Matthew Kessel
Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 29?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals3 × 3+9
- proj assists18 × 1+18
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots76 × 0.1+7.6
- PIM46 × 0.05+2.3
- ice time (min)1130 × 0.01+11.3
- total48 pool points · an elite defenseman season scores 16648 = 29/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best defensemen in the NHL — an elite season scores about 166 points, and that is what 100 means. So 48 points is 29 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (11 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Off the net: 0.7 SOG/game lately vs 1.2 before — chances have dried up.
- Availability: played 11 of 13 for NYI — missed 2 games (2026-10-10, 2026-10-29).
- Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Blues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | Blues | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| 2024-25 | Blues | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025-26 | Blues | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026-27 | Islanders | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 84-G proj | Islanders | 84 | 3 | 18 | 21 | — | 48 | — | 0 | — | 16:23 | — | — | 90 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 26 that is 0%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Goals — with the line
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 · vs CAR | |||||
| P2 05:44 | EV | Assist | Schenn (Eklund, Kessel) → 2-2 | Schenn · Heineman · Eklund Kessel · Schaefer | Hall · Jankowski · Jarvis Gostisbehere · Valimaki Bussi (G) |
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Matthew over the last 9 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngelo NYI | 47 | 9 | |
| Victor Eklund NYI | 37 | 9 | |
| Brayden Schenn NYI | 34 | 9 | |
| Emil Heineman NYI | 32 | 9 | |
| Casey Cizikas NYI | 30 | 9 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats