Matty Beniers

Matty Beniers

23-Year-Old CenterC
Seattle Kraken
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After his first full NHL season in 2022-23, during which Beniers put up 57 points, the Kraken's first-ever draft choice has yet to match that production in the two subsequent seasons. In the 2024-25 campaign, the 2023 Calder Trophy winner played all 82 games, but put up just 43 points (20 goals and 23 assists). Beniers could still become Seattle's first star, but the 22-year-old's numbers are disappointing nonetheless. He was signed long-term by the team in the 2024 offseason, and the hard-working center will still be given every opportunity to develop into the game-breaking scorer that the Kraken have lacked. That means big minutes on the power play and in the Kraken's top-six forward group. Should he stay healthy again, getting to 50 points is probably a good expectation to have with the possibility for a big breakout based on his talent. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Kraken in August of 2024.
Strikes on power play in win
CSeattle Kraken
January 21, 2026
Beniers scored a power-play goal on five shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
ANALYSIS
Beniers continues to play well in January -- he has earned seven goals and four assists over 12 outings this month. For the season, he's up to 11 goals, 32 points (10 on the power play), 93 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 49 appearances. Beniers remains on pace for a 50-point campaign, a threshold he hasn't reached since his rookie year in the 2022-23 regular season.
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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
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
17:06
2:20
0:18
2023–24
17:58
2:30
0:14
2024–25
18:41
2:26
0:30
2025–26
19:44
2:44
0:42
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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Still rolling offensively
CSeattle Kraken
January 17, 2026
Beniers scored a goal and added an assist Saturday in a 6-3 loss to Utah.
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Finds twine in loss
CSeattle Kraken
January 11, 2026
Beniers scored a goal and put two shots on net in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Carolina.
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Ties game on power play
CSeattle Kraken
January 8, 2026
Beniers scored a power-play goal on four shots, blocked two shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.
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Dishes pair of power-play helpers
CSeattle Kraken
January 6, 2026
Beniers notched two power-play assists and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Bruins.
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Scores against Calgary
CSeattle Kraken
January 6, 2026
Beniers scored a goal in Monday's 5-1 win over the Flames.
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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.
ANALYSIS
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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