Mathieu Olivier

Edgy
Heavy

Points, 2026–27: 2; 2 G, 0 A in 7 GP
Individual xG: 2.1; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 14:38; 12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 44.5; share of chances while he's on

Mathieu Olivier has 2 goals and 0 assists (2 points) in 7 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 14:38 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 83.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 75% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.1
Wins: −0.02

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.49, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 75.1% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Clutch

+0.83 SD · 84th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0584th pct
Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2376th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 92 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at PHI
Tuesday, March 24
Physical
Mathieu Olivier finished 7 checks. He has 15 goals this season. He played 16:44 and had five shots on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Blue Jackets.
vs FLA
Thursday, March 5
Two goals
Mathieu Olivier had two goals. He has 11 goals this season. He played 15:44 and had three shots on goal. The Blue Jackets beat the Panthers 4-2.
at NJD
Tuesday, February 3
Two goals
Mathieu Olivier scored twice. That was his eighth goal of the season. He played 14:09 and had two shots on goal. The Blue Jackets beat the Devils 3-0.
vs CGY
Tuesday, January 13
Physical
Mathieu Olivier finished 8 checks. He has 11 points in 33 games this season. He played 14:03 and had two shots on goal. The Blue Jackets beat the Flames 5-3.
vs NJD
Wednesday, December 31
Physical
Mathieu Olivier finished 8 checks. He has 9 points in 26 games this season. He played 16:28 and had one shot on goal. The Blue Jackets fell 3-2 to the Devils.
vs EDM
Thursday, November 13
Big night
Three points for Mathieu Olivier: two goals and one assist. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 3 goals this season. It finished 5-4 for the Blue Jackets.
at NYI
Sunday, November 2
Physical
Mathieu Olivier finished 9 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 5 points in 12 games this season. The Blue Jackets fell 3-2 to the Islanders.
vs TOR
Wednesday, October 29
Big night
Mathieu Olivier had four points, one goal and three assists. It was his first of the season, 10 games in. The Blue Jackets beat the Maple Leafs 6-3.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game14:38
43
Points per 601.17
24
Goals per 601.17
71
Individual xG per 601.26
84
Shots per 607.0
63

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.51
52
xG against per 60, on ice3.13
15
xGF%44.5%
27

Physical

Hits per 6013.5
91
Blocks per 601.2
20
Penalty minutes per 6015.8
1

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.6 mph
48
Bursts over 20 mph8
39
Distance skated17 mi
36

Shooting

Hardest shot88.5 mph
89
Shots on goal12
57
Shooting %16.7%
68

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.4%
24
Offensive zone time, even strength40.2%
37

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger	7	65:22	61–70	3.5–3.8	3–4	48%
Charlie Coyle, Matthew Knies	7	5:12	0–6	0.0–0.1	0–0	0%
Danton Heinen, Cole Sillinger	5	5:10	3–5	0.1–0.2	0–0	35%
Matthew Knies, Adam Fantilli	7	3:38	3–3	0.1–0.2	0–0	26%
Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli	7	2:48	1–3	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%
Ryan Lomberg, Luca Del Bel Belluz	2	2:09	2–3	0.0–0.3	0–0	1%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 18 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

03-0510-18

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	7	2	0	2	12	2.1	14:38	23	2	44.5
2025–26	61	15	11	26	94	14.4	14:14	209	54	53.7
2024–25	82	18	14	32	111	12.5	14:28	306	88	47.3
2023–24	54	5	7	12	55	6.0	11:17	163	45	44.4

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-18	18:04	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0
2026-10-17	16:41	0	0	3	0.42	3	1	0
2026-10-13	9:13	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	15
2026-10-10	11:56	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	5
2026-10-09	16:35	1	0	5	0.44	2	1	0
2026-10-03	15:23	0	0	1	0.22	4	0	0
2026-10-01	14:32	1	0	3	1.06	3	0	7
2026-03-29	3:06	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	5
2026-03-28	15:40	0	0	2	0.22	4	1	0
2026-03-26	12:47	0	0	1	0.26	2	0	0
2026-03-24	16:44	1	0	5	0.32	7	1	2
2026-03-22	12:27	0	0	2	0.27	4	1	0
2026-03-21	14:14	1	1	2	0.53	6	0	0
2026-03-19	14:59	0	0	2	0.10	3	0	0
2026-03-17	11:27	1	0	4	0.40	1	1	5
2026-03-14	14:25	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0
2026-03-12	15:05	0	0	1	0.24	1	0	0
2026-03-10	11:45	0	0	2	0.18	3	1	0
2026-03-07	11:29	1	1	2	0.26	2	0	27
2026-03-05	15:44	2	0	3	1.11	3	1	0