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Matthew Kessel
Defenseman #51 Blues
Player Information

Matthew Kessel has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assists) in 20 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 90 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 25.6 yrs (23.06.2000)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 96 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 150th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoSt. Louis Blues
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 25-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blues controlling 45% 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 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 22% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 175th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 236th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.98
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.50
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.25
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.98
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.25
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.41
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.25
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.50
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.75
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.25
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.00
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.22
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.800M
Player Contract Value: $1.100M
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
01.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 12:46 1 0.0% 0
06.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 8:45 0 0
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
Total 5 0 1 1 1 3 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 20 2 1 3 0 11:58 11 18.2% 4
Season Projection 57 6 3 9 0 11:58 31 19.4% 11
Total 90 3 10 13 -4 59 5.1% 26
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
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 25.6 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.15 0.14 57 65 $0.800M
88% Sam Dickinson Team Logo D 19.6 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.12 0.12 56 65 $0.943M
86% Declan Carlile Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 0.14 0.16 54 67 $0.775M
85% Vladislav Kolyachonok Team Logo D 24.6 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.23 0.20 61 67 $0.775M
83% Noah Juulsen Team Logo D 28.8 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.17 0.12 52 60 $0.900M
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