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Matt Murray

#32 · Goalie · Nashville Predators

Born Feb 2, 1998 in St. Albert, Alberta, CAN (age 28) · 6'1", 196 lb · Catches left

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cayden Primeau MTL · 3 GP, 0.852 Jon Gillies CBJ · 3 GP, 0.864 Jonas Johansson COL · 3 GP, 0.932 Kevin Mandolese OTT · 3 GP, 0.916 Aaron Dell SJS · 4 GP, 0.913

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.

01232022-23: 3 games322-232023-24: 1 games123-242026-27: 1 games126-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2022-23 DAL 3 1200 64 54 10 3.39 0.844 $750K
2023-24 DAL 1 1001 23 23 0 0.00 1.000 $775K
2026-27 NSH 1 0010 20 18 2 1.85 0.900 $850K
3 seasons Career 5 2211 107 95 12 2.38 0.888

2022-23 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
3 3 1200 64 54 10 3.39 0.844

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2023, then extended to 2024

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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on Oct 31, 2022, as an entry-level contract: 1 year and $750K, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2022-23, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Dallas Stars on Jun 15, 2023, 1 year and $775K at $775K a season, beginning in 2023-24.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $750K $750K $0 $750K

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
Apr 9, 2025 Nashville Predators Extension 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $1.625M $813K
Jul 1, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jun 15, 2023 Dallas Stars Extension not begun 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Oct 31, 2022 Dallas Stars Entry-level 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

-1.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.4Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.

-2-10122022-232023-242026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. 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. What these numbers mean

-2.4Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
7.6Expected goals againstfrom 94 unblocked attempts
10Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.844Save %0.881 expected from his shots
Goals saved -0.81 above expected per 60 minutes3rd
Shot difficulty 8.1% chance per attempt faced99thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 67 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

0246810Allowed 10Expected 7.6

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his 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 Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Mar 25, 2023 vs VAN L 1-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 57:43
Mar 14, 2023 @ VAN L 2-5 L 19 14 5 0.737 59:19
Mar 2, 2023 @ CHI W 5-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00