Not on an NHL roster · Left wing · Shoots L

Matt Nieto

Age 33 · 5'11" · 189 lb · Born in Long Beach, USA

No contract on file.

2024-25 regular season

Goals

3.2% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

0.09 per game

TOI/GP

12:15

PP 0:02 · PK 2:03

xGF%

42.1

5v5, -1.5 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.12

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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2 W · 3 L

Plus/minus

-8

Blocks 20 · Hits 39

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Apr 8 vs CHI · W 5-0	1	1	0	12:55	0:00	0:39	—	—	1	0	-0.22
Feb 23 vs NYR · L 5-3	4	2	0	10:41	0:06	0:23	—	0	2	-1	-0.47
Feb 22 vs WSH · L 8-3	1	1	1	12:27	0:00	2:48	—	0	1	-3	-0.30
Feb 8 @ PHI · L 3-2	1	3	0	11:35	0:00	0:00	—	33	1	-1	-0.26
Jan 27 @ SJS · L 2-1	2	4	0	10:28	0:00	3:01	1-0	0	1	0	-0.20

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2024-25 · 308 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%42.1%

11th percentile

Relative xGF%-9.1

6th percentile

HDCF%45.0%

29th percentile

CF%45.4%

17th percentile

Relative CF%-6.5

7th percentile

FF%44.0%

10th percentile

GF%29.4%

5th percentile

CF/6046.7

5th percentile

CA/6056.2

70th percentile

ixG/600.41

2nd percentile

Goals above expected-1.1

43rd percentile

IPP40.0%

3rd percentile

PDO94.9

6th percentile

OZS%13.4%

1st percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2024-25

Shooting volume: 4
Playmaking: 7
Zone entries(est.): —
Forechecking: —
Physicality: 67
Defensive impact: 92
Puck management: 11
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Strengths

Defensive impact: 92nd percentile among wingers.

Watch-outs

Shooting volume: 4th percentile among wingers.
Playmaking: 7th percentile among wingers.

Similar style: Patrick Giles, Joona Koppanen

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2024-25 · 32 GP · goals above average

Season total -3.9 goals, or -0.12 per game.

Even strength offense: -1.0
Even strength defense: +0.5
Penalty kill: -0.3
Finishing: -1.1
Playmaking: -1.8
Penalties: -0.2

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2024-25	PIT	32	1	2	3	-8	31	12:15	—	-0.12
2023-24	PIT	22	1	3	4	+5	13	11:37	—	-0.08
2022-23	COL, SJS	81	12	12	24	-15	115	13:31	—	-0.07

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 33, forwards typically produce 69% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.