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Matt Tomkins

Position	Goaltender	Current Team	Edmonton Oilers
Catches	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'4"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	191	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Age	31 (June 19, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 7, Overall 199 (CHI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 1, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Cleared Waivers
Sep 30, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Feb 26, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Assigned to AHL
Feb 22, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Recalled from AHL
Feb 2, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Assigned to AHL
Feb 1, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Recalled from AHL
Jan 31, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Assigned to AHL
Jan 30, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Recalled from AHL
Nov 30, 2024	Tampa Bay Lightning	Assigned to AHL
Nov 29, 2024	Tampa Bay Lightning	Recalled from AHL
Oct 5, 2024	Tampa Bay Lightning	Assigned to AHL
Oct 5, 2024	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cleared Waivers
Oct 4, 2024	Tampa Bay Lightning	Placed on Waivers
May 10, 2023	Tampa Bay Lightning	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jan 23, 2020	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 2 years @ $700K AAV starting in 2019-20

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE
2023-24	TBL	6	257:39	42.85	29.58	2.59	3.96	-1.37	86.61	91.24	-4.63

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAA/60	SA/60	xGA/60	GA/60	GS/60	Sv%	xSv%	Sv%AE
2023-24	TBL	6	40:22	71.35	55.00	7.39	1.49	5.90	97.30	86.57	10.73

Legend

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Glossary

Statistic	Definition
SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60	Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60	Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%	Save Percentage.
xSv%	Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AE	Save Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).

Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

‘Cuda win home opener against Bakersfield in heated battle at Fear the Fin (Sun Oct 12, 2025)
Oilers set to make final cuts following preseason finale against Vancouver Canucks at Oil on Whyte (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
PS G8 Oilers at Canucks at Lowetide (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Oilers' acquisition of Ingram is “insurance policy” for team at Oil on Whyte (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Oilers Goaltender Matt Tomkins Placed on Waivers at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Oilers front office has put all of their success and failure behind their goaltenders at Oil on Whyte (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 3-2 Preseason Win Against Jets at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
The Oilers goaltending can and should be better than last season at Oil on Whyte (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Oilers Should Take Flyer on Goalie Set to Hit Waivers at Oil on Whyte (Thu Sep 18, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	31	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
2026-27	32	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$800,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2026-27 is $450,000.

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	29	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$250,000	UFA
2024-25	30	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$250,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$500,000

Signed: May 10, 2023

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

GM: Julien Brisebois

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $350,000 in 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	25	$700,000	$700,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$70,000	RFA
2020-21	26	$700,000	$700,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$110,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	$180,000

Signed: Jan 23, 2020

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.86

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SA	GA	GAA	Sv%
2007-08	NAHL U15		26							2.48	0.911
2008-09	AMBHL											1			1			5	5.00
2008-09	AEHL U15		19							4.12	0.876
2009-10	Minor-AB		18		8	5			47	2.69		8		8				17	2.08
2010-11	AMHL		16		6	8			64	3.83		6		3	3			23	4.14
2011-12	AJHL		33		18	11			108	3.41		10		4	6			35	3.53
2012-13	AJHL		44		22	14		1424	108	2.56	0.924	10		5	5		328	33	3.26	0.899
2013-14	Big Ten		17		6	7			43	2.78
2014-15	NCAA		14		5	7		339	42	3.28	0.876
2015-16	NCAA		14		5	7		446	50	3.87	0.888
2016-17	NCAA		22		12	5		514	47	2.48	0.909
2017-18	AHL		8		1	4	2	233	30	4.04	0.871
2017-18	ECHL		25		11	9	2	910	80	3.47	0.912
2018-19	ECHL		54		29	19	5	1713	163	3.04	0.905
2019-20	AHL		13		5	7	1	384	40	3.12	0.896
2020-21	AHL		15		5	9	1	505	47	3.21	0.907
2021-22	SHL		33		19	13		826	76	2.46	0.908	8		5	3		200	23	2.70	0.885
2021-22	OG		3		2	1		80	3	1.01	0.963
2021-22	WC		1			1		14	3	8.18	0.786
2022-23	SHL		32		20	12		915	81	2.53	0.911	7		3	4		190	18	2.68	0.905
2023-24	NHL		6	6	3	2	1	185	20	3.33	0.892
2023-24	AHL		29		15	12	2	764	73	2.53	0.904	1			1	2	26	5	5.16	0.808
2024-25	AHL		26		12	10	3	702	65	2.55	0.907
NHL Career			6	6	3	2	1	185	20	3.33	0.892