#4 · Defence · NYI
MatthewKessel
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2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 29
- G
- 2
- A
- 1
- P
- 3
- +/-
- +1
- PIM
- 10
- SOG
- 20
- S%
- 10.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- June 23, 2000 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 215 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2020 STL, round 5, #150 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.5 mphleague avg 21.6 mph44th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph17league avg 31.346th percentile
- Distance skated54.1 mileague avg 133.2 mi29th percentile
- Hardest shot95.2 mphleague avg 88.9 mph80th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.7%league avg 42.3%35th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2 | 0.97 | +1.03 | 43 | 2 | .023 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 29 games · 343:17 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 46.7% | 50.6% | -3.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 46.1% | 45.7% | +0.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 12–11
- xG for–against
- 11.3–12.9
- Average rating
- 5.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Tucker | 21 | 153:39 | 48.9% |
| Justin Faulk | 12 | 57:43 | 51.7% |
| Cam Fowler | 15 | 46:58 | 37.7% |
| Philip Broberg | 17 | 36:25 | 39.2% |
| Logan Mailloux | 6 | 17:49 | 30.4% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | vs PIT | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:54 |
| Mar 26 | vs SJS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 13:07 |
| Mar 8 | @ ANA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:21 |
| Mar 6 | @ SJS | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 |
| Mar 4 | @ SEA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 |
| Mar 1 | @ MIN | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 14:31 |
| Feb 28 | vs NJD | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:39 |
| Feb 4 | @ DAL | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 |
| Jan 13 | vs CAR | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| Jan 2 | vs VGK | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 |
| Dec 31 | @ COL | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:03 |
| Dec 17 | vs WPG | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:03 |
| Dec 6 | @ OTT | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 |
| Dec 1 | vs ANA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:47 |
| Nov 29 | vs UTA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 |
| Nov 28 | vs OTT | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:58 |
| Nov 22 | @ NYI | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 |
| Nov 20 | @ PHI | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 |
| Nov 18 | @ TOR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:23 |
| Nov 15 | vs VGK | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 |
| Nov 14 | vs PHI | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 |
| Nov 11 | vs CGY | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:41 |
| Nov 8 | vs SEA | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:47 |
| Nov 6 | @ BUF | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 |
| Nov 3 | vs EDM | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:58 |
| Nov 1 | @ CBJ | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:54 |
| Oct 25 | @ DET | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 |
| Oct 21 | vs LAK | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 |
| Oct 18 | vs DAL | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 9:11 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 99 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 32 | 68 | 4.4 | 0 |
Season by season (4)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Blues | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 10 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Blues | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 10 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Blues | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Blues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |