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Matthew Knies
Left Wing #23 Maple Leafs
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Matthew Knies has 38 points (12 goals, 26 assists) in 40 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 57) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he has 132 points (56 goals, 76 assists) in 201 regular-season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He also has 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.2 yrs (17.10.2002)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 105 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 57th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoToronto Maple Leafs
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Maple Leafs controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Knies is off the ice, the Maple Leafs control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 24% in the defensive zone.

  • 77

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 36th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 143rd of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.38
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.93
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.16
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.85
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.08
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.68
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.79
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.70
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.43
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.41
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.16
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.56
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.54
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.24
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.85
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.79
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.24
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.47
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Knies at his age (23.2 yrs):
    Connor McMichael (Rating of 77 in 2024, Today 70)
    Tyson Foerster (Rating of 77 in 2025, Today 77)
    Vinnie Hinostroza (Rating of 77 in 2017, Today 57)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $7.750M
Player Contract Value: $6.200M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 29.7 yrs (17.10.2002)
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Matthew Knies
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
30.12.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 1 0 1 1 15:58 3 33.3% 7
01.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 -1 16:58 4 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -2 19:03 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 1 1 2 2 15:58 1 100.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 0 20:40 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 2 2 4 0 9 22.2% 9
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 3 0 1 1 1 13:07 4 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 80 15 20 35 9 13:40 115 13.0% 45
2024-25 Team Logo Maple Leafs 78 29 29 58 7 18:31 152 19.1% 43
2025-26 Team Logo Maple Leafs 40 12 26 38 -2 19:22 85 14.1% 17
Season Projection 79 24 51 75 -4 19:22 168 14.3% 34
Total 201 56 76 132 15 356 15.7% 107
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 1 3 4 3 13:07 7 14.3% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 2 1 3 -1 15:04 14 14.3% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Maple Leafs 13 5 2 7 -4 19:48 29 17.2% 6
Total 27 8 6 14 -2 50 16.0% 12
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 Knies Team Logo LW 23.2 yrs 191 cm / 105 kg 0.95 0.66 80 72 $7.750M
82% Alex Tuch Team Logo RW 29.7 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.85 0.72 73 75 $4.750M
80% Drake Batherson Team Logo RW 27.7 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.98 0.77 83 79 $4.975M
80% Mika Zibanejad Team Logo C 32.7 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.86 0.80 77 69 $8.500M
79% Kirill Marchenko Team Logo RW 25.5 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.90 0.69 81 76 $3.850M
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