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Matthew Knies
Left Wing #23 Maple Leafs $7.750M
Player Information

Matthew Knies has 46 points (14 goals, 32 assists) in 54 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 140 points (58 goals, 82 assists) in 215 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: 23.4 yrs (17.10.2002)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 104 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 57th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoToronto Maple Leafs
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 23-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Maple Leafs controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Knies is off the ice, the Maple Leafs control 46% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 24% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 59th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 213th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.09
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.80
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.17
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.74
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.95
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.57
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.57
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.68
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.42
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.09
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.17
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.76
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.49
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.42
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.92
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.83
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.24
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Knies at his age (23.4 yrs):
    Quinton Byfield (Rating of 72 in 2025, Today 72)
    Frank Vatrano (Rating of 72 in 2017, Today 61)
    Ryan Hartman (Rating of 72 in 2017, Today 78)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $7.750M
Player Contract Value: $3.600M
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
27.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 -1 17:43 2 50.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -4 16:04 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 0 15:33 4 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 14:45 0 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 1 1 2 1 15:28 1 100.0% 0
Total 5 2 1 3 -4 10 20.0% 2
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 54 14 32 46 -11 18:52 104 13.5% 21
Season Projection 79 20 47 67 -16 18:52 152 13.2% 31
Total 215 58 82 140 6 375 15.5% 111
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 Match
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 23.4 yrs 191 cm / 104 kg 0.85 0.65 77 62 $7.750M
86% Charlie Coyle Team Logo C 34 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.75 0.52 74 62 $5.250M
84% Gabriel Vilardi Team Logo C 26.5 yrs 191 cm / 97 kg 0.89 0.69 82 65 $7.500M
83% Leo Carlsson Team Logo C 21.2 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 1.00 0.67 78 60 $0.950M
82% Alex Tuch Team Logo RW 29.8 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.86 0.73 73 69 $4.750M
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