Matthew Knies
Age 23 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 227 lb · Born Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Drafted 2021, #57 overall by Toronto
2025-262025-26: 79 games, 23-43-66, 0.84 points per game Season detail →
Matthew Knies has 4 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 66 points in 79 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample4 points in 2 games for the 23rd-placed Columbus
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Columbus's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
1 of 2 goals broke a tie
How the 2 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Columbus trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
5 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 79 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 64th percentile of forwards: 80.66 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.39@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 05:41
- 20.16@CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 00:56
- 19.49@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 11:24
- 19.36@CBJ3 Oct · 2nd 10:32
- 19.23@CBJ3 Oct · 2nd 10:18
- 19.05@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 18:51
- 18.25@CBJ3 Oct · 3rd 15:58
- 18.05@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 00:37
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 80.66@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 17:58
- 48.98@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 07:45
- 21.11@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 11:25
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.68@CBJ3 Oct · 17:44 TOI
- 2.41@CBJ1 Oct · 16:06 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.54 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Wins the puck back more than he gives it away
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Pittsburgh, a point in three of three
PITW 6-30110012:07PITW 7-20222020:17PITW 4-30110+318:56
UTAL 1-40111+117:44
BUFW 6-32134016:0666 points in 79 games
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.8). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Columbus's power play went through him.
Special teams
The power play drives the goal total
How the 23 goals and 43 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
7 of 23 goals broke a tie; 6 came with Columbus trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
245 attempts across the 76 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 79 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed 22.29 mph, hardest shot 87.21 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in every other game (40 of 79)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Pittsburgh, a point in three of three
PITW 6-30110012:07PITW 7-20222020:17PITW 4-30110+318:56
OTTL 1-30001−116:39
DALL 5-60221019:31
FLAL 2-60001−416:30
NYIL 3-50000−218:56
WSHL 0-40002−117:56
LAKOTL 6-7 OT2242+119:44
SJSL 1-40001−117:36
ANAW 5-4 OT1011−219:11
STLL 1-50000−315:26
NYRW 4-30001+115:25UTAL 1-40111+117:44BUFW 6-32134016:06Better at home, and at his best against the next opponent
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$7.75M a season through 2030-31
In 2025-26 he scored 8.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 196th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.
With Columbus
Charlie Coyle sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsFour seasons, all with the Maple Leafs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct