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Matthew Benning
Defenseman #33 Maple Leafs $0.100M
Player Information

Matthew Benning has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 1 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 175) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, he has 102 points (17 goals, 85 assists) in 465 regular-season games for the Edmonton Oilers, the Nashville Predators, the San Jose Sharks and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He also has 5 points (0 goals, 5 assists) in 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.8 yrs (25.05.1994)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 175th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoBoston Bruins
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Maple Leafs controlling 39% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Benning is off the ice, the Maple Leafs control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 9% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 50% in the defensive zone.

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    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 190th of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 175th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.13
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.39
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.78
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.04
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.51
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.39
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.11
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.39
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.17
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.01
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.73
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.90
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.51
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.92
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.71
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.34
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.50
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.62
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.100M
Player Contract Value: $2.100M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.1 yrs (25.05.1994)
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Matthew Benning
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 12:25 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Oilers 62 3 12 15 8 16:37 69 4.3% 29
2017-18 Team Logo Oilers 73 6 15 21 5 17:16 111 5.4% 49
2018-19 Team Logo Oilers 70 5 12 17 11 14:56 94 5.3% 33
2019-20 Team Logo Oilers 43 1 7 8 8 13:13 38 2.6% 15
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 53 1 3 4 -1 16:19 43 2.3% 30
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 65 0 11 11 -24 16:19 61 0.0% 39
2022-23 Team Logo Sharks 77 1 23 24 -18 19:46 58 1.7% 26
2023-24 Team Logo Sharks 14 0 2 2 -5 18:28 13 0.0% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 7 0 0 0 -5 13:01 7 0.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 12:25 0 0
Season Projection 26 0 0 0 0 12:25 0 0
Total 465 17 85 102 -21 494 3.4% 239
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Oilers 12 0 3 3 3 17:08 9 0.0% 12
2019-20 Team Logo Oilers 4 0 1 1 2 10:40 4 0.0% 6
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 5 0 0 0 -3 18:36 1 0.0% 6
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 3 0 1 1 -2 14:30 4 0.0% 0
Total 24 0 5 5 0 18 0.0% 24
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Matthew Benning Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.00 0.22 56 73 $0.100M
87% Dmitry Kulikov Team Logo D 35.3 yrs 185 cm / 95 kg 0.00 0.24 56 79 $1.150M
84% Dennis Cholowski Team Logo D 28 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.07 0.24 61 69 $0.775M
83% Urho Vaakanainen Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.15 0.21 56 77 $1.550M
82% Henry Thrun Team Logo D 25 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.00 0.20 51 65 $1.000M
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