D · NYI · #4
Matthew Kessel
- Height
- HT 6'3"
- Weight
- WT 215 lbs
- Birth date
- Jun 23, 2000 (age 26)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots R
He ranks D219 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
0
#815 overall · D257 of 272
2025–26 scoring
31.4 pts
29 GP · 1.1 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
58.8 pts
50.3 games · 1.2 PPG
2.1 G · 4.2 A · 6.3 P · 13:47 TOI · 0:01 PP · 1.4 xG
Projection range
50.0–64.7
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 40.7% | 2 | 0.8 | 21.5 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 13:47 | 0:01 | 41.5% | 2.1 | 1.4 | 21.4 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 50.3 | 58.8 | 1.2 | 13:47 | 0:01 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | — | — | 33.6 | 41.6 | 53.4 | -0.3 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 2025–26 | 29 | 31.4 | 1.1 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 29 | 24.7 | 0.9 | 13:08 | 0:01 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 23 | -3 | 10 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | 39 | 63.7 | 1.6 | 16:48 | 0:02 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 15:10 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Matthew Kessel's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Kessel's Dynasty Value Score?
- Kessel scores 0 out of 10,000 (#815 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Kessel's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 58.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 50.349999999999994 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.