Matt Nieto

Age 28 Nov 5, 1992

Long Beach USA

Left Wing shoots left

5'11" 180 cm

185 lbs 84 kg

ELC Signing Age 20

Waivers Signing Age 21

UFA Year 2020

Agent Darren Ferris

Draft Year 2011
Drafted Overall 47
Draft Round 2
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $850,000
1.0% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 1 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2023 | 30 yrs old
Career Earnings: $9,512,500

Transaction History

Jun 21, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) agreed to terms on a two-year, $1.7 million contract with San Jose on Monday.
May 11, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) won't be available for Wednesday's season finale versus Vegas, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Apr 26, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) has suffered a subsequent setback in his recovery and is no longer skating, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Apr 1, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) has suffered a setback in his recovery, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Mar 29, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Head coach Bob Boughner said Monday that Nieto (lower body) is expected to miss the rest of the week, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Mar 27, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) will not play Saturday versus the Coyotes, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Mar 26, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) won't play Friday against Arizona, but he could be an option for Saturday's rematch with the Coyotes, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Mar 24, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) did not take line rushes and will not play Wednesday versus the Kings, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Mar 22, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) won't play in Monday's game versus the Kings, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.
Mar 20, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (lower body) is not on the ice for warmups, indicating he won't play Saturday versus the Blues, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Mar 20, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto (undisclosed) is considered questionable for Saturday's game against the Blues, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Mar 18, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Golden Knights.
Mar 12, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 6-0 win over the Ducks.
Feb 5, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto netted a goal on three shots in Friday's 5-4 shootout win over the Ducks.
Jan 24, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Wild.
Jan 22, 2021		San Jose Sharks \| Matt Nieto \| Nieto scored the Sharks' only goal in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Wild.
Oct 13, 2020		San Jose Sharks \| signed LW Matt Nieto to a one-year, $700,000 contract.
Jul 6, 2018		Colorado Avalanche \| re-signed LW Matt Nieto to a two-year contract.
Nov 6, 2017	Injured	Colorado Avalanche \| placed LW Matt Nieto on IR.
Jul 25, 2017		Colorado Avalanche \| re-signed LW Matt Nieto to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Jan 5, 2017		Colorado Avalanche \| Claimed LW Matt Nieto off waivers.
Jul 15, 2016		San Jose Sharks \| re-signed LW Matt Nieto to a one-year, $735,000 contact.
Dec 20, 2013	Recalled	San Jose Sharks \| recalled LW Matthew Nieto from San Francisco (ECHL).
Dec 18, 2013	Assigned	San Jose Sharks \| assigned LW Matthew Nieto to San Francisco (ECHL).
Nov 25, 2013	Assigned	San Jose Sharks \| assigned LW Matthew Nieto to Worcester (AHL).
Apr 2, 2013		San Jose Sharks \| signed LW Matthew Nieto to an entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2020-2021 Regular Season Stats

Matt Nieto	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
San Jose Sharks	28	5	2	7	-4	4	303	42.90	46.50	-2.80	44.40	-4.30	0.79	1.19
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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
	2007-2008	Salisbury School	USHS-Prep	23	8	10	18	0
	2008-2009	U.S. National U17 Team	USDP	13	9	9	18	8
	2008-2009	USA U18	WJC-18	7	4	0	4	12
	2008-2009	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	13	6	8	14	14
	2008-2009	U.S. National U18 Team	NAHL	38	11	24	35	14
	2008-2009	USA U17 (all)	International-Jr	12	6	7	13	8
	2008-2009	USA U17	WHC-17	6	3	3	6	6
	2009-2010	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	24	15	14	29	19
	2009-2010	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	54	28	26	54	31
	2009-2010	USA U18	WJC-18	7	1	3	4	4
	2009-2010	U.S. National U17 Team	USDP	3	1	0	1	0
Draft Yr	2010-2011	Boston Univ.	NCAA	39	10	13	23	16
	2011-2012	Boston Univ.	NCAA	37	16	26	42	26
	2012-2013	Boston Univ.	NCAA	39	18	19	37	24
	2012-2013	Worcester Sharks	AHL	11	2	4	6	0
	2013-2014	San Jose Sharks	NHL	66	10	14	24	16	809	46.30	55.41	-2.14	52.86	-2.62	0.67	1.34	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	0
	2013-2014	Worcester Sharks	AHL	2	2	3	5	0
	2014-2015	San Jose Sharks	NHL	72	10	17	27	20	920	40.74	48.98	-1.97	52.82	1.25	0.39	1.24
	2015-2016	San Jose Sharks	NHL	67	8	9	17	10	783	40.43	46.54	-10.07	51.25	-0.42	0.38	1.00	Playoffs	16	1	2	3	0
	2016-2017	San Jose Sharks	NHL	16	0	2	2	4	171	36.36	47.26	-7.06	51.99	-0.15	0.00	0.70
	2016-2017	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	43	7	4	11	4	565	33.33	47.75	1.56	49.83	2.37	0.64	0.85
	2017-2018	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	74	15	11	26	14	898	50.77	44.29	-3.14	46.42	-2.20	0.67	1.27	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
	2018-2019	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	64	4	19	23	8	695	45.00	55.77	8.77	51.52	2.13	0.17	1.47	Playoffs	12	4	3	7	0
	2019-2020	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	70	8	13	21	6	751	56.40	50.60	-0.70	52.50	1.10	0.48	1.36	Playoffs	14	1	2	3	0
	2020-2021	San Jose Sharks	NHL	28	5	2	7	4	303	42.90	46.50	-2.80	44.40	-4.30	0.79	1.19
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date June 21, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Darren Ferris

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,700,000 1.04% of cap space

	2021-2022	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$850,000	$850,000	UFA
AAV	$850,000	$850,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$850,000	$850,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$850,000	$850,000
Minors Salary	$850,000	$850,000
Clauses
UFA Year
	Buy It Out	Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date October 13, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Darren Ferris

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$700,000	UFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$700,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Minors Salary Unconfirmed

Signing Team

Signing Date July 6, 2018
Signing Status RFA
Agent Darren Ferris

Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,950,000 2.48% of cap space

	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$1,975,000	$1,975,000	UFA
AAV	$1,975,000	$1,975,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,975,000	$1,975,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,975,000	$1,975,000
Minors Salary	$1,975,000	$1,975,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 25, 2017
Signing Status RFA
Agent Darren Ferris

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.33% of cap space

	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$1,000,000	RFA
AAV	$1,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,000,000
Minors Salary	$1,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 15, 2016
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $735,000 1.01% of cap space

	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$735,000	RFA
AAV	$735,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$735,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$735,000
Minors Salary	$735,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date April 1, 2013

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.18% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$759,167	$759,167	$759,167	RFA
AAV	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Performance Bonuses	$232,500	$132,500	$132,500
Base Salary	$600,000	$700,000	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$692,500	$792,500	$792,500
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year