COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSBorn in United States#89 ·Left Wing
Matthew Knies
ACTIVEMatthew Knies has played in the NHL since 2022–23 and currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He is 24 years old (born in 2002), is originally from Phoenix, is 191 cm tall and weighs 103 kg. He has previously played for Toronto Maple Leafs. Knies has put up 167 points in 256 games, 69 goals and 98 assists, an average of 0.65 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 66 points in 79 games.
DRAFT 2021: selected No. 57 in round 2 · Toronto Maple LeafsDEBUT April 11, 2023(3y ago)@Florida PanthersCONTRACT $7,750,000/yr (≈ 6 367 263 kr/month, 76 407 157 kr/yr) · UFA 2031–32
Latest games
November 11vsFLAFlorida PanthersL1–4No points-1+/-2shots16:08toiNovember 7@BUFBuffalo SabresL2–5+1 assist+1P+1A-1+/-1shots1PPP19:17toiNovember 6vsDALDallas StarsW2–1 SO+1 assist+1P+1A+1+/-1shots19:18toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season16 games and 1 milestone2026–27 SEASON
Milestones
Recent
Career250 NHL games2w ago
Playoffs25 playoff games1y ago
Next up
100 career assists
98 now · target 100
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Season30 goals this season28 away
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Season
30 goals this season28 away
Match season best: 43 assists38 away
Match season best: 29 goals27 away
Match season best: 66 points59 away
Playoffs
25 playoff games1y ago
5 playoff assists1y ago
10 playoff points1y ago
5 playoff goals1y ago
10 playoff games2y ago
First playoff goal3y ago
First playoff point3y ago
Career
100 career assists2 away
100 career goals31 away
250 career points83 away
500 NHL games244 away
250 NHL games2w ago
50 career goals11mo ago
100 career points1y ago
50 career assists1y ago
25 career goals1y ago
50 career points1y ago
100 NHL games1y ago
First NHL goal3y ago
First NHL point3y ago
Compared with the NHL
Matthew Knies records assists more often than about 90% of all forwards.
2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities
Points / 60 min
2.67
Top 18%Matthew Knies scores points more often than 83% of NHL forwards (394 of 476)
Goals / 60 min
0.93
Upper halfMatthew Knies scores goals more often than 66% of NHL forwards (312 of 476)
Assists / 60 min
1.74
Top 11%Matthew Knies records assists more often than 90% of NHL forwards (428 of 476)
Shots / 60 min
5.66
Lower halfMatthew Knies shoots more often than 38% of NHL forwards (179 of 476)
Hits / 60 min
6.14
Upper halfMatthew Knies hits more often than 66% of NHL forwards (312 of 476)
Blocked shots / 60 min
1.29
Bottom 20%Matthew Knies blocks more shots than 20% of NHL forwards (94 of 476)
+/−
-30
Bottom 2%Matthew Knies has a higher +/− than 1% of NHL forwards (4 of 476)
The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.
Matthew Knies's whole career
Stats
Games played
256
Points
167
Points per game
0.65
Goals
69
Assists
98
+/-
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