ROOKIE
#51 MATTHEW KESSEL (D)
ST. LOUIS BLUES
| Age | 23 | 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 |
| 2023-2024 Regular Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | PPP | TOI | PPTOI | SOG | HIT | BKS |
| 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:02 | 28 | 41 | 65 |
SELECT CONTENT
| Quick Player Compare |
| Player VS Opponent |
Toggle Year/Type
Latest News & Analysis
More Player News| Date | Type | News |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-18 | Player Update | Kessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday. |
| 2024-03-13 | Player Update | Kessel signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension with the Blues on Wednesday. |
| 2024-03-10 | Player Update | Kessel was promoted from AHL Springfield on Sunday. |
| 2024-02-26 | Player Update | Kessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Monday. |
| 2024-01-19 | Player Update | Kessel recorded two blocked shots across 13:00 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Blues. |
| 2023-12-30 | Player Update | Kessel was recalled from AHL Springfield on Saturday. |
| 2023-04-06 | Player Update | Kessel was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday. |
| 2023-04-02 | Player Update | Kessel was recalled from AHL Springfield on Sunday under emergency conditions. |
Salary/CapHit Information
Our player salaries only cover up to 2029-2030. For more contract information, please visit CapFriendly.
| Year | Salary | Cap Hit | AAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 925,000 | 883,750 | 925,000 |
| 2024-2025 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| 2025-2026 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 |
Upside Trend Chart
NHL ID: 8482516
2023-2024 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 |
|---|
Daily Fantasy Sports
| Game Date | Team | Opponent | DraftKings | Yahoo | FanDuel | OwnersBox |
|---|
2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
| Date | OPP | Team | Status | W | L | OTL | GA | SA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QS | RBS | MIN |
|---|
DraftKings
| Game Date | Team | Opponent | DraftKings | Yahoo | FanDuel | OwnersBox |
|---|
2023-2024 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 (2024-04-17)
Opponent: Dallas Stars
| Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:42 | 22.1 | BRAYDEN SCHENN - ROBERT THOMAS - ZACK BOLDUC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 10 | 41.2 |
| 2 | 12:19 | 21.4 | BRANDON SAAD - JORDAN KYROU - PAVEL BUCHNEVICH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 14 | 12 | 53.8 |
| 3 | 11:06 | 19.3 | KEVIN HAYES - KASPERI KAPANEN - ALEXEY TOROPCHENKO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 9 | 13 | 40.9 |
| 4 | 8:57 | 15.6 | NATHAN WALKER - SAMMY BLAIS - ZACH DEAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 5 | 17 | 22.7 |
| Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 18:19 | 31.9 | COLTON PARAYKO - SCOTT PERUNOVICH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21.4 | 7 | 23 | 23.3 |
| 2 | 17:40 | 30.7 | NICK LEDDY - MATTHEW KESSEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 14 | 22 | 38.9 |
| 3 | 10:32 | 18.3 | MARCO SCANDELLA - TYLER TUCKER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:19 | 65.8 | BRAYDEN SCHENN - JORDAN KYROU - PAVEL BUCHNEVICH - ROBERT THOMAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 0:38 | 31.7 | BRANDON SAAD - KASPERI KAPANEN - ALEXEY TOROPCHENKO - ZACK BOLDUC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:02 | 1.7 | BRANDON SAAD - KASPERI KAPANEN - JORDAN KYROU - ROBERT THOMAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 0:01 | 0.8 | KASPERI KAPANEN - JORDAN KYROU - PAVEL BUCHNEVICH - ROBERT THOMAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:19 | 65.8 | SCOTT PERUNOVICH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 0:41 | 34.2 | NICK LEDDY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:30 | 27.3 | BRAYDEN SCHENN - ROBERT THOMAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1:03 | 19.1 | BRAYDEN SCHENN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 1:01 | 18.5 | NATHAN WALKER - ZACH DEAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 4:02 | 73.3 | NICK LEDDY - COLTON PARAYKO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 2 | 10 | 16.7 |
| 2 | 1:01 | 18.5 | MARCO SCANDELLA - MATTHEW KESSEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:23 | 7.0 | COLTON PARAYKO - MATTHEW KESSEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
ST. LOUIS BLUES 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
| Name | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | MIN |
|---|
ST. LOUIS BLUES Prospect Profile Pages
| Name | Age | Draf Year | Draf Round | Draf Pick | Link | Upside | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLTEN ELLIS | 23 | 2019 | 3 | 93 | 4.0 | 6.5 | |
| JOEL HOFER | 23 | 2018 | 4 | 107 | 7.5 | 8.0 | |
| VADIM ZHERENKO | 23 | 2019 | 7 | 208 | 6.5 | 7.0 | |
| WILL CRANLEY | 22 | 2020 | 6 | 163 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | STL | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.18 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 00:02 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 16:48 | |
