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Matthew Kessel
| Position | Right Defense | Current Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Shoots | Right | Current Contract | 2 years |
| Height | 6'2" | Expires | 2025-26 |
| Weight (lbs) | 205 | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | 26 |
| Age | 24 (June 23, 2000) | Expiry Status | RFA-arb |
| Drafted | 2020, Round 5, Overall 150 (STL) |
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2025 | St. Louis Blues | Recalled from AHL | |
| Feb 5, 2025 | St. Louis Blues | Assigned to AHL | |
| Jan 31, 2025 | St. Louis Blues | Recalled from AHL | |
| Mar 13, 2024 | St. Louis Blues | Signed 2 years @ $800K AAV starting in 2024-25 | |
| Mar 27, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Signed to an entry level contract. |
Status History Coming Soon
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2022-23 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15:10 | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | STL | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 3.6 | 16:48 | |||||||||
| 2024-25 | STL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 10 | 17 | 0.0 | 13:08 | |||||||||
| Career | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 22 | 48 | 2.1 | 15:14 | ||||||||||
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | STL | 2 | 29:06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | -0.18 | 0.00 | 2.88 | -2.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 39 | 620:26 | 0.10 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.13 | -0.03 | 3.57 | 4.67 | -1.10 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 28 | 352:05 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.16 | -0.16 | 0.00 | 5.46 | -5.46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | STL | 2 | 29:06 | 51.55 | 0.00 | 3.03 | 22.68 | 2.06 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 69.49 | 0.65 | -2.26 | 29.63 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 39 | 620:26 | 35.68 | 1.84 | 2.03 | 41.58 | 1.84 | 2.54 | 50.00 | 44.41 | -0.18 | -0.26 | 0.25 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 28 | 352:05 | 36.13 | 2.22 | 2.18 | 38.00 | 2.90 | 2.31 | 43.33 | 48.51 | 0.05 | -0.17 | 2.34 |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 83.5 | 73.3 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 17.1 | 47.1 |
| 2023-24 | 39 | 20.9 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 93.7 | 65.0 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 41.8 | 18.3 | 40.0 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 21.5 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 90.9 | 73.1 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 18.1 | 44.3 |
Legend
| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
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. |
Current Contract
Standard Contract (RFA)
Signed: Mar 13, 2024
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.91
Previous Contracts
Entry Level Contract
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 22 | $883,750 | $925,000 | $8,250 | $92,500 | $750,000 | $842,500 | $80,000 | ELC | ||
| 2023-24 | 23 | $883,750 | $925,000 | - | $92,500 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $80,000 | ELC | ||
| Total | $8,250 | $185,000 | $1,582,500 | $1,767,500 | $160,000 |
Signed: Mar 27, 2022
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb