Mathieu
Olivier
R · CBJ · Defensive · Excellent
- PAL
- 80
- WAR
- 1.0
- Value
- 78
- PTS
- 26
2025-26№ 169 / 615
Mathieu Olivier (Columbus Blue Jackets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Mathieu Olivier
#24RPlays: Right wing · 1% of faceoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 105 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 10, 1997 · Biloxi, United States
Contract : $3,000,000 · 2025-26 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 61 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 101 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 139 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 70 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 81 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 70 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 326 | 49 | 49 | 98 | 506 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
Mathieu Olivier: our analysis
2025-26 season: 61 GP, 15 G, 11 A, 26 PTS, +13 +/-, 14:14 TOI. WAR 1.0 (169th of 615) · PAL 80, excellent.
In 2025-26, Mathieu Olivier, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 80 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 1.0 ranks 169th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (92, among the best in the league), possession (85, among the best in the league) and penalty kill (76, well above average). On the other hand, power play (34, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.1).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 30 in 2024-25 to 80; his WAR went from 1.0 to 1.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 78 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Mathieu Olivier's story
Born in Biloxi on February 11, 1997, Mathieu Olivier spent his earliest months while his father played in the ECHL before moving frequently between Canada, Germany, Oklahoma City and Houston. He attended kindergarten in Germany and later settled back in Quebec, where he learned the game and developed through local youth programs.
Olivier came up through the Lévis Commandeurs of the QMAAA and was selected by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2013 QMJHL Entry Draft. After roughly a season and a half in Moncton he was traded in December 2014 to the Shawinigan Cataractes for a third‑round pick, having posted 21 points in 86 contests to that point. In Shawinigan he scored in the QMJHL’s first Winter Classic in a 4–2 win over Victoriaville, and ahead of 2015–16 he was named an assistant captain, a leadership role that helped his club reach the President’s Cup Final against Rouyn‑Noranda.
At the opening of 2017–18 camps Olivier was moved to the Sherbrooke Phoenix in exchange for two 2020 draft picks. By February 2018 he had 42 points and served as an alternate captain; his play earned him Sherbrooke’s team MVP and Fan Favourite honours. He signed his first professional pact with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on February 19, 2018, stayed in Sherbrooke to complete the season and added six points in 10 playoff games.
Olivier attended the Nashville Predators development camp before 2018–19. In his rookie professional season he recorded 4 goals and 12 points in 54 games and led the AHL with 9 fights, which preceded a two‑year entry‑level contract with Nashville. Reassigned to Milwaukee to begin 2019–20, he compiled 7 points in 17 games before receiving his first NHL recall on November 18, 2019; his NHL debut came the next night on the fourth line in a 2–1 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets. He was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2022 for a 2022 fourth‑round pick and later signed a six‑year, $18 million extension on March 5, 2025.
On the international stage Olivier served as an alternate captain for Team USA at the 2026 IIHF World Championship. He plays a physical, energy‑driven role as a right winger, known for his willingness to engage physically and for the depth minutes he provides on lower forward lines.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:33
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:41
- Pts/GP
- 0.40
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 45
- Blocks
- 7
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 75.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
29between 13 and 45 (80% range)
- Goals
- 15
- Assists
- 15
- Games
- 72
So far: 6 pts in 15 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.41 pts per game (last season: 0.43).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.22 in 23-24, 0.43 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 30 → 80
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 29: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 77 %
70
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 69
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 84
- Confidence 80 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 70
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 92
- Confidence 80 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 96
- Confidence 62 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 58
- Confidence 80 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 77 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 77 %
- DF
- Defense
- 86
- Confidence 73 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 68
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating69
- Top speed (35 %)35.6 · 68
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.359 · 70
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)35 · 71
ST — Strength84
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.804 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)1.537 · 89
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.7 · 67
- Total ice time (20 %)845 · 69
- Shift length (15 %)45.2 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.6 · 63
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.216 · 59
DU — Durability70
- Share of games played (100 %)0.783 · 70
CK — Checking92
- Hits /60 (70 %)12.7 · 91
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)12.3 · 93
- Season volume (10 %)5.347 · 90
FG — Fighting96
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)4.442 · 96
DI — Discipline58
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.038 · 58
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.945 · 63
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.728 · 72
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.463 · 57
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.412 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.02 · 67
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.261 · 72
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.28 · 61
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.929 · 75
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.782 · 68
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.273 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.301 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.7 · 68
DF — Defense86
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.087 · 85
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.222 · 87
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.577 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.004 · 63
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.954 · 87
