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Matthew Poitras

#51 · Center

Matthew Poitras

Boston BruinsBoston Bruins
Age
22
Height
6′0″
Weight
189 lb
Shoots
R
Born
Whitby, Ontario, CAN
GP
4
G
2
A
1
P
3
+/-
+3
SOG
6

2026–27 regular season

Drafted 2022 · Round 2, #54 overall (BOS)

This season vs last

Stat2026–272025–26 first 4 GP
GP43
G21
A10
P31
SOG68
PPP00
+/-+3+1
PIM24
TOI/GP11:0712:07−1:01
SH%33.312.5+20.8

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%
53.3
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
46.2
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
+3.3
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
1.179
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
0.7
Individual expected goals
G − xG
+1.3
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
32.0
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
10:51
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

10 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

Shot attempts map

How Poitras is used

#51 · C · Boston Bruins

Matthew Poitras

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

  • Line 3
Ice time / game
11:07
10:51 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
32.0%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
46.2%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
53.3%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Poitras46.0s
NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Poitras28%
NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Tanner Jeannot37.1 min together50%shot attempts
Mark Kastelic30.4 min together52%shot attempts
Will Borgen19.7 min together55%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2026–27Boston Bruins4213
2025–26Boston Bruins3101
2024–25Boston Bruins3311011
2023–24Boston Bruins3351015

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