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Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Matthew Knies

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Columbus Blue Jackets
Shoots Left Current Contract 6 years ($7.8M CapHit)
Height 6'3" Expires 2030-31
Weight (lbs) 227 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 28
Age (DOB) 23 (Oct 17, 2002) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2021, Round 2, Overall 57 (TOR)
Date Team Transaction
Sep 28, 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets Acquired from Toronto Maple Leafs
Sep 28, 2026 Toronto Maple Leafs Traded to Columbus Blue Jackets
Jul 1, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Signed 6 years @ $7.750M AAV starting in 2025-26
Feb 1, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Activated from IR
Jan 29, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Placed on IR
Nov 30, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Activated from IR
Nov 22, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Placed on IR
Apr 9, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary
  • Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
  • Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
  • 5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
  • Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
  • Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
  • Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
  • Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
  • Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
  • Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
  • Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
  • 5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
  • Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
  • Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
  • Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
  • 4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI Producer Playmaker Shooter Sniper Rebound Rush Skating Defend
2022-23 TOR 3 -0.55 -1.69 -1.50 -5.46 -2.29 -1.90 -0.65 -1.31
2023-24 TOR 80 0.33 -0.26 0.52 0.80 -0.12 1.13 0.02 0.01
2024-25 TOR 78 0.27 -0.91 1.63 1.23 0.86 -0.38 -0.23 -0.81
2025-26 TOR 79 1.61 3.33 -0.61 -0.08 -0.09 1.66 -0.48 0.29
2026-27 CBJ 4 0.92 0.76 -0.22 1.36 -0.81 3.50 -0.55 0.30

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2022-23 TOR 3 -0.28 -0.06 -1.94 3.92 2.46 3.09 -
2023-24 TOR 80 0.05 -1.21 -1.56 -0.55 -0.35 -0.53 -
2024-25 TOR 78 0.89 0.68 0.06 0.99 0.59 0.79 -
2025-26 TOR 79 0.78 1.05 -0.35 -0.97 -0.67 -0.65 -
2026-27 CBJ 4 0.43 0.62 -5.90 -0.88 -1.43 0.22 -
See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

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 TOR 3 34:12 0.00 1.75 1.75 0.72 -0.72 0.00 20.44 -20.44 0.00 0.00
2023-24 TOR 80 988:58 0.91 1.09 2.00 0.72 0.19 14.56 11.46 3.10 6.25 7.64
2024-25 TOR 78 1072:31 1.12 0.73 1.85 0.82 0.30 17.09 12.59 4.51 1.84 9.82
2025-26 TOR 79 1074:26 0.56 1.56 2.12 0.60 -0.04 12.82 13.83 -1.01 5.22 7.83
2026-27 CBJ 4 54:14 1.11 2.21 3.32 0.40 0.70 25.00 9.12 15.88 25.00 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 TOR 3 34:12 45.61 3.51 3.61 40.35 1.75 2.23 66.67 61.78 1.55 -0.81 21.44
2023-24 TOR 80 988:58 41.92 3.22 2.58 42.47 2.61 2.48 55.21 51.04 -0.01 0.13 -1.49
2024-25 TOR 78 1072:31 41.29 2.91 2.68 40.56 2.35 2.24 55.32 54.40 0.46 -0.08 5.57
2025-26 TOR 79 1074:26 35.24 2.46 2.35 47.63 3.13 3.00 44.00 43.89 -0.08 0.24 -2.94
2026-27 CBJ 4 54:14 29.87 4.43 1.90 35.40 2.21 1.45 66.67 56.67 -0.70 -1.14 6.62

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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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 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
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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

Matthew Knies signed a $46,500,000 6-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and General Manager Brad Treliving on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $7,750,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2030-31 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 8.12% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 22 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 - $6,000,000 $3,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 RFA
2026-27 23 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 - $2,000,000 $7,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 RFA
2027-28 24 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 - $2,000,000 $7,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 RFA-arb
2028-29 25 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 - $500,000 $6,500,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 RFA-arb
2029-30 26 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 - - $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 RFA-arb
2030-31 27 M-NTC $7,750,000 $7,750,000 - - $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 UFA
Total - $10,500,000 $36,000,000 $46,500,000 $46,500,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: Brad Treliving
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 8.12
Clause: Player has a 10 team no trade list in 2030-31.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Matthew Knies signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and General Manager Kyle Dubas on April 9, 2023 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.12% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 19 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2023-24 20 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2024-25 21 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
Total - $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $240,000
Signed: Apr 9, 2023
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: Kyle Dubas
Exp. Status: RFA

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
2014-15 QC Int PW Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 2 2 0 2 2
2015-16 T1EHL 13U Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 13U AAA 15 9 7 16 16
2015-16 WSI U14 West Coast Selects U14 9 3 2 5 2
2016-17 WSI U15 TPH Selects U15 4 2 3 5
2016-17 T1EHL 14U Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAA 8 8 2 10 6 2 2 4
2017-18 T1EHL 15U Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 15U AAA 16 15 11 26 10
2017-18 T1EHL 16U Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA 12 4 5 9 2
2017-18 USA-S15 Team Orange 3 0 2 2
2018-19 T1EHL 16U Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA 25 24 13 37 30
2018-19 USA-S16 Team Gold 5 0 3 3
2018-19 USHL Tri-City Storm 2 0 0 0
2019-20 USHL Tri-City Storm 44 14 31 45 12
2019-20 WJAC-19 USA U19 6 0 3 3 4
2019-20 USA-S17 Team Black 5 0 2 2
2020-21 USHL Tri-City Storm 44 17 25 42 +2 24 3 1 3 4 -2
2021-22 NCAA Univ. of Minnesota 33 15 18 33 +15 31
2021-22 WJC-20 USA U20 5 0 3 3 +3
2021-22 OG USA 4 1 1 2 2
2022-23 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 3 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0.0 13:07 7 1 3 4 +3 4 7 14.3 13:07
2023-24 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 80 15 20 35 +9 45 115 13.0 13:41 7 2 1 3 -1 2 14 14.3 15:05
2024-25 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 78 29 29 58 +7 43 152 19.1 18:31 13 5 2 7 -4 6 29 17.2 19:48
2025-26 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 79 23 43 66 -30 29 140 16.4 18:48
2026-27 NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 2 4 8 25.0 17:17
NHL Career 244 69 95 164 -13 119 419 16.5 16:56 27 8 6 14 -2 12 50 16.0 16:51