Matt Benning
Age 29 May 25, 1994
Edmonton CAN
Defense shoots right
6'1" 185 cm
203 lbs 92 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2021
Agent Justin Duberman 
Transaction History
| Apr 3, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (lower body) is slated to play in Tuesday's matchup with Colorado, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. |
| Apr 1, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (lower body) is listed among the scratches for Saturday's game versus the Arizona Coyotes, per the NHL media site. |
| Mar 30, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (lower body) will not play against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. |
| Mar 25, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) will play Saturday versus the Calgary Flames, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. |
| Mar 24, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus Calgary on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. |
| Mar 23, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus the Vancouver Canucks, per the NHL media site. |
| Mar 20, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning notched an assist, two shots on goal and five hits in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Mar 15, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning produced an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Mar 2, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning picked up a shorthanded assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues. |
| Jan 24, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning posted one shot on goal and one blocked shot in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 overtime defeat to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. |
| Jan 24, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (illness) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Detroit Red Wings, per the NHL media site. |
| Jan 22, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning missed Sunday's game against the Boston Bruins due to an illness, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. |
| Jan 22, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) will not suit up Sunday against the Boston Bruins, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
| Jan 8, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning logged an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. |
| Jan 6, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning notched an assist and blocked two shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Jan 1, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning logged an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Dec 31, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) registered an assist in the San Jose Sharks' 5-2 loss to Dallas on Saturday. |
| Dec 31, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) will play against the Dallas Stars on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. |
| Dec 29, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll miss Thursday's game versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
| Dec 29, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) participated in morning skate, but he's still considered questionable for Thursday night's game versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
| Dec 27, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning (undisclosed) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
| Dec 22, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning produced an assist, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. |
| Dec 9, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning posted two assists, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Dec 8, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning posted an assist, four blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Dec 4, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, three hits and three blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Nov 27, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning posted an assist, four blocked shots and two hits in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Nov 23, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning notched an assist, three blocked shots, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 8-5 loss to the Seattle Kraken. |
| Nov 21, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning notched two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. |
| Nov 6, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning produced an assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Nov 4, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning scored a goal in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| Jul 13, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | Matt Benning | Benning joined the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday on a four-year, $5 million contract. |
| May 5, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Jeremy Lauzon | Lauzon, who's missed the last eight games with a leg injury, could replace Matt Benning in the lineup for Thursday's Game 2 versus Colorado, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports. |
| May 3, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning produced an assist, five hits and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) was removed from injured reserve Sunday. |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) remains out of action Thursday versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports. |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning notched an assist, four blocked shots and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (lower body) will play Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Contrary to a previous report, Benning remains sidelined by a lower-body injury, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (lower body) is expected to play Wednesday against the Dallas Stars, per NHL.com. |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning logged an assist, three hits and three blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning notched an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Jan 22, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning was penalized twice for seven PIM in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning logged two PIM and a hit in a 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning notched his fifth point of the season with an assist in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) is back in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the New York Islanders, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports. |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) is considered day-to-day and will not play Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports. |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning posted his third assist of the season in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning registered his first point of the season with an assist in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders. |
| May 2, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning played his 50th game of the season Saturday against the Dallas Stars, recording three shots on goal, a blocked shot and a pair of penalty minutes. He failed to crack the scoresheet, however, leaving him with just four points on the season (one goal, three assists). |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning notched an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) will be in the lineup for Sunday's tilt with Chicago. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) won't play in Saturday's game versus the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning scored a goal on his only shot of the game in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina. He also had three hits and two blocks. |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning extended his pointless streak to 14 games in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Benning is on the ice Tuesday after missing Monday's practice with an undisclosed issue, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports. |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Matt Benning | Coach John Hynes deemed Benning (undisclosed) unfit to practice on the first day of training camp Monday, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports. |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Nashville Predators | Signed D Matt Benning to a two-year $2 million contract. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Edmonton Oilers | Activated D Matt Benning from injured reserve. |
| Jan 27, 2020 | Edmonton Oilers | Recalled D Matt Benning from Bakersfield (AHL). |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Edmonton Oilers | Loaned D Matt Benning to Bakersfield (AHL) on a conditioning assignment. |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Activated D Matt Benning from injured reserve. |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers | Activated D Matt Benning from injured reserve. |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Edmonton Oilers | Activated D Matt Benning from injured reserve. |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Edmonton Oilers | Placed D Matt Benning on IR. |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Edmonton Oilers | Signed D Matt Benning to a two-year, $3.8 million contract extension. |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Edmonton Oilers | Activated D Matthew Benning from injured reserve. |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Edmonton Oilers | Placed D Matthew Benning on IR. |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | Recalled D Matthew Benning from Bakersfield (AHL). |
| Oct 17, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | Assigned D Matthew Benning to Bakersfield (AHL). |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Matt Benning |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| San Jose Sharks
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77 | 1 | 23 | 24 | -18 | 26 | 1,209 | 44.10 | 46.10 | -4.10 | 44.80 | -5.70 | 0.05 | 1.04 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2007-2008 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | St. Albert Blues U15 AA | EMHA U15 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 44 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | St. Albert Raiders U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Spruce Grove Saints | AJHL | 43 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 65 | Playoffs | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Spruce Grove Saints | Doyle Cup | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Playoffs | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Spruce Grove Saints | AJHL | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 87 | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 57 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 73 | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Northeastern Univ. | NCAA | 33 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Northeastern Univ. | NCAA | 36 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Northeastern Univ. | NCAA | 41 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 931 | 56.76 | 53.31 | 1.98 | 52.42 | 2.43 | 0.13 | 0.71 | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017-2018 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 73 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 1,130 | 51.55 | 51.46 | 1.27 | 50.63 | 1.33 | 0.32 | 0.85 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 70 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 902 | 55.84 | 51.79 | 5.87 | 48.26 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 0.86 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 535 | 59.00 | 49.50 | -0.50 | 48.20 | -0.30 | 0.11 | 0.90 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 742 | 50.00 | 48.50 | -2.30 | 48.90 | -1.30 | 0.08 | 0.24 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 65 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 886 | 31.60 | 50.30 | 49.80 | 0.40 | 0.68 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022-2023 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 77 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 1,209 | 44.10 | 46.10 | -4.10 | 44.80 | -5.70 | 0.05 | 1.04 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 4 Years $5,000,000 1.50% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Clauses | |||||
| UFA Year | |||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,000,000 1.23% of cap space
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,800,000 2.39% of cap space
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $2,150,000 1.27% of cap space