Matt Benning's NHL career
Defenceman Matt Benning was drafted 175th overall by Boston Bruins in 2012. He has played 10 seasons for 4 clubs, since 2016. So far that is 465 games and 102 points, 17 goals and 85 assists.
Below: the whole of Matt Benning's career, season by season.
- Year 20122012 NHL Draft
Matt Benning is drafted 175 overall by Boston Bruins
First off the board- 1Nail YakupovEDM
- 2Ryan MurrayCBJ
- 3Alex GalchenyukMTL
Swedes from the same draft
Filip Forsberg869 GP · 762 P- Hampus Lindholm837 GP · 343 P
- Oskar Sundqvist545 GP · 181 P
- 4 years, 4 months and 9 days later · 5 seasonsYear 20162016-2017 seasonNHL debut
Matt Benning makes his NHL debut
Matt was 22 years old ·
Air Canada Centre, CanadaOther Swedes on the ice:
Anton Lander, Adam Larsson, Oscar Klefbom, among others.Year 2017Season2016-2017
Matt Benning's first NHL season: 15 points
Events20games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2016-2017Points15NHL#417Games62 of 8276%Goals3NHL#486Assists12NHL#348P/GP0.24NHL#424+/-+8NHL#138PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks0 of 13 games0 pointsFirst roundSJSSan Jose Sharks4–2Second roundANAAnaheim Ducks3–4 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Matt Benning scores 6 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring seasonThe whole season2017-2018Points21NHL#370Games73 of 8289%Goals6NHL#387Assists15NHL#318P/GP0.29NHL#407+/-+5NHL#192 - Year 2019Season
2018-2019
Matt Benning scores 17 points
The whole season2018-2019Points17NHL#432Games70 of 8285%Goals5NHL#422Assists12NHL#399P/GP0.24NHL#481+/-+11NHL#104 - Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Matt Benning scores 8 points
Events28games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2019-2020Points8NHL#548Games43 of 7161%Goals1NHL#602Assists7NHL#465P/GP0.19NHL#545+/-+8NHL#117PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks0 of 4 games0 pointsQualifying roundCHIChicago Blackhawks1–3 - Year 2021Season
2020-2021
Matt Benning scores 4 points
The whole season and the playoff run2020-2021Points4NHL#613Games53 of 5695%Goals1NHL#579Assists3NHL#580P/GP0.08NHL#640+/--1NHL#433PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundCARCarolina Hurricanes2–4 - Year 2022Season
2021-2022
Matt Benning scores 11 points
Events17games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2021-2022Points11NHL#562Games65 of 8279%Goals0NHL#781Assists11NHL#442P/GP0.17NHL#605+/--24NHL#974PlayoffsEliminated by Colorado Avalanche0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundCOLColorado Avalanche0–4 - Year 2023Season
2022-2023
Matt Benning scores 24 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season2022-2023Points24NHL#356Games77 of 8294%Goals1NHL#666Assists23NHL#216P/GP0.31NHL#403+/--18NHL#880 - Season
2023-2024
Matt Benning plays only 14 games for 2 points
Events68games missedThe whole season2023-2024Points2NHL#737Games14 of 8217%Goals0NHL#749Assists2NHL#696P/GP0.14+/--5NHL#649 - Year 2024Season
2024-2025
Matt Benning plays only 7 games for 0 points
Events75games missedThe whole season2024-2025Points0NHL#817Games7 of 829%Goals0NHL#736Assists0NHL#788P/GP0.00+/--5NHL#640 - Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Matt Benning plays only 1 game for 0 points
Events81games missedThe whole season2025-2026Points0NHL#841Games1 of 821%Goals0NHL#748Assists0NHL#812P/GP0.00+/-0NHL#376