#51 MATTHEW KESSEL (D)
ST. LOUIS BLUES
 


Age 24.6 Birth Date 2000-06-23
Shoots R Draft Info 2020 (5/150)
Height 6'2 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 205 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country USA Status Off Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
27033013:050:01172220

COLD STREAK - 0 PTS in last 6 GP

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Date Type News
2025-02-03Player UpdateKessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Monday.
2025-01-31Player UpdateKessel was recalled from AHL Springfield on Friday.
2024-12-16ArticleThe Wild West – Skaters Who Have Gone Up or Down a Tier from 2023-24
2024-12-14ArticleFantasy Take: Fowler Flies to St. Louis
2024-12-14Player UpdateKessel was sent to AHL Springfield on Saturday.
2024-11-01Player UpdateKessel has not recorded a point through his first eight contests in 2024-25.
2024-09-30ArticleThe Wild West – Training Camp Roster Openings – Part Two
2024-04-18Player UpdateKessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday.
2024-03-13Player UpdateKessel signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension with the Blues on Wednesday.
2024-03-10Player UpdateKessel was promoted from AHL Springfield on Sunday.
2024-02-26Player UpdateKessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Monday.
2024-01-19Player UpdateKessel recorded two blocked shots across 13:00 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Blues.
2023-12-30Player UpdateKessel was recalled from AHL Springfield on Saturday.
2023-04-06Player UpdateKessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday.
2023-04-02Player UpdateKessel was recalled from AHL Springfield on Sunday under emergency conditions.

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
800,000 2027 RFA Yes No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-2025800,000800,000
2025-2026800,000800,000

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8482516

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22WPG
Feb 23COL
Feb 25SEA
Feb 27@WSH
Mar 1L.A
Mar 2@DAL
Mar 5@L.A
Mar 7@ANA
Mar 8@L.A
Mar 13@PIT
Mar 15@MIN
Mar 16ANA
Mar 18@NSH
Mar 20VAN
Mar 22CHI
Mar 23NSH
Mar 25MTL
Mar 27@NSH
Mar 29@COL
Apr 1DET
Apr 3PIT
Apr 5COL
Apr 7@WPG
Apr 9@EDM
Apr 12@SEA
Apr 15UTA

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22WPG
Feb 23COL
Feb 25SEA
Feb 27@WSH
Mar 1L.A
Mar 2@DAL
Mar 5@L.A
Mar 7@ANA
Mar 8@L.A
Mar 13@PIT
Mar 15@MIN
Mar 16ANA
Mar 18@NSH
Mar 20VAN
Mar 22CHI
Mar 23NSH
Mar 25MTL
Mar 27@NSH
Mar 29@COL
Apr 1DET
Apr 3PIT
Apr 5COL
Apr 7@WPG
Apr 9@EDM
Apr 12@SEA
Apr 15UTA

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

St. Louis Blues Last Game Lines (2025-02-08)

Opponent: Chicago Blackhawks
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
112:1720.8JORDAN KYROU - PAVEL BUCHNEVICH - ROBERT THOMAS1017187.517289.5
29:0515.4RADEK FAKSA - NATHAN WALKER - ALEXEY TOROPCHENKO1105455.68753.3
36:4311.4BRAYDEN SCHENN - MATHIEU JOSEPH - DYLAN HOLLOWAY2206366.77750.0
46:3011.0OSKAR SUNDQVIST - ZACK BOLDUC - JAKE NEIGHBOURS0002340.08561.5
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
116:4728.4CAM FOWLER - COLTON PARAYKO1106554.5161159.3
215:2626.2RYAN SUTER - NICK LEDDY21112763.2191359.4
312:5822.0JUSTIN FAULK - PHILIP BROBERG12-15455.6101050.0
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2937.1BRAYDEN SCHENN - JORDAN KYROU - JAKE NEIGHBOURS - DYLAN HOLLOWAY00030100.040100.0
21:1932.9OSKAR SUNDQVIST - JORDAN KYROU - PAVEL BUCHNEVICH - ROBERT THOMAS000000.0000.0
30:3916.3OSKAR SUNDQVIST - PAVEL BUCHNEVICH - ROBERT THOMAS - ZACK BOLDUC000000.0000.0
40:125.0BRAYDEN SCHENN - OSKAR SUNDQVIST - JORDAN KYROU - DYLAN HOLLOWAY000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:0853.3CAM FOWLER000000.0000.0
21:3740.4JUSTIN FAULK00030100.040100.0
30:114.6JUSTIN FAULK - COLTON PARAYKO000000.010100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5041.7RADEK FAKSA - MATHIEU JOSEPH000000.0000.0
20:3428.3PAVEL BUCHNEVICH - ROBERT THOMAS000000.0000.0
30:2823.3OSKAR SUNDQVIST - ALEXEY TOROPCHENKO000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:0655.0RYAN SUTER - COLTON PARAYKO000000.0000.0
20:5041.7NICK LEDDY - PHILIP BROBERG000000.0000.0
30:021.7CAM FOWLER - JUSTIN FAULK000000.0000.0

ST. LOUIS BLUES 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

ST. LOUIS BLUES Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
COLTEN ELLIS24.420193934.06.5
VADIM ZHERENKO23.9201972086.57.0
WILL CRANLEY23.0202061633.53.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025STL270330.119-310170.00.622000020000:010.410.513:05
2023-2024STL391670.1815012283.60.740000065000:020.612.616:48
2022-2023STL20000.000-1030.01.5000001000:000.014.815:10
CAREER 6819100.1512-422482.10.762000086000:010.511.815:16

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025STL2700.0030.1130.11100.37170.6300.00220.81200.7400.00
2023-2024STL3910.0360.1570.18120.31280.7200.00401.03651.6700.00
2022-2023STL200.0000.0000.0000.0031.5000.0000.0010.5000.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds2058130.65238462.310.9226
2023-2024AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds363580.22161461.36.509
2023-2024WCUSA20110.500300.000
2023-2024InternationalTeam USA10111.000300.000
2022-2023AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds71528330.4666-11341.93.71219
2021-2022NCAAUniv. of Massachusetts37611170.4622900.000
2021-2022AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds150330.2089171.10.008
2020-2021NCAAUniv. of Massachusetts291013230.79161500.000
2019-2020NCAAUniv. of Massachusetts3474110.32481300.000
2018-2019USHLSioux Falls Stampede62217190.31382300.000
2017-2018USHLFargo Force320330.09181600.000
2017-2018USHLChicago Steel200000.004-300.000
2017-2018USA-S17Team Royal52020.400000.000
2016-2017HPHL 16UCompuware 16U AAA201340.2032000.000
2016-2017USA-S16Team Orange50661.200000.000
2015-2016HPHL 16ULittle Caesars 16U AAA80000.000000.000
2015-2016USA-S15Team Royal50440.800000.000
2014-2015HPHL 14ULittle Caesars 14U AAA173470.418000.000
2013-2014HPHL 13ULittle Caesars 13U AAA200440.2014000.000
2012-2013QC Int PWDetroit Honeybaked20000.002000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2022-2023AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds20000.000-100.0000
2021-2022AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds181120.116-100.0004
2018-2019USHLSioux Falls Stampede121340.33141000.000
2017-2018USHLChicago Steel30000.002-200.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025STL30000.000-1420.00.74000010000:000.117.918:13
2023-2024STL30220.67552030.01.0001001000:000.00.005:30
2022-2023STL51120.4033-30520.01.0101003000:062.925.912:49
CAREER 111340.3630-241010.00.95020014000:031.420.112:18

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025STL300.0000.0000.0041.3320.6700.0041.33103.3300.00
2023-2024STL300.0020.6720.6700.0031.0010.3300.0010.3300.00
2022-2023STL510.2010.2020.4000.0051.0010.2010.2030.6000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1200221200:0112:27
26011400:0014:47
31000100:0015:26
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
26000600:0216:57
3160221200:0317:35
4171451000:0015:58

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 10.0
PTS/60 0.5
PDO 994
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination