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Matt Moulson

#26 · Left wing · Buffalo Sabres

Born Nov 1, 1983 in North York, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 203 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 263rd overall in 2003 by PIT (round 9)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Derek Stepan NYR · 44 P in 48 GP Nazem Kadri TOR · 44 P in 48 GP Alexander Semin CAR · 44 P in 44 GP Matt Duchene COL · 43 P in 47 GP Henrik Sedin VAN · 45 P in 48 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.

02040602007-08: 9 points907-082008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 48 points4809-102010-11: 53 points5310-112011-12: 69 points6911-122012-13: 44 points4412-132013-14: 51 points5113-142014-15: 41 points4114-152015-16: 21 points2115-162016-17: 32 points3216-172017-18: 0 points017-18

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 LAK 22 5 4 9 2 4 35 14 0.41
2008-09 LAK 7 1 0 1 -4 2 6 2 0.14 $523K
2009-10 NYI 82 30 18 48 -1 16 208 113 0.59 $575K
2010-11 NYI 82 31 22 53 -10 24 237 84 0.65 $2.45M
2011-12 NYI 82 36 33 69 1 6 219 33 0.84 $3.133M
2012-13 NYI 47 15 29 44 -3 4 154 24 0.94 $3.133M
2013-14 NYI 11 6 3 9 3 6 28 4 0.82 $3.133M
2013-14 BUF 44 11 18 29 -8 20 105 32 0.66
2013-14 MIN 20 6 7 13 7 8 43 10 0.65
2014-15 BUF 77 13 28 41 -11 4 156 34 0.53 $5M
2015-16 BUF 81 8 13 21 -5 16 111 45 0.26 $5M
2016-17 BUF 81 14 18 32 -4 10 134 37 0.40 $5M
2017-18 BUF 14 0 0 0 -9 2 13 8 0.00 $5M
11 seasons Career 650 176 193 369 -42 122 1449 440 0.57

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 NYI 6 2 1 3 -4 10 15 12 0.50
2013-14 MIN 10 1 2 3 0 4 21 10 0.30
2 seasons Playoffs 16 3 3 6 -4 14 36 22 0.38

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
47 15 29 44 -3 4 154 24 0.94 9.7 19:09

Contract

$3.133MCap hit2012-13
$71KCap dollars per point44 points in 47 games
$258KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.1 goals above replacement
$11MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.9MValueworth 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 558 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
2014-15 to 2017-18 $5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $3.133M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $3.133M
2010-11 to 2010-11 $2.45M
2009-10 to 2009-10 $575K
2008-09 to 2008-09 $523K

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.1Goals above replacement5th of 605 skaters, 5th of 397 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+9.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+5.6 97th percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 40th percentilePower play+2.7 99th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 59th percentilePenalties+1.6 94th 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.

-5051015202010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

52.1Corsi for %730 attempts for, 672 against
+3.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.3Expected goals for %34.0 expected for, 28.6 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.6Goals for %33 for, 31 against
99.1PDO8.5% shooting + 90.6% saves
193Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Brad Boyes · Matt Moulson · John Tavares46518:5954.857.821-23
Matt Moulson · Kyle Okposo · John Tavares25122:1150.048.76-7
Colin McDonald · Matt Moulson · John Tavares107:1815.015.50-1
Keith Aucoin · Colin McDonald · Matt Moulson106:1117.611.80-0

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.7Expected goalsfrom 195 unblocked attempts
-4.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.32 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 10.1% chance per attempt99th
Finishing -4.7 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Expected 19.7Goals 15

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 26, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:54
Apr 25, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 19:38
Apr 23, 2013 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:44
Apr 20, 2013 @ WPG W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 20:37
Apr 18, 2013 @ TOR W 5-3 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 17:18
Apr 16, 2013 vs FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:36
Apr 13, 2013 vs NYR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:31
Apr 11, 2013 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:30
Apr 9, 2013 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 20:12
Apr 4, 2013 @ WSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:22
Apr 2, 2013 vs WPG W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 8 0 16:53
Apr 1, 2013 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:48
Mar 30, 2013 @ PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:49
Mar 28, 2013 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:07
Mar 26, 2013 @ WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 18:14
Mar 24, 2013 vs FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:18
Mar 22, 2013 vs PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 16:49
Mar 21, 2013 vs MTL L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 18:44
Mar 19, 2013 vs OTT L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 21:34
Mar 16, 2013 @ FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:36
Mar 14, 2013 @ TBL W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:13
Mar 10, 2013 @ PIT L 1-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:16
Mar 9, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:30
Mar 7, 2013 vs NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:52
Mar 5, 2013 vs MTL W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 17:34
Mar 3, 2013 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 20:39
Feb 28, 2013 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 19:35
Feb 26, 2013 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 19:18
Feb 24, 2013 vs CAR L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 19:33
Feb 23, 2013 @ BUF W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 5 2 14:29
Feb 21, 2013 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 21:47
Feb 19, 2013 @ OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 20:54
Feb 18, 2013 vs PHI L 0-7 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 19:32
Feb 16, 2013 vs NJD W 5-1 1 3 4 1 0 6 0 18:42
Feb 14, 2013 @ NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 21:03
Feb 11, 2013 vs CAR L 4-6 2 1 3 -3 0 5 0 23:07
Feb 9, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 22:15
Feb 7, 2013 @ NYR L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 20:30
Feb 5, 2013 vs PIT L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 22:12
Feb 3, 2013 vs NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:33
Jan 31, 2013 @ NJD W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:23
Jan 29, 2013 @ PIT W 4-1 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 18:17
Jan 27, 2013 @ WPG L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 18:02
Jan 25, 2013 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:51
Jan 24, 2013 @ TOR W 7-4 2 0 2 1 0 6 1 19:33
Jan 21, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 19:53
Jan 19, 2013 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 21:32