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Matt Kiersted

Position Left Defense Current Team Minnesota Wild
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'0" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 182 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 27 (Apr 14, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Sep 30, 2025 Minnesota Wild Cleared Waivers
Sep 29, 2025 Minnesota Wild Placed on Waivers
Jul 2, 2025 Minnesota Wild Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 16, 2025 Florida Panthers Assigned to AHL
Apr 5, 2025 Florida Panthers Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2024 Florida Panthers Assigned to AHL
Oct 6, 2024 Florida Panthers Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2024 Florida Panthers Placed on Waivers
Jun 28, 2024 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 27, 2022 Florida Panthers Signed 2 years @ $762K AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 1, 2021 Florida Panthers Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2020-21 FLA 7 95:54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00 5.87 -5.87 0.00 14.29
2021-22 FLA 10 131:25 0.46 0.46 0.91 0.24 0.22 9.09 4.70 4.39 7.14 0.00
2022-23 FLA 20 182:13 0.33 0.99 1.32 0.21 0.12 7.14 4.46 2.68 0.00 10.53
2024-25 FLA 2 23:02 0.00 2.60 2.60 0.04 -0.04 - - - 0.00 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2020-21 FLA 7 95:54 36.29 0.63 1.74 46.92 2.50 2.57 20.00 40.38 -1.52 0.67 -22.84
2021-22 FLA 10 131:25 43.37 1.83 2.58 43.37 5.48 2.72 25.00 48.67 -0.61 0.23 -7.46
2022-23 FLA 20 182:13 49.39 3.29 3.18 42.15 1.98 2.34 62.50 57.63 0.26 -0.22 4.32
2024-25 FLA 2 23:02 41.68 2.60 2.46 39.07 0.00 2.26 100.00 52.11 0.28 -0.54 8.39

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 10 20.8 0.1 5.6 6.0 78.8 54.0 80.0 10.0 10.0 37.7 19.1 43.1
2022-23 20 21.5 0.1 9.3 9.4 80.9 60.0 75.0 16.7 8.3 39.0 18.3 42.7
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 2 18.5 0.0 9.1 9.1 70.6 67.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.6 16.7 46.7

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season
Season Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2022-23 FLA 4.11 2.35 63.64 3.69 2.46 60.06 0.81 -0.07 6.72
2022-23 FLA 2.15 0.00 100.00 3.64 2.50 59.30 0.69 -0.06 5.73
2021-22 FLA 3.30 1.65 66.67 2.92 3.09 48.64 -0.08 0.52 -5.29
2021-22 FLA 0.00 11.98 0.00 2.10 3.55 37.15 -1.30 0.55 -16.03
2021-22 FLA 0.00 8.39 0.00 1.17 2.08 35.96 -1.93 -0.40 -19.64
2020-21 FLA 1.40 2.80 33.33 1.53 2.64 36.67 -1.34 0.63 -22.12

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $450,000 UFA
2026-27 28 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $450,000 UFA
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $900,000
Signed: July 2, 2025
Team: Minnesota Wild
GM: Bill Guerin
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $300,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $300,000
Signed: June 28, 2024
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Bill Zito
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary in 2024-25 is $350,000.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 24 $762,500 $762,500 - - $750,000 $750,000 $250,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 25 $762,500 $762,500 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $1,025,000
Signed: July 27, 2022
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Bill Zito
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 22 $858,750 $1,350,000 $132,500 $92,500 $700,000 $792,500 $80,000 ELC
2021-22 23 $858,750 $1,350,000 $850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
Total $982,500 $185,000 $1,532,500 $1,717,500 $160,000
Signed: Apr 1, 2021
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Bill Zito
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2013-14 USA-S15 Team Red 5 2 0 2
2013-14 USHS-MN Elk River High 24 6 15 21 22 3 4 4 2
2013-14 UMHSEHL Team MPLS Magazine 2 0 0 0 1
2014-15 UMHSEHL Team Twin Cities Orthopedics 18 3 12 15 14
2014-15 USHL Chicago Steel 11 0 1 1 -1 6
2014-15 USA-S16 Team Grey 6 1 2 3
2014-15 USDP U.S. National U17 Team 3 0 1 1
2014-15 MNHP-16 B16 - Blue (Final 54) 3 0 1 1
2014-15 USHS-MN Elk River High 25 8 28 36 31 3 1 4 5 2
2015-16 USHL Chicago Steel 57 4 19 23 -10 44
2015-16 JCWC Chicago Steel 5 0 2 2 +2 16
2015-16 USA-S17 Team Grey 5 1 3 4 6
2015-16 MNHP-17 B17 - Red (Final 54) 3 2 1 3
2016-17 USHL Chicago Steel 23 2 12 14 +10 24
2016-17 WJAC-19 USA U19 5 0 3 3 2
2017-18 NCAA Univ. of North Dakota 29 4 4 8 -2 10
2018-19 NCAA Univ. of North Dakota 36 7 11 18 +2 35
2019-20 NCAA Univ. of North Dakota 33 6 23 29 +22 50
2020-21 NCAA Univ. of North Dakota 29 3 19 22 +15 28
2020-21 NHL Florida Panthers 7 0 0 0 -4 2 6 0.0 15:10
2021-22 NHL Florida Panthers 10 1 1 2 -8 2 11 9.1 14:03
2021-22 AHL Charlotte Checkers 63 5 15 20 +6 64 7 1 1 +2 4
2022-23 NHL Florida Panthers 20 1 3 4 +4 6 14 7.1 9:51
2022-23 AHL Charlotte Checkers 49 6 15 21 +3 44 7 3 3 -6 16
2023-24 AHL Charlotte Checkers 57 4 11 15 +14 53 3 6
2024-25 NHL Florida Panthers 2 0 1 1 +1 2 0.0 12:41
2024-25 AHL Charlotte Checkers 64 1 28 29 +34 40 13 8 8 +8 12
2024-25 AHL Charlotte Checkers 64 1 28 29 +34 40 13 8 8 +8 12
2024-25 AHL Charlotte Checkers 64 1 28 29 +34 40 13 8 8 +8 12
2024-25 AHL Charlotte Checkers 64 1 28 29 +34 40 13 8 8 +8 12
NHL Career 39 2 5 7 -7 12 31 6.4 12:01