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Matthew Tkachuk

#19 · Left wing · Florida Panthers

Born Dec 11, 1997 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA (age 28) · 6'2", 202 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 6th overall in 2016 by CGY (round 1)

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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.

Andrei Svechnikov CAR · 61 P in 68 GP Tomas Tatar MTL · 61 P in 68 GP Ryan O'Reilly STL · 61 P in 71 GP Travis Konecny PHI · 61 P in 66 GP Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM · 61 P in 65 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.

0501002016-17: 48 points4816-172017-18: 49 points4917-182018-19: 77 points7718-192019-20: 61 points6119-202020-21: 43 points4320-212021-22: 104 points10421-222022-23: 109 points10922-232023-24: 88 points8823-242024-25: 57 points5724-252025-26: 34 points3425-262026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 CGY 76 13 35 48 14 105 142 65 0.63 $925K
2017-18 CGY 68 24 25 49 -1 61 188 80 0.72 $925K
2018-19 CGY 80 34 43 77 14 62 207 104 0.96 $925K
2019-20 CGY 69 23 38 61 -5 74 188 122 0.88 $7M
2020-21 CGY 56 16 27 43 6 55 151 132 0.77 $7M
2021-22 CGY 82 42 62 104 57 68 253 93 1.27 $7M
2022-23 FLA 79 40 69 109 29 123 322 68 1.38 $9.5M
2023-24 FLA 80 26 62 88 19 88 280 151 1.10 $9.5M
2024-25 FLA 52 22 35 57 -3 54 156 84 1.10 $9.5M
2025-26 FLA 31 13 21 34 -6 48 88 29 1.10 $9.5M
2026-27 FLA 5 3 1 4 1 2 11 12 0.80 $9.5M
11 seasons Career 678 256 418 674 125 740 1986 940 0.99

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CGY 4 0 0 0 -2 4 6 7 0.00
2018-19 CGY 5 2 1 3 -4 18 10 12 0.60
2019-20 CGY 6 1 1 2 1 10 10 14 0.33
2021-22 CGY 12 4 6 10 -6 20 35 14 0.83
2022-23 FLA 20 11 13 24 12 74 61 58 1.20
2023-24 FLA 24 6 16 22 0 31 83 72 0.92
2024-25 FLA 23 8 15 23 7 33 41 46 1.00
7 seasons Playoffs 94 32 52 84 8 190 246 223 0.89

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 23 38 61 -5 74 188 122 0.88 12.2 18:18

Contract

$7MCap hitends in 2022
$115KCap dollars per point61 points in 69 games
$676KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.4 goals above replacement
$9.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.3MValueworth 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 Calgary Flames on Sep 25, 2019, as a new contract: 3 years and $21M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2021-22, with 2 seasons left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $7M $1M $4M $5M
2020-21 $7M $3.5M $3.5M $7M
2021-22 $7M $9M $0 $9M

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 22, 2022 Calgary Flames New contract 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $76M $9.5M
Sep 25, 2019 Calgary Flames New contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $21M $7M
Jul 7, 2016 Calgary Flames Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $5.325M $925K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+10.4Goals above replacement46th of 670 skaters, 33rd of 439 forwards
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.9Goals 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+3.9 85th percentileEven-strength defence-0.4 34th percentilePower play+1.1 92nd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 36th percentilePenalties+2.3 98th 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.

05101520252016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

53.3Corsi for %992 attempts for, 869 against
+3.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.4Expected goals for %45.7 expected for, 39.9 against
+4.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %46 for, 46 against
99.5PDO9.1% shooting + 90.5% saves
229Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 583 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
Mikael Backlund · Andrew Mangiapane · Matthew Tkachuk34350:1454.055.320-16
Elias Lindholm · Andrew Mangiapane · Matthew Tkachuk26245:2453.855.811-13
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Matthew Tkachuk19122:3957.950.25-7
Johnny Gaudreau · Sean Monahan · Matthew Tkachuk2329:2845.335.90-1

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.