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.9 · 77
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.726 · 91
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience68
- Career regular-season games (65 %)81
- Career playoff games (25 %)34
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall70
- SC · Scoring (28 %)72
- PA · Passing (22 %)61
- DF · Defense (18 %)86
- SK · Skating (12 %)69
- EN · Endurance (8 %)67
- DI · Discipline (5 %)58
- ST · Strength (4 %)84
- CK · Checking (3 %)92
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 66 | 63 | 79 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 67 | 63 | 76 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.0
wins above replacement
169 of 615
PAL Rating
80/ 100
Performance · Excellent
87 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
78/ 100
Very good contract
3.00 M$ · expected PAL 54
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 56
- Defense
- 92
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- Offense
- 49
- Creation
- 48
- Shooting
- 50
- Possession
- 85
- Defense
- 92
- Discipline
- 42
- Power play
- 34
- Penalty kill
- 76
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 1.0 | 80 | 78 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 1.0 | 30 | 44 | 1.10 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | -0.1 | 25 | 33 | 1.10 M$ |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | -0.4 | 19 | 32 | 0.75 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
75/ 100
Very good
better than 75% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
55/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
80/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 104 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 26
- Shot selection
- 43
- Penalties drawn
- 40
- Puck management
- 97
Defense
- Takeaways
- 48
- Discipline
- 62
- Safe zone exits
- 89
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 75 | 55 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 7 | 52 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 8 | 59 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 11 | 42 | 9 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.0
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 2.0 — 90% interval
169 of 615 forwards
+5.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.2
- EV defense
- +2.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- +0.4
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +2.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 61 | 1.0 | -0.0 to 2.0 | 169/615 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 78 | 1.0 | -0.2 to 2.5 | 156/596 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 54 | -0.1 | -0.8 to 0.9 | 435/608 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 66 | -0.4 | -1.1 to 0.1 | 554/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 148.5 km/h96th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.8 km/h38th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1851st percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.8 %24th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 59.5 km52nd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.71 km57th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.5 %40th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.1 %53rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.1 %23rd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2970th percentile | 366th percentile | 10.3 %33rd percentile |
| High danger | 1382nd percentile | 157th percentile | 7.7 %15th percentile |
| Mid range | 334th percentile | 177th percentile | 33.3 %96th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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UTAMathieu Olivier: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Mathieu Olivier have in 2026-27?
Mathieu Olivier has 3 goals and 6 points (3 assists) in 15 games in 2026-27.
How old is Mathieu Olivier?
Mathieu Olivier is 29 years old: he was born on February 11, 1997.
How tall is Mathieu Olivier, and how much does he weigh?
Mathieu Olivier is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 231 lb (105 kg).
Where is Mathieu Olivier from?
United States: Mathieu Olivier was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States.
What team does Mathieu Olivier play for?
Mathieu Olivier plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, at R, wearing number 24.
Is Mathieu Olivier injured?
No: Mathieu Olivier is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Mathieu Olivier?
Mathieu Olivier produced 1.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 169th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 80 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does Mathieu Olivier make?
Mathieu Olivier earns $3.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 78 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Mathieu Olivier's contract end?
Mathieu Olivier's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Mathieu Olivier overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 78 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Mathieu Olivier a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 169th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Mathieu Olivier getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 30 in 2024-25 to 80 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Mathieu Olivier played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Mathieu Olivier has 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists).
What are Mathieu Olivier's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Mathieu Olivier has 326 games, 49 goals, 49 assists and 98 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 32 points in 82 games.
Is Mathieu Olivier better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.56 points per game at home (5 in 9 games) and 0.17 on the road (1 in 6 games).
How does Mathieu Olivier perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Mathieu Olivier has 5 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.30).
Which player is most similar to Mathieu Olivier?
Noel Acciari: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Noel Acciari's page →Is Mathieu Olivier a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 29 points in 2026-27, or 0.40 points per game.
Is Mathieu Olivier related to anyone famous?
Yes: Simon (father, played for the ECHL's Mississippi Sea Wolves).
What is Mathieu Olivier's nationality?
Mathieu Olivier is Canadian-American. Internationally: Team USA — selected as an alternate captain for the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
What awards has Mathieu Olivier won?
team MVP and Fan Favourite Award (Sherbrooke Phoenix).
Where did Mathieu Olivier play before turning pro?
Major junior in the QMJHL — selected by the Moncton Wildcats in 2013; played youth hockey with the Lévis Commandeurs (QMAAA) and spent five seasons in the QMJHL with Moncton Wildcats, Shawinigan Cataractes and Sherbrooke Phoenix.
How many points is Mathieu Olivier projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 29 points in 72 games in 2026-27 (13 to 45 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Columbus Blue Jackets teammates
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