Matthew Kessel #51

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St. Louis Blues

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Player Information

The 25-year-old has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 29 games for the St. Louis Blues this season. Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 5th round (No. 150) of the 2020 NHL Draft, he has 10 points (1 goals, 9 assists) in 70 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues.

Country:	USA
Age:	25.3 yrs (23.06.2000)
Height / Weight:	191 cm / 96 kg
Shoots:	R
Drafted:	150th in 2020
Draft Team:	St. Louis Blues
Awards:	-

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61

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 249th of 263 Defensemen

Defense:Def: 237th of 263 Defensemen

Season by Season Ratings:

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Actual AAV:	$0.800M
Player Contract Value:	$1.000M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2026 UFA
Age at the end:	26.0 yrs (23.06.2000)

Matthew Kessel

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
10.12.2024	Canucks	1	0	0	0	1	13:04	1	0.0%	0
12.12.2024	Sharks	1	0	0	0	0	12:37	0		0
31.01.2025	Avalanche	1	0	0	0	-2	15:25	1	0.0%	0
08.03.2025	Kings	1	0	0	0	-1	12:39	0		0
23.03.2025	Predators	1	0	0	0	1	15:04	0		0
Total		5	0	0	0	-1		2	0.0%	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2022-23	Blues	2	0	0	0	-1	15:10	3	0.0%	0
2023-24	Blues	39	1	6	7	0	16:48	28	3.6%	12
2024-25	Blues	29	0	3	3	-3	13:07	17	0.0%	10
Total		70	1	9	10	-4		48	2.1%	22

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
No games played

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Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Matthew Kessel		D	25.3 yrs	191 cm / 96 kg	0.10	0.14	53	64	$0.800M
89%	William Lagesson		D	29.6 yrs	188 cm / 96 kg	0.14	0.11	53	67	$0.775M
89%	Haydn Fleury		D	29.2 yrs	193 cm / 93 kg	0.18	0.14	56	65	$0.950M
87%	Owen Pickering		D	21.7 yrs	196 cm / 93 kg	0.12	0.12	53	66	$0.887M
87%	Kevin Gravel		D	33.6 yrs	193 cm / 92 kg	0.17	0.11	53	67	$0.775M

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