Matthew Highmore
Age 27 Feb 27, 1996
Halifax Canada
Center shoots left
5'11" 180 cm
187 lbs 85 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 21
UFA Year 2023
Agent Allan Walsh
Transaction History
| Dec 3, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was assigned to AHL Belleville on Sunday. |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was recalled Friday from AHL Belleville. |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was sent down to AHL Belleville on Sunday. |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was called up by Ottawa on Thursday, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun. |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was waived by the Ottawa Senators on Monday. |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Matthew Highmore | Highmore signed a one-year, two-way contract with Ottawa on Saturday. |
| Feb 23, 2023 | St. Louis Blues | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| Feb 18, 2023 | St. Louis Blues | Matthew Highmore | Highmore was recalled from AHL Springfield on Saturday, according to AHL reporter Patrick Williams. |
| Jul 14, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Matthew Highmore | Highmore signed a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Matthew Highmore | Highmore will test the free-agent market Wednesday following Vancouver's decision to not give him a qualifying offer. |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (upper body) is expected to return to the lineup for Monday's game against the Dallas Stars, Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (upper body) is now considered week-to-week according to coach Bruce Boudreau, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports. |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore is dealing with an upper-body injury and will miss Saturday's clash with Dallas, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports. |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (undisclosed) is playing Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports. |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames, but he also received medical attention late in the game, Jeff Paterson of TSN 1040 Vancouver reports. |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore scored a power-play goal on two shots and added an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore logged an assist and two PIM in Monday's 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (COVID-19) is expected to return to practice Wednesday, Farhan Lalji of TSN reports Tuesday. |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore has tested positive for COVID-19, per coach Bruce Boudreau, Harman Dayal of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore notched a goal in a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore notched a goal and an assist in Thursday's loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore notched an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Thursday. |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (upper body) has been cleared for contact, The Athletic's Harman Dayal reports. |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday, Thomas Drance of The Athletic Vancouver reports. |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Friday. |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (undisclosed) won't finish Thursday's game versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports. |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore registered an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| May 15, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore scored twice on four shots in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. |
| May 13, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| May 6, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore notched an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore (not injury related) will make his Canucks debut Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL.com reports. |
| Apr 12, 2021 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Adam Gaudette from the Vancouver Canucks for Matthew Highmore |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Matthew Highmore | Highmore produced an assist in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Signed C Matthew Highmore to a two-year, $1.45 million contract extension. |
| Dec 9, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled RW Matthew Highmore from Rockford (AHL). |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned RW Matthew Highmore to Rockford (AHL). |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled RW Matthew Highmore from Rockford (AHL). |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned RW Matthew Highmore to Rockford (AHL). |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned LW Matthew Highmore to Rockford (AHL). |
| Feb 26, 2018 | Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled LW Matthew Highmore from Rockford (AHL). |
| Sep 21, 2017 | Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned LW Matthew Highmore to Rockford (AHL). |
| Mar 2, 2017 | Chicago Blackhawks | Signed C Matthew Highmore to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
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Matthew Highmore |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2008-2009 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QC Int PW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Dartmouth Ice Dawgs | NSU18MHL | 35 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 14 | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Team Nova Scotia | CWG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Steele Subaru U18 | NSU18MHL | 25 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 42 | Playoffs | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Canada Atlantic U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 68 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 62 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 60 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 65 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 38 | Playoffs | 17 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 64 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 46 | Playoffs | 18 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Saint John Sea Dogs | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Playoffs | 18 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 64 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 24 | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 27.27 | 51.06 | 7.00 | 50.05 | 2.92 | 0.83 | 0.83 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 336 | 50.00 | 42.70 | -6.00 | 47.90 | -1.60 | 0.36 | 1.07 | Playoffs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 195 | 22.20 | 48.30 | 1.80 | 49.60 | 3.60 | 0.92 | 1.54 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 227 | 57.90 | 41.10 | -1.40 | 41.20 | -5.40 | 0.79 | 1.32 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 46 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 519 | 52.90 | 45.00 | -4.10 | 43.10 | -7.90 | 0.46 | 1.27 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 68 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 34 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 100.00 | 50.00 | 11.90 | 55.60 | 10.90 | ||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 1 Years $775,000 0.93% of cap space
| 2023-2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $775,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $775,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $775,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $775,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $400,000 | |
| Clauses | ||
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| Buy It Out | ||
Contract History
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.03% of cap space