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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Anders Lee NYI · 41 P in 76 GP David Perron PIT · 41 P in 81 GP Justin Williams LAK · 41 P in 81 GP Sam Gagner ARI · 41 P in 81 GP Josh Bailey NYI · 41 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.

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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 13 28 41 -11 4 156 34 0.53 8.3 17:41

Contract

$5MCap hit2014-15
$122KCap dollars per point41 points in 77 games
$881KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.7 goals above replacement
$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1MValueworth 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 649 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+5.7Goals above replacement182nd of 665 skaters, 131st of 432 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+4.1 87th percentileEven-strength defence-2.7 7th percentilePower play-0.7 12th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 59th percentilePenalties+1.2 77th 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

40.2Corsi for %801 attempts for, 1194 against
+3.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.6Expected goals for %38.9 expected for, 50.3 against
+7.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.1Goals for %39 for, 42 against
101.5PDO8.5% shooting + 93.0% saves
191Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 Moulson · Tyler Ennis · Zemgus Girgensons33330:3838.542.212-14
Brian Gionta · Matt Moulson · Torrey Mitchell15162:3941.253.58-5
Matt Moulson · Tyler Ennis · Johan Larsson13160:0343.052.38-2
Matt Moulson · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis1579:2233.333.21-4

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
19.5Expected goalsfrom 207 unblocked attempts
-6.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.86 expected goals per 60 minutes78th
Shot quality 9.4% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing -6.5 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 19.5Goals 13

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 11, 2015 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:49
Apr 10, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:46
Apr 6, 2015 vs CAR W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 18:04
Apr 1, 2015 vs TOR W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 20:01
Mar 30, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 17:58
Mar 28, 2015 @ COL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:26
Mar 26, 2015 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 21:52
Mar 23, 2015 @ DAL L 3-4 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 20:09
Mar 21, 2015 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:30
Mar 20, 2015 vs NJD L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 19:15
Mar 17, 2015 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:05
Mar 16, 2015 vs WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 20:39
Mar 14, 2015 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:11
Mar 11, 2015 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 1 2 3 3 0 5 0 18:08
Mar 7, 2015 @ WSH L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:42
Mar 6, 2015 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 16:21
Mar 3, 2015 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:15
Feb 28, 2015 @ FLA L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 13:00
Feb 26, 2015 vs VAN W 6-3 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 16:41
Feb 24, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:39
Feb 22, 2015 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:30
Feb 20, 2015 vs NYR L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 18:23
Feb 19, 2015 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:26
Feb 17, 2015 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
Feb 15, 2015 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:40
Feb 10, 2015 vs OTT L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 20:42
Feb 8, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:38
Feb 7, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:16
Feb 5, 2015 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:16
Feb 3, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 16:20
Jan 30, 2015 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:04
Jan 29, 2015 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:00
Jan 27, 2015 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:11
Jan 18, 2015 @ DET L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:54
Jan 17, 2015 vs PHI L 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19:43
Jan 15, 2015 vs MIN L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:56
Jan 13, 2015 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:49
Jan 9, 2015 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:17
Jan 8, 2015 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:54
Jan 6, 2015 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:32
Jan 3, 2015 @ NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:58
Jan 2, 2015 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:29
Dec 31, 2014 vs TBL L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 17:57
Dec 29, 2014 @ OTT L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 17:32
Dec 27, 2014 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:34
Dec 16, 2014 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:03
Dec 15, 2014 vs OTT W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 18:29
Dec 13, 2014 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 17:09
Dec 11, 2014 vs CGY W 4-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 18:47
Dec 9, 2014 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:44
Dec 6, 2014 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 21:04
Dec 4, 2014 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:25
Dec 2, 2014 vs TBL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:53
Nov 29, 2014 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:07
Nov 28, 2014 vs MTL W 2-1 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 20:10
Nov 26, 2014 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:22
Nov 22, 2014 @ WSH W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 14:33
Nov 18, 2014 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:30
Nov 15, 2014 vs TOR W 6-2 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 15:09
Nov 13, 2014 @ MIN L 3-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:13
Nov 11, 2014 @ STL L 1-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:29
Nov 8, 2014 vs PIT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:39
Nov 7, 2014 vs EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:55
Nov 5, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:51
Nov 2, 2014 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:53
Nov 1, 2014 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:36
Oct 30, 2014 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 16:28
Oct 28, 2014 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:58
Oct 25, 2014 @ SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:37
Oct 23, 2014 @ LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19:18
Oct 22, 2014 @ ANA L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 18:09
Oct 18, 2014 vs BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 17:02
Oct 17, 2014 vs FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:57
Oct 14, 2014 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 20:08
Oct 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:07
Oct 11, 2014 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:02
Oct 9, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:38