Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Finds twine on power play
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Knies scored a power-play goal, had two PIM and dished out four hits in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Ducks.
Knies sparked the Maple Leafs' offense in the third period, tallying the first of three goals the team would score to force overtime. With the power-play twine finder, he is up to 21 goals, 60 points, 132 shots on net, 141 hits and 30 blocked shots across 72 games this season. The 23-year-old winger recently passed his former career high in points and has been steady offensively as of late, with five goals and nine points over his last 10 games. He should continue to provide strong fantasy value in category-based leagues from a middle-six wing role for the Leafs.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Two goals and new career point mark
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Knies scored twice and delivered two hits Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Bruins.
Knies scored shorthanded in the second period to tie the game 1-1, and then deposited an empty-net goal on a power play with 22 seconds left to seal the win. The shortie was the first of his NHL career. The second goal gave Knies 59 points (20 goals) this season, which sets a new career mark. He also has 136 hits and 130 shots. The power-play goal was his fifth this year, which tied his career mark (2024-25).
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Second four-point game in NHL
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Knies had a goal and three assists in a 6-4 win over Anaheim on Thursday.
It was Knies' second career four-point game in the NHL. It was his first since Jan. 4, 2025, when he had five points (three goals, two assists) against Boston. Knies and William Nylander (two) are the only two Maple Leafs with multiple four-point games dating back to last season. He now has 55 points (17 goals, 38 assists) in 63 games, and he's on pace to flirt with 70 points this season.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Puts away goal
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Knies scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Devils.
Knies is filling a middle-six role currently, so he is unlikely to be a major factor on offense. However, he still has a spot on the first power-play unit, so there is upside to his game. He's produced 16 goals, 50 points, 114 shots on net, 120 hits and a minus-15 rating through 59 appearances this season.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: One of each in loss
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Knies tallied a goal, distributed an assist, and placed three shots on net in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay.
Knies picked up where he left off with a two-point performance, where he snagged both contributions across a 54-second span late in the third period. Overall, the 23-year-old winger is up to 15 goals, 33 assists, 107 shots on net and 112 hits across 55 games this season. The physical forward is on pace for a new career-high in points and offers strong category coverage in fantasy, giving him strong value in most leagues moving forward.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Pair of points in win
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Knies scored a goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.
Knies snapped a three-game dry spell with his two-point effort. He had three multi-point performances over 16 contests in January, totaling nine points and a minus-11 rating in a rather lackluster month. The winger is up to 14 goals, 46 points, 104 shots on net, 111 hits, 21 PIM and a minus-11 rating across 54 games this season. He's currently seeing middle-six minutes, but with his power-play role intact, Knies should continue to offer multi-category upside.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Two helpers in Friday's loss
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Knies picked up two assists in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
All of Toronto's scoring came in the second period, with Knies having a hand in tallies by John Tavares and Scott Laughton. Knies has put together a fairly productive January, delivering a goal and eight points in 12 games with 15 shots on net, 14 hits and a minus-5 rating.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Game-time decision
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Knies (lower body) will be a game-time decision against Minnesota on Monday, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic reports.
Knies has been dealing with an issue recently, skipping practices and morning skates for maintenance, and he wasn't on the ice for Monday's session. He has accounted for 12 goals, 40 points, 90 shots on net and 99 hits in 45 appearances this season. If Knies can't play against Minnesota, Scott Laughton could occupy a top-six role in Monday's lineup, and Jacob Quillan will probably play.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Nifty tip stands as game-winner
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Knies had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Florida on Tuesday.
Knies notched the winner just 42 seconds into the second period when he deflected a shot past Sergei Bobrovsky from the slot. It was Knies' 12th goal and second game-winner of the season. The 23-year-old continues to pace toward a career season with 38 points in 39 games so far. He has caught fire of late, putting up points in six of his last seven games (five goals, four assists).
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Ends nine-game goal drought
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Knies scored twice and added an assist in a 7-5 win over Ottawa on Saturday.
He also fired six shots on net and recorded three hits. Knies' first tally came on the power play in the opening period, ending a nine-game goal drought. His second came early in the third period to put Toronto up 6-4, and it stood as the winner. Overall, he's still hovering around a point-per-game pace, registering 33 (nine goals, 24 assists) through 34 appearances.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: First point in five games
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Knies grabbed an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Penguins.