| 2022-2023 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 15:10 | |
| 3 Year AVG | 82 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.17 | 14 | -2 | 24 | 62 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 00:02 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 16:43 | ||
| CAREER | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.17 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 31 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 00:02 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 16:43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | STL | 39 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 0.15 | 7 | 0.18 | 12 | 0.31 | 28 | 0.72 | 0 | 0.00 | 41 | 1.05 | 65 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-2023 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | PIM | +/- | SOG | SOG/G | S% | PPP | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | AHL | Springfield Thunderbirds | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.21 | 16 | 1 | 45 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Springfield Thunderbirds | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 0.46 | 66 | -1 | 134 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021-2022 | NCAA | Univ. of Massachusetts | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.46 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021-2022 | AHL | Springfield Thunderbirds | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.20 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020-2021 | NCAA | Univ. of Massachusetts | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0.79 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-2020 | NCAA | Univ. of Massachusetts | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.32 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018-2019 | USHL | Sioux Falls Stampede | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.31 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-2018 | USHL | Fargo Force | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.09 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-2018 | USHL | Chicago Steel | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-2018 | USA-S17 | Team Royal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-2017 | HPHL 16U | Compuware 16U AAA | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-2017 | USA-S16 | Team Orange | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | HPHL 16U | Little Caesars 16U AAA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-2016 | USA-S15 | Team Royal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | HPHL 14U | Little Caesars 14U AAA | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013-2014 | HPHL 13U | Little Caesars 13U AAA | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-2013 | QC Int PW | Detroit Honeybaked | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Springfield Thunderbirds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | AHL | Springfield Thunderbirds | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018-2019 | USHL | Sioux Falls Stampede | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-2018 | USHL | Chicago Steel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | STL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 05:30 | |
| 2022-2023 | STL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 33 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:06 | 2.9 | 25.9 | 12:49 | |
| 3 Year AVG | 82 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 0.50 | 41 | -10 | 0 | 82 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 00:04 | 2.1 | 21.2 | 10:04 | ||
| CAREER | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | 41 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:04 | 2.1 | 21.2 | 10:04 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | STL | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-2023 | STL | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0.20 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.00 |
Regular Season Quarterly Comparison
2023-2024
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0:02 | 16:55 |
| 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0:03 | 17:39 |
| 4 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0:00 | 15:58 |
Lines by quarter
| Quarter | Line Combination |
|---|
2022-2023
| Quarter | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | PPP | PPTOI | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 15:09 |
Lines by quarter
| Quarter | Line Combination |
|---|
Buy/Sell Meter
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 |
|---|
Extended Game Log
| Date | OPP | TEAM | CF | CA | CF% | GF 5v5 | xGF 5v5 | xGF/60 | GA 5v5 | xGA 5v5 | xGA/60 | xG% 5v5 |
|---|
Player Calculator
Start Date:
End Date:
Stats
| GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/60 | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP | HIT | BLK | FOW | FO% | PPTOI | %PP | TOI | IPP |
|---|
Even Strength Line Combinations
| Freq | Line Combination |
|---|
| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
|---|
Even Strength Line Production
| PTS | %Total | Line Combination |
|---|
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 |
|---|
