Matthew Knies
01/Where he scores from
Knies scored 21 regular season goals on 189 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 8 ft out: 13/21 · 62% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 39% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 12/21 · 57% of his goals came from here, on 100/189 · 53% of his attempts — 12/100 · 12% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 6/21 · 29% of his goals came from here, on 64/189 · 34% of his attempts — 6/64 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 2/21 · 10% of his goals came from here, on 22/189 · 12% of his attempts — 2/22 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/21 · 5% of his goals came from here, on 3/189 · 2% of his attempts — 1/3 · 33% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 2 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Knies scored 65 regular season goals on 553 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 9 ft out: 41/65 · 63% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 38% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 40/65 · 62% of his goals came from here, on 283/553 · 51% of his attempts — 40/283 · 14% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 21/65 · 32% of his goals came from here, on 179/553 · 32% of his attempts — 21/179 · 12% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/65 · 5% of his goals came from here, on 83/553 · 15% of his attempts — 3/83 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/65 · 2% of his goals came from here, on 8/553 · 1% of his attempts — 1/8 · 13% of what he sent from there went in.
Knies scored 7 playoff goals on 54 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. No single patch of ice holds an unusual share of them.
Doorstep. 7 of his 7 goals came from here, on 31 of his 54 attempts.
Slot. 0 of his 7 goals came from here, on 12 of his 54 attempts.
Perimeter. 0 of his 7 goals came from here, on 10 of his 54 attempts.
Point. 0 of his 7 goals came from here, on 1 of his 54 attempts.
Under 150 located attempts, so the counts are raw. A share of 54 shots moves by more than a point on one bounce, and printing it would give the sample an authority it has not earned.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 2 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Knies scored 65 regular season goals on 558 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2022-23 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 9 ft out: 41/65 · 63% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 38% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 40/65 · 62% of his goals came from here, on 285/558 · 51% of his attempts — 40/285 · 14% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 21/65 · 32% of his goals came from here, on 182/558 · 33% of his attempts — 21/182 · 12% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/65 · 5% of his goals came from here, on 83/558 · 15% of his attempts — 3/83 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/65 · 2% of his goals came from here, on 8/558 · 1% of his attempts — 1/8 · 13% of what he sent from there went in.
Knies scored 8 playoff goals on 65 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2022-23 to 2025-26. 7 of them came from inside nine feet of one point — the crease, 8 ft out.
Doorstep. 8 of his 8 goals came from here, on 37 of his 65 attempts.
Slot. 0 of his 8 goals came from here, on 17 of his 65 attempts.
Perimeter. 0 of his 8 goals came from here, on 10 of his 65 attempts.
Point. 0 of his 8 goals came from here, on 1 of his 65 attempts.
Under 150 located attempts, so the counts are raw. A share of 65 shots moves by more than a point on one bounce, and printing it would give the sample an authority it has not earned.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2022-23 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 2 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
12 of his 23 goals came in the 3rd period, on 56 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | @OTT | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:39 |
| Apr 13 | DAL | L 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 |
| Apr 11 | FLA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 16:30 |
| Apr 9 | @NYI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:56 |
| Apr 8 | WSH | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:56 |
| Apr 4 | @LAK | OTL 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:44 |
| Apr 3 | @SJS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:36 |
| Mar 31 | @ANA | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 19:11 |
| Mar 28 | @STL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:26 |
| Mar 25 | NYR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:25 |
| Mar 24 | @BOS | W 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:21 |
| Mar 21 | @OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 24:28 |
| Mar 20 | CAR | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:01 |
| Mar 17 | NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 |
| Mar 15 | @MIN | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:47 |
| Mar 14 | @BUF | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 20:09 |
| Mar 12 | ANA | W 6-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 |
| Mar 10 | @MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:04 |
| Mar 8 | TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:58 |
| Mar 6 | @NYR | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 |
| Mar 5 | @NJD | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:48 |
| Mar 3 | PHI | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 |
| Mar 1 | OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:07 |
| Feb 27 | @FLA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 17:17 |
| Feb 26 | @TBL | L 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 79 regular season games. Playoff games are kept out of this table and totalled separately in the career record.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 13:07 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 80 | 15 | 20 | 35 | +10 | 45 | 115 | 13.0 | 169 | 44 | 11:42 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 78 | 29 | 29 | 58 | +7 | 43 | 152 | 19.1 | 182 | 60 | 18:31 |
| 2025-26 | TOR | 79 | 23 | 43 | 66 | -29 | 29 | 140 | 16.4 | 152 | 53 | 16:44 |
| Career | 240 | 67 | 93 | 160 | -11 | 119 | 411 | 16.3 | 505 | 159 | 15:35 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | TOR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 14.3 | 15 | 1 | – |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 23 | 11 | – |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 29 | 17.2 | 31 | 12 | – |
| Career | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | 12 | 50 | 16.0 | 69 | 24 | – |
06/Bio
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey
- #23
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Born
- Oct 17, 2002 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Drafted
- 2021 · Round 2 · Pick 25 · TOR
- Club
- Toronto Maple Leafs
