Matthew Kessel
Age 26 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 215 lb · Born Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Drafted 2020, #150 overall by St. Louis
vs Chicago · 7:30 PM ETMatthew Kessel scored 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist) in 29 games in 2025-26, 25th on NY Islanders.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 0 gamesNY Islanders have played 3 games and Matthew Kessel has not dressed yet. Next game on Thursday 8 October against Chicago. 2025-26 in full below.
Last season
2025-26 regular season · 29 games3 points in 29 games
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Matthew Kessel has 29.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A third-pair defenceman who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Islanders's power play went through him.
Special teams
1 of 2 goals broke a tie
How the 2 goals and 1 assist 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 NY Islanders trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
42 attempts across the 23 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2025-26 · 29 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 21.52 mph, hardest shot 95.16 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Matthew Kessel has 29.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (3 of 29)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
The last ten games
PITW 7-50001−112:54
SJSW 2-1 OT0003−113:07
ANAW 4-00002018:21SJSW 3-2 OT0000+114:21
SEAW 3-20000013:10
MINW 3-10001+114:31
NJDL 1-30002013:39
DALL 4-50000+17:49
CARW 3-00000016:02
VGKW 4-30000013:37Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
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 NY Islanders
Oskar Sundqvist 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, 2025-26.
By opponent
Ottawa1 P in 20.50 P/GPDallas0 P in 20.00 P/GPSeattle0 P in 20.00 P/GP
Philadelphia0 P in 20.00 P/GPVegas0 P in 20.00 P/GPAnaheim0 P in 20.00 P/GPCareer
Regular season and playoffsFour seasons, all with the Blues
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct