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Matthew Knies has 36 points (11 goals, 25 assists) in 38 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 130 points (55 goals, 75 assists) in 199 regular-season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.2 yrs (17.10.2002)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 104 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 57th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoToronto Maple Leafs
    Awards: -
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The 23-year-old is a strong positive 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 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 80

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 31st of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 122nd of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    78.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    18.51
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.20
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.71
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.50
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.13
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    4.06
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    4.28
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.96
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.39
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    2.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    10.68
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.38
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.07
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.83
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.70
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.58
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.12
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.24
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    8.02
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    6.41
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Knies at his age (23.2 yrs):
    Mats Zuccarello (Rating of 80 in 2010, Today 75)
    Brayden Schenn (Rating of 80 in 2014, Today 66)
    Jesper Bratt (Rating of 80 in 2021, Today 81)
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Actual AAV: $7.750M
Player Contract Value: $7.800M
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
27.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 2 1 3 0 16:37 6 33.3% 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 1 0 1 0 17:28 3 33.3% 0
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
Total 5 4 2 6 -2 16 25.0% 7
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 38 11 25 36 -4 19:25 83 13.3% 15
Season Projection 79 23 52 75 -8 19:26 173 13.3% 31
Total 199 55 75 130 13 354 15.5% 105
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 / 104 kg 0.95 0.65 85 71 $7.750M
83% Roope Hintz Team Logo C 29.1 yrs 191 cm / 98 kg 0.86 0.81 88 70 $8.450M
83% Drake Batherson Team Logo RW 27.7 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 1.03 0.77 88 72 $4.975M
81% Kirill Marchenko Team Logo RW 25.5 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.89 0.69 85 71 $3.850M
81% Dylan Cozens Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.76 0.61 82 69 $7.100M
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