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Mathieu Joseph

#21 · Right wing · Edmonton Oilers

Born Feb 9, 1997 in Laval, Quebec, CAN (age 29) · 6'1", 188 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 120th overall in 2015 by TBL (round 4)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cal Clutterbuck NYI · 7 P in 37 GP Joel Kellman SJS · 7 P in 31 GP Jansen Harkins WPG · 7 P in 29 GP Joakim Nordstrom BOS · 7 P in 48 GP Taro Hirose DET · 7 P in 26 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.

01020302018-19: 26 points2618-192019-20: 7 points719-202020-21: 19 points1920-212021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 18 points1822-232023-24: 35 points3523-242024-25: 14 points1424-252025-26: 11 points1125-262026-27: 2 points226-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 TBL 70 13 13 26 5 26 95 129 0.37 $728K
2019-20 TBL 37 4 3 7 -2 16 35 47 0.19 $728K
2020-21 TBL 56 12 7 19 3 10 59 82 0.34 $738K
2021-22 TBL 58 8 10 18 4 23 67 85 0.31 $738K
2021-22 OTT 11 4 8 12 8 6 19 21 1.09
2022-23 OTT 56 3 15 18 5 36 66 80 0.32 $2.95M
2023-24 OTT 72 11 24 35 -4 51 124 105 0.49 $2.95M
2024-25 STL 60 4 10 14 -6 28 69 121 0.23 $2.95M
2025-26 STL 39 2 9 11 -5 4 29 85 0.28 $2.95M
2025-26 LAK 12 0 0 0 -2 5 7 30 0.00
2026-27 EDM 5 0 2 2 0 2 4 17 0.40 $1M
9 seasons Career 476 61 101 162 6 207 574 802 0.34

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 TBL 4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 12 0.00
2020-21 TBL 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 22 0.33
2024-25 STL 3 1 0 1 1 10 6 12 0.33
2025-26 LAK 2 0 0 0 -2 2 2 8 0.00
4 seasons Playoffs 15 1 2 3 -3 12 16 54 0.20

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
37 4 3 7 -2 16 35 47 0.19 11.4 11:31

Contract

$728KCap hitends in 2020, then RFA
$104KCap dollars per point7 points in 37 games
$480KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.5 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec 24, 2016, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2019-20, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $728K $650K $93K $183K $743K
2018-19 $728K $650K $93K $183K $743K
2019-20 $728K $700K $0 $183K $700K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $1M $1M
Jul 28, 2022 Ottawa Senators New contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $11.8M $2.95M
Dec 23, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.475M $738K
Dec 24, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $2.775M $728K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 analytics

Rating

+1.5Goals above replacement366th of 670 skaters, 258th of 439 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.3Goals 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-1.9 19th percentileEven-strength defence+1.5 82nd percentilePower play+0.2 70th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 88th percentilePenalties+0.2 45th 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.

024682018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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 %317 attempts for, 308 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Expected goals for %15.5 expected for, 12.6 against
+2.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.8Goals for %11 for, 12 against
100.1PDO6.6% shooting + 93.4% saves
63Attempts 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
Alex Killorn · Mathieu Joseph · Anthony Cirelli19130:3347.642.53-3
Carter Verhaeghe · Mathieu Joseph · Mitchell Stephens531:0255.165.70-1
Tyler Johnson · Yanni Gourde · Mathieu Joseph427:3962.257.01-0
Steven Stamkos · Tyler Johnson · Mathieu Joseph521:5555.244.10-1

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.3Expected goalsfrom 55 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.61 expected goals per 60 minutes25th
Shot quality 7.9% chance per attempt48th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Expected 4.3Goals 4

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 13, 2020 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12:05
Feb 11, 2020 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:26
Feb 10, 2020 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:53
Dec 29, 2019 vs DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:16
Dec 28, 2019 vs MTL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 11:27
Dec 23, 2019 vs FLA W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:26
Dec 17, 2019 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:59
Dec 14, 2019 vs WSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 10:42
Dec 12, 2019 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:01
Dec 10, 2019 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:43
Dec 7, 2019 vs SJS W 7-1 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 11:59
Dec 5, 2019 vs MIN L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:57
Dec 3, 2019 @ NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:33
Nov 30, 2019 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:04
Nov 29, 2019 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:17
Nov 27, 2019 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:51
Nov 25, 2019 vs BUF W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12:52
Nov 23, 2019 vs ANA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:48
Nov 21, 2019 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 12:19
Nov 19, 2019 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 10:53
Nov 16, 2019 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:20
Nov 14, 2019 vs NYR W 9-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:10
Nov 9, 2019 vs BUF W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 13:50
Nov 8, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:59
Nov 1, 2019 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:26
Oct 30, 2019 @ NJD W 7-6 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 11:34
Oct 29, 2019 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:19
Oct 26, 2019 vs NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:33
Oct 23, 2019 vs PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:37
Oct 19, 2019 vs COL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:54
Oct 17, 2019 @ BOS W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:52
Oct 15, 2019 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:26
Oct 12, 2019 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 10:17
Oct 10, 2019 @ TOR W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:17
Oct 6, 2019 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:31
Oct 5, 2019 @ FLA L 3-4 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 09:03
Oct 3, 2019 vs FLA W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 10:39