Day
7
Day
8
Day
9
Career profile Last roster: 2025-26 MTL
Matt Nieto headshot

Matt Nieto

LW · USA
+ 5 other teams
Status
Retired this year
Career
2013–2026 (13 yrs)
Age
33 (33 in 2026)
Vitals
5'11" · 189 lb
Drafted
2011 Rd 2 (#42) MIN

Career Regular Season

13 seasons (2013–2026)
Games 917
Goals 97
Assists 115
Points 212
+/- -17
P/GP 0.23
SHT% 9.0
PiM 74

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Playoff Champion
2021-22 CGY

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2013-14 CLB 16 0 2 2 0.13 -2 2 0 0 0 4 0.0% 4
2014-15 CLB 42 3 6 9 0.21 0 2 2 0 0 32 9.4% 17
2015-16 CHI 76 7 14 21 0.28 -3 2 3 0 0 66 10.6% 11
2016-17 STL 82 12 14 26 0.32 +4 12 1 1 0 134 9.0% 39
2017-18 STL 82 13 12 25 0.30 -11 0 1 0 0 172 7.6% 17
2018-19 NYI 82 2 0 2 0.02 -5 8 1 0 0 54 3.7% 20
2019-20 NYI 80 8 13 21 0.26 +5 6 1 0 0 88 9.1% 14
2020-21 CGY 82 13 11 24 0.29 +16 2 3 1 0 113 11.5% 18
2021-22 CGY 78 7 7 14 0.18 +2 6 2 0 0 89 7.9% 27
2022-23 CGY 82 6 11 17 0.21 +9 10 3 0 1 71 8.5% 29
2023-24 CHI 82 9 7 16 0.20 -20 8 1 0 0 95 9.5% 43
2024-25 CHI 55 5 4 9 0.16 -4 4 0 0 0 53 9.4% 13
2025-26 MTL 78 12 14 26 0.33 -8 12 1 0 0 109 11.0% 25
CAREER 13 yrs 917 97 115 212 0.23 -17 74 19 2 1 -- 9.0% 277
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2015-16 CHI 6 0 1 1 0.17 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 0
2016-17 STL 10 0 1 1 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0% 2
2018-19 NYI 5 0 0 0 0.00 -4 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 2
2019-20 NYI 18 4 2 6 0.33 -1 2 0 0 1 22 18.2% 9
2020-21 CGY 7 1 1 2 0.29 0 2 1 0 1 11 9.1% 3
2021-22 CGY 23 3 2 5 0.22 +3 2 1 0 0 18 16.7% 6
2022-23 CGY 6 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0% 1
2024-25 CHI 21 1 1 2 0.10 -3 0 0 0 0 15 6.7% 1
CAREER 8 app. 96 9 8 17 0.18 -9 8 2 0 2 -- 10.3% 24
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2013-14 SJS 66 10 14 24 0.36 -4 16 2 1 4 8.1% 14:05
2014-15 SJS 72 10 17 27 0.38 -12 20 1 1 4 7.4% 15:15
2015-16 SJS 67 8 9 17 0.25 -8 10 1 0 1 8.9% 13:10
2016-17 SJS 16 0 2 2 0.13 -3 4 0 0 0 0.0% 12:13
2016-17 COL 43 7 4 11 0.26 -9 4 1 0 0 11.5% 15:56
2017-18 COL 74 15 11 26 0.35 +6 14 1 0 0 17.9% 14:55
2018-19 COL 64 4 19 23 0.36 +2 8 1 0 0 4.7% 13:46
2019-20 COL 70 8 13 21 0.30 +7 6 3 0 0 9.4% 13:30
2020-21 SJS 28 5 2 7 0.25 -4 4 0 0 0 11.1% 14:00
2021-22 SJS 70 6 11 17 0.24 -20 19 0 0 0 7.3% 14:24
2022-23 SJS 45 8 7 15 0.33 -22 8 2 0 1 11.4% 15:39
2022-23 COL 36 4 5 9 0.25 +7 8 0 0 0 8.9% 10:52
2023-24 PIT 22 1 3 4 0.18 +5 4 0 0 0 7.7% 11:37
