 13, 2014 vs NSH L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:52
Apr 10, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 0 2 2 3 0 4 1 19:02
Apr 8, 2014 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:04
Apr 7, 2014 @ WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:53
Apr 5, 2014 vs PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:47
Apr 3, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:43
Mar 31, 2014 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 18:11
Mar 29, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:23
Mar 27, 2014 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:38
Mar 26, 2014 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 15:32
Mar 23, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:32
Mar 22, 2014 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:20
Mar 20, 2014 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 13:25
Mar 18, 2014 @ NYI W 6-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 15:41
Mar 17, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:50
Mar 15, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:41
Mar 13, 2014 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16:30
Mar 11, 2014 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 15:36
Mar 9, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:00
Mar 8, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 12:34
Mar 3, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:56
Feb 28, 2014 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:13
Feb 27, 2014 @ EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:56
Feb 6, 2014 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 13:53
Feb 4, 2014 vs TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 14:26
Feb 1, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 15:45
Jan 30, 2014 @ COL L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 12 1 1 11:29
Jan 28, 2014 @ ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 17:49
Jan 25, 2014 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 15:32
Jan 23, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 16:57
Jan 21, 2014 @ DAL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15:13
Jan 18, 2014 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 17:27
Jan 16, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 18:46
Jan 14, 2014 vs OTT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:49
Jan 12, 2014 @ NSH W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:42
Jan 11, 2014 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 4 3 0 14:35
Jan 9, 2014 @ PHX W 4-1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 13:49
Jan 7, 2014 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 14:16
Jan 4, 2014 vs WSH W 5-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 6 15:01
Jan 2, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 14:43
Dec 31, 2013 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 17:00
Dec 29, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:24
Dec 27, 2013 @ WPG L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:07
Dec 23, 2013 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:32
Dec 22, 2013 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:20
Dec 19, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:11
Dec 17, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 17:35
Dec 14, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:16
Dec 12, 2013 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:19
Dec 11, 2013 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 15:33
Dec 8, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:08
Dec 6, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 15:02
Dec 5, 2013 vs CHI W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 15:35
Dec 2, 2013 vs PHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:43
Nov 30, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 15:19
Nov 29, 2013 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:48
Nov 27, 2013 vs PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:34
Nov 25, 2013 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 14:11
Nov 23, 2013 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 16:16
Nov 20, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:57
Nov 19, 2013 @ MTL L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 15:04
Nov 17, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:20
Nov 15, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:42
Nov 13, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:55
Nov 9, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:22
Nov 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 14:00
Nov 5, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 12:58
Nov 3, 2013 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16:08
Nov 1, 2013 vs MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:29
Oct 28, 2013 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:13
Oct 26, 2013 @ CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:28
Oct 24, 2013 vs CAR W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:08
Oct 22, 2013 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:57
Oct 19, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:25
Oct 17, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 14:18
Oct 15, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:36
Oct 14, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:10
Oct 12, 2013 vs DAL W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 17:42
Oct 10, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 15:57
Oct 8, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:29
Oct 5, 2013 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:44
Oct 3, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 14:50