C · SEA · NHL id 8482665
Matty Beniers has played 1 game for the Seattle Kraken in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 1 shots while averaging 16:58 a night (13:22 at even strength, 3:17 on the power play and 0:19 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Kaapo Kakko and 78% with Jared McCann in his only game so far, and the Kraken have controlled 42% of shot attempts with Beniers on the ice (2-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Kraken's most recent game against CGY he was on L2 with Jared McCann and Kaapo Kakko and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CGY, detected from shift data
- 2 P in last 1 (0.55/GP before)
- 86% of 5v5 TOI with Kakko (was 1%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 16:58 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at SEA: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal, 0.11 expected goals; best chance Matty Beniers at 0.11 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 50 points vs 54.3 expected
Last 20 games: +5. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.4%
- 101.6
- 54.3%
- G vs xG
- 20 / 23.5
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:03 a game, 4 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.071 xG per attempt lately vs 0.093 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals20121st of 715
- Assists30135th of 715
- Points50132nd of 715
- Power-play points11162nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal149153rd of 715
- Hits31533rd of 715
- Blocked shots69169th of 715
- Plus/minus−8523rd of 715
- Penalty minutes23394th of 715
- Faceoffs won51550th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)46.8%541st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.9%534th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.2%485th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.1%491st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.3%533rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.4%488th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.09263rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.083590th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.26427th of 719
- Faceoff win %48.0%136th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.012118th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game19:17155th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:37143rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.5%205th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3883rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1016182nd of 719
- Goals above expected−3.5645th of 715
- Luck Meter−21539th of 828
- Ascension score53130th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1442nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts130121st of 715
- Hardest shot90.4241st of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.9%155th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.051
- Season net
- −1.03xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.012
- Season
- −0.13G
- 48.0%1072 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 177-200 · NZ 169-204 · DZ 169-153
- Per 60
- 1.09
- Attempts
- 22
- 0.080
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1Mar 10, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Jan 17, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 23, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 4, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L2Dec 19, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 13, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 12, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 48.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 58.1 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 17.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 14, 2026 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.5 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2026 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 64.8 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs OTT | Deflection | — | 1 | 61.9 | one-timer | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs VAN | Deflection | — | 3* | 27.8 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 28.5 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs WSH | Rush | loose | 0 | 63.3 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2026 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 33.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 21, 2026 vs NYI | Deflection | — | 1 | 28.8 | deflection | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ UTA | Rebound | — | 2* | 4.7 | rebound | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 60.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Jan 5, 2026 @ CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.3 | rebound | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs NSH | Rebound | loose | 0 | 9.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs NSH | Deflection | — | 2 | 46.1 | deflection | |
| Dec 10, 2025 vs LAK | Deflection | — | 2 | 15.4 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ PIT | Cycle | — | 4* | 61.7 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 45.9 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 vs VGK | Cycle | carry | 0 | 24.6 | 5-on-3 | |
| Apr 15, 2025 vs LAK | Deflection | — | 0 | 15.1 | rebound | |
| Apr 7, 2025 @ LAK | Rush | carry | 2* | 8.9 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | carry | 1* | 30.3 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2025 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 64.1 | one-timer | |
| Mar 12, 2025 vs MTL | Deflection | — | 4* | 35.6 | deflection | |
| Mar 8, 2025 @ PHI | Cycle | — | 0 | 6.4 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs VAN | Deflection | — | 1 | 42.4 | deflection | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ CGY | Cycle | — | 3 | 68.1 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | carry | 1 | 39.8 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Jan 25, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 68.9 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 20, 2025 vs BUF | Cycle | — | 4* | 54.2 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2025 @ WPG | Deflection | carry | 1 | 16.4 | 4-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 12, 2025 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 49.2 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2025 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 32.1 | one-timer | |
| Dec 30, 2024 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 8.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 28, 2024 @ VAN | Rush | carry | 1 | 42.5 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2024 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 63.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 5, 2024 @ COL | Deflection | — | 2* | 21.2 | deflection | |
| Oct 24, 2024 vs WPG | Deflection | — | 2 | 53.4 | deflection |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Beniers
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Beniers apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | 1 | 10:49 | 86% | 41.2% | 100% (2-0) | 50.0% 1:43 | 20.0% 2:42 |
| Jared McCann | LW | 1 | 9:47 | 78% | 46.7% | 100% (2-0) | 25.0% 2:45 | 50.0% 0:55 |
| Brandon Montour | D | 1 | 5:26 | 43% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 7:06 | 64.3% 12:47 |
| Ryker Evans | D | 1 | 4:54 | 39% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 36.4% 7:38 | 57.1% 13:30 |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | 1 | 4:03 | 32% | 50.0% | 100% (2-0) | 38.5% 8:29 | 25.0% 8:55 |
| Josh Mahura | D | 1 | 3:51 | 31% | 50.0% | 100% (2-0) | 38.5% 8:41 | 20.8% 10:27 |
| Adam Larsson | D | 1 | 3:30 | 28% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:02 | 42.4% 13:54 |
| Vince Dunn | D | 1 | 3:15 | 26% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:17 | 50.0% 13:03 |
| Berkly Catton | C | 1 | 1:11 | 9% | — | — (0-0) | 42.1% 11:21 | 50.0% 13:46 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CGY | W 6-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41% | 16:58 | 13:22 | 3:17 | 0:19 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 16:58 | 16:58 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | 45.0% | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.7 | 57% |
| Even strength | 1 | 13:22 | 13:22 | 9 | 12 | 42.9% | 46.7% | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:32 | 12:32 | 8 | 11 | 42.1% | 46.2% | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 3:17 | 3:17 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:19 | 0:19 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 3:17 | 3:17 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | 2 | 16:58 |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 82 | 20 | 30 | 50 | -8 | 23 | 149 | 13.4% | 31 | 69 | 19:17 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 82 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 147 | 13.6% | 42 | 77 | 18:41 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -11 | 20 | 133 | 11.3% | 52 | 44 | 17:58 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | SEA | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 4 | 22 | 13.6% | 10 | 10 | 17:48 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 80 | 24 | 33 | 57 | +14 | 2 | 148 | 16.2% | 79 | 48 | 17:06 |
| 2021-22 | SEA | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 18 | 16.7% | 7 | 4 | 16:56 |
Matty Beniers news
- Matthew Beniers October 1 Preview vs. the Flames | Sports Radio 93.3 KJR | Global Credit Union Kraken Audio NetworkSports Radio 93.3 KJR
- Matthew Beniers October 1 Preview vs. the FlamesRip City Radio 620 Portland
- Matty Beniers Sends Message to Stars Who Don’t Want to Play in SeattleNHL Trade Talk
- 5 Realistic Expectations for the Kraken This SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Seattle Kraken’s 2025-26 Report Cards: Matty BeniersThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Jason Robertson, Philadelphia Flyers, and Alex OvechkinNHLRumors.com
- What a Kraken Trade Package for Jason Robertson Could Have BeenThe Hockey Writers
- PHOTO | Matthew Beniers Spotted in MontrealDose.ca
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.