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Matt Beleskey

#39 · Left wing · New York Rangers

Born Jun 7, 1988 in Windsor, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 112th overall in 2006 by ANA (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Craig Smith NSH · 37 P in 82 GP Tobias Rieder ARI · 37 P in 82 GP Nick Foligno CBJ · 37 P in 72 GP Robby Fabbri STL · 37 P in 72 GP Anders Lee NYI · 36 P in 80 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.

01020302008-09: 0 points008-092009-10: 18 points1809-102010-11: 10 points1010-112011-12: 15 points1511-122012-13: 13 points1312-132013-14: 24 points2413-142014-15: 32 points3214-152015-16: 37 points3715-162016-17: 8 points816-172017-18: 0 points017-182018-19: 1 points118-19

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 ANA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2009-10 ANA 60 11 7 18 -10 35 123 94 0.30
2010-11 ANA 35 3 7 10 -10 36 58 64 0.29
2011-12 ANA 70 4 11 15 -2 72 75 104 0.21 $738K
2012-13 ANA 42 8 5 13 2 56 61 103 0.31 $738K
2013-14 ANA 55 9 15 24 8 64 112 132 0.44 $1.35M
2014-15 ANA 65 22 10 32 13 39 145 159 0.49 $1.35M
2015-16 BOS 80 15 22 37 6 65 168 260 0.46 $3.8M
2016-17 BOS 49 3 5 8 -10 47 79 98 0.16 $3.8M
2017-18 BOS 14 0 0 0 -8 17 17 27 0.00 $3.8M
2017-18 NYR 1 0 0 0 -1 4 0 7 0.00
2018-19 NYR 4 1 0 1 1 5 3 7 0.25 $3.8M
11 seasons Career 477 76 82 158 -11 440 841 1055 0.33

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 ANA 6 1 0 1 -1 4 8 9 0.17
2012-13 ANA 7 2 1 3 1 2 13 26 0.43
2013-14 ANA 5 2 2 4 0 8 13 24 0.80
2014-15 ANA 16 8 1 9 -4 2 45 63 0.56
2016-17 BOS 3 0 0 0 -2 4 3 7 0.00
5 seasons Playoffs 37 13 4 17 -6 20 82 129 0.46

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 15 22 37 6 65 168 260 0.46 8.9 15:51

Contract

$3.8MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$103KCap dollars per point37 points in 80 games
$1.652MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.3 goals above replacement
$2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.8MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2019-20, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $3.8M
2016-17 $3.8M
2017-18 $3.8M
2018-19 $3.8M
2019-20 $3.8M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2019-20 $3.8M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $3.8M
2015-16 to 2019-20 $3.8M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $1.35M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $738K
2011-12 to 2012-13 $738K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+2.3Goals above replacement341st of 675 skaters, 236th of 445 forwards
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals 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+1.5 71st percentileEven-strength defence-2.2 10th percentilePower play+0.0 68th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 75th percentilePenalties-0.7 14th 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.

-4-202462010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

50.7Corsi for %1072 attempts for, 1043 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.3Expected goals for %41.1 expected for, 43.9 against
-0.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.8Goals for %48 for, 38 against
101.3PDO8.2% shooting + 93.1% saves
323Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Loui Eriksson · David Krejci · Matt Beleskey31242:1755.857.514-5
Matt Beleskey · Jimmy Hayes · Ryan Spooner40231:4644.347.58-7
David Krejci · Matt Beleskey · David Pastrnak23188:1452.244.78-9
Loui Eriksson · Matt Beleskey · Ryan Spooner977:4857.863.04-1

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.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.1Expected goalsfrom 263 unblocked attempts
-2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes56th
Shot quality 5.8% chance per attempt7th
Finishing -2.1 goals above expected29thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 15.1Goals 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 9, 2016 vs OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 5 6 16:26
Apr 7, 2016 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 15:23
Apr 5, 2016 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:28
Apr 3, 2016 @ CHI L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 18:46
Apr 1, 2016 @ STL W 6-5 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 15:21
Mar 29, 2016 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 18:50
Mar 26, 2016 @ TOR W 3-1 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 18:37
Mar 24, 2016 vs FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 19:14
Mar 23, 2016 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 5 2 3 14:23
Mar 19, 2016 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 16:38
Mar 18, 2016 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 12:21
Mar 15, 2016 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 14:55
Mar 12, 2016 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:09
Mar 10, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 12:58
Mar 8, 2016 @ TBL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:37
Mar 7, 2016 @ FLA W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 16:52
Mar 5, 2016 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:11
Mar 3, 2016 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:03
Mar 1, 2016 vs CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 4 3 4 17:53
Feb 28, 2016 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 18:02
Feb 26, 2016 @ CAR W 4-1 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 14:07
Feb 24, 2016 vs PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:09
Feb 22, 2016 vs CBJ L 4-6 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 18:33
Feb 20, 2016 @ DAL W 7-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 18:50
Feb 18, 2016 @ NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:32
Feb 16, 2016 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12:26
Feb 14, 2016 @ DET L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16:50
Feb 13, 2016 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 15:40
Feb 11, 2016 @ WPG W 6-2 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 12:44
Feb 9, 2016 vs LAK L 2-9 0 1 1 -2 5 3 1 12:46
Feb 6, 2016 vs BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:10
Feb 4, 2016 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:29
Feb 2, 2016 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 15:38
Jan 26, 2016 vs ANA L 2-6 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15:17
Jan 25, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 11:42
Jan 23, 2016 vs CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 12:42
Jan 21, 2016 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:41
Jan 19, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15:11
Jan 16, 2016 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14:23
Jan 15, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 4 13:21
Jan 13, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:13
Jan 11, 2016 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:53
Jan 9, 2016 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 16:16
Jan 8, 2016 @ NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 15:37
Jan 5, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 19:38
Jan 1, 2016 vs MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 17:47
Dec 29, 2015 vs OTT W 7-3 2 0 2 1 10 5 4 15:13
Dec 27, 2015 @ OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 20:11
Dec 26, 2015 vs BUF L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15:02
Dec 22, 2015 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:55
Dec 20, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 17:38
Dec 18, 2015 @ PIT W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 14:27
Dec 16, 2015 vs PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:24
Dec 14, 2015 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 17:31
Dec 12, 2015 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15:51
Dec 9, 2015 @ MTL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 16:23
Dec 7, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18:24
Dec 5, 2015 @ VAN W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:18
Dec 4, 2015 @ CGY L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 18:46
Dec 2, 2015 @ EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 4 7 2 19:00
Nov 27, 2015 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 1 5 5 5 12:22
Nov 25, 2015 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 16:31
Nov 23, 2015 @ TOR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 15:04
Nov 21, 2015 vs TOR W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 18:30
Nov 19, 2015 vs MIN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 7 3 5 16:22
Nov 17, 2015 vs SJS L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 16:13
Nov 14, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 14:21
Nov 12, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16:53
Nov 8, 2015 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 14:29
Nov 7, 2015 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 7 14:56
Nov 5, 2015 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16:00
Nov 3, 2015 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 16:27
Oct 31, 2015 @ TBL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 4 4 12:44
Oct 30, 2015 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14:07
Oct 27, 2015 vs ARI W 6-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 12:17
Oct 17, 2015 @ ARI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17:23
Oct 14, 2015 @ COL W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:40
Oct 12, 2015 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 18:31
Oct 10, 2015 vs MTL L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 2 1 3 12:15
Oct 8, 2015 vs WPG L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 13:43