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Matthew Phillips

Age 28 · 5'8" · 160 lb · Born in Calgary, CAN

No contract on file.

2023-24 regular season

Goals

4.8% shooting

Assists

3 primary

Points

0.16 per game

TOI/GP

10:11

PP 1:03 · PK 0:02

Plus/minus

-3

Hits

Blocks 15

PIM

Game Score

+0.20

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	TK	+/-	GS
Mar 22 vs CAR · W 7-6	1	0	0	4:15	0:00	0:00	0-1	100	0	-1	-0.11
Feb 22 vs MTL · W 4-1	1	0	0	9:59	1:07	0:00	—	100	0	+1	+0.15
Feb 20 vs NYI · OTL 5-4	2	0	0	13:00	2:46	0:00	—	100	1	0	+0.20
Feb 18 vs LAK · L 2-1	1	1	1	11:00	2:59	0:00	—	50	0	-1	+0.12
Feb 8 @ FLA · L 4-2	1	1	0	8:54	0:00	0:00	—	0	0	0	+0.10

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 272 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%46.3%

33rd percentile

Relative xGF%+0.7

59th percentile

HDCF%38.7%

12th percentile

CF%43.1%

11th percentile

Relative CF%-2.8

28th percentile

FF%43.5%

11th percentile

GF%45.0%

31st percentile

CF/6050.6

12th percentile

CA/6066.7

17th percentile

ixG/600.64

19th percentile

Goals above expected-1.9

31st percentile

IPP55.6%

22nd percentile

PDO100.5

56th percentile

OZS%60.8%

79th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 4
Playmaking: 49
Zone entries(est.): 40
Forechecking: 12
Physicality: 27
Defensive impact: 80
Puck management: 44
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 66% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 0%(29 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Defensive impact: 80th percentile among centers.

Watch-outs

Shooting volume: 4th percentile among centers.
Forechecking: 12th percentile among centers.

Similar style: Andrew Copp (DET), Mitchell Stephens

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

No seasons on record yet.

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

-0.1CBJ12/21

-0.1NYI12/29

-0.0NSH12/30

+0.2

+0.2PIT1/2

-0.1NJD1/3

+0.1

+0.1FLA2/8

+0.1

+0.1LAK2/18

+0.2

+0.2NYI2/20

+0.1

+0.1MTL2/22

-0.1CAR3/22

Average +0.03 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.20 per game

2023-24 · 31 GP

Season total +6.1, or +0.20 per game.

Scoring: +3.6
Shooting: +1.6
5-on-5 goals: -0.3
Defense: -0.1
Penalty kill: -0.1
Physical play: +0.9
Puck battles: +0.1
Penalties: +0.4

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.

Age curve

At 28: 93% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 28, forwards typically produce 93% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

No contract on file

No contract on file.