Defense · BUF · 2020-21

Matt Irwin

Age: 38
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Victoria

Games: 24
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Points: 2
Ice time: 16:15/gm

Rating · 2020-21

2/100

Below replacement

Physical Defender

Better than 2% of NHL defencemen.

-0.28wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense345 min3among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense345 min29among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill44 min43among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2012-13SJS	38	94	+1.52	Where it came from
2013-14SJS	62	25	-0.00	Where it came from
2014-15SJS	53	87	+1.38	Where it came from
2015-16BOS	2	—	-0.01	Where it came from
2016-17NSH	74	70	+0.61	Where it came from
2017-18NSH	50	35	+0.04	Where it came from
2018-19NSH	44	26	-0.12	Where it came from
2019-20TOT	36	4	-0.26	Where it came from
2020-21BUF	24	2	-0.28	Where it came from
2021-22WSH	17	—	+0.12	Where it came from
2022-23WSH	61	33	+0.12	Where it came from
Career11 seasons	461	—	+3.11

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 24 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs PITApr 17	L 2-3	16:41	0	0	D
@ WSHApr 15	W 5-2	16:00	0	2	C-
@ BOSApr 13	OTL 2-3 OT	16:06	0	1	D+
@ PHIApr 11	W 5-3	12:51	1	2	D
vs WSHApr 9	L 3-4	4:28	2	0	D+

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.