The Avalanche are likely going to be without Nathan MacKinnon (COVID), Valeri Nichushkin (upper-body) and Gabriel Landeskog (suspension) on Saturday, so Matteau will make his Avalanche debut. The 27-year-old has 11 points (6G / 5A) in 91 career NHL games with the Devils, Canadiens, Golden Knights and Blue Jackets.
Thursday will be Matteau's second game of the season, replacing Kevin Stenlund in the lineup. The 27-year-old has two goals and one assist in 10 career games with Columbus.
Matteau played 12:00 TOI in his season debut on Monday but will be replaced by Mikhail Grigorenko in the lineup on Thursday.
Matteau appeared in nine games with the Blue Jackets a season ago, replacing Mikhail Grigorenko in Carolina. The 26-year-old winger had two goals and one assist last year and has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 73 career NHL games.
Matteau is a former first-round pick (No.29 overall in 2012) but has picked up just six points (3G / 3A) in 56 career NHL games with the Devils and Canadiens. Prior to being called up by Vegas, Matteau had four goals and one assist in 19 games with Chicago (AHL). He will replace Will Carrier (upper-body) on the fourth line tonight.
Matteau has been in the lineup for the last five games, but will be replaced by Jacob De La Rose in the lineup on Tuesday. Matteau has just one assist in 11 games since being acquired by the Canadiens at the trade deadline.
Matteau has picked up one assist in six games since being acquired from the Devils at the trade deadline. Matteau will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games—he comes out with Lars Eller re-entering the lineup.
Matteau, 22, was a first round pick in 2012, but has yet to pan out at the NHL level. The 6-foot-2, 220 lbs. forward has just one goal in 20 games this season and just five points (3G / 2A) in 44 career NHL games.
Matteau did not get into a game during his recall. He heads back to the AHL where he has one goal and eight assists in 26 games.
Matteau, 20, was the Devils first round pick (29th overall) in 2012. He has one goal and eight assists (9 points) in 26 games with Albany this season. Matteau has one goal and two assists in 17 career NHL games.
Matteau had 3 points in 17 games with the Devils.
