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Matthew Kessel
Defenseman #51 Blues $0.800M
Player Information

Matthew Kessel has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assists) in 22 games for the St. Louis Blues this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 150) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues, he has 13 points (3 goals, 10 assists) in 92 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 25.7 yrs (23.06.2000)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 150th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoSt. Louis Blues
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 25-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blues controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Kessel is off the ice, the Blues control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 187th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 223rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.18
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.47
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.16
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.89
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.11
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.37
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.11
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.47
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.29
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.23
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.11
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.800M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 27.0 yrs (23.06.2000)
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Matthew Kessel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
17.12.2025 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 1 15:03 1 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 1 1 0 16:03 1 0.0% 0
02.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 0 13:37 0 0
13.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 16:01 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 1 7:49 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 2 2 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Blues 2 0 0 0 -1 15:10 3 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Blues 39 1 6 7 0 16:48 28 3.6% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Blues 29 0 3 3 -3 13:07 17 0.0% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Blues 22 2 1 3 1 11:58 11 18.2% 4
Season Projection 47 4 2 6 2 11:58 24 16.7% 9
Total 92 3 10 13 -3 59 5.1% 26
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Matthew Kessel Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.14 0.14 56 66 $0.800M
85% Haydn Fleury Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 193 cm / 93 kg 0.00 0.14 52 66 $0.950M
85% Vladislav Kolyachonok Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.23 0.20 61 67 $0.775M
85% Andrew Peeke Team Logo D 27.9 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.21 0.20 54 69 $2.750M
84% Nick Perbix Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 193 cm / 93 kg 0.17 0.26 54 66 $2.750M
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