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Out · expected back around Nov 14
Matheson to miss his second stretch of games this season due to a lower-body injury. It remains to be seen whether his current issue is a flare up of his previous injury. Prior to going down, the 32-year-old defenseman posted a goal, three assists, a plus-1 rating, 15 shots on net, five hits and 13 blocked shots across eight appearances this season. In his absence, the 22-year-old Adam Engstrom should have a chance to earn more playing time over the next two weeks and beyond. If Matheson is ultimately shifted to injured reserve, he's a solid IR stash in deep fantasy leagues.
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TOR· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
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Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | @STL | W 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 23:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | @WPG | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @CHI | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs DET | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs NSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs CAR | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:30 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 3 | @PIT | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 26:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | @TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 25:06 | 0 | 2 |
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| Apr 12 | @NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 11 | vs CBJ | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | vs TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | vs FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 5 | vs NJD | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | @NJD | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | @TBL | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 23:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | @CAR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 28 | @NSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:48 | 5 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | vs CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:24 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 24 | vs CAR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:42 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 21 | vs NYI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:48 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 19 | @DET | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 17 | vs BOS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | vs ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:06 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 14 | vs SJS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | @OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:00 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 7 | @LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 24:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | @ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | @SJS | L 5-7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs WSH | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 24:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 4 | @WPG | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 24:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | @MIN | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 25:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 31 | @BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 27:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 29 | vs COL | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 21:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 27 | vs VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 24:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 24 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 23:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs BUF | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 23:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 23:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 17 | @OTT | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:54 | 2 | 5 |
| Jan 15 | @BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | @WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 27:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | vs VAN | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 23:06 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 10 | vs DET | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 8 | vs FLA | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 25:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 7 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | @DAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 26:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 3 | @STL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 30 | @FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 28 | @TBL | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | @BOS | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:36 | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 21 | @PIT | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 27:24 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 20 | vs PIT | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 26:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | vs EDM | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | @NYR | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | @PIT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 25:48 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 9 | vs TBL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 22:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 7 | vs STL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | @TOR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs WPG | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 27:12 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 2 | vs OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 23:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | @COL | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 23:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | @VGK | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:54 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | @UTA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 23:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs WSH | L 4-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | @CBJ | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:54 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 13 | vs DAL | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs LAK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs UTA | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | @NJD | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 27:18 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 4 | vs PHI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 27:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:00 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | @SEA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | @VAN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 27:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 23 | @EDM | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @CGY | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 25:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 20 | vs BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 26:30 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | vs NYR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26:24 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 14 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 25:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | @CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | @DET | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 20:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | @TOR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:30 | 1 | 0 |
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| Apr 16 | vs CAR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 26:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 14 | vs CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:36 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 12 | @TOR | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 22:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 25:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 6 | @NSH | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31:48 | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 5 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 26:24 | 3 | 3 |
| Apr 3 | vs BOS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 24:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | vs FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | @FLA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 22:42 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 28 | @CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 27 | @PHI | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | @STL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 21:48 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 22 | vs COL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 26:36 | 1 | 0 |
Latest news
Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday.
Matheson will miss his second stretch of games this season due to a lower-body injury. It remains to be seen whether his current issue is a flare-up of his previous injury. Prior to going down, the 32-year-old defenseman posted a goal, three assists, a plus-1 rating, 15 shots on net, five hits and 13 blocked shots across eight appearances this season. In his absence, the 22-year-old Adam Engstrom should have a chance to earn more playing time over the next two weeks and beyond. If Matheson is ultimately shifted to injured reserve, he's a solid IR stash in deep fantasy leagues.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Matheson (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Stars.
Matheson will be evaluated when the Canadiens return home. That leaves his status in doubt for Saturday's game versus the Penguins as well. Matheson dealt with a lower-body injury earlier in October that cost him four games. Look for Arber Xhekaj and Adam Engstrom to handle third-pairing duties in Matheson's absence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Matheson posted two assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Blues.
Matheson has a goal and two helpers over three games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The defenseman set up goals by Zachary Bolduc and Florian Xhekaj in this narrow win. Matheson has four points, 14 shots on net, 13 blocks, five hits, six PIM and a plus-1 rating over eight appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 28
Matheson scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Matheson missed four games due to a lower-body injury. He saw 20:15 of ice time Friday, fourth-most among Montreal blueliners. Now that he's healthy again, expect decent offense and all-around production from Matheson, enough to make him a depth option in fantasy. He has two points, 12 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, three hits, six PIM and a minus-2 rating over six outings this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Matheson (lower body) is available for Friday's matchup against Chicago.
Matheson has missed the last four games due to a lower-body injury, but he'll return to action Friday. Across his first five appearances of the regular season, Matheson has recorded no goals, an assist, 10 blocked shots, six PIM and two hits while averaging 24:09 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23
Matheson (lower body) isn't expected to play against San Jose on Tuesday, per Patrick Guillet of DansLesCoulisses.com.
Matheson remains day-to-day and is poised to miss his fourth straight game, but he was present for Tuesday's morning skate with his teammates. He has contributed one assist, nine shots on net, 10 blocked shots and two hits in five appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20