Matthew Knies

L · #89 · Columbus Blue Jackets

Matthew Knies is a left wing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Born October 17, 2002 in Phoenix, Arizona, the United States, he stands 6'3", weighs 227 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2021 (round 2, 57th overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 255 NHL regular-season games he has 69 goals and 98 assists for 167 points. This season: 2 goals and 5 assists in 15 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

255

Goals

69

Assists

98

Points

167

NHL playoff career

Games

27

Goals

8

Assists

6

Points

14

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.27

Assists / game

0.38

Points / game

0.65

Shots / game

1.69

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

29

2024–25 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Assists

43

2025–26 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Points

66

2025–26 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Shots

152

2024–25 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Univ. of MinnesotaNCAA
   • Toronto Maple LeafsNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Univ. of MinnesotaNCAA
   • USAOG
   • USA U20WJC-20

7. 2020–21

   • Tri-City StormUSHL

8. 2019–20

   • Team BlackUSA-S17
   • Tri-City StormUSHL
   • USA U19WJAC-19

9. 2018–19

   • Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAAT1EHL 16U
   • Team GoldUSA-S16
   • Tri-City StormUSHL

10. 2017–18

    • Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 15U AAAT1EHL 15U
    • Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAAT1EHL 16U
    • Team OrangeUSA-S15

11. 2016–17

    • Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAAT1EHL 14U
    • TPH Selects U15WSI U15

12. 2015–16

    • Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 13U AAAT1EHL 13U
    • West Coast Selects U14WSI U14

13. 2014–15

    • Phoenix Jr. CoyotesQC Int PW

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Regular	15	2	5	7	4	-2	21	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 18:13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0952 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
2025–26	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	79	23	43	66	29	-30	140	6	16	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 43 Avg Toi 18:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.1667 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 79 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus -30 Points 66 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1643 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 140
2024–25	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	78	29	29	58	43	7	152	5	15	0	1	6	1	All stats Assists 29 Avg Toi 18:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 78 Goals 29 Ot Goals 1 Pim 43 Plus Minus 7 Points 58 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.1908 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 152
2024–25	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	13	5	2	7	6	-4	29	2	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 19:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 13 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -4 Points 7 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1724 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 29
2023–24	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	80	15	20	35	45	9	115	0	2	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 13:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 80 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 45 Plus Minus 9 Points 35 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1304 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 115
2023–24	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	2	-1	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 15:05 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2022–23	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	Regular	40	21	21	42	29	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 40 Goals 21 Pim 29 Plus Minus 31 Points 42
2022–23	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	3	0	1	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
2022–23	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 13:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2021–22	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	Regular	33	15	18	33	31	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 33 Goals 15 Pim 31 Plus Minus 15 Points 33
2021–22	OG	USA	Regular	4	1	1	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 2
2021–22	WJC-20	USA U20	Regular	5	0	3	3	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 3
2020–21	USHL	Tri-City Storm	Regular	44	17	25	42	24	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 44 Goals 17 Pim 24 Plus Minus 2 Points 42
2020–21	USHL	Tri-City Storm	Playoffs	3	1	3	4	0	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 4
2019–20	USA-S17	Team Black	Regular	5	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2
2019–20	USHL	Tri-City Storm	Regular	44	14	31	45	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 44 Goals 14 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 45
2019–20	WJAC-19	USA U19	Regular	6	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 3
2018–19	T1EHL 16U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA	Regular	25	24	13	37	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 25 Goals 24 Pim 30 Points 37
2018–19	USA-S16	Team Gold	Regular	5	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 3
2018–19	USHL	Tri-City Storm	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2017–18	T1EHL 15U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 15U AAA	Regular	16	15	11	26	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 16 Goals 15 Pim 10 Points 26
2017–18	T1EHL 16U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA	Regular	12	4	5	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 12 Goals 4 Pim 2 Points 9
2017–18	USA-S15	Team Orange	Regular	3	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Points 2
2016–17	T1EHL 14U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAA	Regular	8	8	2	10	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 8 Pim 0 Points 10
2016–17	WSI U15	TPH Selects U15	Regular	4	2	3	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 5
2016–17	T1EHL 14U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 14U AAA	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 2
2015–16	T1EHL 13U	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 13U AAA	Regular	15	9	7	16	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 15 Goals 9 Pim 16 Points 16
2015–16	WSI U14	West Coast Selects U14	Regular	9	3	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 5
2014–15	QC Int PW	Phoenix Jr. Coyotes	Regular	2	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 2

NHL game-by-game archive

15 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 9, 12:35 am EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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