Top Cheddar 2026-27
2025-26 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #8 MIKE MATHESON Montréal Canadiens · Defense
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #2026-08476875
Mike Matheson in action
8 D Defense
79 OVR
Mike Matheson Montréal Canadiens
2025-26 · 78 GP · 7 G · 30 A · 37 PTS
Today
2024-25

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.45 a game, 84th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
78
G
7
A
30
P
37
+/-
+9
PIM
34
PPP
1
SHP
2
GWG
3
S
114
TOI
24:09
HIT
59
BLK
150
TK
24
FO%
—

2025-26 ranks

  • 4th Plus/Minus on the Canadiens

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2025-26. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 83

Goals / 60
0.22

59th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
3.63

53rd percentile of defense

Hardest Shot
100.6 mph

96th percentile of defense

High-Danger Shots / 60
0.35

76th percentile of defense

Goals Above Expected / 60
0.01

50th percentile of defense

Playmaking 83

Points / 60
1.18

71st percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.96

75th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.01

57th percentile of defense

Skating 95

Top Speed
22.8 mph

86th percentile of defense

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
1.15

90th percentile of defense

Distance / GP
3.4 mi

90th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 55

Corsi For %
45.8%

15th percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
0.76

43rd percentile of defense

Physicality 66

Hits / 60
1.88

37th percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
4.78

66th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
1.08

32nd percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2025-26 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

R 94OVR Cole Caufield Canadiens 2 of his goals R 68OVR Zachary Bolduc Canadiens 2 of his goals C 79OVR Alex Newhook Canadiens 2 of his goals D 78OVR Alexandre Carrier Canadiens 1 of his goals

Set up most

R 94OVR Cole Caufield Canadiens Set up 7 goals D 92OVR Noah Dobson Canadiens Set up 5 goals R 66OVR Josh Anderson Canadiens Set up 2 goals C 53OVR Jake Evans Canadiens Set up 2 goals
Scored on most
Charlie Lindgren 2 goals John Gibson 1 goal Kevin Lankinen 1 goal
Best game
March 03, 2026 vs SJS: 3A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2025-26, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

C 86OVR Mathew Barzal Islanders Hit him 3 times R 91OVR Troy Terry Ducks Hit him 2 times L 72OVR Jake Neighbours Blues Hit him 2 times C 99OVR Tim Stützle Senators Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

L 91OVR Kiefer Sherwood Sharks Hit by him 3 times C 91OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs Hit by him 2 times L 54OVR Beck Malenstyn Sabres Hit by him 2 times D 74OVR Mario Ferraro Sharks Hit by him 2 times

2025-26 Montréal Canadiens

48-24-10 · 106 points · 6th of 32

Top teammates

D 97OVR Lane Hutson Canadiens 82 GP · 12 G · 66 A · 78 PTS C 96OVR Nick Suzuki Canadiens 82 GP · 29 G · 72 A · 101 PTS R 94OVR Cole Caufield Canadiens 81 GP · 51 G · 37 A · 88 PTS L 93OVR Juraj Slafkovský Canadiens 82 GP · 30 G · 43 A · 73 PTS D 92OVR Noah Dobson Canadiens 80 GP · 12 G · 35 A · 47 PTS G 86OVR Jacob Fowler Canadiens 17 GP · 9 W · .908 SV% · 2.43 GAA RC