#26 · Defence · MIN
MattKiersted
Next milestone 92 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- April 14, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Elk River, Minnesota, USA
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 182 lb (83 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.2 mphleague avg 21.6 mph31st percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 31.315th percentile
- Distance skated13.2 mileague avg 133.2 mi16th percentile
- Hardest shot73.7 mphleague avg 88.9 mph7th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone36.9%league avg 42.3%0th 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 | 0 | 0.06 | -0.06 | 5 | 0 | .011 |
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 · 6 games · 78:59 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 36.4% | 53.7% | -17.3 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 41.4% | 45.0% | -3.6 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–3
- xG for–against
- 2.5–4.4
- Average rating
- 5.3
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Gustafsson Nyberg | 2 | 26:47 | 33.6% |
| Jared Spurgeon | 3 | 19:42 | 47.9% |
| David Jiricek | 2 | 16:06 | 29.4% |
| Jake Middleton | 1 | 6:10 | 27.4% |
| Quinn Hughes | 3 | 3:42 | 27.4% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 6 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 6: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | vs ANA | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 |
| Apr 13 | @ STL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:15 |
| Jan 5 | @ LAK | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 8:31 |
| Dec 18 | @ CBJ | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 |
| Dec 16 | vs WSH | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:16 |
| Dec 13 | vs OTT | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:24 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 12 | 35 | 5.7 | 0 |
Season by season (5)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Wild | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Panthers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Panthers | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Panthers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |