Matt Kessel
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Birth place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Birth place: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Championships & Medals
Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
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18 | 2019 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL Clark Cup Champion | Sioux Falls Stampede defeated Chicago Steel 3‑0 in a best of five series. | |
20 | 2021 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA Division I Champion | University of Massachusetts Amherst defeated St. Cloud State University 5‑0 in the championship game. | |
USHL Clark Cup Championships | |||||
NCAA Division I Championships |
Last 5 NHL Games
Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
Apr 7, 2024 | STL @ ANA | (6-5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 17:17 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.472 | 0.000 | 3.472 | 3.681 | 0.000 | 3.681 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 10, 2024 | CHI @ STL | (2-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:30 | 22:27 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.667 | 2.667 | 0.000 | 2.673 | 2.673 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 12, 2024 | CAR @ STL | (5-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:20 | 20:05 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 14, 2024 | SEA @ STL | (1-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:57 | 20:05 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.614 | 2.614 | 0.000 | 2.988 | 2.988 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 17, 2024 | STL @ DAL | (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:08 | 20:40 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
GAME LOG |
Regular Season
Stripe: | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
2017‑18 | Fargo Force | USHL | 17 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2017‑18 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2018‑19 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 18 | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
2019‑20 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 19 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
2020‑21 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 20 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
2021‑22 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | NCAA | 21 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
2021‑22 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022‑23 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022‑23 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 22 | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 66 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 |
2023‑24 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 23 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
2023‑24 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 23 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
AHL Totals | 122 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.1 | |||
USHL Totals | 114 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 60 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | |||
NCAA Totals | 100 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 86 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11.3 | |||
NHL Totals | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
Playoff Stats
Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2017‑18 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2018‑19 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
2021‑22 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
2022‑23 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
AHL Totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | |||
USHL Totals | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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Team USA - World Championship 2024 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
World Championship Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2018 | Top Prospects West | USHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
USHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |