Matt
Savoie
C · EDM · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 40
- WAR
- 0.3
- Value
- 56
- PTS
- 37
2025-26№ 282 / 615
Matt Savoie (Edmonton Oilers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Matt Savoie
#22CPlays: Winger · 7% of faceoffs
Edmonton Oilers
HEIGHT : 175 cm · WEIGHT : 82 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : December 31, 2003 · St. Albert, Canada
Drafted : 2022 · BUF · round 1, pick #9
Contract : $950,000 · 2022-23 → 2026-27 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 87 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 24 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Savoie: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 18 G, 19 A, 37 PTS, +6 +/-, 14:47 TOI. WAR 0.3 (282nd of 615) · PAL 40, around average.
In 2025-26, Matt Savoie, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 40 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.3 ranks 282nd among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: creation (77, well above average), penalty kill (68, above average) and power play (66, above average). On the other hand, defense (31, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.7); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.2).
His WAR went from -0.2 in 2024-25 to 0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 56 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Matt Savoie's story
When he sought exceptional player status at 15, Matthew Savoie's future path was already taking shape even though the application was denied. Born 1 January 2004, he developed in Alberta hockey programs and made his mark in bantam and prep tournaments, earning MVP and rookie distinctions in provincial and CSSHL competition and gaining selection to Canadian U17 and youth Olympic teams.
Originally committed to the University of Denver, Savoie reversed course after the 2019 WHL bantam draft, where Winnipeg picked him first overall; he signed with the Ice in June 2019. Before joining the WHL full time he played for Dubuque in the USHL, putting up 38 points in 34 games. Once eligible to skate a full WHL season, he exploded in 2021–22 with 90 points in 65 games, leading all rookies and ranking among the league's top scorers.
That season's production led to his selection ninth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and a three‑year entry‑level contract signed in July 2022. He made a professional debut with Rochester in the 2023 AHL playoffs and has alternated between pro and junior levels since, including a WHL trade sending him to Moose Jaw where he made an immediate impact. On 5 July 2024 he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in a deal that brought him to his current NHL organization.
Savoie's milestones at the NHL level include his first career point on 22 February 2025 and his first NHL goal on October 30 in a 4–3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers. He capped the 2025–26 season with a first career hat‑trick on 16 April and finished tied for sixth among rookies in scoring that year. Ahead of the 2026‑67 campaign he was placed on long‑term injured reserve on 1 October.
On the ice he profiles as a playmaking centre who blends vision and scoring touch. His junior numbers reflect consistent offensive instincts and an ability to step into lead roles; those traits explain why teams invested high draft capital and why he has been used quickly at pro levels when healthy.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:47
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:50
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:37
- Pts/GP
- 0.45
- EV points
- 28
- Hits
- 14
- Blocks
- 37
- Takeaways
- 32
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 40.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 40.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
25between 8 and 41 (80% range)
- Goals
- 11
- Assists
- 14
- Games
- 52
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.48 pts per game (last season: 0.45).
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.
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.
Injured reserve· Lower Body· expected back November 24
OV · OverallConfidence 56 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 68
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 59
- Confidence 61 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 76
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 59
- Confidence 61 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 75
- Confidence 35 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 61 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 56 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 56 %
- DF
- Defense
- 68
- Confidence 51 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 67
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 55
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating68
- Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 74
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.476 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 62
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.6 · 51
ST — Strength59
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.015 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)-1.484 · 54
EN — Endurance76
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.7 · 74
- Total ice time (20 %)1,195 · 79
- Shift length (15 %)44.5 · 73
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.2 · 76
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.46 · 76
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.656 · 56
CK — Checking59
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.968 · 60
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.387 · 69
- Season volume (10 %)2.708 · 54
FG — Fighting75
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.825 · 75
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.029 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.441 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.612 · 67
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.559 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.502 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.002 · 68
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.275 · 84
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.478 · 75
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.883 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.87 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.223 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.62 · 84
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 80
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.5 · 77
DF — Defense68
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.046 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.117 · 65
