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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Matthew Peca
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Matthew Peca
CAN

Matthew Peca

#21
C Playmaking Center Non-Reasonable Canadiens
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK64
FG35
DI88
SK48
ST73
EN86
DU88
PH49
FO66
PA51
SC45
DF67
PS69
EX77
LD77
MO50
OV52

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: April 27, 1993
Age: 33 yrs
Height / Weight: 178 cm • 82 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2011 • #206 overall (7th Round) by Predators
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 99%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $900,000
Cap Percentage: 0.97%
Remaining Cap Hit: $720,000
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: Two-Way
Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP16
AHL G6
AHL A6
AHL PTS12
+/--2
PIM2
TOI/G27:20
PPG0
GWG2
S%9.5%
HITS13
72G Pace54P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 68th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 68th Pct
Solid Starter
Playmaking & Vision 65th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 81th Pct
Above Average
Physical & Grit 13th Pct
Developing
Character & IQ 79th Pct
Above Average

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 9.5% (6G / 63S) Career: 11.4%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 6G (50%) • 6A (50%)
Goals Split: 6 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.75
Points / GP
0.38
Goals / GP
0.38
Assists / GP
AHL Season Ice Time 27:20 TOI/G
5v5: 23:05 (84%)
PP: 02:53 (11%)
PK: 01:22 (5%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP286
G15
A26
PTS41
+/--42
P/G0.14
PIM18
TOI/G07:55
PPG0
BKS29
S%7%
FO%44.9%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 9 2025-26
Assists 16 2025-26
Points 25 2025-26
+/- 0 2020-21
Hits 62 2024-25
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 06:40
PP: 00:02
PK: 01:13

6 pts

Career Stars (0-2-2)

3 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

134

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
2020-21 NYI 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 42.9% 00:08 0.00
2021-22 NYI 67 1 4 5 -4 0 0 0 0 19 5.3% 19 4 50.0% 04:32 0.07
2022-23 DET 24 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 11 0.0% 17 6 41.4% 07:53 0.00
2024-25 SEA 82 5 6 11 -24 14 0 0 1 78 6.4% 62 15 45.8% 11:21 0.13
2025-26 SEA 79 9 16 25 -12 2 0 0 2 107 8.4% 36 4 44.4% 10:32 0.32
NHL CAREER TOTAL 286 15 26 41 -42 18 0 3 215 7% 134 29 44.9% 07:55 0.14

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016-17 NSH 19 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 20 0.0% 14 6 72.7% 13:21 0.26
2017-18 NSH 77 28 40 68 26 14 10 0 9 149 18.8% 98 18 43.2% 17:01 0.88
2018-19 NSH 82 34 46 80 36 23 4 0 11 258 13.2% 129 32 53.4% 16:52 0.98
2019-20 WPG 81 25 50 75 49 0 4 0 4 232 10.8% 94 37 53.9% 17:37 0.93
2020-21 NYI 48 6 20 26 11 8 1 0 1 77 7.8% 35 8 53.9% 08:23 0.54
2021-22 NYI 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 10.0% 4 0 48.3% 22:58 0.75
2022-23 DET 58 14 25 39 -4 22 3 1 5 163 8.6% 74 10 49.5% 21:31 0.67
2023-24 DET 82 23 50 73 1 18 3 1 4 229 10.0% 136 13 48.7% 18:38 0.89
2026-27 MTL 16 6 6 12 -2 2 0 0 2 63 9.5% 13 5 45.3% 27:20 0.75

AHL Calder Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016-17 NSH 5 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0% 5 3 100.0% 17:42 0.20
2017-18 NSH 10 3 5 8 5 4 2 0 1 24 12.5% 11 1 75.0% 18:35 0.80
2018-19 NSH 20 4 12 16 6 2 1 0 2 53 7.5% 28 3 48.5% 17:38 0.80
2019-20 WPG 5 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 20 5.0% 4 1 54.8% 16:07 0.20

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Dylan Gambrell COL • 30 yrs • 1 PTS (17 GP)
$1,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 66
SK 48
PH 48
PA 51
SC 45
DF 69
Alex Belzile CAR • 35 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 67
SK 48
PH 48
PA 50
SC 47
DF 66
Seth Griffith STL • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 62
SK 46
PH 47
PA 52
SC 45
DF 65
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
Ryan Carpenter CGY • 35 yrs • 3 PTS (17 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 65
SK 46
PH 47
PA 48
SC 45
DF 69
Logan O'Connor VAN • 30 yrs • 4 PTS (18 GP)
$1,400,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2026
CK 61
SK 49
PH 50
PA 49
SC 47
DF 66
Joel Kiviranta NYI • 30 yrs • 1 PTS (14 GP)
$2,200,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 67
SK 48
PH 48
PA 49
SC 50
DF 67
Rodrigo Abols VAN • 30 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 66
SK 49
PH 48
PA 50
SC 49
DF 65
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 22:27
Matthew Peca signed with Kraken for $1,000,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing UFA Market
29.09.2022 19:48
Matthew Peca signed with Red Wings for 900 000 Kč for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing
11.10.2020 18:47
Matthew Peca signed with Islanders for 900 000 Kč for 2 year(s) / Signing Bonus of 500 000 Kč.
Contract Signing
09.10.2020 15:52
Matthew Peca signed with Canadiens for 900 000 Kč for 2 year(s) / Signing Bonus of 500 000 Kč.
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:10
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
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
NHL Entry Draft
2011
Selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (#206th overall, 7th Round) by Predators