Boston Bruins · #51 · Centre

Matthew Poitras

Age 22 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 189 lb · Born Whitby, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2022, #54 overall by Boston

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Games12026-27 · missed 3 Small sample

Goals0T-8th on BOS

Assists0T-12th on BOS

Points0T-15th on BOS

P / GP0.00

Shots0

TOI / GP11:2818th on BOS

2025-262025-26: 3 games, 1-0-1, 0.33 points per game Season detail →

Matthew Poitras has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 1 point in 3 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 19th-placed Boston

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Matthew Poitras has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-15th on BOS

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-12th on BOS

Shooting %—

Ice time11:2818th on BOS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:24

Power play0:00

Shorthanded0:04

Total11:28

16.0 shifts a game, averaging 43 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on BOS

PP assists0T-1st on BOS

PP points0T-1st on BOS · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 19.33 mph, hardest shot 61.48 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 percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Matthew Poitras has 1.

Top speed, mph19.33Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph61.48Forward average 74.7

Distance skated2.0 mi2.03 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts30.0%50.0% defensive · 20.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

38.5%All situations41.8%

38.5%Even strength41.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.33vsOTT5 Oct · 2nd 11:40
18.69vsOTT5 Oct · 1st 02:44
18.27vsOTT5 Oct · 1st 19:28
18.23vsOTT5 Oct · 2nd 18:38
18.18vsOTT5 Oct · 1st 13:30

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph0 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph5 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

61.48vsOTT5 Oct · 3rd 11:45

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.03vsOTT5 Oct · 11:28 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.03 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-15th on BOS

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits2T-14th on BOS

Blocked shots0T-19th on BOS

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken77.0 a game

Won2

Win %28.6%

Offensive zone0 of 2

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Octvs

OTTL 1-40000+111:28

2025-26 · The season

1 point in 3 games on a team that finished 8th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Matthew Poitras has 3.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1T-26th on BOS

Points per game0.33

Goals1T-657th in NHL

Assists0T-28th on BOS

Shooting %12.5%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time12:0725th on BOS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:22

Power play0:45

Shorthanded0:00

Total12:07

16.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on BOS

PP assists0T-18th on BOS

PP points0T-19th on BOS · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-19th on BOS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP55Boston total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every BOS PPG

PP TOI share13.1%of BOS PP time

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

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-19th on BOS

Overtime goals0T-7th on BOS

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd1

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading1

Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Boston trailing.

Assists at 5-on-5

Primary0

Secondary0

Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.65

Goals / 601.65

Shots / 6013.2

ES points / 601.761 ES points

PP points / 600.000 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

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 1 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1445th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.074

ixG per 600.77

2026-27 · 1 game. 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

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 21.07 mph, hardest shot 77.11 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 percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Matthew Poitras has 3.

Top speed, mph21.07Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph77.11Forward average 87.1

Distance skated5.9 mi2.09 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts32.0%48.0% defensive · 32.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.2%All situations34.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph3 · avg 102

18-20 mph11 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 15

70-79 mph1 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-29th on BOS

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-31st on BOS

Blocked shots2T-28th on BOS

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn3

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken186.0 a game

Won7

Win %38.9%

Offensive zone2 of 4

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

4 Feb 2026@

FLAOTL 4-5 SO0001013:05

1 Feb 2026@

TBLOTL 5-6 SO1012+111:48

29 Jan 2026vs

PHIW 6-30005011:28

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$850K0.8% of the $104M ceiling

Term1 yearYear 1 of 1

Expires2026-27RFA

Cap value$850KReported total

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Contract terms from public reports. 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.