ForensicHockey

Defense·CBJ·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Denton Mateychuk

Born July 12, 2004 · Winnipeg, CAN

Draft 2022 · CBJ round 1 #12

75

GP

13

G

18

A

31

PTS

Career

17G 27A 44P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
5'11"
Weight
188 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#5

Drafted 2022 by CBJ · Round 1, #12 overall

73OVR

Bottom Six

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production55

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking43

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment38

Average ice time per game

Power Play8

Power play points per game

Skating38

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.22

Shots on goal per game

Right now

Last 5 games · GS = Luszczyszyn game score

Last game

+0.08

Apr 14 vs WSH · 0G 0A 1S

Hot / Cold

Cooling off -0.34

Next game

No game scheduled

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.21

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-14WSH000100.08
2026-04-12BOS0001-1-0.07
2026-04-11MTL000110.22
2026-04-09BUF0004-10.15
2026-04-07DET011100.68

Career arc

10 NHL seasons · P/GP per year (≥10 GP)

76% off career peak

Peak 1.69Now 0.412017–182025–26
Career peak
1.69 · 2018–19 (—)
This season
0.41 · —
Seasons
10

Season projections

75 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

14

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

20

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

34

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

96

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

1

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

3

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.41

current rate

Goals/Game

0.17

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

14.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

1.03

2022–23

1.44

2023–24

0.29

2024–25

0.93

2024–25

0.41

2025–26