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Mathieu Darche

#52 · Left wing · Montréal Canadiens

Born Nov 26, 1976 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 6'1", 215 lb · Shoots left

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Christensen MIN · 12 P in 49 GP Patrick Dwyer CAR · 12 P in 73 GP Jason Blake ANA · 12 P in 45 GP Ryan Shannon TBL · 12 P in 45 GP Kyle Clifford LAK · 12 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

010202000-01: 0 points000-012001-02: 2 points201-022002-03: 0 points002-032003-04: 0 points003-042006-07: 0 points006-072007-08: 22 points2207-082009-10: 10 points1009-102010-11: 26 points2610-112011-12: 12 points1211-12

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2000-01 CBJ 9 0 0 0 -4 0 9 12 0.00
2001-02 CBJ 14 1 1 2 -5 6 15 22 0.14
2002-03 CBJ 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00
2003-04 NSH 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0.00
2006-07 SJS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0.00
2007-08 TBL 73 7 15 22 -14 20 120 125 0.30
2009-10 MTL 29 5 5 10 2 4 43 39 0.34
2010-11 MTL 59 12 14 26 7 10 90 73 0.44
2011-12 MTL 61 5 7 12 -4 18 77 79 0.20
9 seasons Career 250 30 42 72 -20 58 358 358 0.29

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 MTL 12 0 1 1 -1 2 7 6 0.08
2010-11 MTL 7 1 1 2 -1 0 12 13 0.29
2 seasons Playoffs 19 1 2 3 -2 2 19 19 0.16

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 5 7 12 -4 18 77 79 0.20 6.5 12:08

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+4.7Goals above replacement201st of 680 skaters, 144th of 445 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-2.6 14th percentileEven-strength defence+3.6 97th percentilePower play-0.3 25th percentilePenalty kill+0.6 94th percentilePenalties+1.4 85th 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.

024682010-112011-12Goals 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

49.2Corsi for %495 attempts for, 511 against
+0.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Expected goals for %16.5 expected for, 16.5 against
+2.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.0Goals for %12 for, 18 against
97.4PDO5.0% shooting + 92.4% saves
115Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Mathieu Darche · Petteri Nokelainen · Mike Blunden1479:3737.634.30-1
Mathieu Darche · Tomas Plekanec · Rene Bourque1177:4143.348.93-5
Mathieu Darche · Petteri Nokelainen · Aaron Palushaj932:0756.463.20-1
Mathieu Darche · Lars Eller · Louis Leblanc925:5843.144.91-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.7Expected goalsfrom 103 unblocked attempts
-3.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes54th
Shot quality 8.4% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing -3.7 goals above expected16thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.7Goals 5

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. 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
Feb 21, 2012 vs DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:36
Feb 19, 2012 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 17:55
Feb 17, 2012 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:20
Feb 15, 2012 vs BOS L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 6 19:41
Feb 13, 2012 vs CAR L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:41
Feb 11, 2012 @ TOR W 5-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 18:43
Feb 9, 2012 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:58
Feb 7, 2012 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 21:18
Feb 5, 2012 vs WPG W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 20:14
Feb 4, 2012 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:04
Feb 2, 2012 @ NJD L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:40
Jan 31, 2012 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 10:11
Jan 25, 2012 vs DET W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:30
Jan 21, 2012 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:13
Jan 20, 2012 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:01
Jan 18, 2012 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 07:39
Jan 15, 2012 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13:43
Jan 14, 2012 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:43
Jan 12, 2012 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:49
Jan 10, 2012 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 08:26
Jan 7, 2012 vs TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 05:28
Jan 4, 2012 vs WPG W 7-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 13:32
Dec 31, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:03
Dec 29, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:31
Dec 27, 2011 @ OTT W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 12:17
Dec 22, 2011 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:58
Dec 21, 2011 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:49
Dec 19, 2011 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 14:30
Dec 17, 2011 vs NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:46
Dec 15, 2011 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:51
Dec 13, 2011 vs NYI W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 13:49
Dec 10, 2011 @ NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10:19
Dec 8, 2011 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:26
Dec 6, 2011 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 05:59
Dec 3, 2011 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:55
Dec 1, 2011 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 07:08
Nov 30, 2011 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:04
Nov 26, 2011 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:46
Nov 25, 2011 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 08:55
Nov 23, 2011 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:09
Nov 21, 2011 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:44
Nov 19, 2011 vs NYR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 08:13
Nov 17, 2011 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:54
Nov 16, 2011 vs CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:57
Nov 14, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12:58
Nov 12, 2011 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:56
Nov 10, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:14
Nov 8, 2011 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:24
Nov 5, 2011 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:19
Nov 4, 2011 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:59
Oct 29, 2011 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:00
Oct 27, 2011 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10:31
Oct 26, 2011 vs PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:38
Oct 24, 2011 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12:44
Oct 22, 2011 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:15
Oct 20, 2011 @ PIT L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 13:09
Oct 18, 2011 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 08:39
Oct 15, 2011 vs COL L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 06:05
Oct 13, 2011 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 13:18
Oct 9, 2011 @ WPG W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:59
Oct 6, 2011 @ TOR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:16