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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Matthew Highmore
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Matthew Highmore
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Matthew Highmore

#12
C Defensive Center Non-Reasonable Stars
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK64
FG35
DI87
SK45
ST76
EN87
DU92
PH46
FO67
PA46
SC45
DF68
PS66
EX71
LD70
MO50
OV50

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: February 27, 1996
Age: 30 yrs
Height / Weight: 180 cm • 85 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2017 • #111 overall (4th Round) by Jets
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $900,000
Cap Percentage: 0.98%
Remaining Cap Hit: $826,154
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: Two-Way
Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP7
AHL G2
AHL A3
AHL PTS5
+/-+2
PIM2
TOI/G16:36
PPG0
GWG0
S%11.8%
HITS4
72G Pace51P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 50th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 59th Pct
Solid Starter
Playmaking & Vision 41th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 85th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Physical & Grit 26th Pct
Depth Asset
Character & IQ 59th Pct
Solid Starter

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 11.8% (2G / 17S) Career: 9.9%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (40%) • 3A (60%)
Goals Split: 2 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.71
Points / GP
0.29
Goals / GP
0.43
Assists / GP
AHL Season Ice Time 16:36 TOI/G
5v5: 14:55 (90%)
PP: 00:05 (0%)
PK: 01:36 (10%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP5
G1
A0
PTS1
+/-0
P/G0.20
PIM0
TOI/G05:41
PPG0
BKS0
S%33.3%
FO%37%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 1 2025-26
Assists 0
Points 1 2025-26
+/- 0 2025-26
Hits 2 2025-26
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 05:25
PP: 00:11
PK: 00:04

0 pts

Career Stars (0-0-0)

0 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

2

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2025-26 OTT 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3% 2 0 37.0% 05:41 0.20
NHL CAREER TOTAL 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 33.3% 2 0 37.0% 05:41 0.20

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2017-18 WPG 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2 0 33.3% 04:37 0.00
2018-19 WPG 82 32 30 62 5 8 9 1 3 232 13.8% 90 36 45.1% 17:37 0.76
2019-20 NSH 69 14 17 31 2 8 0 0 2 145 9.7% 47 35 40.0% 15:49 0.45
2020-21 NSH 82 32 28 60 -28 36 6 1 7 291 11.0% 166 23 44.8% 21:26 0.73
2021-22 NSH 82 33 40 73 -25 4 3 0 5 380 8.7% 41 41 44.6% 26:12 0.89
2022-23 NSH 81 42 44 86 -8 8 4 0 11 364 11.5% 122 31 45.7% 24:12 1.06
2023-24 NSH 82 13 37 50 -1 8 1 0 4 184 7.1% 60 17 49.7% 17:34 0.61
2024-25 OTT 82 17 47 64 6 12 1 0 0 221 7.7% 61 14 48.1% 19:13 0.78
2025-26 OTT 77 21 43 64 -2 24 2 0 5 255 8.2% 116 17 49.0% 22:14 0.83
2026-27 DAL 7 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 17 11.8% 4 0 44.7% 16:36 0.71

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Jack Becker VAN • 30 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 25, 2026
CK 65
SK 45
PH 45
PA 46
SC 44
DF 63
Kyle Criscuolo VGK • 34 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 64
SK 45
PH 46
PA 46
SC 44
DF 61
Justin Bailey VGK • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$800,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 66
SK 44
PH 44
PA 43
SC 46
DF 68
David Kampf NSH • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 64
SK 48
PH 47
PA 48
SC 48
DF 68
Rafael Harvey-Pinard OTT • 27 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Aug 26, 2025
CK 67
SK 44
PH 43
PA 45
SC 45
DF 67
Glenn Gawdin DAL • 29 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$700,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 67
SK 46
PH 45
PA 49
SC 44
DF 67
Boris Katchouk CGY • 28 yrs • 1 PTS (6 GP)
$1,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 70
SK 46
PH 47
PA 46
SC 45
DF 66
Kevin Rooney NYR • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (2 GP)
$600,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 69
SK 45
PH 44
PA 45
SC 46
DF 69
Total Remaining Contract
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2 yr(s) remaining • $900,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing UFA Market
22.09.2024 22:25
Matthew Highmore signed with Senators for $900,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing
10.07.2022 16:54
Matthew Highmore signed with Predators for 800 000 Kč for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:10
Predators receives:
Adam Payerl, Alexander Volkov, Alexandre Burrows, Anders Lindback, Anthony Bitetto, Anton Blidh, Brett Pollock, Buddy Robinson, Casey Bailey, Dalton Prout, Dennis Robertson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Dominik Masin, Drew Stafford, Dylan Sadowy, Eric Robinson, Erik Gustafsson, Etienne Marcoux, Filip Chytil, Gemel Smith, Chris Bigras, Jack Dougherty, Jannik Hansen, Jason Chimera, Joe Cannata, Joel Ward, Jori Lehtera, Julius Bergman, Jussi Jokinen, Kyle Quincey, Kyle Rau, Lance Bouma, Luke Johnson, Luke Witkowski, Marc Methot, Marcus Sorensen, Mark Barberio, Martin Hanzal, Matt Read, Matthew Highmore, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Kapla, Michael Mersch, Mirco Mueller, Nikolai Kulemin, Patrick Eaves, Phil Lane, Retention WPG, Robbie Russo, Seth Helgeson, Tim Heed, Tristan Jarry, Tyler Moy, Yakov Trenin, Yan-Pavel Laplante
Jets receives:
Blaine Byron, Brendan Gaunce, Carter Hutton, Claude Giroux, Cody Franson, Cole Schneider, Daniel Winnik, Dennis Rasmussen, Deryk Engelland, Ethan Bear, Garret Sparks, Henrik Samuelsson, Chase De Leo, J.C. Lipon, Jake Dotchin, Jonny Brodzinski, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Josh Leivo, Kevin Boyle, Laurent Brossoit, Marian Gaborik, Matthew Peca, Michael Brodzinski, Mike Fisher, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Nate Thompson, Nick Foligno, Ondrej Palat, Paul LaDue, Philip Samuelsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Richard Panik, Robert Hagg, Roman Josi, Ryan Miller, Ryan Rupert, Sami Niku, Samuel Montembeault, Sean Couturier, Shea Weber, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Johns, Teddy Blueger, Tomas Hertl, Tyler Wong, Valtteri Filppula, Viktor Loov, William Nylander
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
09.08.2018 0:00
Matthew Highmore signed with Jets for $600,000 for 2 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2017
Selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (#111th overall, 4th Round) by Jets