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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Radim Vrbata PHX · 51 P in 80 GP Brad Richards NYR · 51 P in 82 GP Mikkel Boedker PHX · 51 P in 82 GP Reilly Smith BOS · 51 P in 82 GP David Legwand DET · 51 P in 83 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 23 28 51 2 34 176 46 0.68 13.1 17:58

Contract

$3.133MCap hit2013-14
$61KCap dollars per point51 points in 75 games
$368KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.5 goals above replacement
$5.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.3MValueworth 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
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 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

+8.5Goals above replacement97th of 672 skaters, 72nd of 438 forwards
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.8Goals 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+4.8 89th percentileEven-strength defence-0.8 29th percentilePower play+1.0 87th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 26th percentilePenalties-0.1 34th 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

46.6Corsi for %881 attempts for, 1009 against
+1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Expected goals for %40.5 expected for, 41.6 against
+5.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %42 for, 35 against
102.5PDO9.0% shooting + 93.4% saves
218Attempts 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 lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Moulson · Tyler Ennis · Zemgus GirgensonsBUF19202:0348.655.57-10
Matt Moulson · Drew Stafford · Cody HodgsonBUF12122:5947.446.62-3
Matt Moulson · Kyle Okposo · John TavaresNYI10103:0845.143.13-1
Mikko Koivu · Matt Moulson · Charlie CoyleMIN1086:0565.170.93-3

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.

23Goalsnot counting empty-netters
24.6Expected goalsfrom 240 unblocked attempts
-1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.10 expected goals per 60 minutes94th
Shot quality 10.3% chance per attempt99th
Finishing -1.6 goals above expected35thOne 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.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 24.6Goals 23

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 1 1 0 2 2 0 13:46
Apr 10, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10:13
Apr 8, 2014 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 15:31
Apr 7, 2014 @ WPG W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:15
Apr 5, 2014 vs PIT W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:31
Apr 3, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:44
Mar 31, 2014 @ LAK W 3-2 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 15:29
Mar 29, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:36
Mar 27, 2014 @ STL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:54
Mar 26, 2014 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:35
Mar 23, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:41
Mar 22, 2014 vs DET L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:05
Mar 20, 2014 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:45
Mar 18, 2014 @ NYI W 6-0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 16:23
Mar 17, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 17:10
Mar 15, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:35
Mar 13, 2014 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:01
Mar 11, 2014 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:08
Mar 9, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:35
Mar 8, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 17:09
Mar 3, 2014 @ DAL L 2-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 17:11
Feb 28, 2014 vs SJS W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:14
Feb 26, 2014 vs BOS W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 20:53
Feb 25, 2014 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 16:56
Jan 30, 2014 @ PHX W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 16:11
Jan 28, 2014 vs WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 18:50
Jan 27, 2014 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:42
Jan 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:21
Jan 23, 2014 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:57
Jan 21, 2014 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:37
Jan 18, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 22:59
Jan 15, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 19:36
Jan 14, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:36
Jan 12, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:23
Jan 9, 2014 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:43
Jan 4, 2014 vs NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:07
Jan 2, 2014 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 18:07
Dec 31, 2013 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 4 3 0 19:20
Dec 29, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:03
Dec 27, 2013 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 19:12
Dec 23, 2013 vs PHX W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 23:36
Dec 21, 2013 @ BOS L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 20:42
Dec 19, 2013 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:59
Dec 17, 2013 vs WPG W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:34
Dec 14, 2013 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 20:26
Dec 12, 2013 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:43
Dec 10, 2013 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 21:20
Dec 7, 2013 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:15
Dec 5, 2013 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:37
Nov 30, 2013 @ NJD L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 18:09
Nov 29, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 21:42
Nov 27, 2013 vs MTL L 1-3 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 15:56
Nov 24, 2013 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:24
Nov 21, 2013 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:21
Nov 19, 2013 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19:37
Nov 16, 2013 @ TOR L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 22:05
Nov 15, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:54
Nov 12, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 19:36
Nov 8, 2013 @ ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:50
Nov 7, 2013 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 18:37
Nov 5, 2013 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 3 1 17:43
Nov 2, 2013 vs ANA L 3-6 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 17:20
Oct 31, 2013 @ NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:14
Oct 28, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 19:48
Oct 26, 2013 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:42
Oct 25, 2013 @ PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 15:51
Oct 22, 2013 vs VAN L 4-5 (OT) 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 18:38
Oct 19, 2013 vs CAR L 3-4 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 18:03
Oct 17, 2013 vs EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 16:19
Oct 15, 2013 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 14:09
Oct 12, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:29
Oct 11, 2013 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 18:12
Oct 8, 2013 vs PHX W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:32
Oct 5, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:52
Oct 4, 2013 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:24