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Matt Savoie

#22 · Centre · Edmonton Oilers

Born Jan 1, 2004 in St. Albert, Alberta, CAN (age 22) · 5'9", 180 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 9th overall in 2022 by BUF (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Oliver Kapanen MTL · 37 P in 82 GP Vasily Podkolzin EDM · 37 P in 82 GP Corey Perry TBL · 37 P in 72 GP Joel Farabee CGY · 38 P in 82 GP Will Cuylle NYR · 38 P in 82 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.

01020302023-24: 0 points023-242024-25: 1 points124-252025-26: 37 points3725-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2023-24 BUF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 $918K
2024-25 EDM 4 0 1 1 -4 0 6 3 0.25 $887K
2025-26 EDM 82 18 19 37 6 24 138 14 0.45 $887K
3 seasons Career 87 18 20 38 2 24 144 17 0.44

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2025-26 EDM 6 0 1 1 -1 2 10 3 0.17
1 season Playoffs 6 0 1 1 -1 2 10 3 0.17

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 18 19 37 6 24 138 14 0.45 13.0 14:47

Contract

$887KCap hitends in 2027, then RFA
$24KCap dollars per point37 points in 82 games
$251KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.5 goals above replacement
$3.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.9MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Buffalo Sabres on Jul 15, 2022, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.85M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $887K $855K $95K $1M $950K
2025-26 $887K $855K $0 $1M $855K
2026-27 $887K $855K $0 $1M $855K

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 15, 2022 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2024-25 to 2026-27 signed for 2022-23, slid 3 $5.85M $887K

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.5Goals above replacement280th of 715 skaters, 199th of 476 forwards
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 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+0.7 62nd percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 22nd percentilePower play+0.5 82nd percentilePenalty kill-0.3 15th percentilePenalties+0.8 69th 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.

012342023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

49.4Corsi for %942 attempts for, 965 against
-1.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Expected goals for %46.5 expected for, 46.0 against
-1.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.6Goals for %48 for, 45 against
99.4PDO9.9% shooting + 89.5% saves
201Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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
Connor McDavid · Vasily Podkolzin · Matt Savoie13112:0757.057.25-4
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Matt Savoie15103:4853.257.36-1
Zach Hyman · Connor McDavid · Matt Savoie1786:5151.759.35-3
Jack Roslovic · Isaac Howard · Matt Savoie970:5952.454.13-3

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.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.6Expected goalsfrom 202 unblocked attempts
-1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.92 expected goals per 60 minutes69th
Shot quality 9.2% chance per attempt74th
Finishing -1.6 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.6Goals 17

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 16, 2026 vs VAN W 6-1 3 0 3 2 0 6 0 15:59
Apr 13, 2026 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:59
Apr 11, 2026 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:14
Apr 8, 2026 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 16:35
Apr 7, 2026 @ UTA L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:44
Apr 4, 2026 vs VGK L 1-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20:31
Apr 2, 2026 vs CHI W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 19:07
Mar 31, 2026 vs SEA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:25
Mar 28, 2026 vs ANA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 22:29
Mar 26, 2026 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:40
Mar 24, 2026 @ UTA W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 17:04
Mar 21, 2026 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:27
Mar 19, 2026 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:05
Mar 17, 2026 vs SJS W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17:52
Mar 15, 2026 vs NSH W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:00
Mar 13, 2026 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 17:33
Mar 12, 2026 @ DAL L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:21
Mar 10, 2026 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:36
Mar 8, 2026 @ VGK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:27
Mar 6, 2026 vs CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 16:12
Mar 3, 2026 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:32
Feb 28, 2026 @ SJS L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:34
Feb 26, 2026 @ LAK W 8-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16:33
Feb 25, 2026 @ ANA L 5-6 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 16:28
Feb 4, 2026 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:52
Feb 3, 2026 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:01
Jan 31, 2026 vs MIN L 3-7 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14:35
Jan 29, 2026 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:17
Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA W 7-4 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 10:41
Jan 24, 2026 vs WSH W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 12:39
Jan 22, 2026 vs PIT L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:11
Jan 20, 2026 vs NJD L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16:42
Jan 18, 2026 vs STL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:18
Jan 17, 2026 @ VAN W 6-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:20
Jan 15, 2026 vs NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 10:30
Jan 13, 2026 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:39
Jan 12, 2026 @ CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:06
Jan 10, 2026 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:47
Jan 8, 2026 @ WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:47
Jan 6, 2026 vs NSH W 6-2 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 13:32
Jan 3, 2026 vs PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:16
Dec 31, 2025 vs BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:17
Dec 29, 2025 @ WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:18
Dec 27, 2025 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:04
Dec 23, 2025 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 16:39
Dec 21, 2025 vs VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:29
Dec 20, 2025 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:42
Dec 18, 2025 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:13
Dec 16, 2025 @ PIT W 6-4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 15:44
Dec 14, 2025 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:37
Dec 13, 2025 @ TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 15:10
Dec 11, 2025 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:47
Dec 9, 2025 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:27
Dec 6, 2025 vs WPG W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 13:42
Dec 4, 2025 vs SEA W 9-4 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 19:41
Dec 2, 2025 vs MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:06
Nov 29, 2025 @ SEA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:29
Nov 25, 2025 vs DAL L 3-8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:37
Nov 22, 2025 @ FLA W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 13:47
Nov 20, 2025 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:38
Nov 19, 2025 @ WSH L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:20
Nov 17, 2025 @ BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:49
Nov 15, 2025 @ CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:32
Nov 13, 2025 @ CBJ L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:44
Nov 12, 2025 @ PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 16:05
Nov 10, 2025 vs CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:16
Nov 8, 2025 vs COL L 1-9 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:42
Nov 4, 2025 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:44
Nov 3, 2025 @ STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:27
Nov 1, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:17
Oct 30, 2025 vs NYR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 13:10
Oct 28, 2025 vs UTA W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:08
Oct 26, 2025 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:12
Oct 25, 2025 @ SEA L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 11:54
Oct 23, 2025 vs MTL W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:43
Oct 21, 2025 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 13:55
Oct 19, 2025 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:47
Oct 18, 2025 @ NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:34
Oct 16, 2025 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:06
Oct 14, 2025 @ NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:43
Oct 11, 2025 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:18
Oct 8, 2025 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:32