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Matthew Knies

#89

Columbus Blue Jackets

L · 6'3", 227 lb · 24 years old · Shoots left · Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Drafted 2021 · TOR · round 2 · #57 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	PHI	1	0	1	0.8	3	+1	18:05
Nov 12	TBL	1	0	1	0.8	3	-2	20:59
Nov 10	FLA	0	0	0	-0.0	2	-1	16:08
Nov 6	@BUF	0	1	1	0.9	1	-1	19:17
Nov 5	DAL	0	1	1	0.3	1	+1	19:18

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 606.02166th

Blocks / 600.36428th

Takeaways / 600.73240th

Giveaways / 602.74207th

Faceoff win %55.6%77th

Penalty minutes4114th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.31

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.2

Attempts against

F 11.2

TOI

Ice time

F 15:11

Speed

Top, mph

22.8

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.3

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.4

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

88.0

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal4Shot on goal24Missed7Shot blocked7

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Columbus Blue Jackets	18	4	5	9	-4	29	13.8	18:15
2025-26	Toronto Maple Leafs	79	23	43	66	-30	140	16.4	18:48
2024-25	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	29	29	58	+7	152	19.1	18:31
2023-24	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	15	20	35	+9	115	13.0	13:41
2022-23	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	0	1	1	+1	4	–	13:07
Career		258	71	98	169	-17	440	16.1	17:01

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2022-23	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	40	21	21	42
2021-22	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	33	15	18	33
2021-22	OG	USA	4	1	1	2
2021-22	WJC-20	USA U20	5	0	3	3
2020-21	USHL	Tri-City Storm	44	17	25	42
2019-20	USA-S17	Team Black	5	0	2	2
2019-20	USHL	Tri-City Storm	44	14	31	45
2019-20	WJAC-19	USA U19	6	0	3	3
2018-19	USA-S16	Team Gold	5	0	3	3
2018-19	T1EHL 16U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA	25	24	13	37
2018-19	USHL	Tri-City Storm	2	0	0	0
2017-18	T1EHL 15U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 15U AAA	16	15	11	26
2017-18	T1EHL 16U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA	12	4	5	9
2017-18	USA-S15	Team Orange	3	0	2	2
2016-17	T1EHL 14U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAA	8	8	2	10
2016-17	WSI U15	TPH Selects U15	4	2	3	5
2015-16	T1EHL 13U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 13U AAA	15	9	7	16
2015-16	WSI U14	West Coast Selects U14	9	3	2	5
2014-15	QC Int PW	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes	2	2	0	2