Toronto Maple Leafs · #34 · Centre

Auston Matthews

Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 214 lb · Born San Ramon, California, USA

Drafted 2016, #1 overall by Toronto

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Games42026-27 Small sample
Goals22nd on TOR
Assists3T-1st on TOR
Points52nd on TOR
P / GP1.25T-47th in the NHL
Shots1414.3% shooting
TOI / GP22:242nd on TOR

2025-262025-26: 60 games, 27-26-53, 0.88 points per game Season detail →

Auston Matthews has 5 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 53 points in 60 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

5 points in 4 games for the 18th-placed Toronto

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time22:2499th
Shots / GP3.5094th
Points / GP1.2590th
Takeaways290th
Blocked shots383rd
PP points180th
Penalty differential+180th
Assists / 602.0178th
Goals / 601.3471st
Shooting %14.3%61st
Hits233rd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

1.31.31–4

Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points52nd on TOR
Points per game1.25T-47th in NHL
Goals2T-21st in NHL
Assists3T-1st on TOR
Shooting %14.3%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time22:242nd on TOR
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Ice time and special teams

A top-line forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Toronto's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength17:33
Power play4:37
Shorthanded0:15
Total22:24

22.0 shifts a game, averaging 61 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on TOR
PP assists1T-1st on TOR
PP points1T-2nd on TOR · T-51st NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 603.257th on TOR

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Toronto total
Involved in1goals or assists
Share33.3%of every TOR PPG
PP TOI share71.4%of TOR PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on TOR
Overtime goals11st on TOR
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals2
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd1
3rd0
Overtime1

Goals by game state

Tied1
Leading0
Trailing1

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Toronto trailing.

Assists

Primary3 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.35
Goals / 601.34
Shots / 609.4
ES points / 603.424 ES points
PP points / 603.251 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G
Slot13 att · 1 G
Wing9 att · 1 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

23 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)1.823rd
Goals2
Goals vs expected+0.2
Unblocked attempts21
xG per attempt.087
ixG per 601.22

2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 81st percentile of forwards: 84.14 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance skated, mi14.599th
Hardest shot, mph84.1481st
Offensive-zone time46.0%81st
Defensive-zone time36.5%80th
20+ mph bursts561st
Top speed, mph21.4660th
Distance / 60, mi9.7249th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
Average shot, mph52.339th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.46Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph84.14Forward average 74.7
Distance skated14.5 mi4.04 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts43.6%16.4% defensive · 40.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

47.0%All situations36.7%
43.5%Even strength39.1%
61.1%Power play25.6%
15.7%Shorthanded75.3%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.46vsMTL29 Sep · 1st 03:02
  2. 21.23vsMTL29 Sep · 3rd 13:41
  3. 20.73vsMTL29 Sep · 2nd 03:18
  4. 19.97vsOTT3 Oct · 1st 06:37
  5. 19.82vsMTL29 Sep · 2nd 17:01
  6. 19.77vsNYI30 Sep · 3rd 10:24
  7. 19.64vsNYI30 Sep · 3rd 09:24
  8. 19.50vsNYI30 Sep · 1st 07:27

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph5 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph33 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 84.14vsOTT3 Oct · 2nd 06:58
  2. 77.98vsMTL29 Sep · 1st 06:12
  3. 70.16vsOTT3 Oct · 3rd 18:08
  4. 46.89vsOTT3 Oct · 3rd 04:26
  5. 42.60vsOTT3 Oct · 3rd 07:06
  6. 34.99vsMTL29 Sep · 1st 03:03
  7. 8.84vsNYI30 Sep · 2nd 16:12

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph3 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 4.04vsNSH6 Oct · 25:09 TOI
  2. 3.46vsOTT3 Oct · 21:50 TOI
  3. 3.29vsNYI30 Sep · 20:04 TOI
  4. 3.73vsMTL29 Sep · 22:34 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.63 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways2T-1st on TOR
Giveaways3
TK / GV ratio0.67
Hits2T-11th on TOR
Blocked shots3T-7th on TOR

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken5413.5 a game
Won27
Win %50.0%
Offensive zone12 of 19

A regular centre on the draw.


Game log

Against Vegas, a point in one of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
23 Jan 2026vsVGKL 3-60003−123:30
15 Jan 2026@VGKOTL 5-6 OT1012−323:35

Prediction markets

8.5% for the Hart Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

Hart TrophyMost valuable player8.5%—Best10¢12¢Not listed
Art Ross TrophyPoints leader1.5%—3¢Not listedNot listed
Selke TrophyBest defensive forward5.5%—Not listed6¢Not listed
Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote3.5%—Not listed4¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 11:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$13.25M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 4.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 351st of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$13.25M12.7% of the $104M ceiling
Term4 yearsYear 3 of 4
Expires2027-28UFA at 30
Cap value$53MCap hit × 4 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.


With Toronto

Eleven seasons · 2016-17 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

William Nylander sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

William Nylander2
Morgan Rielly1

Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.

Who he sets up

William Nylander1
Gavin McKenna1
Jack Roslovic1

Scorers on his 3 assists.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points7852nd for Toronto
Goals4301st
Assists3556th
Games played6936th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Eleven seasons, all with the Maple Leafs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2016-17TOR824029690.8414.3%
2017-18TOR623429631.0218.2%
2018-19TOR683736731.0714.7%
2019-20TOR704733801.1416.2%
2020-21TOR524125661.2718.5%
2021-22TOR7360461061.4517.2%
2022-23TOR744045851.1512.2%
2023-24TOR8169381071.3218.7%
2024-25TOR673345781.1612.6%
2025-26TOR602726530.8811.9%
2026-27TOR20000.000.0%
Career6914283527801.1315.5%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2016Toronto · round 1From Zurich (SWISS)#1

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · TOR points

Games68
Goals26
Points590.87 P/GP
Game-winning goals7
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct