NHL careerMTLLast NHL game 2001
Matt Higgins's NHL career
Points
3
Games
57
Goals
1
Assists
2
P/GP
0.05
Plus/minus
-11
Centre Matt Higgins was drafted 18th overall by Montréal Canadiens in 1996. He played 4 seasons, all of them for Montréal Canadiens, 1997-2001. That came to 57 games and 3 points, 1 goals and 2 assists.
Below: the whole of Matt Higgins's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19961996 NHL Draft
Matt Higgins is drafted 18 overall by Montréal Canadiens
First off the board- 1Chris PhillipsOTT
- 2Andrei ZyuzinSJS
- 3J-P DumontNYI
Swedes from the same draft
Samuel Påhlsson798 GP · 199 P- Andreas Dackell613 GP · 250 P
- Marcus Nilson521 GP · 168 P
- 1 year, 5 months and 4 days later · 2 seasonsYear 1997NHL debut
Matt Higgins makes his NHL debut in 6–5 win against Washington Capitals
Matt was 20 years old ·
Capital Centre, USASwedes on the ice:
Peter Popovic and Calle Johansson.Season1997-1998
Matt Higgins's first NHL season: 0 points
Events81games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1997-1998Points0NHL#671Games1 of 821%Goals0NHL#598Assists0NHL#650P/GP0.00+/--1NHL#384PlayoffsEliminated by Buffalo Sabres0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2Second roundBUFBuffalo Sabres0–4 - Year 1999Season
1998-1999
Matt Higgins scores 1 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season57games missedThe whole season1998-1999Points1NHL#642Games25 of 8230%Goals1NHL#523Assists0NHL#671P/GP0.04+/--2NHL#463 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Matt Higgins scores 2 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season57games missedThe whole season1999-2000Points2NHL#657Games25 of 8230%Goals0NHL#654Assists2NHL#610P/GP0.08+/--6NHL#633 - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Matt Higgins's last season: 0 points
Events76games missedThe whole season2000-2001Points0NHL#774Games6 of 827%Goals0NHL#707Assists0NHL#750P/GP0.00+/--2NHL#494 - The career
Matt Higgins played his last NHL game in 2001
The career ended after 4 seasons with Montréal Canadiens.