Canadiens sign Mike Matheson to five-year, $30M contract extension

Mike Matheson will remain with the Montreal Canadiens for the foreseeable future.

The team announced Friday that the defenceman has signed a five-year, $30-million contract extension that runs through the 2030-31 season and carries a cap hit of $6 million.

Currently in his fourth season with Montreal, Matheson has four goals and 10 assists in 22 games. The 31-year-old leads the Canadiens in average ice time at 24:50 per game, which ranks 10th in the NHL.

A native of Pointe-Claire, Que., Matheson set numerous career highs with the Canadiens during the 2023-24 season, including assists (51), points (62), power-play goals (5) and power-play points (28). He also matched a personal best with 11 goals that year.

Across 649 career NHL games with the Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers, he has recorded a total of 279 points (78 goals and 201 assists).

Originally drafted 23rd overall by the Panthers in 2012, Matheson was traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh along with a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft for Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling on July 16, 2022.