Kraken's Matty Beniers: Picks up two points in Chitown
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Beniers supplied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 road loss against the Blackhawks.
Beniers finished with a plus-1 rating while tying a team-high with four shots on goal. He also added a blocked shot, with a minor penalty and a hit in 20:03 of ice time -- the most for a forward in the game. Beniers has registered three goals and five points across the past six contests, as he continues to trend upward after a slow start, including going without a goal in October.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Continues upward trend
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Beniers scored a goal three shots and added an assist in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Canucks.
Beniers has scored in consecutive contests for the first time this season. He also earned his third multi-point effort of the season Saturday. The sophomore center is up to three tallies, seven helpers, 33 shots on net, 11 hits and a minus-15 rating through 19 appearances. He was streaky at times as a rookie last year, but he's capable of playing better than he has for much of the first month of the campaign.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Scores in shootout win
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Beniers scored a goal on three shots in the Kraken's 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders on Thursday.
Beniers sniped a shot past Semyon Varlamov on the power play to knot the game at 1-1. Beniers snapped a three-game pointless streak with this goal as he looks to get on track offensively. He has just two goals and eight points in 18 games after posting 24 goals in his rookie season. The American forward should continue to play on the top line and top power-play unit.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Breaks through on power play
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
Beniers tallied at 11:35 of the second period to earn his first goal of the campaign. The 21-year-old center led all Kraken forwards with 21:08 of ice time Thursday, the fifth time this season he's exceeded 20 minutes. He's collected four points over his last three games, and he has a goal, six helpers, 25 shots on net and a minus-13 rating through 14 appearances.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Posts two assists
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Beniers recorded two assists and three shots in the Kraken's 4-3 shootout loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday.
Beniers picked up helpers on goals by Justin Schultz and Jaden Schwartz. This game marks the second multi-point effort from the reigning Calder Trophy winner despite his overall struggles this campaign. He has yet to score his first goal of 2023-24 but has six assists in 13 games. The American forward should continue to play on the top line and top power-play unit.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Picks up assist in loss
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Beniers posted an assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Flames.
Beniers took a shot toward the net that Jaden Schwartz redirected in with the Kraken in a 6-on-5 situation. The helper snapped Beniers' four-game point drought, but he's still searching for a goal 12 games into the season. The 20-year-old center appears to be in a sophomore slump with just four assists, 20 shots on net and a minus-13 rating, though it's yet to cost him much playing time -- he's averaging 18:27 per game, consistent with a top-six player.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Notches two helpers in win
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Beniers logged a pair of assists in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Red Wings.
Both of Benier's assists came on Seattle power plays, setting up Jaden Schwartz in the second period before logging the primary helper on Jared McCann's game-tying goal late in the third. Like much of the Kraken offense, the 20-year-old Beniers has gotten off to a slow start this year, as he's yet to score a goal while recording three assists through his first seven games. He had 57 points (24 goals, 33 assists) in 80 contests last season.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nabs first helper
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Beniers logged an assist in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Hurricanes.
Beniers has looked a bit out of sorts to begin his second NHL campaign, although he got on the scoresheet with a feed to set up Tye Kartye's third-period marker Thursday. Beniers has managed seven shots on goal, three hits and a minus-5 rating through five appearances, and his 16:14 of ice time Thursday was a season low.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Two points in Game 6 win
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Beniers scored a goal, dished an assist, went plus-2 and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Stars in Game 6.
Beniers has been much more effective in the second round -- all but one of his seven playoff points have come over the last six games. He set up a Tye Kartye tally in the second period and then scored on a 2-on-1 in the third in Saturday's win. Beniers has added 22 shots on net, four PIM and a plus-6 rating through 13 playoff outings.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Gathers helper in loss
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Beniers notched an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Stars in Game 4.
Beniers had a secondary helper on Adam Larsson's third-period tally. With four points in as many games versus the Stars in the second round, Beniers appears to be getting more comfortable in the playoffs. The center has two goals, three helpers, 20 shots on net, nine blocked shots, seven hits and a plus-4 rating through 11 postseason appearances.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Supplies two points in Game 3
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Beniers had a goal and an assist in Seattle's 7-2 victory over Dallas in Game 3 on Sunday.
Beniers earned his first multi-point contest of the 2023 playoffs. He helped out on Jordan Eberle's goal early in the second period and then found the back of the net himself midway through the frame. Through 10 postseason appearances this year, Beniers has two goals and four points.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Contributes helper
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Beniers notched an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Stars in Game 1.
Beniers helped out on Jordan Eberle's first-period tally. Through eight playoff games, Beniers has been limited two two points, 17 shots on net, six blocked shots and five hits. He's averaging of 18:27 of ice time in the postseason, up from 17:06 in the regular season. The rookie center often found offense in bursts while racking up 24 goals and 57 points in 80 contests in 2022-23, so it's possible he could build off of Tuesday's performance.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nets first playoff goal
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Beniers scored a goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3.
Beniers' tally snapped his four-game point drought. It was also the first goal and point of the 20-year-old's young playoff career -- though Kraken fans will hope it's the first of many. He's added six shots on net, three blocked shots, two hits and a minus-3 rating through postseason outings.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nets goal in win
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Beniers scored a goal in Monday's 4-1 win over the Coyotes.
Beniers buried his goal on a hand-off pass from Jared McCann late in the second period. The 20-year-old Beniers is putting the finishing touches on a season that will likely end with him winning the Calder Trophy. He's racked up five goals and three assists over his last eight games, and he's up to 24 tallies, 57 points, 146 shots on net, 77 hits and a plus-16 rating through 78 outings overall.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: One of each in win
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Beniers scored a goal on six shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Coyotes.
Beniers helped out on Jared McCann's opening tally and then added one of his own on a third-period breakaway. The 20-year-old Beniers has four goals and three assists over his last seven outings. The rookie center is up to 23 tallies, 33 helpers, 144 shots on net, 76 hits and a plus-13 rating through 76 appearances. With four games left on the Kraken's schedule, he could have a chance to challenge for the 60-point mark.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Fills empty cage
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Beniers scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
Beniers was sharp defensively throughout the game, and he was rewarded by finding the empty net from deep in his own zone. The rookie center is making one last impression on the Calder Trophy race, racking up three goals and two helpers over his last six games. He's up to 22 tallies, 54 points, a plus-11 rating, 138 shots on net and 76 hits through 75 outings.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nabs first career shorthanded point
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Beniers logged a shorthanded assist, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 8-1 win over the Coyotes.
Beniers hasn't received a ton of shorthanded ice time this season, but he was out there in the middle of a Yanni Gourde minor in the first period. Beniers got the puck out of the zone and set up Jared McCann's first of two goals in the game, which stood as the game-winner. With two goals and three assists over his last eight outings, Beniers has done just alright. The 20-year-old is at 53 points, 135 shots on net, 75 hits and a plus-10 rating through 74 appearances.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: One of each in win
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.
Beniers' first-period tally held up as the game-winner, and he also helped out on Daniel Sprong's insurance marker in the third. It's been a solid March for Beniers, who ended the month with two goals and eight assists over 14 games. The 20-year-old rookie is up to 21 tallies, 52 points (10 on the power play), 134 shots on net, 73 hits and a plus-10 rating through 10 appearances.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Checks off two milestones
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Predators.
With the tally, Beniers reached the 20-goal and 50-point marks. He's the first rookie in the league to reach the latter level. It's been a bit of a challenging March for the 20-year-old -- he has eight points over 12 games this month, but he's been known to pick up offense in bursts this season.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Reaches 30-assist mark
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Beniers notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Oilers.
Beniers helped out on Jaden Schwartz's tally in the first period. The helper was Beniers' 30th of the campaign. He's been caught in an 11-game goal drought, but he's managed seven helpers over that span. While he trails the Stars' Wyatt Johnston in the rookie goals race and Coyotes rookie Matias Maccelli in assists, Beniers' 49 points through 67 outings remains top among the freshman class. He's added 123 shots on net, 71 hits and a plus-8 rating this season.
