TheStanleyCap.com is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. I promise to make the ads as minimally intrusive as possible.

Matthew Highmore

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Ottawa Senators
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 5'11" Expires 2024-25
Weight (lbs) 186 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 29 (Feb 27, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
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 Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2017-18 CHI 13 2 0 2 -4 0 27 7.4 12:09
2019-20 CHI 36 2 4 6 -1 6 35 5.7 9:49 9 3 1 4 -1 2 8 37.5 10:08
2020-21 CHI 24 0 2 2 -5 6 20 0.0 8:50
2020-21 VAN 18 3 2 5 0 2 20 15.0 15:22
2021-22 VAN 46 5 7 12 +1 14 61 8.2 12:42
2022-23 STL 2 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0.0 10:45
2023-24 OTT 7 0 2 2 0 0 1 0.0 7:43
2024-25 OTT 33 1 4 5 -7 6 30 3.3 11:20
Career 179 13 21 34 -15 34 196 6.6 11:22 9 3 1 4 -1 2 8 37.5 10:08

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 24 244:17 0.25 0.74 0.98 0.61 -0.36 4.17 10.27 -6.10 0.00 10.81

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 24 244:17 35.86 0.98 2.01 44.21 2.46 2.03 28.57 49.75 -0.31 -0.41 1.03

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 16 22.2 0.4 9.8 9.9 78.3 54.5 36.4 27.3 36.4 41.6 18.5 39.9

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.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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
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

Previous Contracts

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* Clause 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* Clause 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