
Matt Nieto
No Current Contract
Matt Nieto is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 2 years, $1,800,000 with a cap hit of $900,000 per season. It expired at the end of the 2024-25 season.
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Career Stats By Contract

| Season | Age |
Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | GF% | xGF% | RelxGF% | CF% | RelCF% | G60 | P60 | Pen Dif | TOI 5v5/GP | TOI PP/GP | TOI PK/GP | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29.4 | 44.0 | -8.9 | 45.0 | -6.5 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 1 | 10:04 | 0:02 | 1:57 | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 31 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 66.7 | 41.0 | -15.0 | 42.0 | -12.5 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 2 | 9:04 | 0:03 | 2:24 | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 | 30 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-23 | 30 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 44.8 | 52.0 | -0.7 | 49.0 | -2.1 | 0.73 | 1.46 | -2 | 11:08 | 0:21 | 1:46 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021-22 | 29 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 36.8 | 46.0 | -1.0 | 44.0 | -1.7 | 0.42 | 1.18 | -7 | 12:20 | 0:04 | 1:44 | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 28 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 28 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 42.9 | 45.0 | -4.2 | 45.0 | -4.1 | 0.79 | 1.19 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:07 | 2:45 | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | 27 | $1,975,000 $1.98M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 56.1 | 50.0 | -0.4 | 53.0 | 1.3 | 0.48 | 1.36 | -4 | 10:43 | 0:01 | 2:11 | Playoffs | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 26 | $1,975,000 $1.98M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 64 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 48.4 | 55.0 | 6.0 | 52.0 | 2.3 | 0.18 | 1.49 | -2 | 10:40 | 0:02 | 2:29 | Playoffs | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 25 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 74 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 14 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 24 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 24 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 23 | $759,167 $759K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | Playoffs | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | 22 | $759,167 $759K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 72 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 21 | $759,167 $759K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 66 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 16 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| NHL Totals | 705 | 87 | 119 | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Signings & Trades
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Contract History
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | UFAage 32 |
| AAV | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | |
| Base | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | |
| Minors Salary |
$900,000$900K
|
$900,000$900K
|
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| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
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2021-22
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2022-23
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2023 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $850,000$850K | $850,000$850K | UFAage 30 |
| AAV | $850,000$850K | $850,000$850K | |
| Base | $850,000$850K | $850,000$850K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $850,000$850K | $850,000$850K | |
| Minors Salary |
$850,000$850K
|
$850,000$850K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
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2020-21
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2021 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $700,000$700K | UFAage 28 |
| AAV | $700,000$700K | |
| Base | $700,000$700K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $700,000$700K | |
| Minors Salary |
$700,000$700K
|
|
| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
|
2018-19
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2019-20
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2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $1,975,000$1.98M | $1,975,000$1.98M | UFAage 27 |
| AAV | $1,975,000$1.98M | $1,975,000$1.98M | |
| Base | $1,975,000$1.98M | $1,975,000$1.98M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $1,975,000$1.98M | $1,975,000$1.98M | |
| Minors Salary |
$1,975,000$1.98M
|
$1,975,000$1.98M
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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2017-18
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2018 |
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|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $1,000,000$1.00M | RFAage 25 |
| AAV | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
| Base | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
| Minors Salary |
$1,000,000$1.00M
|
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| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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2016-17
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2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $735,000$735K | RFAage 24 |
| AAV | $735,000$735K | |
| Base | $735,000$735K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $735,000$735K | |
| Minors Salary |
$735,000$735K
|
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| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
|
2013-14
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2014-15
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2015-16
|
2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $759,167$759K | $759,167$759K | $759,167$759K | RFAage 23 |
| AAV | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | |
| Base | $600,000$600K | $700,000$700K | $700,000$700K | |
| Performance Bonuses | $232,500$233K | $132,500$133K | $132,500$133K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | |
| Total Salary | $692,500$693K | $792,500$793K | $792,500$793K | |
| Minors Salary |
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
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| Clauses | ||||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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