Matthew Grzelcyk
#48
Defenseman
Chicago Blackhawks
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Chicago Blackhawks
Player Information
The 31-year-old has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season. Selected by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (No. 85) of the 2012 NHL Draft, he has 178 points (26 goals, 152 assists) in 541 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks. He also has 14 playoff points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 66 games.
| Country: |  USA |
| Age: | 31.8 yrs (05.01.1994) |
| Height / Weight: | 178 cm / 81 kg |
| Shoots: | L |
| Drafted: | 85th in 2012 |
| Draft Team: |
 Boston Bruins
|
| Awards: | - |
Player RatingPowered by CORE
73
Overall Rating
Offense:Off: 93rd of 266 Defensemen
Defense:Def: 134th of 266 Defensemen
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Season by Season Ratings:
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| Actual AAV: | $1.000M |
| Player Contract Value: | $4.000M |
| Remaining: | 1 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2027 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 32.5 yrs (05.01.1994) |
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 |
Bruins
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2017-18 |
Bruins
|
61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 16:43 | 82 | 3.7% | 22 |
| 2018-19 |
Bruins
|
66 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 19:07 | 90 | 3.3% | 68 |
| 2019-20 |
Bruins
|
68 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 18:04 | 112 | 3.6% | 34 |
| 2020-21 |
Bruins
|
37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 19:45 | 80 | 6.2% | 22 |
| 2021-22 |
Bruins
|
73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 18:43 | 118 | 3.4% | 24 |
| 2022-23 |
Bruins
|
75 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 46 | 17:13 | 102 | 3.9% | 28 |
| 2023-24 |
Bruins
|
63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17:36 | 59 | 3.4% | 37 |
| 2024-25 |
Penguins
|
82 | 1 | 39 | 40 | -6 | 20:37 | 94 | 1.1% | 16 |
| 2025-26 |
Blackhawks
|
14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15:09 | 17 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 15:08 | 100 | 0.0% | 12 | |
| Total | 541 | 26 | 152 | 178 | 140 | 758 | 3.4% | 255 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 |
Bruins
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 15:55 | 8 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2018-19 |
Bruins
|
20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 16:26 | 35 | 11.4% | 6 |
| 2019-20 |
Bruins
|
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 19:46 | 9 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020-21 |
Bruins
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 20:07 | 16 | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2021-22 |
Bruins
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 18:08 | 3 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2022-23 |
Bruins
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:00 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2023-24 |
Bruins
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Total | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -19 | 80 | 6.3% | 26 | ||
Player MatchPowered by CORE
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Grzelcyk | |
D | 31.8 yrs | 178 cm / 81 kg | 0.21 | 0.33 | 66 | 77 | $1.000M | |
| 85% | Rasmus Sandin |  |
D | 25.7 yrs | 180 cm / 85 kg | 0.38 | 0.38 | 70 | 79 | $4.600M |
| 84% | Sam Malinski |  |
D | 27.3 yrs | 180 cm / 86 kg | 0.43 | 0.27 | 66 | 77 | $1.400M |
| 84% | Nate Schmidt |  |
D | 34.3 yrs | 183 cm / 89 kg | 0.21 | 0.32 | 64 | 80 | $1.617M |
| 83% | Olen Zellweger |  |
D | 22.2 yrs | 178 cm / 87 kg | 0.17 | 0.31 | 70 | 74 | $0.844M |