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Denton Mateychuk
Defenseman #5 Blue Jackets $0.887M
Player Information

Denton Mateychuk has 22 points (9 goals, 13 assists) in 49 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 12) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 35 points (13 goals, 22 assists) in 94 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 21.6 yrs (12.07.2004)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 85 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 12th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 21-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Denton Mateychuk is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 26% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 38% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 74th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 187th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.15
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.52
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.52
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.20
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.91
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.78
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.47
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.56
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.13
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.08
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.78
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.14
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.38
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    11.16
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Denton Mateychuk at his age (21.6 yrs):
    Philip Broberg (Rating of 70 in 2022, Today 77)
    Nikita Zadorov (Rating of 70 in 2016, Today 67)
    Connor Murphy (Rating of 70 in 2014, Today 65)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.887M
Player Contract Value: $2.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.0 yrs (12.07.2004)
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Denton Mateychuk
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 0 16:56 2 0.0% 0
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 15:15 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 1 0 1 1 17:04 2 50.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 2 17:56 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 1 19:16 0 0
Total 5 1 0 1 4 5 20.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 45 4 9 13 4 18:01 44 9.1% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 49 9 13 22 9 20:01 57 15.8% 4
Season Projection 75 14 20 34 14 20:01 87 16.1% 6
Total 94 13 22 35 13 101 12.9% 24
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Denton Mateychuk Team Logo D 21.6 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.45 0.37 67 72 $0.887M
88% Zeev Buium Team Logo D 20.2 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.39 0.39 69 71 $0.967M
85% Simon Nemec Team Logo D 22 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.47 0.33 71 68 $0.918M
84% Ryker Evans Team Logo D 24.2 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.31 62 72 $2.050M
83% Axel Sandin-Pellikka Team Logo D 21 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.31 0.31 64 65 $0.918M
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