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Matt Grzelcyk
Defenseman #48 Blackhawks
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Matt Grzelcyk has 11 points (0 goals, 11 assists) in 45 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 85) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, he has 186 points (26 goals, 160 assists) in 572 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks.

He also has 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 66 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 32 yrs (05.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 178 cm / 82 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 85th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoBoston Bruins
    Awards: -
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The 32-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blackhawks controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matt Grzelcyk is off the ice, the Blackhawks control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 23% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 132nd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 154th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.87
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.73
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.16
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.13
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.87
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.15
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.89
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.75
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.24
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.67
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.29
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.46
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.23
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.000M
Player Contract Value: $3.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.5 yrs (05.01.1994)
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Matt Grzelcyk
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -2 17:25 3 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 0 18:08 1 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 2 2 2 16:58 1 0.0% 0
09.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 1 1 -2 15:15 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 1 17:46 0 0
Total 5 0 3 3 -1 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Bruins 2 0 0 0 0 12:28 4 0.0% 2
2017-18 Team Logo Bruins 61 3 12 15 21 16:43 82 3.7% 22
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 66 3 15 18 9 19:07 90 3.3% 68
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 68 4 17 21 15 18:04 112 3.6% 34
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 37 5 15 20 11 19:45 80 6.2% 22
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 73 4 20 24 22 18:43 118 3.4% 24
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 75 4 22 26 46 17:13 102 3.9% 28
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 63 2 9 11 13 17:36 59 3.4% 37
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 82 1 39 40 -6 20:37 94 1.1% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Blackhawks 45 0 11 11 2 16:52 49 0.0% 18
Season Projection 82 0 20 20 4 16:53 89 0.0% 33
Total 572 26 160 186 133 790 3.3% 271
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Bruins 11 0 1 1 -2 15:55 8 0.0% 4
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 20 4 4 8 -3 16:26 35 11.4% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 12 0 1 1 -5 19:46 9 0.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 11 1 3 4 -2 20:07 16 6.2% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 5 0 0 0 -6 18:08 3 0.0% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 4 0 0 0 -1 13:00 6 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 3 0 0 0 0 18:10 3 0.0% 2
Total 66 5 9 14 -19 80 6.3% 26
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Matt Grzelcyk Team Logo D 32 yrs 178 cm / 82 kg 0.24 0.33 60 76 $1.000M
88% Joel Nystrom Team Logo D 23.7 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.24 0.24 63 78 $0.925M
85% Troy Stecher Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 178 cm / 83 kg 0.29 0.21 61 81 $0.788M
85% Alexandre Carrier Team Logo D 29.3 yrs 180 cm / 78 kg 0.27 0.29 54 72 $3.750M
84% Emil Andrae Team Logo D 23.9 yrs 175 cm / 85 kg 0.31 0.22 64 81 $0.903M
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