Matthew Knies

Matthew Knies

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LW · 6'3" · 232 lb · Shoots L
Age 23
Career
0.67
P / GP
160P in 240 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Playmaker
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$7.75M
Signed through 2031
Career points
160
Regular season

Matthew Knies, a left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is entering his age-24 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 66 points (23 goals, 43 assists) in 79 games, a 0.83 points-per-game pace, 16 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 43.7% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.2. HighDanger's model projects 63 points for 2026-27, in a 53 to 80 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–233011+12013:070.33
2023–2480152035+945213:410.44
2024–2578292958+7431518:310.74
2025–2679234366-30291618:480.84
Career2406793160-13119330.67

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2381st
Assists 4393rd
Avg TOI / GP 18:4885th
Shots 14070th
PIM 2964th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 6689th
Primary points 2785th
xGF % 43.7%12th
xGF / 60 1.4934th
xGA / 60 1.9218th

Career journey

Rookie
2022–23 · age 20
Toronto Maple Leafs
0.33 P/GP
3 GP · 0G · 1A
Emerging
2023–24 → 2025 · age 21–22
Toronto Maple Leafs
0.59 P/GP
158 GP · 44G · 49A
Prime
2025–26 · age 23
Toronto Maple Leafs
0.84 P/GP
79 GP · 23G · 43A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.