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Matt Benning

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	203	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	32
Age	31 (May 25, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 6, Overall 175 (BOS)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 12, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Assigned to AHL
Nov 12, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cleared Waivers
Nov 11, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Placed on Waivers
Oct 30, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Traded to Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 30, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Acquired from San Jose Sharks
Jul 14, 2022	San Jose Sharks	Signed 4 years @ $1.250M AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 9, 2020	Nashville Predators	Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jun 19, 2018	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 2 years @ $1.900M AAV starting in 2018-19
Aug 27, 2016	Edmonton Oilers	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.
2016-17	EDM	62	916:32	0.13	0.59	0.72	0.18	-0.05	3.12	4.23	-1.11	1.12	1.12
2017-18	EDM	73	1111:35	0.32	0.54	0.86	0.23	0.09	6.38	4.60	1.78	0.00	3.50
2018-19	EDM	70	888:16	0.20	0.68	0.88	0.21	-0.01	3.70	3.83	-0.12	0.00	0.88
2019-20	EDM	43	506:10	0.12	0.83	0.95	0.16	-0.04	3.03	4.15	-1.12	0.00	0.00
2020-21	NSH	53	728:04	0.08	0.16	0.25	0.11	-0.03	2.44	3.19	-0.75	0.00	0.00
2021-22	NSH	65	875:06	0.00	0.69	0.69	0.16	-0.16	0.00	3.84	-3.84	0.00	0.00
2022-23	SJS	77	1197:40	0.05	1.00	1.05	0.13	-0.08	2.00	5.29	-3.29	1.30	2.60
2023-24	SJS	14	199:44	0.00	0.60	0.60	0.09	-0.09	0.00	2.70	-2.70	0.00	0.00
2024-25	SJS	7	83:33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.29	-0.29	0.00	5.79	-5.79	0.00	11.11

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
2016-17	EDM	62	916:32	41.77	2.68	2.56	37.64	2.09	2.37	56.16	51.91	-0.00	-0.20	1.97
2017-18	EDM	73	1111:35	46.47	2.70	2.73	44.48	2.48	2.70	52.08	50.30	0.10	0.04	0.62
2018-19	EDM	70	888:16	39.24	2.90	2.32	44.58	2.30	2.53	55.84	47.78	0.03	-0.06	0.85
2019-20	EDM	43	506:10	36.87	2.84	2.17	37.58	1.90	2.24	60.00	49.19	-0.31	-0.26	-0.60
2020-21	NSH	53	728:04	38.40	1.98	2.17	38.32	2.14	2.16	48.00	50.16	-0.28	-0.21	-0.68
2021-22	NSH	65	875:06	39.70	1.78	2.34	39.84	3.50	2.34	33.77	50.06	-0.14	-0.11	-0.35
2022-23	SJS	77	1197:40	35.32	2.35	2.39	44.89	2.91	2.71	44.76	46.89	-0.51	-0.08	-4.07
2023-24	SJS	14	199:44	36.95	1.20	2.09	49.57	2.40	3.54	33.33	37.09	0.14	0.70	-3.54
2024-25	SJS	7	83:33	39.50	0.72	2.97	57.45	4.31	3.34	14.29	47.13	0.99	0.54	5.62

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	65	21.3	0.1	5.1	5.4	94.4	58.9	80.4	13.7	5.9	40.4	18.4	41.2
2022-23	77	22.1	0.2	8.6	8.9	96.5	59.6	63.0	34.8	2.2	43.2	19.2	37.6
2023-24	14	21.0	0.2	8.2	8.7	91.2	63.6	100.0	0.0	0.0	45.2	18.6	36.3
2024-25	7	20.6	0.1	9.2	9.4	91.4	70.8	66.7	33.3	0.0	42.7	19.7	37.7

