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Matthew Poitras
Center #51 Bruins $0.870M
Player Information

Matthew Poitras has 1 points (1 goals, 0 assists) in 3 games for the Boston Bruins this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 54) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, he has 27 points (7 goals, 20 assists) in 69 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 22 yrs (10.03.2004)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 85 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 54th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoBoston Bruins
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 22-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Bruins controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Poitras is off the ice, the Bruins control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 139th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 96th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.03
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.09
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.14
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.97
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.42
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.51
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.45
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.94
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.67
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.26
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.50
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.56
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.39
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.94
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.89
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.16
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Poitras at his age (22 yrs):
    Alexander Wennberg (Rating of 66 in 2014, Today 74)
    Christian Dvorak (Rating of 67 in 2016, Today 64)
    Calum Ritchie (Rating of 67 in 2025, Today 67)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.870M
Player Contract Value: $1.900M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 23.3 yrs (10.03.2004)
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Matthew Poitras
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 0 11:28 5 0.0% 2
01.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 1 0 1 1 11:48 2 50.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 13:04 1 0.0% 2
Total 3 1 0 1 1 8 12.5% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 33 5 10 15 4 13:24 40 12.5% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Bruins 33 1 10 11 -5 13:04 29 3.4% 8
2025-26 Team Logo Bruins 3 1 0 1 1 12:07 8 12.5% 4
Season Projection 28 9 0 9 9 12:07 75 12.0% 37
Total 69 7 20 27 0 77 9.1% 18
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
Matthew Poitras Team Logo C 22 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.33 0.39 61 76 $0.870M
85% Vladislav Namestnikov Team Logo C 33.3 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.24 0.41 60 75 $3.000M
83% Joel Farabee Team Logo LW 26 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.41 0.49 62 75 $5.000M
83% Danton Heinen Team Logo LW 30.6 yrs 188 cm / 84 kg 0.19 0.42 60 76 $2.250M
83% Egor Chinakhov Team Logo RW 25.1 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.38 0.40 65 77 $2.100M
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