Career profile Last roster: 2023-24 DAL
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Matt Tennyson

D · USA
+ 4 other teams
Status
Retired 2 yrs ago
Career
2013–2024 (11 yrs)
Age
36 (36 in 2024)
Vitals
6'2" · 205 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2013-14 NJD 6 1 1 2 0.33 -5 2 0 0 0 3 33.3% 2
2015-16 NJD 1 0 1 1 1.00 +3 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 0
2016-17 DET 10 0 0 0 0.00 -7 4 0 0 0 5 0.0% 10
2017-18 DET 30 0 1 1 0.03 +1 2 0 0 0 8 0.0% 11
2018-19 DET 34 1 2 3 0.09 -2 6 0 0 0 8 12.5% 20
2019-20 CHI 9 1 3 4 0.44 +11 6 0 0 0 4 25.0% 7
2020-21 CHI 20 0 3 3 0.15 +6 12 0 0 0 5 0.0% 34
2021-22 MTL / DAL 19 1 1 2 0.11 -6 10 0 0 0 14 7.1% 20
CAREER 8 yrs 129 4 12 16 0.12 +1 44 0 0 0 -- 8.3% 104
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2018-19 DET 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
CAREER 1 app. 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 -- - 0
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2012-13 SJS 4 0 2 2 0.50 2 2 0 0 0 0.0% 15:43
2014-15 SJS 27 2 6 8 0.30 0 16 0 1 2 5.4% 17:34
2015-16 SJS 29 1 3 4 0.14 1 0 0 1 1 4.3% 10:31
2016-17 CAR 45 0 6 6 0.13 -13 6 0 0 0 0.0% 13:17
2017-18 BUF 15 0 0 0 0.00 -8 8 0 0 0 0.0% 17:58
2018-19 BUF 4 0 0 0 0.00 -4 0 0 0 0 0.0% 10:45
2019-20 NJD 20 0 3 3 0.15 -2 6 0 0 0 0.0% 12:09
2020-21 NJD 21 1 2 3 0.14 0 2 0 0 0 7.1% 14:30
2021-22 NSH 8 0 3 3 0.38 0 4 0 0 0 0.0% 12:55
Career NHL 173 4 25 29 0.17 -24 44 0 2 3 2.4% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 23 D NJD 53 35 74 63 76 47 43 53 30 47 45 69 50 58 51 56
2014-15 24 D NJD 52 35 74 65 76 46 41 51 30 45 46 59 50 60 51 55
2015-16 25 D NJD 60 38 76 65 76 56 51 52 30 48 47 65 52 62 52 58
2016-17 26 D DET 71 43 99 72 76 51 66 63 25 54 50 56 25 50 50 59
2017-18 27 D DET 79 44 95 70 76 62 62 55 25 51 47 62 25 56 56 60
2018-19 28 D DET 73 44 84 70 76 75 76 73 25 40 47 69 25 58 58 64
2019-20 29 D CHI 75 76 74 70 76 69 74 54 25 49 42 65 40 57 57 62
2020-21 30 D CGY 79 44 90 70 76 59 64 53 25 51 47 61 25 58 58 60
2021-22 31 D DAL 80 45 96 70 76 64 61 56 25 49 48 80 25 60 60 64
2022-23 32 D DAL 80 45 85 70 76 60 69 56 25 68 47 72 25 60 60 65
2023-24 33 D DAL 75 76 74 70 76 75 82 50 25 43 39 65 37 60 60 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 23 D NJD 53 35 74 63 76 47 43 53 30 47 45 69 50 58 51 56
2014-15 24 D NJD −1 · · +2 · −1 −2 −2 · −2 +1 −10 · +2 · −1
2015-16 25 D NJD +8 +3 +2 · · +10 +10 +1 · +3 +1 +6 +2 +2 +1 +3
2016-17 26 D DET +11 +5 +23 +7 · −5 +15 +11 −5 +6 +3 −9 −27 −12 −2 +1
2017-18 27 D DET +8 +1 −4 −2 · +11 −4 −8 · −3 −3 +6 · +6 +6 +1
2018-19 28 D DET −6 · −11 · · +13 +14 +18 · −11 · +7 · +2 +2 +4
2019-20 29 D CHI +2 +32 −10 · · −6 −2 −19 · +9 −5 −4 +15 −1 −1 −2
2020-21 30 D CGY +4 −32 +16 · · −10 −10 −1 · +2 +5 −4 −15 +1 +1 −2
2021-22 31 D DAL +1 +1 +6 · · +5 −3 +3 · −2 +1 +19 · +2 +2 +4
2022-23 32 D DAL · · −11 · · −4 +8 · · +19 −1 −8 · · · +1
2023-24 33 D DAL −5 +31 −11 · · +15 +13 −6 · −25 −8 −7 +12 · · −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2013-14 NJD $1,000,000 2 yr 1.6% 23 RFA Rookie
2015-16 NJD $625,000 1 yr 0.9% 25 RFA
2016-17 DET $725,000 3 yr 1.0% 26 RFA
2019-20 CHI $750,000 2 yr 0.9% 29 UFA
2021-22 MTL $1,000,000 3 yr 1.2% 31 UFA
2016-17
Feb 13 2017
2016-17
to RED WINGS
  • Matt Tennyson 59
to DEVILS
  • Wilhelm Westlund P

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