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.654 · 72
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.017 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.132 · 80
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.3 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.262 · 68
PS — Penalty shot67
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience55
- Career regular-season games (65 %)63
- Career playoff games (25 %)37
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)79
- PA · Passing (20 %)74
- DF · Defense (20 %)68
- SK · Skating (12 %)68
- EN · Endurance (8 %)76
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- ST · Strength (3 %)59
- CK · Checking (2 %)59
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
0.3
wins above replacement
282 of 615
PAL Rating
40/ 100
Performance · Around average
271 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
56/ 100
Good value
0.89 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 55
- Defense
- 34
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- Offense
- 42
- Creation
- 77
- Shooting
- 55
- Possession
- 39
- Defense
- 31
- Discipline
- 59
- Power play
- 66
- Penalty kill
- 68
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
90/ 100
Elite
better than 90% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
44/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
97/ 100
Elite
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, 41 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 40
- Shot selection
- 70
- Penalties drawn
- 14
- Puck management
- 62
Defense
- Takeaways
- 94
- Discipline
- 91
- Safe zone exits
- 53
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.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.3
wins above replacement
-1.0 to 1.5 — 90% interval
282 of 615 forwards
+1.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.6
- EV defense
- -1.2
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- -0.6
- Penalties
- +0.7
- Average → replacement
- +3.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 0.3 | -1.0 to 1.5 | 282/615 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 4 | -0.2 | -0.4 to -0.1 | 499/596 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 386/608 |
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
- 130.8 km/h27th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.6 km/h76th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 13082nd percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 41.3 %40th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 310.4 km74th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.13 km62nd percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.0 %71st percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %28th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.2 %32nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 13875th percentile | 1875th percentile | 13.0 %46th percentile |
| High danger | 5681st percentile | 1074th percentile | 17.9 %38th percentile |
| Mid range | 4377th percentile | 573rd percentile | 11.6 %45th percentile |
| Long range | 543rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
🔥 2-game point streak
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LAK
SJS
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VGK
CHI
SEA
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TBL
FLA
NSH
STL
DAL
CAR
OTT
CGY
TOR
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WSH
PIT
NJD
NYI
WPG
PHI
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CBJ
NYRMatt Savoie: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Matt Savoie have in 2025-26?
Matt Savoie has 18 goals and 37 points (19 assists) in 82 games in 2025-26.
How old is Matt Savoie?
Matt Savoie is 22 years old: he was born on January 1, 2004.
How tall is Matt Savoie, and how much does he weigh?
Matt Savoie is 5'9" (175 cm) and weighs 181 lb (82 kg).
Where is Matt Savoie from?
Canada: Matt Savoie was born in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Matt Savoie play for?
Matt Savoie plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, at C, wearing number 22.
Is Matt Savoie injured?
Yes: Matt Savoie is on injured reserve (lower body). He is expected back around November 24.
How good is Matt Savoie?
Matt Savoie produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 282nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 40 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Matt Savoie make?
Matt Savoie earns $887K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 56 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Matt Savoie's contract end?
Matt Savoie's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Matt Savoie overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 56 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Matt Savoie a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 282nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Matt Savoie played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Matt Savoie has 8 points (6 goals, 2 assists).
What are Matt Savoie's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Matt Savoie has 87 games, 18 goals, 20 assists and 38 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 37 points in 82 games.
Where was Matt Savoie drafted?
Matt Savoie was drafted 9th overall (round 1) by Buffalo Sabres in 2022.
Is Matt Savoie better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2025-26, he averages 0.46 points per game at home (19 in 41 games) and 0.44 on the road (18 in 41 games).
How does Matt Savoie perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Matt Savoie has 6 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.17 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.44).
Which player is most similar to Matt Savoie?
Kiefer Sherwood: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Kiefer Sherwood's page →Is Matt Savoie a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 25 points in 2026-27, or 0.48 points per game.
Does Matt Savoie have siblings?
Yes: his brother Carter (drafted in the 4th round (100th overall) by the Edmonton Oilers in 2020).
What is Matt Savoie's nationality?
Matt Savoie is Canadian.
What awards has Matt Savoie won?
WHL player of the week, week ending January 14.
Where did Matt Savoie play before turning pro?
Signed with the Winnipeg Ice in June 2019; played with the Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL), 38 points in 34 games; first full WHL season in 2021–22 with the Winnipeg Ice (90 points in 65 games).
How many points is Matt Savoie projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 25 points in 52 games in 2026-27 (8 to 41 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Edmonton Oilers teammates
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