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Mathieu Perreault

#85 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Jan 5, 1988 in Drummondville, Quebec, CAN · 5'10", 189 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 177th overall in 2006 by WSH (round 6)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mikkel Boedker PHX · 14 P in 34 GP Adam Burish DAL · 14 P in 63 GP Matt Martin NYI · 14 P in 68 GP Nick Spaling NSH · 14 P in 74 GP Kyle Clifford LAK · 14 P in 76 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.

0102030402009-10: 9 points909-102010-11: 14 points1410-112011-12: 30 points3011-122012-13: 17 points1712-132013-14: 43 points4313-142014-15: 41 points4114-152015-16: 41 points4115-162016-17: 45 points4516-172017-18: 39 points3917-182018-19: 30 points3018-192019-20: 15 points1519-202020-21: 19 points1920-212021-22: 9 points921-22

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 WSH 21 4 5 9 4 6 27 7 0.43
2010-11 WSH 35 7 7 14 -3 20 41 13 0.40
2011-12 WSH 64 16 14 30 9 24 60 49 0.47 $525K
2012-13 WSH 39 6 11 17 7 20 47 28 0.44 $1.05M
2013-14 ANA 69 18 25 43 13 36 120 73 0.62 $1.05M
2014-15 WPG 62 18 23 41 7 38 129 78 0.66 $3M
2015-16 WPG 71 9 32 41 -11 36 133 83 0.58 $3M
2016-17 WPG 65 13 32 45 -11 30 134 97 0.69 $3M
2017-18 WPG 70 17 22 39 4 38 139 120 0.56 $4.125M
2018-19 WPG 82 15 15 30 -1 44 95 127 0.37 $4.125M
2019-20 WPG 49 7 8 15 -9 10 71 69 0.31 $4.125M
2020-21 WPG 56 9 10 19 6 16 57 84 0.34 $4.125M
2021-22 MTL 25 4 5 9 2 4 27 35 0.36 $950K
13 seasons Career 708 143 209 352 17 322 1080 863 0.50

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 WSH 4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 0.00
2012-13 WSH 7 1 3 4 3 0 10 11 0.57
2013-14 ANA 11 2 3 5 -4 18 15 33 0.45
2014-15 WPG 3 0 2 2 -2 0 8 5 0.67
2017-18 WPG 9 1 0 1 1 4 11 11 0.11
2018-19 WPG 5 0 2 2 1 8 2 8 0.40
2019-20 WPG 4 0 0 0 -3 2 2 9 0.00
2020-21 WPG 8 1 1 2 1 4 7 29 0.25
8 seasons Playoffs 51 5 11 16 -4 36 56 113 0.31

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
35 7 7 14 -3 20 41 13 0.40 17.1 11:53

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2021-22 to 2021-22 $950K
2020-21 to 2020-21 $4.125M
2018-19 to 2020-21 $4.125M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $4.125M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $3M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $1.05M
2011-12 to 2011-12 $525K

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement382nd of 672 skaters, 274th of 439 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 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+0.2 49th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 70th percentilePower play0.0 51st percentilePenalty kill0.0 36th percentilePenalties-0.4 23rd 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

02468102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

55.1Corsi for %350 attempts for, 285 against
+5.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Expected goals for %13.1 expected for, 11.7 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.4Goals for %13 for, 15 against
98.3PDO7.7% shooting + 90.6% saves
60Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brooks Laich · Alexander Semin · Mathieu Perreault1165:2957.665.16-1
Jason Chimera · Eric Fehr · Mathieu Perreault738:0549.449.71-0
Mike Knuble · Brooks Laich · Mathieu Perreault935:1160.358.22-1
Brooks Laich · Mathieu Perreault · Jay Beagle628:2568.871.22-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.9Expected goalsfrom 57 unblocked attempts
+2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.71 expected goals per 60 minutes48th
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt85th
Finishing +2.1 goals above expected74thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Goals 7Expected 4.9

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 25, 2011 vs NYR L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:20
Feb 21, 2011 @ PIT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:09
Feb 20, 2011 @ BUF W 2-1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 12:04
Feb 17, 2011 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:29
Feb 16, 2011 @ ANA W 7-6 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 10:11
Feb 14, 2011 @ PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 13:49
Feb 12, 2011 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:32
Feb 8, 2011 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:45
Feb 6, 2011 vs PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11:24
Feb 4, 2011 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:53
Feb 1, 2011 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 13:53
Jan 26, 2011 @ ATL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:41
Jan 24, 2011 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:42
Jan 22, 2011 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:59
Jan 20, 2011 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:44
Jan 18, 2011 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:57
Jan 16, 2011 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:12
Jan 14, 2011 vs VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 08:46
Jan 12, 2011 @ TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:08
Jan 11, 2011 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:49
Jan 8, 2011 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 11:13
Jan 4, 2011 vs TBL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:17
Jan 1, 2011 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:11
Dec 26, 2010 @ CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 03:19
Dec 23, 2010 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 4 0 12:30
Dec 21, 2010 vs NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:37
Dec 19, 2010 @ OTT W 3-2 2 0 2 1 2 4 1 12:40
Dec 15, 2010 vs ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:52
Dec 12, 2010 @ NYR L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:04
Dec 11, 2010 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:37
Dec 9, 2010 vs FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:53
Dec 6, 2010 vs TOR L 4-5 (SO) 2 0 2 2 0 3 2 13:12
Oct 28, 2010 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:22
Oct 27, 2010 @ CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:50
Oct 23, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 11:48