2024-25 PIT 32 1 2 3 0.09 -8 4 0 0 1 3.2% 12:15
Career NHL 705 87 119 206 0.29 -63 129 12 2 11 8.9% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 21 LW CLB 44 35 84 69 68 45 40 50 30 47 46 50 51 54 46 51
2014-15 22 LW OTT 47 35 80 74 66 50 58 63 33 59 60 58 57 56 47 59
2015-16 23 LW CHI 49 35 79 75 66 58 70 66 31 64 62 63 59 58 48 62
2016-17 24 LW STL 65 42 94 80 69 58 87 61 31 61 62 81 25 63 64 65
2017-18 25 LW STL 69 42 95 83 69 68 80 67 34 60 62 76 25 65 67 65
2018-19 26 LW NYI 63 41 93 81 69 70 84 60 34 62 72 90 25 67 69 68
2019-20 27 LW NYI 71 43 95 81 69 67 86 63 50 75 57 87 25 67 69 68
2020-21 28 LW CGY 65 42 96 81 69 65 84 62 35 65 60 85 25 69 72 66
2021-22 29 LW CGY 73 43 95 81 69 66 73 59 54 57 71 87 25 69 72 67
2022-23 30 LW CGY 79 44 91 81 69 68 75 60 30 63 59 80 25 71 71 65
2023-24 31 LW CHI 65 41 93 79 67 66 93 62 44 62 68 78 25 76 79 67
2024-25 32 LW CHI 67 42 93 79 67 59 69 65 25 62 57 83 25 77 81 65
2025-26 33 LW MTL 77 43 95 79 67 62 64 62 36 56 56 82 25 77 81 64
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2013-14 21 LW CLB 44 35 84 69 68 45 40 50 30 47 46 50 51 54 46 51
2014-15 22 LW OTT +3 · −4 +5 −2 +5 +18 +13 +3 +12 +14 +8 +6 +2 +1 +8
2015-16 23 LW CHI +2 · −1 +1 · +8 +12 +3 −2 +5 +2 +5 +2 +2 +1 +3
2016-17 24 LW STL +16 +7 +15 +5 +3 · +17 −5 · −3 · +18 −34 +5 +16 +3
2017-18 25 LW STL +4 · +1 +3 · +10 −7 +6 +3 −1 · −5 · +2 +3 ·
2018-19 26 LW NYI −6 −1 −2 −2 · +2 +4 −7 · +2 +10 +14 · +2 +2 +3
2019-20 27 LW NYI +8 +2 +2 · · −3 +2 +3 +16 +13 −15 −3 · · · ·
2020-21 28 LW CGY −6 −1 +1 · · −2 −2 −1 −15 −10 +3 −2 · +2 +3 −2
2021-22 29 LW CGY +8 +1 −1 · · +1 −11 −3 +19 −8 +11 +2 · · · +1
2022-23 30 LW CGY +6 +1 −4 · · +2 +2 +1 −24 +6 −12 −7 · +2 −1 −2
2023-24 31 LW CHI −14 −3 +2 −2 −2 −2 +18 +2 +14 −1 +9 −2 · +5 +8 +2
2024-25 32 LW CHI +2 +1 · · · −7 −24 +3 −19 · −11 +5 · +1 +2 −2
2025-26 33 LW MTL +10 +1 +2 · · +3 −5 −3 +11 −6 −1 −1 · · · −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2013-14 CLB $759,167 3 yr 1.2% 21 ELC Rookie
2016-17 STL $1,250,000 2 yr 1.7% 24 RFA
2018-19 NYI $1,975,000 2 yr 2.5% 26 RFA
2020-21 CGY $1,500,000 3 yr 1.8% 28 RFA
2023-24 CHI $3,200,000 3 yr 3.8% 31 UFA
2013-14
Mar 29 2014
2013-14
to BLUE JACKETS
2014-15
Mar 16 2015
2014-15
to SENATORS
to BLUE JACKETS
2015-16
Jul 10 2015
2015-16
to BLACKHAWKS
2016-17
Nov 20 2016
2016-17
to BLUES
  • Matt Nieto 65
to BLACKHAWKS
2018-19
Jul 8 2018
2018-19
2020-21
Aug 30 2020
2020-21
to FLAMES
  • Matthew Nieto 66
2025-26
Aug 2 2025
2025-26
to CANADIENS
Full trade details →