Matthew Kessel
- Position
- Defence
- Age
- 26Jun 23, 2000
- Height
- 6'3"191 cm
- Weight
- 215 lbs98 kg
- Shoots
- Right
- Born
- Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
- Nationality
- USA
- Draft
- 2020 · Round 5 · 150th overall · STL
GP10
G0
A2
PTS2
+/-4
S%0.0%
TOI/GP13:25
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0
Matthew Kessel, New York Islanders defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.
Trends
Points Per Game Trend
Contract
2026-27 cap $104.0MContract data not yet available.
Career
Born in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA · Draft: 2020 · Round 5, pick 26 (#150 overall) · STL · 5 NHL seasons
Regular season
- GP
- 107
- G
- 3
- A
- 11
- PTS
- 14
- +/-
- -2
Advanced stats 2026–27
Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.
Physical
- Hits6#523 of 659
- Hits per game0.60#467 of 659
- Hits per 602.68#410 of 659
- Blocked shots3#559 of 659
- Takeaways2#372 of 659
- Giveaways9#199 of 659
Shooting & expected goals
- Expected goals (individual)0.66#533 of 659
- Expected goals per 600.29#462 of 659
- Goals above expected-0.66#454 of 659
- xG per shot (shot quality)0.044#499 of 659
- High-danger shots3#401 of 659
Possession (on ice)
- Corsi (shot attempt share)55.4%#93 of 659
- Corsi relative to team+4.4%#117 of 659
- Fenwick (unblocked share)54.3%#148 of 659
- PDO at 5v51.065#56 of 659
- Offensive zone starts64.5%#64 of 659
- Time on ice per game13:25#484 of 659
Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.
Faceoffs · 2026–27
Faceoff leaders →No faceoffs taken this season.
Game Log
Career Arc
5 SeasonsPTSCareer best / current
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