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
2024-25	Thrun, H	SJS	57:47	1.04	4.15	20.00	2.92	3.19	47.84	0.80	0.46	4.11
2023-24	Addison, C	SJS	49:36	1.21	1.21	50.00	2.29	2.72	45.64	0.25	-0.25	4.93
2023-24	Burroughs, K	SJS	31:50	0.00	3.77	0.00	2.19	3.73	36.96	0.21	0.70	-2.59
2023-24	Vlasic, M	SJS	31:34	1.90	1.90	50.00	1.22	4.73	20.45	-0.75	1.74	-19.21
2023-24	Ferraro, M	SJS	24:36	2.44	4.88	33.33	2.54	5.07	33.40	0.57	2.09	-6.39
2022-23	Vlasic, M	SJS	678:15	2.39	2.65	47.37	2.48	2.38	51.05	-0.37	-0.41	0.48
2022-23	Ferraro, M	SJS	266:51	2.70	3.37	44.44	2.25	3.55	38.78	-0.55	0.79	-11.63
2022-23	Karlsson, E	SJS	98:27	3.05	2.44	55.56	2.76	2.88	48.96	0.03	0.12	-0.81
2022-23	Simek, R	SJS	35:05	0.00	3.42	0.00	2.20	1.86	54.12	-0.44	-0.94	5.68
2022-23	Megna, J	SJS	29:11	0.00	8.22	0.00	2.22	2.69	45.20	-0.57	0.21	-7.65
2022-23	Harrington, S	SJS	22:24	2.68	5.36	33.33	1.51	2.83	34.74	-1.53	0.17	-18.60
2021-22	Borowiecki, M	NSH	315:21	1.14	3.42	25.00	2.30	2.06	52.68	-0.19	-0.54	3.86
2021-22	Ekholm, M	NSH	238:03	2.77	3.53	44.00	2.14	2.46	46.56	-0.30	0.04	-3.72
2021-22	Josi, R	NSH	139:02	2.59	3.45	42.86	2.90	2.66	52.16	0.45	0.24	1.92
2021-22	Harpur, B	NSH	88:56	0.00	3.37	0.00	2.25	2.25	49.92	-0.43	0.07	-5.12
2021-22	Davies, J	NSH	38:57	1.54	7.70	16.67	2.99	1.73	63.29	0.39	-0.51	9.67
2020-21	Borowiecki, M	NSH	211:46	1.70	2.83	37.50	1.61	1.74	48.15	-0.98	-0.36	-7.06
2020-21	Harpur, B	NSH	155:18	1.55	1.55	50.00	2.01	2.28	46.89	-0.49	-0.25	-2.78
2020-21	Josi, R	NSH	132:17	2.27	2.72	45.45	3.18	2.22	58.87	0.92	-0.04	8.81
2020-21	Davies, J	NSH	68:34	3.50	0.88	80.00	1.99	2.57	43.66	-0.38	0.25	-6.87
2020-21	Ekholm, M	NSH	68:32	1.75	0.88	66.67	2.78	2.68	50.90	0.48	0.27	2.10
2020-21	Gudbranson, E	NSH	32:59	0.00	0.00	-	1.75	1.46	54.49	-1.08	-0.87	-0.28
2020-21	Tinordi, J	NSH	24:44	7.28	7.28	50.00	1.82	2.66	40.71	-0.38	0.40	-8.63
2019-20	Russell, K	EDM	216:58	2.77	0.83	76.92	1.81	1.97	47.88	-0.66	-0.64	-0.70
2019-20	Jones, C	EDM	94:02	3.19	1.28	71.43	2.39	2.08	53.49	-0.06	-0.40	3.76
2019-20	Manning, B	EDM	68:15	0.88	0.88	50.00	1.73	1.20	59.03	-0.91	-1.31	7.83
2019-20	Klefbom, O	EDM	47:57	3.75	6.26	37.50	2.82	3.69	43.35	0.38	1.30	-7.21
2019-20	Nurse, D	EDM	36:35	4.92	4.92	50.00	3.37	3.71	47.58	1.01	1.31	-1.91
2019-20	Lagesson, W	EDM	34:44	1.73	3.45	33.33	2.54	2.73	48.23	0.06	0.02	0.41
2018-19	Sekera, A	EDM	268:03	2.69	2.46	52.17	2.14	2.78	43.50	-0.15	0.07	-2.28
2018-19	Gravel, K	EDM	164:57	1.45	1.45	50.00	2.09	2.12	49.68	-0.11	-0.46	3.64
2018-19	Nurse, D	EDM	134:35	4.01	3.12	56.25	2.42	2.89	45.55	0.12	0.31	-1.63
2018-19	Garrison, J	EDM	123:04	2.44	1.95	55.56	2.61	2.92	47.16	0.22	0.33	-0.78
2018-19	Manning, B	EDM	91:34	3.28	1.31	71.43	2.27	2.09	52.10	0.01	-0.49	5.32
2018-19	Jones, C	EDM	39:15	4.59	4.59	50.00	2.09	1.83	53.32	-0.06	-0.86	8.94
2018-19	Klefbom, O	EDM	38:10	3.14	1.57	66.67	3.47	1.78	66.13	1.13	-0.82	18.71
2017-18	Klefbom, O	EDM	520:51	2.42	2.19	52.50	2.57	2.42	51.53	-0.08	-0.25	1.72
2017-18	Sekera, A	EDM	206:32	0.87	3.49	20.00	2.54	3.27	43.73	-0.05	0.43	-4.04
2017-18	Auvitu, Y	EDM	105:07	4.57	2.85	61.54	3.45	2.79	55.27	0.88	0.36	3.88
2017-18	Russell, K	EDM	97:53	2.45	1.23	66.67	2.71	2.54	51.60	0.08	-0.20	2.63
2017-18	Nurse, D	EDM	92:44	5.82	1.29	81.82	3.46	2.51	57.95	0.82	-0.18	8.35
2017-18	Davidson, B	EDM	42:06	4.28	1.43	75.00	2.14	1.73	55.21	-0.85	-0.93	2.42
2017-18	Lowe, K	EDM	24:28	2.45	4.90	33.33	3.22	4.12	43.87	-0.63	1.36	-14.36
2016-17	Sekera, A	EDM	302:57	2.57	2.38	52.00	2.83	2.19	56.39	0.27	-0.29	5.63
2016-17	Nurse, D	EDM	239:34	3.26	2.50	56.52	2.80	2.65	51.46	0.01	0.11	-1.04
2016-17	Davidson, B	EDM	150:24	2.39	1.20	66.67	2.05	1.75	53.98	-0.23	-1.17	10.16
2016-17	Klefbom, O	EDM	129:29	3.24	2.32	58.33	2.37	2.65	47.25	-0.21	0.17	-3.79
2016-17	Russell, K	EDM	57:44	0.00	2.08	0.00	2.17	3.16	40.70	-0.41	0.62	-9.71
2016-17	Simpson, D	EDM	23:51	2.52	0.00	100.00	2.13	1.42	59.94	-0.23	-0.98	10.40

