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Matthew Knies

#89

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

Drafted 2021 · TOR · round 2 · #57 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 20	TOR	3	-1	18:36
Oct 18	@MIN	1	-1	19:55
Oct 17	NYR	2	0	21:11
Oct 13	FLA	1	+1	18:03
Oct 10	@STL	0	-1	14:40

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 604.49223rd

Blocks / 600.40388th

Takeaways / 601.22107th

Giveaways / 602.45166th

Faceoff win %40.0%243rd

Penalty minutes2113th

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.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Columbus Blue Jackets	8	2	2	4	-1	15	13.3	18:22
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		248	69	95	164	-14	426	16.2	16:58

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

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