Defence · #4 · NYI

Matthew Kessel

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 215 lb
Born: Jun 23, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Draft: 2020, STL, round 5, 150th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 11; NYI
TOI: 148; 13:27 a game
CF%: 52.3; 146–133
xGF%: 51.1; 7.3–7.0
GF%: 66.7; 8–4

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 1
A2: 1
P: 2
iSF: 10
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 0.56
G−ixG: -0.56

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	0.0	4.4	-4.4	6.5
On-ice Sh%	11.6	8.3	+3.2	10.9
PDO	106.0	99.5	+6.5	99.7
G−ixG	-0.56	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.8. 10 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts42.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net40.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 148 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

16 unblocked · 10 SOG · 0 G · 0.56 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	2	0	–	20.6
High slot	0	0	–	18.2
Circles	4	3	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	9	6	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2022-23 STL	STL	2	30	68.0	0.0	58.9	+5.5	1.32	0.92	0.0	85.7	85.7
2023-24 STL	STL	39	655	44.4	44.4	42.5	-2.7	23.17	31.38	7.4	91.9	99.3
2024-25 STL	STL	29	381	49.2	41.2	45.5	-1.2	13.22	15.84	10.4	88.7	99.1
2025-26 STL	STL	29	364	44.8	52.2	44.3	-7.0	10.83	13.60	9.6	92.9	102.5
2026-27 NYI	NYI	11	148	52.3	66.7	51.1	+3.9	7.31	6.99	11.6	94.4	106.0
Total NYI/STL	NYI/STL	110	1578	46.8	47.0	44.8	-2.7	55.85	68.73	8.7	91.5	100.2

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

DeAngelo

Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Kessel without	Without Kessel	With	Kessel without	Without Kessel	With	Kessel without	Without Kessel	With	Kessel without	Without Kessel
DeAngeloTony DeAngelo D	62	69	203	56.5 3.1–2.4	58.7 -2.1	45.2 +11.3	57.1 68–51	54.3 +2.8	47.7 +9.4	50.0 2–2	85.7 6–1	38.1 8–13

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 20 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-09 @ SJS · L 2-3 SO	@ SJS	L 2-3 SO	53.3	100.0	54.3	14	0.58	0.48	12.5	100.0	112.5
2026-11-07 vs NJD · L 4-5 OT	vs NJD	L 4-5 OT	44.8	66.7	46.9	18	1.02	1.15	25.0	90.0	115.0
2026-11-05 vs CAR · L 3-5	vs CAR	L 3-5	44.4	100.0	51.5	14	0.78	0.74	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-31 vs EDM · L 0-4	vs EDM	L 0-4	69.0	–	82.5	14	0.88	0.19	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-27 @ NSH · W 4-3 SO	@ NSH	W 4-3 SO	45.5	–	64.8	6	0.19	0.10	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-25 @ DAL · L 3-6	@ DAL	L 3-6	42.9	0.0	31.7	14	0.46	0.98	0.0	90.9	90.9
2026-10-22 vs LAK · L 2-3 OT	vs LAK	L 2-3 OT	45.5	0.0	44.7	14	0.68	0.83	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-20 vs ANA · W 3-2	vs ANA	W 3-2	84.0	100.0	96.3	14	1.29	0.05	12.5	100.0	112.5
2026-10-17 @ TOR · W 4-1	@ TOR	W 4-1	50.0	100.0	29.7	16	0.44	1.04	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-15 @ OTT · L 1-2 SO	@ OTT	L 1-2 SO	53.8	–	52.8	11	0.35	0.32	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-13 vs VAN · W 3-2	vs VAN	W 3-2	42.3	50.0	36.7	14	0.64	1.10	20.0	88.9	108.9