Career profile Last roster: 2025-26 VGK
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Matthew Highmore

LW · CAN
+ 3 other teams
Status
Retired this year
Career
2018–2026 (8 yrs)
Age
30 (30 in 2026)
Vitals
5'11" · 186 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 TBL / BOS 30 2 2 4 0.13 +3 2 1 0 0 15 13.3% 4
2021-22 BOS 44 0 7 7 0.16 +2 6 0 0 0 36 0.0% 15
2022-23 BOS / VGK 36 1 2 3 0.08 -8 2 0 0 0 19 5.3% 12
2023-24 VGK 16 0 1 1 0.06 -1 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 6
2024-25 FLA 32 0 0 0 0.00 -8 4 0 0 0 14 0.0% 13
CAREER 5 yrs 158 3 12 15 0.09 -12 14 1 0 0 -- 3.3% 50
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 BOS 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 0
2024-25 FLA 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 0
CAREER 2 app. 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 0
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2017-18 CHI 13 2 0 2 0.15 -4 0 0 0 0 7.4% 12:09
2019-20 CHI 36 2 4 6 0.17 -1 6 0 0 0 5.7% 9:49
2020-21 CHI 24 0 2 2 0.08 -5 6 0 0 0 0.0% 8:50
2020-21 VAN 18 3 2 5 0.28 0 2 1 0 0 15.0% 15:22
2021-22 VAN 46 5 7 12 0.26 1 14 0 1 1 8.2% 12:42
2022-23 STL 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 10:45
2023-24 OTT 7 0 2 2 0.29 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 7:43
2024-25 OTT 41 2 4 6 0.15 -5 10 1 0 0 6.1% 11:10
Career NHL 187 14 21 35 0.19 -13 38 2 1 1 7.0% -

History

Overall, season by season

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

OV Forwards, 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
2018-19 22 LW CGY 69 42 99 70 66 62 86 62 31 50 68 71 25 45 45 62
2019-20 23 LW CGY 71 66 84 70 66 62 62 65 50 65 62 63 59 44 44 61
2020-21 24 LW FLA 76 43 94 70 66 55 62 59 31 60 57 70 25 47 47 60
2021-22 25 LW BOS 75 43 93 70 67 59 76 61 44 60 58 80 25 54 55 62
2022-23 26 LW VGK 73 43 90 70 67 63 69 57 36 62 60 78 25 58 58 62
2023-24 27 LW VGK 73 67 86 70 67 72 74 66 50 65 60 68 57 58 58 63
2024-25 28 LW FLA 75 67 93 71 67 72 75 64 50 62 58 68 55 59 59 62
2025-26 29 LW VGK 77 43 91 75 67 58 81 59 34 60 57 73 25 62 63 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2018-19 22 LW CGY 69 42 99 70 66 62 86 62 31 50 68 71 25 45 45 62
2019-20 23 LW CGY +2 +24 −15 · · · −24 +3 +19 +15 −6 −8 +34 −1 −1 −1
2020-21 24 LW FLA +5 −23 +10 · · −7 · −6 −19 −5 −5 +7 −34 +3 +3 −1
2021-22 25 LW BOS −1 · −1 · +1 +4 +14 +2 +13 · +1 +10 · +7 +8 +2
2022-23 26 LW VGK −2 · −3 · · +4 −7 −4 −8 +2 +2 −2 · +4 +3 ·
2023-24 27 LW VGK · +24 −4 · · +9 +5 +9 +14 +3 · −10 +32 · · +1
2024-25 28 LW FLA +2 · +7 +1 · · +1 −2 · −3 −2 · −2 +1 +1 −1
2025-26 29 LW VGK +2 −24 −2 +4 · −14 +6 −5 −16 −2 −1 +5 −30 +3 +4 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2018-19 CGY $925,000 3 yr 1.2% 22 ELC Rookie
2021-22 BOS $1,000,000 2 yr 1.2% 25 RFA
2023-24 VGK $800,000 2 yr 1.0% 27 RFA
2025-26 VGK $850,000 1 yr 0.9% 29 UFA
2020-21
Aug 9 2020
2020-21
to LIGHTNING
  • Matthew Highmore 60
  • $500,000
to FLAMES
Dec 28 2020
2020-21
to BRUINS
  • Matthew Highmore 60
Dec 28 2020
2020-21
to HURRICANES
to LIGHTNING
Mar 3 2021
2020-21
to PANTHERS
to BRUINS
2021-22
Aug 1 2021
2021-22
to HURRICANES
to PANTHERS
Aug 15 2021
2021-22
to BRUINS
2022-23
Feb 27 2023
2022-23
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to BRUINS
2024-25
Aug 11 2024
2024-25
to PANTHERS
  • Matthew Highmore 62
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS

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