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Matty Beniers

Position	Center	Current Team	Seattle Kraken
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	7 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2030-31
Weight (lbs)	181	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	28
Age	22 (Nov 5, 2002)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2021, Round 1, Overall 2 (SEA)

Date	Team	Transaction
Aug 20, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Signed 7 years @ $7.143M AAV starting in 2024-25
Apr 10, 2022	Seattle Kraken	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.
2021-22	SEA	10	132:03	0.45	1.82	2.27	0.30	0.16	12.50	8.20	4.30	0.00	0.00
2022-23	SEA	80	1064:53	0.96	1.24	2.20	0.72	0.23	15.89	12.02	3.87	4.94	6.79
2023-24	SEA	77	1089:25	0.44	0.77	1.21	0.54	-0.10	7.92	9.68	-1.76	7.97	5.07
2024-25	SEA	82	1183:44	0.66	0.71	1.37	0.60	0.06	12.15	11.02	1.13	2.91	5.23

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
2021-22	SEA	10	132:03	38.17	2.73	2.02	39.53	3.18	2.63	46.15	43.41	-0.64	0.50	-12.15
2022-23	SEA	80	1064:53	42.31	3.49	2.53	39.38	2.20	2.29	61.39	52.58	-0.03	-0.05	0.29
2023-24	SEA	77	1089:25	40.09	1.98	2.33	41.91	1.98	2.36	50.00	49.69	-0.05	0.05	-1.04
2024-25	SEA	82	1183:44	42.02	2.33	2.32	41.92	2.33	2.36	50.00	49.60	0.11	-0.27	3.88

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	21.6	0.6	10.4	10.8	84.9	53.8	7.7	53.8	38.5	39.5	19.0	41.5
2022-23	80	22.6	0.4	10.3	10.7	87.7	41.9	8.8	43.0	48.2	40.4	19.0	40.6
2023-24	77	22.1	0.5	10.4	10.6	88.3	45.9	6.2	55.2	38.5	39.9	18.3	41.8
2024-25	82	22.3	0.4	10.1	10.3	85.3	61.4	10.1	49.6	40.3	40.9	18.3	40.8

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	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	SEA	3.19	3.19	50.00	2.54	2.57	49.67	0.34	-0.03	3.82
2024-25	SEA	3.91	1.68	70.00	2.41	2.46	49.47	0.24	-0.02	2.89
2024-25	SEA	2.22	0.00	100.00	2.55	1.99	56.12	0.20	-0.58	8.32
2024-25	SEA	2.99	2.99	50.00	2.50	2.88	46.49	-0.32	0.28	-5.61
2024-25	SEA	0.00	1.24	0.00	1.71	2.47	40.91	-0.63	-0.07	-7.04
2024-25	SEA	1.40	1.40	50.00	1.65	2.52	39.61	-0.65	-0.14	-6.79
2024-25	SEA	2.90	1.45	66.67	2.06	1.32	60.92	-0.07	-1.14	14.47
2024-25	SEA	0.00	3.13	0.00	2.19	2.34	48.33	-0.01	-0.10	0.95
2024-25	SEA	3.75	0.00	100.00	2.35	1.66	58.55	0.08	-0.90	11.56
2024-25	SEA	2.12	2.12	50.00	1.68	2.48	40.44	-0.55	-0.01	-6.83
2024-25	SEA	2.28	2.28	50.00	2.36	1.03	69.70	0.20	-1.54	24.06
2024-25	SEA	0.00	6.87	0.00	1.45	3.36	30.14	-0.72	0.79	-15.61
2023-24	SEA	2.28	2.51	47.62	2.66	2.20	54.78	0.26	-0.05	3.14
2023-24	SEA	3.88	0.60	86.67	2.89	2.24	56.37	0.60	-0.09	6.80
2023-24	SEA	1.09	2.72	28.57	2.99	2.73	52.24	0.59	0.48	0.77
2023-24	SEA	4.83	0.00	100.00	1.85	2.20	45.64	-0.61	-0.05	-6.54
2023-24	SEA	2.10	4.20	33.33	2.23	1.50	59.89	-0.14	-0.79	8.94
2023-24	SEA	0.00	2.46	0.00	1.25	2.18	36.44	-1.17	-0.24	-13.49
2023-24	SEA	1.69	0.00	100.00	1.35	1.46	48.08	-0.91	-0.89	-0.96
2023-24	SEA	0.00	1.85	0.00	2.10	3.12	40.27	-0.27	0.93	-11.71
2023-24	SEA	0.00	4.44	0.00	2.19	3.36	39.50	-0.24	1.08	-12.08
2023-24	SEA	4.77	0.00	100.00	3.48	3.50	49.82	1.18	1.08	1.15
2023-24	SEA	0.00	0.00	-	0.51	2.71	15.79	-1.98	0.44	-36.51
2022-23	SEA	4.71	2.47	65.57	2.71	2.03	57.21	0.12	-0.32	4.71
2022-23	SEA	2.19	2.55	46.15	2.70	1.77	60.43	0.14	-0.60	8.49
2022-23	SEA	4.17	2.08	66.67	2.60	3.41	43.23	0.23	1.12	-7.59
2022-23	SEA	0.00	3.41	0.00	1.79	2.00	47.24	-0.77	-0.40	-4.43
2021-22	SEA	3.69	3.69	50.00	1.82	2.66	40.59	-0.80	0.64	-15.75

