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Matthew Highmore

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	New York Islanders
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	186	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	30
Age	29 (Feb 27, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

News and Opinions

Best single play from each Senator during their tenure who left this free agency at SenShot (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Which games on 2025-26 schedule are homecoming games for ex-Senators from 2024-25? at SenShot (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
What can ex-Senator Matthew Highmore really bring for the Islanders? at SenShot (Thu Jul 10, 2025)
How Arthur Kaliyev signing impacts Ottawa's fourth line depth in 2025-26 at SenShot (Thu Jul 3, 2025)
How Ottawa's 2025 free agency so far is helping one prospect out big at SenShot (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Adam Gaudette leaves Senators for Sharks at SenShot (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Matthew Highmore leaves Senators for Islanders at SenShot (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Matthew Highmore's free agency could be written on the wall at SenShot (Mon Jun 23, 2025)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	New York Islanders	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 10, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Recalled from AHL
Oct 22, 2024	Ottawa Senators	Assigned to AHL
Oct 22, 2024	Ottawa Senators	Cleared Waivers
Oct 21, 2024	Ottawa Senators	Placed on Waivers
Oct 7, 2024	Ottawa Senators	Placed on SOIR
Jun 27, 2024	Ottawa Senators	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Ottawa Senators	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 14, 2022	St. Louis Blues	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 2, 2020	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 2 years @ $725K AAV starting in 2020-21
Mar 2, 2017	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	QC Int PW	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	3	3	0	3		4
2010-11	NSMMHL	Dartmouth Ice Dawgs	35	13	14	27		14
2010-11	NSU18MHL	Dartmouth Ice Dawgs										9	1	4	5		4
2011-12	NSMMHL	Dartmouth Major Midgets	25	13	13	26		42
2011-12	NSU18MHL	Steele Subaru U18										16	3	8	11		18
2012-13	QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs										4				-2	8
2012-13	WHC-17	Canada Atlantic U17	5	1	3	4		4
2013-14	QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	68	19	31	50	-13	62
2014-15	QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	62	11	13	24	-1	60				5		1	1	-4	6
2015-16	QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	65	22	53	75	+25	38				17	9	11	20	+1	12
2016-17	M-Cup	Saint John Sea Dogs	4	0	3	3	+1	4
2016-17	QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	64	34	55	89	+34	46				18	6	18	24	+18	14
2017-18	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	13	2	0	2	-4		27	7.4	12:09
2017-18	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	64	24	19	43	-6	24				13	2	7	9	+8	2
2018-19	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	12	3	6	9	+1	6
2019-20	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	36	2	4	6	-1	6	35	5.7	9:49	9	3	1	4	-1	2	8	37.5	10:08
2019-20	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	21	4	8	12	+5	14
2020-21	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	24	0	2	2	-5	6	20	0.0	8:50
2020-21	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	18	3	2	5		2	20	15.0	15:22
2021-22	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	46	5	7	12	+1	14	61	8.2	12:42
2022-23	NHL	St. Louis Blues	2	0	0	0	+1		2	0.0	10:45
2022-23	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	68	19	42	61	+1	34				2					2
2023-24	NHL	Ottawa Senators	7	0	2	2			1	0.0	7:43
2023-24	AHL	Belleville Senators	43	9	22	31	-8	10				7				-5	4
2024-25	NHL	Ottawa Senators	41	2	4	6	-5	10	33	6.1	11:10	1				-1	4	1	0.0	9:10
2024-25	AHL	Belleville Senators	23	2	8	10	-4
NHL Career			187	14	21	35	-13	38	199	7.0	11:19	10	3	1	4	-2	6	9	33.3	10:03

