
Matthew Kessel
#51
age25
posD
shotr
h6'3"
w203lbs
Depth Chart
RD3
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$800,000$800K
Year 2 of 2
24/25
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA-Group6
2026 age 26
Profile

GP74
G1
A9
P10
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.14
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.01
2yrs
value$1,600,000$1.60M
cap hit$800,000$800K
Matthew Kessel is signed to a 2 year, $1,600,000 contract with a cap hit of $800,000 per season, playing for the St. Louis Blues. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Kessel an Unrestricted Free Agent (Group 6).
% Cap Contract Start
0.91%
Signing Status
RFAage 24
Qualifying Offer
$840,000$840K
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | UFA-Group6age 26 |
| AAV | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Base | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Minors Salary |
$800,000$800K
|
$800,000$800K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year | |||
| Buy Out |
Notes
Represented by Lewis Gross & Mark Toof of SPM
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Career Stats By Contract

GP74
G1
A9
P10
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.14
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.01
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | St. Louis Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 | 40.0 | -20.0 | 49.0 | -2.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 24 | $800,000 $800K |
NHL | St. Louis Blues | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 45.2 | 47.0 | 1.8 | 51.0 | 4.2 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 2 | 12:40 | 0:01 | 0:25 | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 23 | $883,750 $884K |
NHL | St. Louis Blues | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 50.0 | 43.0 | -1.0 | 46.0 | 0.3 | 0.10 | 0.68 | 4 | 15:57 | 0:02 | 0:33 | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 | 22 | $883,750 $884K |
NHL | St. Louis Blues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 24.9 | 72.0 | 26.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 0:37 | ||||||||||
| NHL Totals | 74 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8
Apr
Kessel has played just twice in 16 games since his March 7 recall from AHL Springfield.
Contract History
2yrs
value$1,767,500$1.77M
cap hit$883,750$884K
expiry
2024
RFA
age 24
% Cap Contract Start
1.07%
Signing Status
age 22
Qualifying Offer
$874,125$874K
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $883,750$884K | $883,750$884K | RFAage 24 |
| AAV | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | |
| Base | $750,000$750K | $832,500$833K | |
| Performance Bonuses | $82,500$83K | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | |
| Total Salary | $842,500$843K | $925,000$925K | |
| Minors Salary |
$80,000$80K
|
$80,000$80K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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