- Age
- 23
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 227 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- GP
- 5
- G
- 2
- A
- 2
- P
- 4
- +/-
- +1
- SOG
- 9
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2021 · Round 2, #57 overall (TOR)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 5 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A | 2 | 5 | 5-3 |
| P | 4 | 6 | 7-3 |
| SOG | 9 | 11 | 15-6 |
| PPP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| +/- | +1 | +3 | +3-2 |
| PIM | 0 | 4 | 6-6 |
| TOI/GP | 17:26 | 20:34−3:08 | 20:30−3:04 |
| SH% | 22.2 | 9.1+13.1 | 13.3+8.9 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Knies is shooting 22.2% (2 on 9 shots) against 16.5% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 0.5 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.5).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 52.5
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 56.1
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -1.0
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.102
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 0.5
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.5
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 56.8
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 13:57
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
10 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Knies is used
#89 · L · Columbus Blue Jackets
Matthew Knies
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PP1
- Ice time / game
- 17:46
- 13:57 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 56.8%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 56.1%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 52.5%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Knies52.0s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Knies29%
NHL average24%
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
Adam Fantilli45.6 min together58%shot attempts
Kent Johnson42.6 min together55%shot attempts
Zach Werenski31.6 min together55%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025–26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 79 | 23 | 43 | 66 |
| 2024–25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023–24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:03 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:40 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:38 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs UTA | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:44 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs BUF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16:06 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA | 40 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| 2021–22 | Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA | 33 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 2021–22 | USA · OG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | USA U20 · WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Tri-City Storm · USHL | 44 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2020–21 (P) | Tri-City Storm · USHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | Team Black · USA-S17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | Tri-City Storm · USHL | 44 | 14 | 31 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | USA U19 · WJAC-19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Team Gold · USA-S16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA · T1EHL 16U | 25 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 2018–19 | Tri-City Storm · USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 15U AAA · T1EHL 15U | 16 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2017–18 | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA · T1EHL 16U | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017–18 | Team Orange · USA-S15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAA · T1EHL 14U | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016–17 | TPH Selects U15 · WSI U15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAA · T1EHL 14U | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 13U AAA · T1EHL 13U | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2015–16 | West Coast Selects U14 · WSI U14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | Phoenix Jr. Coyotes · QC Int PW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Knies in the news
Le CH a plusieurs joueurs à l’œil présentementRobert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, Kirill Marchenko, Matthew Knies, Dylan Larkin… Ces gars-là ont tous été convoités par le Canadien dans les derniers mois, mais Kent ...Dans les coulisses - Canadiens · 2026-10-14
Here’s How Matthew Knies Is Doing Since Maple Leafs TradeThe Toronto Maple Leafs traded Matthew Knies to the Columbus Blue Jackets the day before the Leafs played their season opener. It was the kind of setup that was bound to draw maximum attention, and it meant Knies had…Heavy NHL · 2026-10-14
Ramblings: Updates on Bedard and Duchene: Early Shot Trends for Thompson, Knies, McTavish, Nurse, and More – October 13Some very good news for Chicago Blackhawks fans and fantasy managers alike as Connor Bedard was skating on the top line and top power-play unit for Chicago’s practice on Monday, per Charlie Roumeliotis. His top line…DobberHockey · 2026-10-13
Why Oliver Ekman-Larsson could be a potential trade piece if Maple Leafs upgrade defenceToronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka isn’t shy when it comes to pulling off bold moves to upgrade his hockey club, and after Matthew Knies was moved in a blockbuster for Kirill Marchenko on the eve of the…The Leafs Nation · 2026-10-10
Penguins/Blue Jackets Recap: Murashov shines, rest of team not so much in shootout lossCOLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 9: Sergei Murashov #1 of the Pittsburgh Penguins knocks the puck away from Matthew Knies #89 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the first period of the game at Nationwide Arena on October 9,…PensBurgh · 2026-10-10
NHL Performers of the Night - Week 1Featuring Bouchard, Marchenko, Knies, Luneau, Chabot, Fox, StützleJFresh's Newsletter · 2026-10-09