22Goalsnot counting empty-netters
21.8Expected goalsfrom 261 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.03 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 8.3% chance per attempt63rd
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected59thOne 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.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 22Expected 21.8

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
Mar 8, 2020 vs VGK L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 19:37
Mar 6, 2020 vs ARI W 3-2 0 3 3 0 0 1 5 16:34
Mar 4, 2020 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:40
Mar 1, 2020 @ FLA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:27
Feb 29, 2020 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:28
Feb 27, 2020 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 17:31
Feb 25, 2020 @ BOS W 5-2 1 2 3 3 0 3 2 19:05
Feb 23, 2020 @ DET W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17:19
Feb 21, 2020 vs BOS L 3-4 0 1 1 0 5 1 3 17:34
Feb 17, 2020 vs ANA W 6-4 1 1 2 3 0 8 1 20:16
Feb 15, 2020 vs CHI L 4-8 0 1 1 -4 0 5 1 18:30
Feb 13, 2020 @ ANA W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:02
Feb 12, 2020 @ LAK L 3-5 0 1 1 1 4 2 3 22:29
Feb 10, 2020 @ SJS W 6-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:47
Feb 8, 2020 @ VAN W 6-2 1 0 1 0 5 5 1 14:33
Feb 6, 2020 vs NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 20:15
Feb 4, 2020 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 18:42
Feb 1, 2020 vs EDM L 3-8 1 0 1 1 15 1 1 16:40
Jan 29, 2020 @ EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 7 3 2 19:37
Jan 28, 2020 vs STL L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 -2 0 2 2 20:00
Jan 18, 2020 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 6 1 19:27
Jan 16, 2020 @ TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:11
Jan 13, 2020 @ MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:35
Jan 11, 2020 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 17:29
Jan 9, 2020 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:52
Jan 7, 2020 @ CHI W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 18:52
Jan 5, 2020 @ MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:00
Jan 2, 2020 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:11
Dec 31, 2019 vs CHI L 3-5 0 1 1 -3 0 5 2 16:44
Dec 29, 2019 vs VAN L 2-5 0 2 2 0 4 2 2 17:00
Dec 27, 2019 @ EDM W 5-1 1 0 1 3 0 4 1 15:33
Dec 23, 2019 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 16:59
Dec 22, 2019 @ DAL W 5-1 1 2 3 1 0 4 3 16:24
Dec 19, 2019 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 19:54
Dec 17, 2019 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 18:41
Dec 14, 2019 vs CAR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:41
Dec 12, 2019 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:54
Dec 9, 2019 @ COL W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 18:02
Dec 7, 2019 vs LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:00
Dec 5, 2019 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 2 14:44
Nov 30, 2019 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18:07
Nov 27, 2019 @ BUF W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 19:33
Nov 25, 2019 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:38
Nov 23, 2019 @ PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 20:38
Nov 21, 2019 @ STL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:40
Nov 19, 2019 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:55
Nov 17, 2019 @ VGK L 0-6 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 15:14
Nov 16, 2019 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 4 1 4 17:44
Nov 13, 2019 vs DAL L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 5 5 19:59
Nov 9, 2019 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 17:45
Nov 7, 2019 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:55
Nov 5, 2019 vs ARI W 4-3 (OT) 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 21:34
Nov 3, 2019 @ WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:22
Nov 2, 2019 @ CBJ W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 16:26
Oct 31, 2019 @ NSH W 6-5 (OT) 2 1 3 1 0 4 3 23:15
Oct 29, 2019 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 8 4 20:58
Oct 26, 2019 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 22:04
Oct 24, 2019 vs FLA W 6-5 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 0 3 3 18:28
Oct 22, 2019 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:37
Oct 20, 2019 @ ANA W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 15:58
Oct 19, 2019 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 14 1 1 12:33
Oct 17, 2019 vs DET W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 19:34
Oct 15, 2019 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:10
Oct 13, 2019 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 19:07
Oct 12, 2019 @ VGK L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 12:51
Oct 10, 2019 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 18:24
Oct 8, 2019 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 2 1 3 3 0 2 7 20:25
Oct 5, 2019 vs VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13:05
Oct 3, 2019 @ COL L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 2 17:57