Matthew Knies

Columbus Blue Jackets·LW·#89·USA·Age 24·Shoots L

6'3"227 lbsPhoenix, AZDrafted 57th Overall, 2021 (TOR)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Phoenix, AZ, USA · Draft: 2021 · Round 2, pick 25 (#57 overall) · TOR · 5 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 252
G: 69
A: 96
PTS: 165
+/-: -15

Playoffs

GP: 27
G: 8
A: 6
PTS: 14
+/-: -2

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	17:29
2026-10-29	@ CAR	0	0	-2	1	17:04
2026-10-27	@ PHI	1	1	1	1	16:18
2026-10-24	vs VGK	0	0	0	2	19:09
2026-10-20	vs TOR	0	0	-1	3	18:36

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 7	@ BUF	0	1	1	-1	1	19:17	L
Nov 6	DAL	0	1	1	1	1	19:18	W
Nov 4	COL	0	0	0	0	0	17:46	W
Nov 1	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	0	17:29	L
Oct 29	@ CAR	0	0	0	-2	1	17:04	L
Oct 27	@ PHI	0	1	1	1	1	16:18	W
Oct 24	VGK	0	0	0	0	2	19:09	W
Oct 20	TOR	0	0	0	-1	3	18:36	L
Oct 18	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	1	19:55	L
Oct 17	NYR	0	0	0	0	2	21:11	W
Oct 13	FLA	0	0	0	1	1	18:03	L
Oct 10	@ STL	0	0	0	-1	0	14:40	L
Oct 9	PIT	0	0	0	0	3	20:38	W
Oct 3	UTA	0	1	1	1	1	17:44	L
Oct 1	BUF	2	1	3	0	4	16:06	W
Sep 23	OTT	0	0	0	0	1	17:48	W
Sep 19	MTL	0	0	0	-2	1	20:22	L
Apr 15	@ OTT	0	0	0	-1	1	16:39	L
Apr 13	DAL	0	2	2	0	1	19:31	L
Apr 11	FLA	0	0	0	-4	1	16:30	L
Apr 9	@ NYI	0	0	0	-2	0	18:56	L
Apr 8	WSH	0	0	0	-1	2	17:56	L
Apr 4	@ LAK	2	2	4	1	2	19:44	L
Apr 3	@ SJS	0	0	0	-1	1	17:36	L
Mar 31	@ ANA	1	0	1	-2	1	19:11	W
Mar 28	@ STL	0	0	0	-3	0	15:26	L
Mar 25	NYR	0	0	0	1	1	15:25	W
Mar 24	@ BOS	2	0	2	1	4	18:21	W
Mar 21	@ OTT	0	0	0	-2	0	24:28	L
Mar 20	CAR	0	0	0	-1	1	20:01	L
Mar 17	NYI	0	0	0	0	3	19:01	L
Mar 15	@ MIN	1	0	1	1	2	20:47	W
Mar 14	@ BUF	0	1	1	1	0	20:09	L
Mar 12	ANA	1	3	4	0	1	22:32	W
Mar 10	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	19:04	L
Mar 8	TBL	0	0	0	-2	2	19:58	L
Mar 6	@ NYR	0	1	1	0	3	17:39	L
Mar 5	@ NJD	1	0	1	1	2	15:48	L
Mar 3	PHI	0	1	1	0	1	18:18	L
Mar 1	OTT	0	0	0	-1	0	17:07	L
Feb 27	@ FLA	0	0	0	-4	4	17:17	L
Feb 26	@ TBL	1	1	2	0	3	17:48	L
Feb 4	@ EDM	1	1	2	1	1	15:28	W
Feb 3	@ CGY	0	0	0	0	0	14:45	W
Feb 1	@ VAN	0	0	0	0	4	15:33	W
Jan 30	@ SEA	0	0	0	-4	3	16:04	L
Jan 28	BUF	1	0	1	-1	2	17:44	L
Jan 25	COL	0	0	0	-1	0	16:52	L
Jan 24	VGK	0	2	2	0	3	20:09	L
Jan 22	DET	0	0	0	0	1	17:28	L
Jan 20	MIN	0	1	1	-1	0	19:11	L
Jan 18	@ WPG	0	0	0	-2	1	18:58	W
Jan 16	@ VGK	0	2	2	0	1	20:07	L
Jan 14	@ UTA	0	0	0	-2	1	14:45	L
Jan 13	@ COL	0	0	0	0	1	21:27	W
Jan 11	VAN	0	0	0	1	1	15:39	W
Jan 9	@ PHI	0	0	0	0	1	20:40	W
Jan 7	FLA	1	1	2	2	1	15:59	W
Jan 4	@ NYI	0	0	0	-2	0	19:03	L
Jan 2	WPG	0	1	1	-1	4	16:58	W
Dec 31	NJD	1	0	1	1	3	15:58	W
Dec 29	@ DET	1	0	1	0	3	17:28	L
Dec 28	OTT	2	1	3	0	6	16:38	W
Dec 23	PIT	0	1	1	0	0	12:07	W
Dec 22	@ DAL	0	0	0	-1	0	16:57	L
Dec 21	@ NSH	0	0	0	-3	1	18:28	L
Dec 19	@ WSH	0	0	0	-1	0	20:35	L
Dec 17	CHI	0	0	0	0	6	20:52	W
Dec 14	EDM	0	1	1	-1	3	18:23	L
Dec 12	SJS	0	0	0	0	1	19:26	L
Dec 9	TBL	0	0	0	1	0	20:17	W
Dec 7	MTL	0	0	0	0	1	18:11	L
Dec 5	@ CAR	1	1	2	2	3	18:04	W
Dec 3	@ FLA	0	0	0	-1	3	19:22	W
Nov 30	@ PIT	0	2	2	0	2	20:17	W
Nov 28	@ WSH	1	0	1	-1	3	17:40	L
Nov 27	@ CBJ	0	1	1	-1	2	21:25	W
Nov 16	@ CHI	0	0	0	0	0	20:12	L
Nov 14	LAK	0	2	2	0	2	23:50	L
Nov 12	@ BOS	0	0	0	0	7	22:11	L
Nov 10	CAR	0	2	2	-2	1	21:04	L
Nov 9	BOS	0	0	0	0	3	21:45	L

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits26#131 of 654
Hits per game1.73#162 of 654
Hits per 605.70#204 of 654
Blocked shots2#594 of 654
Takeaways4#168 of 654
Giveaways12#314 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)2.64#230 of 654
Expected goals per 600.58#300 of 654
Goals above expected-0.64#441 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.120#20 of 654
High-danger shots12#165 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)48.3%#380 of 654
Corsi relative to team-0.1%#326 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)46.1%#459 of 654
PDO at 5v51.018#216 of 654
Offensive zone starts46.9%#407 of 654
Time on ice per game18:13#212 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

50.0%

Won–Lost

4–4

8 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone40.0% · 2/5
Neutral zone50.0% · 1/2
Defensive zone100.0% · 1/1

By situation

Even strength50.0% · 4/8
Power play— · 0/0
Shorthanded— · 0/0

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Career Arc

5 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	CBJ	12	2	3	5	-2	2	19	10.5	18:04	1	0
2025-26	TOR	79	23	43	66	-30	29	140	16.4	18:48	6	10
2024-25	TOR	78	29	29	58	+7	43	152	19.1	18:31	5	10
2023-24	TOR	80	15	20	35	+9	45	115	13.0	13:41	0	2
2022-23	TOR	3	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0.0	13:07	0	0

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Matthew Knies

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Fantasy Value

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Career Arc

Career Stats