
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 | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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2024-25 | 32 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 322 | 29.40 | 42.30 | -11.50 | 45.30 | -6.70 | 0.19 | 0.37 | |||||||
2023-24 | 31 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 199 | 66.70 | 41.40 | -13.50 | 42.40 | -12.30 | 0.30 | 1.21 | |||||||
2022-23 | 30 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 343 | 63.60 | 55.40 | 3.80 | 49.70 | -2.80 | 1.40 | 2.45 | |||||||
2022-23 | 30 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 554 | 37.50 | 47.00 | -4.80 | 48.00 | -1.10 | 0.87 | 1.52 | |||||||
2021-22 | 29 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 858 | 36.80 | 47.20 | 0.30 | 44.10 | -1.40 | 0.42 | 1.19 | |||||||
2020-21 | 28 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 28 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 303 | 42.90 | 46.50 | -2.80 | 44.40 | -4.30 | 0.79 | 1.19 | |||||||
2019-20 | 27 | $1,975,000 $1.98M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 751 | 56.40 | 50.60 | -0.70 | 52.50 | 1.10 | 0.48 | 1.36 | |||||||
2018-19 | 26 | $1,975,000 $1.98M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 64 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 695 | 45.00 | 55.77 | 8.77 | 51.52 | 2.13 | 0.17 | 1.47 | |||||||
2017-18 | 25 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 74 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 898 | 50.77 | 44.29 | -3.14 | 46.42 | -2.20 | 0.67 | 1.27 | |||||||
2016-17 | 24 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 565 | 33.33 | 47.75 | 1.56 | 49.83 | 2.37 | 0.64 | 0.85 | |||||||
2016-17 | 24 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 171 | 36.36 | 47.26 | -7.06 | 51.99 | -0.15 | 0.00 | 0.70 | |||||||
2015-16 | 23 | $759,167 $759K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 783 | 40.43 | 46.54 | -10.07 | 51.25 | -0.42 | 0.38 | 1.00 | |||||||
2014-15 | 22 | $759,167 $759K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 72 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 920 | 40.74 | 48.98 | -1.97 | 52.82 | 1.25 | 0.39 | 1.24 | |||||||
2013-14 | 21 | $759,167 $759K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 66 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 809 | 46.30 | 55.41 | -2.14 | 52.86 | -2.62 | 0.67 | 1.34 | |||||||
NHL Totals | 705 | 87 | 119 | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Contract History
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
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$900,000$900K
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Clauses | |||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2021-22
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2022-23
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2023 |
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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
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Clauses | |||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2020-21
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2021 |
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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
|
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Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2018-19
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2019-20
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2020 |
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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
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$1,975,000$1.98M
|
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Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
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 |
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
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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
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$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
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Clauses | ||||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
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