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2017-18	CHI	13	136:07	0.88	0.00	0.88	0.99	-0.10	8.00	8.94	-0.94	0.00	6.25
2019-20	CHI	36	331:53	0.36	0.72	1.08	0.59	-0.23	6.06	9.97	-3.91	4.88	9.76
2020-21	VAN	18	222:57	0.81	0.54	1.35	0.66	0.15	16.67	13.58	3.09	10.71	7.14
2020-21	CHI	24	192:57	0.00	0.62	0.62	0.57	-0.57	0.00	10.20	-10.20	0.00	0.00
2020-21	CHI, VAN	42	415:54	0.43	0.58	1.01	0.62	-0.18	8.33	11.89	-3.55	5.36	3.57
2021-22	VAN	46	509:26	0.47	0.82	1.30	0.59	-0.12	7.84	9.80	-1.95	0.00	4.29
2022-23	STL	2	18:50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	-0.15	0.00	2.37	-2.37	0.00	0.00
2023-24	OTT	7	44:51	0.00	2.68	2.68	0.67	-0.67	0.00	49.92	-49.92	0.00	20.00
2024-25	OTT	41	387:45	0.15	0.62	0.77	0.52	-0.37	3.45	11.66	-8.21	0.00	10.42

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2017-18	CHI	13	136:07	45.40	1.32	2.73	38.35	3.53	2.45	27.27	52.77	0.21	-0.42	5.92
2019-20	CHI	36	331:53	34.17	1.99	2.00	40.50	1.99	2.45	50.00	44.93	-0.68	-0.40	-3.54
2020-21	VAN	18	222:57	36.06	2.96	2.15	45.75	2.15	2.88	57.89	42.68	0.16	0.08	1.16
2020-21	CHI	24	192:57	38.25	0.62	1.84	39.49	2.18	2.37	22.22	43.70	-0.32	-0.21	-1.94
2020-21	CHI, VAN	42	415:54	37.08	1.88	2.01	42.85	2.16	2.65	46.43	43.11	-0.09	-0.02	-0.89
2021-22	VAN	46	509:26	35.22	2.12	1.95	42.28	1.77	2.48	54.55	44.04	-0.62	-0.13	-5.61
2022-23	STL	2	18:50	57.35	3.19	2.28	41.42	0.00	2.34	100.00	49.35	-0.36	-1.73	10.04
2023-24	OTT	7	44:51	22.74	2.68	1.15	30.77	2.68	1.50	50.00	43.28	-1.12	-0.53	-9.48
2024-25	OTT	41	387:45	32.96	1.24	1.83	43.95	2.01	2.24	38.10	44.98	-0.56	-0.17	-4.75

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	46	22.1	0.5	7.9	8.2	85.5	39.0	13.6	43.2	43.2	43.9	17.9	38.1
2022-23	2	22.1	1.2	9.3	9.3	83.4	69.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	38.1	17.8	44.1
2023-24	7	20.9	0.8	9.7	10.0	86.1	34.7	0.0	0.0	100.0	41.3	18.7	40.0
2024-25	41	22.2	0.3	9.7	9.9	79.8	56.3	36.0	20.0	44.0	41.2	18.4	40.4

