"Selected 57th overall (second-round, 25th pick) in 2021, Knies currently has 120 career points (50 goals, 70 assists) in 184 games played. He played three regular season games in the 2022-23 season, due to spending the majority of the season playing for the University of Minnesota. In those three NHL games played, he recorded only one assist. In his first look at playoff hockey that season, he tallied four points (one goal and three assists) in seven games played."
"Knies followed that up during his first full NHL season in 2023-24, where he recorded 35 points (15 goals, 20 assists) in 80 games played, putting him in the top 10 for those respective categories. He then had a career year last season, where he improved much more on the score sheet by getting 58 points (29 goals, 29 assists)."
"In his playoff career so far, Knies has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 27 games played. His best playoff performance to date happened last season, where scored five goals and got two assists to get a total of seven points in 13 games played. His production earned him a good payday this past summer, as he inked his name to a contract of six years, $46.5 million."
Selected 57th overall in 2021, Matthew Knies has tallied 120 points (50 goals, 70 assists) in 184 NHL games. He played three regular-season games in 2022-23 while finishing college and posted four points in seven playoff games that year. His first full NHL season (2023-24) produced 35 points in 80 games, followed by a 58-point breakout season with 29 goals and 29 assists while centering a line with Auston Matthews. He has 14 playoff points (eight goals, six assists) in 27 games, including a seven-point performance in 13 games last postseason. He signed a six-year, $46.5 million contract this past summer.
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