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

Kraken head coach Lane Lambert looking to make the most of 2nd shot leading NHL franchise at NBC Sports (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Hanford Nuclear Isn’t As Toxic As This Kraken Season Preview at Davy Jones Locker Room (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Give me a reason to draft this guy! Late round fantasy hockey picks at ESPN (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason Game 6 vs Edmonton Oilers at WonderPens (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Projecting the NHL's leap-forward players for 2025-26, led by Matty Beniers at ESPN (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
3 Takeaways From the Kraken’s 2-1 Shootout Preseason Loss to the Flames at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Kraken Fall 2-1 In Shootout, As Teens Do All The Scoring at Davy Jones Locker Room (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason Game 5 vs Calgary Flames at WonderPens (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason game 3 at Edmonton Oilers at WonderPens (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Candidates to have a rebound season for the Seattle Kraken in 2025-26 at Sound of Hockey (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason Game 1 vs Vancouver Canucks at WonderPens (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Is this fellow expansion team a problem for the Golden Knights? at Vegas Hockey Knight (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Kraken offseason review – Seattle hoping changes to front office, coaching staff, and roster pay off at Sound of Hockey (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Training Camp at WonderPens (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Forward tier list: From must-haves to lottery tickets at ESPN (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Hiring Ron Francis was a horrible start for the Kraken at Kraken Chronicle (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Kraken’s McCann Led Team Despite Surgery Need at Seattle Hockey Insider (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Revisiting the 2022 United States Olympic Men’s Hockey Team at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Kraken Beniers Looks To Take Big Step at Seattle Hockey Insider (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
The Seattle Kraken will be more fun (and better) this season at Sound of Hockey (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
From The Archive: 2025-26 Predictions For The Seattle Kraken at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Aug 29, 2025)
Kraken could pull off late-summer blockbuster at Kraken Chronicle (Fri Aug 22, 2025)
Le Canadien serait intéressé par Jared McCann du Kraken at HABSolument Fan (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
Song Lyrics Taylor-Made For Seattle Kraken at Davy Jones Locker Room (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
Kraken roster battle: Considering which rookies will make an impact in 2025-26 at Sound of Hockey (Wed Aug 13, 2025)
Let’s Play Seattle Kraken: ‘No Duh’ at Davy Jones Locker Room (Mon Aug 11, 2025)
NHL Rebuild Rankings: Which Teams Are Closest to Contention – 2025-26 Preseason Edition at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 11, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	21		$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	$5,000,000	$2,150,000	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	RFA
2025-26	22		$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	$5,000,000	$2,150,000	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	23		$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	-	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	24		$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	-	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	RFA-arb
2028-29	25		$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	-	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	RFA-arb
2029-30	26	M-NTC	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	-	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	$7,150,000	UFA
2030-31	27	M-NTC	$7,142,857	$7,142,857	-	-	$7,100,000	$7,100,000	$7,100,000	UFA
Total					-	$10,000,000	$40,000,000	$50,000,000	$50,000,000

Signed: Aug 20, 2024

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.12

Clause: Player has a 12 team no trade list in 2029-30 and 2030-31.

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Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	18	$897,500	$1,850,000	$82,500	$92,500	$750,000	$842,500	$80,000	ELC
2022-23	19	$897,500	$1,850,000	$925,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
2023-24	20	$897,500	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
Total				$2,857,500	$277,500	$2,415,000	$2,692,500	$240,000

Signed: Apr 10, 2022

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

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
2011-12	Brick Invitational	Boston Jr. Bruins	6	1	5	6		2
2014-15	QC Int PW	South Shore Kings PW	3	1	0	1		2
2017-18	USHS-Prep	Milton Academy	23	11	16	27
2017-18	MHSL U16	Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA	8	7	5	12
2017-18	USA-S15	Team Royal	2	1	0	1
2018-19	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	42	10	13	23	-6	16
2018-19	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	33	11	20	31	+18	12
2018-19	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	20	8	12	20	+24	8
2018-19	WJC-18	USA U18	7	2	0	2	+3	4
2018-19	WHC-17	USA U17	5	2	1	3		6
2019-20	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	44	18	23	41		24
2019-20	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	16	7	9	16	+5	10
2020-21	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	24	10	14	24	+21
2020-21	WJC-20	USA U20	7	1	2	3	+3	2
2020-21	WC	USA	6	1	1	2	+1	2
2021-22	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	37	20	23	43	+29	16
2021-22	NHL	Seattle Kraken	10	3	6	9	-1		18	16.7	16:56
2021-22	OG	USA	4	1	1	2	+2	4
2022-23	NHL	Seattle Kraken	80	24	33	57	+14	2	148	16.2	17:06	14	3	4	7	+6	4	22	13.6	17:48
2023-24	NHL	Seattle Kraken	77	15	22	37	-11	20	133	11.3	17:58
2024-25	NHL	Seattle Kraken	82	20	23	43		14	147	13.6	18:41
2024-25	WC	USA	10	3	3	6	+10	4
2024-25	WC	USA	10	3	3	6	+10	4
2024-25	International	Team USA	1	0	1	1
2024-25	International	Team USA	1	0	1	1
NHL Career			249	62	84	146	+2	36	446	13.9	17:53	14	3	4	7	+6	4	22	13.6	17:48