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Amadio, M	Gaudette, A	OTT	40:23	1.49	0.00	100.00	2.69	2.88	48.28	0.48	0.39	1.20
2024-25	Amadio, M	Pinto, S	OTT	35:02	1.71	1.71	50.00	1.12	2.78	28.78	-1.16	0.43	-20.47
2024-25	Gaudette, A	Zetterlund, F	OTT	30:16	0.00	3.96	0.00	0.91	2.67	25.37	-1.22	0.56	-24.87
2024-25	Amadio, M	Ostapchuk, Z	OTT	27:27	2.19	0.00	100.00	0.99	1.40	41.46	-1.27	-1.07	-6.31
2024-25	Gaudette, A	Ostapchuk, Z	OTT	27:20	0.00	0.00	-	2.02	1.65	55.10	-0.30	-0.89	7.36
2024-25	Gaudette, A	Crookshank, A	OTT	24:58	2.40	0.00	100.00	0.98	1.14	46.36	-1.52	-1.51	-2.23
2023-24	Chartier, R	Kelly, P	OTT	21:48	2.75	2.75	50.00	0.16	0.83	16.30	-2.10	-1.32	-34.95
2021-22	Motte, T	Lammikko, J	VAN	252:59	3.32	0.71	82.35	2.26	2.06	52.30	-0.35	-0.63	3.10
2021-22	Lammikko, J	Lockwood, W	VAN	30:14	0.00	1.98	0.00	1.62	1.88	46.23	-2.06	-0.72	-12.32
2021-22	Richardson, B	Dickinson, J	VAN	25:39	2.34	0.00	100.00	2.07	2.85	42.09	-0.32	0.02	-3.75
2021-22	Dickinson, J	Hoglander, N	VAN	25:11	2.38	0.00	100.00	1.83	3.10	37.08	-0.01	0.58	-5.14
2021-22	Dickinson, J	Lammikko, J	VAN	23:49	0.00	5.04	0.00	1.19	2.61	31.33	-0.96	-0.13	-12.63
2020-21	Pearson, T	Horvat, B	VAN	48:09	2.49	0.00	100.00	1.97	2.63	42.89	-0.08	-0.29	1.65
2020-21	Carpenter, R	Kampf, D	CHI	47:29	0.00	1.26	0.00	2.27	2.63	46.36	-0.05	0.31	-3.66
2020-21	Carpenter, R	Wallmark, L	CHI	36:18	1.65	1.65	50.00	1.60	2.53	38.70	-0.74	0.05	-9.82
2020-21	Miller, J	Boeser, B	VAN	31:57	5.63	3.76	60.00	2.57	2.29	52.92	0.58	-0.43	10.67
2019-20	Smith, Z	Kampf, D	CHI	86:49	2.76	1.38	66.67	1.46	2.11	40.90	-1.19	-0.63	-8.28
2019-20	Carpenter, R	Kampf, D	CHI	61:01	2.95	2.95	50.00	1.46	2.74	34.73	-0.59	-0.36	-5.00
2019-20	Carpenter, R	Kampf, D	CHI	52:58	1.13	1.13	50.00	1.94	1.73	52.90	-0.81	-1.01	2.79
2019-20	Nylander, A	Kampf, D	CHI	49:28	3.64	3.64	50.00	1.88	2.81	40.04	-0.44	-0.26	-2.88
2019-20	Smith, Z	Nylander, A	CHI	23:55	5.02	0.00	100.00	1.54	3.65	29.64	-1.76	0.78	-23.89
2019-20	Smith, Z	Carpenter, R	CHI	20:25	0.00	0.00	-	2.88	0.27	91.44	0.24	-2.53	42.92
2017-18	Anisimov, A	Jurco, T	CHI	42:51	2.80	1.40	66.67	2.67	3.69	41.93	0.35	0.91	-3.44
2017-18	Hinostroza, V	Schmaltz, N	CHI	37:43	0.00	1.59	0.00	1.91	0.99	65.77	-0.67	-1.77	17.46
2017-18	Sharp, P	Kampf, D	CHI	21:46	0.00	5.51	0.00	3.53	1.56	69.33	0.60	-1.84	23.07

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$325,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$325,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: New York Islanders

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $425,000.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	28		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000

Signed: June 27, 2024

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	27		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	26		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$400,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$400,000

Signed: July 14, 2022

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.91

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $425,000.

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	24	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$450,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	25	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,200,000

Signed: Apr 2, 2020

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.89

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	21	$775,833	$925,000	$182,500	$92,500	$650,000	$742,500	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	22	$775,833	$925,000	$157,500	$92,500	$675,000	$767,500	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	23	$775,833	$925,000	$107,500	$92,500	$725,000	$817,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$447,500	$277,500	$2,050,000	$2,327,500	$210,000

Signed: Mar 2, 2017

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15