Headshot Image
Matt Grzelcyk
Defenseman #48 Blackhawks $1.000M
Player Information

Matt Grzelcyk has 12 points (0 goals, 12 assists) in 57 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 85) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, he has 187 points (26 goals, 161 assists) in 584 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks.

He also has 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 66 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Show Trading Cards for Matt Grzelcyk.
  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 32.1 yrs (05.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 178 cm / 81 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 85th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoBoston Bruins
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blackhawks controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matt Grzelcyk is off the ice, the Blackhawks control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 36% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 158th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 207th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.01
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.58
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.13
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.13
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.69
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.95
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.40
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.07
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.82
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.45
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.63
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.03
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.54
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.000M
Player Contract Value: $1.700M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.5 yrs (05.01.1994)
Hero Image
Matt Grzelcyk
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 17:23 0 2
29.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 1 19:56 2 0.0% 0
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -2 16:31 2 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 1 1 2 13:04 0 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -3 21:52 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -2 6 0.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Bruins 2 0 0 0 0 12:28 4 0.0% 2
2017-18 Team Logo Bruins 61 3 12 15 21 16:43 82 3.7% 22
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 66 3 15 18 9 19:07 90 3.3% 68
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 68 4 17 21 15 18:04 112 3.6% 34
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 37 5 15 20 11 19:45 80 6.2% 22
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 73 4 20 24 22 18:43 118 3.4% 24
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 75 4 22 26 46 17:13 102 3.9% 28
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 63 2 9 11 13 17:36 59 3.4% 37
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 82 1 39 40 -6 20:37 94 1.1% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Blackhawks 57 0 12 12 -3 17:01 59 0.0% 28
Season Projection 82 0 17 17 -4 17:01 85 0.0% 40
Total 584 26 161 187 128 800 3.3% 281
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Bruins 11 0 1 1 -2 15:55 8 0.0% 4
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 20 4 4 8 -3 16:26 35 11.4% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 12 0 1 1 -5 19:46 9 0.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 11 1 3 4 -2 20:07 16 6.2% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 5 0 0 0 -6 18:08 3 0.0% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 4 0 0 0 -1 13:00 6 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 3 0 0 0 0 18:10 3 0.0% 2
Total 66 5 9 14 -19 80 6.3% 26
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Matt Grzelcyk Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 178 cm / 81 kg 0.21 0.32 58 70 $1.000M
88% Alexandre Carrier Team Logo D 29.4 yrs 180 cm / 78 kg 0.32 0.30 57 70 $3.750M
86% Joel Nystrom Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.24 0.24 64 70 $0.925M
84% Mario Ferraro Team Logo D 27.4 yrs 180 cm / 90 kg 0.22 0.22 56 72 $3.250M
83% Timothy Liljegren Team Logo D 26.8 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.26 0.30 55 69 $3.000M
Compare Side by Side