Matt
Kiersted
D · MIN
- WAR
- 0.0
- PTS
- 1
2025-26№ 189 / 325
Matt Kiersted (Minnesota Wild) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Matt Kiersted
#26D
Minnesota Wild
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 83 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 13, 1998 · Elk River, United States
Contract : $775,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Minnesota Wild | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 56 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
Matt Kiersted: our analysis
2025-26 season: 6 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 15:44 TOI. WAR 0.0 (189th of 325).
In 2025-26, Matt Kiersted, 28, his WAR of 0.0 ranks 189th among 325 regulars, in the bottom half.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: EV defense (-0.1).
His WAR went from 0.0 in 2024-25 to 0.0.
Matt Kiersted's story
Growing up in Elk River, Minnesota, Matt Kiersted came to hockey through family ties: his parents, Bob Kiersted and Candace Hartwig, and the family friend Mark Parrish helped nudge him and his brothers toward the sport. He finished high school at Elk River High in 2016, a local start that preceded his move up the development ladder.
Kiersted left his hometown as a junior to skate with the Chicago Steel in the USHL, stepping into a league known for preparing players for college and professional paths. He had already committed to play collegiate hockey with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, a program that served as his bridge from junior competition to higher levels of play.
Undrafted, Kiersted earned a professional opportunity when the Florida Panthers signed him to a two-year entry-level contract on 1 April 2021. He made his NHL debut two days later, appearing in Florida’s 5–2 victory over Columbus on 3 April 2021. After several seasons inside the Panthers organisation and a one-year, two-way deal signed on 28 June 2024 to remain with the club, he chose free agency as a route to the next phase of his career.
On 2 July 2025 Kiersted returned home on paper, inking a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild. The move reunited him with his home state and opened a fresh chapter after five seasons spent within the Panthers system.
On ice, Kiersted’s game is defined more by positioning and skating than by flash. He prefers to read plays from the defensive blue line, limit opponents’ options and jump into the attack when the play allows. Those steady, situational instincts have carried him from high school and the USHL through college and into the NHL.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:39
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:08
- Pts/GP
- 0.09
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 11
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 16 %
72
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 69
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 72
- Confidence 20 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 44
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 35
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 71
- Confidence 20 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 78
- Confidence 11 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 74
- Confidence 20 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 80
- Confidence 16 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 78
- Confidence 16 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 14 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 38
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating69
- Top speed (35 %)34.5 · 64
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.646 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)14 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.9 · 61
ST — Strength72
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.148 · 86
- Body mass (50 %)-1.21 · 57
EN — Endurance44
- Ice time per game (45 %)16 · 55
- Total ice time (20 %)196 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)45 · 65
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.3 · 35
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.934 · 64
DU — Durability35
- Share of games played (100 %)0.561 · 35
CK — Checking71
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.255 · 76
- Season volume (10 %)2.639 · 35
FG — Fighting78
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.084 · 78
DI — Discipline74
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.046 · 74
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.661 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.386 · 74
PA — Passing80
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.468 · 81
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.42 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.021 · 78
SC — Scoring78
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.261 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.234 · 77
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.013 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.109 · 71
- xG per shot (10 %)0.037 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.1 · 79
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.02 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.137 · 81
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.709 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.029 · 74
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.939 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59 · 67
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.059 · 65
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience38
- Career regular-season games (65 %)51
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall72
- DF · Defense (30 %)75
- PA · Passing (22 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)69
- SC · Scoring (12 %)78
- EN · Endurance (9 %)44
- ST · Strength (6 %)72
- DI · Discipline (5 %)74
- CK · Checking (4 %)71
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.0
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 0.0 — 90% interval
189 of 325 defensemen
+0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.0
- EV defense
- -0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 6 | 0.0 | -0.0 to 0.0 | 189/325 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 2 | 0.0 | -0.1 to 0.1 | 190/314 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 20 | 0.1 | -0.1 to 0.4 | 138/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 116.3 km/h2nd percentileleague avg. 139.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.5 km/h33rd percentileleague avg. 34.1 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 329th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 43.3 %74th percentileleague avg. 40.6 %
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- Total distance, season
- 29.6 km24th percentileleague avg. 54.3 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.86 km15th percentileleague avg. 4.99 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.5 %87th percentileleague avg. 41.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.8 %33rd percentileleague avg. 19.2 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.9 %71st percentileleague avg. 40.2 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1038th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %24th percentile |
| High danger | 052nd percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 367th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %49th percentile |
| Long range | 223rd percentile | 078th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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STLMatt Kiersted: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Matt Kiersted have in 2026-27?
Matt Kiersted has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 11 games in 2026-27.
How old is Matt Kiersted?
Matt Kiersted is 28 years old: he was born on April 14, 1998.
How tall is Matt Kiersted, and how much does he weigh?
Matt Kiersted is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 183 lb (83 kg).
Where is Matt Kiersted from?
United States: Matt Kiersted was born in Elk River, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Matt Kiersted play for?
Matt Kiersted plays for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL, at D, wearing number 26.
Is Matt Kiersted injured?
No: Matt Kiersted is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Matt Kiersted?
Matt Kiersted produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 189th of 325 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Matt Kiersted make?
Matt Kiersted carries a cap hit of $775K per season, on a contract worth $1.6M in total over 2 years.
When does Matt Kiersted's contract end?
Matt Kiersted's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Matt Kiersted a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 189th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Matt Kiersted played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Matt Kiersted has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Matt Kiersted's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Matt Kiersted has 56 games, 2 goals, 7 assists and 9 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 4 points in 20 games.
Is Matt Kiersted better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 5 games) and 0.17 on the road (1 in 6 games).
How does Matt Kiersted perform in the playoffs?
Matt Kiersted has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Does Matt Kiersted have siblings?
Yes: his brother Mitch Kiersted, his brother Drew Kiersted.
What is Matt Kiersted's nationality?
Matt Kiersted is American.
Where did Matt Kiersted play before turning pro?
Elk River High School; Chicago Steel (USHL); committed to play for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (college).
See also: his Minnesota Wild teammates
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