Denton Mateychuk

Workhorse
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 2; 1 G, 1 A in 7 GP
Individual xG: 0.6; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 23:29; 15 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 44.4; share of chances while he's on

Denton Mateychuk has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 7 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026–27, with 15 shots on goal and 23:29 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 2.5 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 7% of defencemen

Goals above average: −0.5
Wins: −0.08

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.99, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 6.7% of 223 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+0.03 SD · 51th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0051th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.027th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 139 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.

vs WPG
Saturday, April 4
Ice time
Denton Mateychuk played 27:42, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 30 points in 70 games this season. The Blue Jackets lost 2-1 to the Jets.
at OTT
Monday, December 29
Ice time
Denton Mateychuk played 27:26, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 7 goals this season. It finished 4-1 for the Blue Jackets.
vs NYI
Sunday, December 28
Ice time
Denton Mateychuk played 26:28, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 16 points in 36 games this season. It finished 4-2 for the Blue Jackets.
at LAK
Monday, December 22
Ice time
Denton Mateychuk played 28:35, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 14 points in 35 games this season. The Blue Jackets beat the Kings 3-1.
vs NYR
Saturday, November 15
Ice time
Denton Mateychuk played 25:43, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 7 points in 17 games this season. The Blue Jackets lost 2-1 to the Rangers in a shootout.
at DAL
Tuesday, October 21
Drought over
Denton Mateychuk scored for the first time in 16 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 20:10 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Blue Jackets.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game23:29
88
Points per 600.73
43
Goals per 600.36
75
Individual xG per 600.23
56
Shots per 605.5
83

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.29
37
xG against per 60, on ice2.88
23
xGF%44.4%
27

Physical

Hits per 600.7
15
Blocks per 603.6
35
Penalty minutes per 602.2
31

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.8 mph
84
Bursts over 20 mph15
96
Distance skated25 mi
71

Shooting

Hardest shot81.7 mph
32
Shots on goal15
87
Shooting %6.7%
55

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.7%
64
Offensive zone time, even strength42.6%
58

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Zach Werenski	7	42:45	39–34	1.8–1.5	2–1	54%
Jake Christiansen	6	37:00	22–39	1.0–2.4	0–0	30%
Carson Soucy	6	26:44	17–25	0.7–1.6	0–3	30%
Erik Gudbranson	7	18:02	24–8	0.6–0.3	0–0	68%
Damon Severson	5	8:15	16–5	1.0–0.4	1–0	70%
Emil Andrae	4	4:02	5–4	0.2–0.2	0–0	49%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 24 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

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	7	1	1	2	15	0.6	23:29	2	10	44.4
2025–26	75	13	18	31	88	5.7	19:11	26	94	52.0
2024–25	45	4	9	13	44	2.6	18:02	26	65	44.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-18	19:54	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	2
2026-10-17	25:15	0	0	3	0.14	0	2	0
2026-10-13	18:58	1	0	3	0.20	0	1	0
2026-10-10	21:13	0	0	1	0.05	0	1	0
2026-10-09	23:29	0	0	4	0.06	1	3	0
2026-10-03	28:07	0	0	1	0.09	0	3	4
2026-10-01	27:28	0	1	2	0.03	0	0	0
2026-04-14	18:16	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0
2026-04-12	18:34	0	0	1	0.10	1	1	0
2026-04-11	20:36	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0
2026-04-09	18:06	0	0	4	0.08	0	1	0
2026-04-07	21:08	0	1	1	0.08	0	3	0
2026-04-04	27:42	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0
2026-04-02	20:29	1	0	2	0.33	0	2	2
2026-03-31	16:10	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-03-29	15:06	0	0	2	0.23	0	3	0
2026-03-28	14:57	1	0	1	0.18	0	0	0
2026-03-26	12:37	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0
2026-03-24	11:31	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-03-22	13:48	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2