Matty Beniers

Matty Beniers

22-Year-Old CenterC
Seattle Kraken
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After winning the 2023 Calder Trophy, Beniers went through the dreaded sophomore jinx in 2023-24, dropping from 24 goals to 15 and 57 points to 37. He only contributed three assists in his first 11 outings last campaign and struggled with consistency for the entirety of the year. He averaged more ice time per game than his rookie season, playing in the top six and on the first power-play unit, but he couldn't regain his form. Seattle was among the lowest-scoring teams in the league in 2023-24, so Beniers wasn't alone in his struggles. However, he should be able to get back on track in the upcoming campaign. Beniers could be a late-round steal in redraft leagues, and he has the making of a superb buy-low target in keeper formats going into 2024-25. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Kraken in August of 2024.
Gets back to 20-goal mark
CSeattle Kraken
April 16, 2025
Beniers scored a power-play goal on four shots in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
ANALYSIS
The tally gave Beniers 20 goals on the year. His last two goals came against the Kings, but those were his only points over the last nine contests of the season. Overall, Beniers played in all 82 games and racked up 43 points (nine on the power play), 147 shots on net, 77 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating. His defensive game is good, but the 22-year-old will need to find more offense to live up to his draft position (No. 2 overall in 2021).
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    18:41
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    2:26
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:30
 
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17:06
2:20
0:18
2023–24
17:58
2:30
0:14
2024–25
18:41
2:26
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
Beniers' 24-goal, 57-point campaign in 2022-23 was enough to earn him the Calder Trophy. He was steady early on, but he quickly gained head coach Dave Hakstol's trust, earning shorthanded minutes as the season progressed. Beniers still shot 16.2 percent, though a player of his pedigree may be able to maintain a highly efficient rate. There's still room for the 20-year-old to grow, and he should have every chance to do so in a top-six role with plenty of power-play time in 2023-24. He won't come cheap on draft day, and it'll be tough to convince a rival dynasty manager to part with him in a trade.
The No. 2 overall pick from the 2021 draft, Beniers completed his sophomore season at the University of Michigan and joined the Seattle lineup in mid-April. He played ten games with the Kraken, producing an impressive three goals and nine points over that span. Beniers' 16.7 shooting percentage is likely to regress over the course of his first full NHL campaign in 2022-23, but he also added four points with the man advantage last year, and the power-play production should be here to stay. Beniers is still a better pick in keeper/dynasty leagues as opposed to re-draft formats, but there should be enough here for Beniers to be a worthy of a mid-to-late round pick regardless of league format on draft day.
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Scores vs. Los Angeles
CSeattle Kraken
April 8, 2025
Beniers scored a goal, took three shots and recorded five blocked shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Kings.
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Scores during second-period rally
CSeattle Kraken
March 27, 2025
Beniers scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Oilers.
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Sets up equalizer
CSeattle Kraken
March 25, 2025
Beniers notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames.
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Slides power-play assist
CSeattle Kraken
March 22, 2025
Beniers logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.
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One of each in win
CSeattle Kraken
March 18, 2025
Beniers scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.
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Suiting up at Worlds
CSeattle Kraken
April 16, 2025
Beniers will join Team USA for the 2025 IIHF World Championship, Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network reports Wednesday.
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Beniers was on the 2022 Winter Olympic roster for the United States since, at the time, NHL players weren't able to participate, and will undoubtedly be hoping to edge his way into another call-up four years later. Still, with the full complement of American-born NHL players available, Team USA may go in a different direction, leaving Beniers out, as was the case at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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