Yes, it was on John Tavares' empty-net goal, but a guy has to start somewhere. It was Knies' first point in five games and just his second (two assists) in nine contests. He has just two goals in his last 19 games. Knies has been a playmaker most of the season -- he has just seven goals and 23 assists in 33 games. The Leafs' top players have been in deep slumps for the last while, and Knies has not been immune to it himself. He has continued to dish out hits (83), so when he's scoring, he's one of the rare all-rounders in fantasy.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Three-game, four-point streak
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Knies had two assists in a 7-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Knies is on a three-game, four-point (one goal, three assists) scoring streak since his return from injury, and his 26 points, including 20 helpers, in 22 games put him in an eight-player tie for 29th overall in the NHL. Knies has elevated his game this season, and he continues to lay hits (57), which increases his value in several formats.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Modest two-game point streak
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Knies scored a goal Friday in a 4-2 loss to Washington. He also had four hits.
Knies took a feed from Auston Matthews, who got the puck in the right corner, and he wired a snap shot past Logan Thompson from the slot. Knies has a point in each of the two games (one goal, one assist) since his return from injury absence, and he has five shots in that span. Overall, he has six goals, 18 assists, 57 hits and 47 shots in 21 games.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Will face Jackets
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Knies (lower body) will be in the lineup versus Columbus on Wednesday, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic reports.
Knies figures to get back into a top-six role, with Easton Cowan the potential odd man out. The 23-year-old Knies will look to get out of his five-game goal drought versus a Blue Jackets squad that is giving up 3.26 goals per game, eighth most in the NHL.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Unavailable Thursday
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Knies (lower body) will miss Thursday's tilt against Columbus, per David Alter of The Hockey News.
Knies is set to miss his second straight game. He has five goals and 22 points in 19 appearances in 2025-26. With Auston Matthews also out, Bobby McMann and Max Domi are serving in the top six.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Two-point effort against Utah
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Knies produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.
The 23-year-old winger had a hand in the Leafs' first goal of the night early in the second period before snapping home an empty-netter from center ice late in the third. Knies extended his point streak to six games in the process, and on the season he's racked up five goals and 18 points in 14 contests as he races toward a breakout campaign.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Second in team scoring so far
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Knies bagged a trio of apples Tuesday in a 7-4 victory over Nashville.
Don't look now, but Knies sits second in team scoring with six points (one goal, five assists), behind William Nylander, who has seven. It will be tough for the winger to manage a high-level pace, but Knies could flirt with a point-per-game pace at times this season -- especially when the Leafs' power play starts clicking. All of Knies' points have come at even strength.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Status uncertain for Game 7
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Knies (undisclosed) was injured in Game 6 versus the Panthers on Friday and is questionable to play in Game 7 on Sunday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
Knies played 13:01 in Game 6, but he was laboring through many of his shifts after taking a hit late in the first period. The winger's potential absence could stretch the Maple Leafs' wing depth thin. If he can't play, Nicholas Robertson could draw into the lineup, though Max Pacioretty would be most likely to get a top-six promotion for Game 7.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Two points in Game 3 loss
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Knies recorded a goal, an assist, three shots on goal and four hits in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss against the Panthers in Game 3.
Knies recorded three goals in Toronto's first-round series against the Senators, and he's improved in Round 2 against the Panthers. He also recorded a one-goal, one-assist performance in Game 1, giving him four points over his last three appearances. The left winger had a career-high 58 points across 78 outings during the 2024-25 regular season, and he's carried over that success into the playoffs.
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Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies: Pots winner in Game 1
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Knies scored the game-winning goal and added an assist Monday in the Maple Leafs' 5-4 victory over the Panthers in Game 1 of their second-round series.
With Toronto on its heels late in the third period as Florida attempted to mount a furious comeback from a 4-1 deficit, Knies jumped on a clearing attempt by Mitch Marner for a partial breakaway and beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a nifty backhand to seal the win for the Leafs. It was Knies' fourth goal in seven games to begin the team's playoff run, but Monday's effort was his first multi-point performance.