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% 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

Preseason Game Notes: Scott Laughton & Steven Lorentz pile up points as Maple Leafs coast to 7-2 win in Montreal at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Canadiens Fall 7-2 to Leafs Amid Dobson, Reinbacher Injury Concerns at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Takeaways from Maple Leafs demolishing Canadiens in big preseason win at Editor in Leaf (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Preseason Preview & GDT: Leafs in Montréal at Pension Plan Puppets (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Maple Leafs Practice Report: 2nd week of camp at Pension Plan Puppets (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Leafs Notebook: The first preseason performances, the unchanged defense, and Jarnkrok & Kampf’s futures at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Maple Leafs Practice Report: 1st of the season at Pension Plan Puppets (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 Training Camp Roster Announced at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Maple Leafs Training Camp Preview, Part 2: Bubble Players and Dark Horses at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Maple Leafs Prospect Report: The Toronto Marlies at Pension Plan Puppets (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving And Darren Ferris Discuss Free Agent — Could It Be Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk? at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
Previewing the Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 Depth Chart: The Defense at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
'I Still Think I'm An NHL Defenseman': Matt Benning Hoping To Impress Maple Leafs Or Other Teams In Training Camp at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
Leafs’ Matt Benning chasing strong training camp to make his NHL return at The Leafs Nation (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Projecting the Maple Leafs’ Opening Night Roster at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 8, 2025)
Maple Leafs fleece Sharks for second time with Reaves trade at Editor in Leaf (Sat Jul 12, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	28	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	-	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	UFA
2023-24	29	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	-	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	UFA
2024-25	30	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	-	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	UFA
2025-26	31	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	-	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000

Signed: July 14, 2022

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Mike Grier

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.52

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	26	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	27	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000

Signed: Oct 9, 2020

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.23

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	24	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	25	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000

Signed: June 19, 2018

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Peter Chiarelli

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 2.39

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	22	$925,000	$1,075,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	23	$925,000	$1,075,000	$300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$300,000	$185,000	$1,665,000	$1,850,000	$140,000

Signed: Aug 27, 2016

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Peter Chiarelli

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
2007-08	AMBHL	St. Albert Sabres Bantam AAA	2	0	1	1
2008-09	AMBHL	St. Albert	33	2	15	17		44
2008-09	AEHL U15	St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA										5		3	3		12
2009-10	AMHL	St. Albert	33	7	14	21		32				4	1		1		2
2010-11	AJHL	Spruce Grove	43	0	7	7		65				13		1	1		20
2011-12	AJHL	Spruce Grove	44	4	14	18		87				11	2	1	3		16
2012-13	USHL	Dubuque	57	10	16	26	+25	73	70	1,429.0		10	1	1	2	+3	6	16	625.0
2013-14	H-East	Northeastern	33	3	10	13		28
2014-15	H-East	Northeastern	36	0	24	24		36
2015-16	NCAA	Northeastern Univ.	41	6	13	19		37
2016-17	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	62	3	12	15	+8	29	69	4.4	16:37	12		3	3	+3	12	9	0.0	17:09
2016-17	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	2	1	1	2	+2
2017-18	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	73	6	15	21	+5	49	111	5.4	17:17
2018-19	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	70	5	12	17	+11	33	94	5.3	14:57
2019-20	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	43	1	7	8	+8	15	38	2.6	13:14	4		1	1	+2	6	4	0.0	10:40
2019-20	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	3	0	1	1	+1	2
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	53	1	3	4	-1	30	43	2.3	16:20	5				-3	6	1	0.0	18:36
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	65	0	11	11	-24	39	61	0.0	16:20	3		1	1	-2		4	0.0	14:30
2022-23	NHL	San Jose Sharks	77	1	23	24	-18	26	58	1.7	19:47
2023-24	NHL	San Jose Sharks	14	0	2	2	-5	14	13	0.0	18:29
2024-25	NHL	San Jose Sharks	7	0	0	0	-5	4	7	0.0	13:02
2024-25	AHL	Toronto Marlies	39	1	7	8	+10	26				2				+1	2
NHL Career			464	17	85	102	-21	239	494	3.4	16:37	24		5	5		24	18	0.0	16:02