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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)

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.

Josh Bailey NYI · 41 P in 70 GP Anders Lee NYI · 41 P in 76 GP Matt Moulson BUF · 41 P in 77 GP David Perron PIT · 41 P in 81 GP Justin Williams LAK · 41 P in 81 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 18 23 41 7 38 129 78 0.66 14.0 16:15

Contract

$3MCap hit2014-15
$73KCap dollars per point41 points in 62 games
$317KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.5 goals above replacement
$6.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.2MValueworth 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
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 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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.5Goals above replacement71st of 665 skaters, 53rd of 432 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.7Goals 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+3.8 85th percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 88th percentilePower play+0.9 87th percentilePenalty kill0.0 34th percentilePenalties-0.2 29th 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.

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

56.6Corsi for %770 attempts for, 590 against
+4.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
58.4Expected goals for %35.0 expected for, 24.9 against
+6.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.0Goals for %33 for, 27 against
99.6PDO8.0% shooting + 91.6% saves
151Attempts 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
Michael Frolik · Mathieu Perreault · Mark Scheifele28246:4355.856.813-13
Blake Wheeler · Mathieu Perreault · Mark Scheifele2177:1365.671.63-0
Lee Stempniak · Mathieu Perreault · Adam Lowry540:4872.459.03-0
Michael Frolik · Mathieu Perreault · Evander Kane321:0460.064.21-0

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.

18Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.2Expected goalsfrom 168 unblocked attempts
+2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.91 expected goals per 60 minutes85th
Shot quality 9.1% chance per attempt90th
Finishing +2.8 goals above expected80thOne 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 60Goals 18Expected 15.2

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, 2015 @ COL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:18
Apr 7, 2015 @ STL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:35
Apr 6, 2015 @ MIN W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 15:32
Apr 4, 2015 vs VAN W 5-4 0 3 3 3 0 4 1 16:12
Mar 31, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 13:48
Mar 29, 2015 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08:40
Feb 16, 2015 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 01:51
Feb 14, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 19:33
Feb 12, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:11
Feb 10, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 20:53
Feb 8, 2015 vs COL W 5-3 1 2 3 1 0 4 1 18:40
Feb 6, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19:21
Feb 3, 2015 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:02
Feb 2, 2015 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:43
Jan 31, 2015 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 18:02
Jan 29, 2015 @ PHI L 2-5 2 0 2 -2 0 6 1 17:31
Jan 27, 2015 @ PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 14:38
Jan 16, 2015 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:57
Jan 15, 2015 @ DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:45
Jan 13, 2015 vs FLA W 8-2 4 0 4 4 0 7 2 17:04
Jan 11, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 19:04
Jan 10, 2015 @ LAK W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 18:21
Jan 8, 2015 @ ARI L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 21:05
Jan 5, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 18:12
Jan 3, 2015 vs TOR W 5-1 0 1 1 -1 2 4 3 17:57
Dec 31, 2014 vs NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 1 18:57
Dec 29, 2014 vs MIN L 2-3 1 0 1 -2 0 3 2 20:50
Dec 27, 2014 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:57
Dec 23, 2014 @ CHI W 5-1 2 0 2 1 0 5 2 17:47
Dec 21, 2014 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 2 6 14:54
Dec 19, 2014 vs BOS W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:47
Dec 16, 2014 vs BUF W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:17
Dec 13, 2014 vs ANA L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 16:04
Dec 11, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 15:29
Dec 9, 2014 @ DAL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 19:36
Dec 7, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:02
Dec 5, 2014 vs COL W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 16:59
Dec 3, 2014 vs EDM W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 18:30
Nov 28, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:10
Nov 25, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:54
Nov 23, 2014 vs STL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:00
Nov 20, 2014 vs DET L 3-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 18:09
Nov 18, 2014 vs NJD W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:13
Nov 16, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 18:58
Nov 15, 2014 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:57
Nov 13, 2014 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:56
Nov 11, 2014 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 15:54
Nov 8, 2014 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:42
Nov 6, 2014 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 3 1 17:42
Nov 4, 2014 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:27
Nov 2, 2014 @ CHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:02
Nov 1, 2014 @ NYR W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:40
Oct 30, 2014 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:48
Oct 28, 2014 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:00
Oct 26, 2014 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:08
Oct 24, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 17:54
Oct 21, 2014 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:18
Oct 19, 2014 vs CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:30
Oct 17, 2014 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:42
Oct 12, 2014 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 11:30
Oct 11, 2014 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:14
Oct 9, 2014 @ ARI W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:59