Mike Matheson headshot

D · MTL · #8

Mike Matheson

Height
HT 6'2"
Weight
WT 196 lbs
Birth date
Feb 27, 1994 (age 32)
Bio
CAN · Shoots L

He ranks D33 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

586

#215 overall · D41 of 272

2025–26 scoring

211.9 pts

78 GP · 2.7 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

229.1 pts

77.0 games · 3 PPG

8.8 G · 31.7 A · 40.5 P · 24:44 TOI · 1:29 PP · 7.5 xG

Projection range

194.7–244.0

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2624:100:1738.5%76.722.8 mph
2026–27Proj24:441:2939.4%8.87.522.9 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003004002015: 2.3 FP20152016: 175.4 FP2017: 197.2 FP20172018: 174.2 FP2019: 121.9 FP20192020: 97.6 FP2021: 187.7 FP20212022: 178.8 FP2023: 304.5 FP20232024: 213.8 FP2025: 211.9 FP20252026: 4.7 FP2026 projection: 229.1 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj77.0229.13.024:441:298.831.740.58.81.6134.857.9157.6-1.042.6—7.524.1
2026–2714.74.725:070:2101100302100——
2025–2678211.92.724:100:1773037121145915093406.720
2024–2580213.82.725:051:576253110114960168-65107.621
2023–2482304.53.725:333:4111516228218761186-2458010.543
2022–2348178.83.724:273:11826349212653807330——
2021–2274187.72.518:480:4311203120140978112330——
2020–214497.62.218:380:5851116108641409280——
2019–2059121.92.118:020:1381220201044453-1140——
2018–1975174.22.322:190:48819276212963132-24440——
2017–1881197.22.421:201:071017274116753137-1610——
2016–1781175.42.221:030:30710171117969118-5361——
2015–1632.30.817:320:0100000411120——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Mike Matheson's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Matheson's Dynasty Value Score?
Matheson scores 586 out of 10,000 (#215 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Matheson's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 229.1 NHL-standard fantasy points over 76.97 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.