Beniers scored a goal in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Beniers has four goals and two assists during his five-game point streak. He's taken a step forward on offense this month, earning 10 goals and 16 points over 16 outings in January. This sustained success hasn't been the norm for the 2021 No. 2 pick. He's now at 14 goals, 37 points, 100 shots on net, 44 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over 53 appearances. He'll remain firmly in a top-line role as long as this scoring surge continues.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Keeps up surge with two points
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Beniers scored a goal on three shots, added an assist, served four PIM and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.
Beniers has racked up four goals and three assists over his last six outings. The 23-year-old is in a groove on a line with Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann -- the trio combined for four goals and eight points in this contest. Beniers is up to 13 goals, 36 points, 99 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 52 appearances this season, and he should continue to see top-line minutes.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Finds twine in win
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over New Jersey.
Beniers lit the lamp for the first of two goals in an 18-second span early in the third period. Overall, he is up to 12 goals, 34 points, 96 shots on net and 43 blocked shots across 51 games this season. After a solid rookie campaign, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft is currently putting together one of the best stretches of his four-year career. Since Dec. 22, the 23-year-old center has eight goals, 16 points, 37 shots on net, 10 hits and 15 blocks over 18 games. He is tied for the team lead in points with team captain Jordan Eberle, and Beniers' high-level category coverage is an added reason as to why he is set up for fantasy success for the remainder of the season. Beniers is a top waiver-wire pickup across fantasy formats while his strong run of play lasts.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Strikes on power play in win
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on five shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Beniers continues to play well in January -- he has earned seven goals and four assists over 12 outings this month. For the season, he's up to 11 goals, 32 points (10 on the power play), 93 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 49 appearances. Beniers remains on pace for a 50-point campaign, a threshold he hasn't reached since his rookie year in the 2022-23 regular season.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Still rolling offensively
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Beniers scored a goal and added an assist Saturday in a 6-3 loss to Utah.
Beniers has 10 goals and 21 assists in 47 games this season, but he has warmed up offensively. He ended a mini two-game point slump with his multi-point effort in Saturday's loss. Beniers has racked up six goals, seven assists and 29 shots on net over his last 14 outings.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Finds twine in loss
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Beniers scored a goal and put two shots on net in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Carolina.
In the opening period, Beniers scored Seattle's first goal of the evening to tie the game at one apiece. Since Dec. 22, he has elevated the Kraken's offense with five goals and 10 points in 10 games. The 23-year-old center has nine goals, 28 points, 82 shots on net and 37 blocks through 43 games this season. Seattle currently ranks 25th in the NHL with 2.74 goals per game, which is a number that has greatly improved over the last month. A large part of this recent success can be attributed to Beniers, who is tied for the team lead in points with captain Jordan Eberle. As a center who covers categories, Beniers' stock in fantasy is on the rise, giving him viability in most formats moving forward.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Ties game on power play
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on four shots, blocked two shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.
Beniers has eight goals on the season, four of which have come over the last five games. He also has two assists in January, and three of his six points this month have come with the man advantage. The 23-year-old center is up to 27 points (nine on the power play), 80 shots on net, 37 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over 42 appearances. Beniers has teased with potential before, and at a position as deep as center, fantasy managers can afford to wait and see if his surge on offense lasts.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Two goals early in win
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Beniers scored twice and went plus-3 in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Predators.
Beniers didn't have a multi-point effort while collecting a goal and six helpers over 13 outings in December. He made his mark early in the first period, scoring the opening goal at 3:48 before adding a second goal to stretch the Kraken's lead to 3-0 just over seven minutes later. The 23-year-old center is up to six goals, 23 points, 67 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 38 appearances. A 50-point campaign isn't out of the question, but consistency on offense remains a weak spot for Beniers. He is still shooting a career-low 9.0 percent even after Thursday's effort, so there's room to grow.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Forces overtime Wednesday
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on five shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.
Beniers tallied with 26 seconds left in the second period to force overtime. The center has three points over his last four games, but this was his first power-play point since Nov. 18 versus the Red Wings. He's now at four goals, 17 points, 44 shots on net, 24 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 28 outings overall. Beniers is shooting just 9.1 percent this season, the lowest mark of his career, so he should be able to improve over time.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Scores vs. Pittsburgh
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Beniers scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.
Beniers scored the Kraken's second goal with a wrister at the 12:36 mark of the third period, and that goal was the one that sent this game to overtime. Beniers only has three goals this season, but he's cracked the scoresheet in four of his last five appearances, tallying five points (one goal, four helpers) in that stretch.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Supplies two assists
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Beniers logged two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Jets.
Beniers set up both of Jordan Eberle's third-period tallies, which led the Kraken to the win. The 23-year-old Beniers has four multi-point efforts this season, including two of his last six outings. The center is up to 11 points (two goals, nine assists), 25 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 17 appearances. He and Eberle were joined by Mason Marchment on a line, and the trio had encouraging results, which could lead to them sticking together for a while.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Two points in win Monday
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Beniers scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Monday's 3-1 win over Chicago.
Beniers gave the Kraken a two-goal lead at 7:36 of the second period with a wrister on the power play. He'd later added another point when setting up Jordan Eberle's third-period tally. The lack of offensive consistency hurts Beniers' upside. He has eight points in 12 games, but he's failed to crack the scoresheet in four of Seattle's last six contests.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Offers pair of helpers
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Beniers notched two assists, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.
Beniers has a pair of multi-point efforts over nine games this season. He was limited to just one assist across six contests on the Kraken's recent road trip, but he's been good with five points over three outings on home ice this year. The center is at one goal, five helpers, 16 shots on net, eight blocked shots, five hits and a plus-1 rating while playing on the top line.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Gets back to 20-goal mark
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on four shots in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kings.
The tally gave Beniers 20 goals on the year. His last two goals came against the Kings, but those were his only points over the last nine contests of the season. Overall, Beniers played in all 82 games and racked up 43 points (nine on the power play), 147 shots on net, 77 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating. His defensive game is good, but the 22-year-old will need to find more offense to live up to his draft position (No. 2 overall in 2021).
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Scores during second-period rally
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Beniers scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Oilers.
Beniers stretched the Kraken's lead to 4-0 with the fourth of five goals in the first 12:41 of the second period. The center's steady March continues -- he has five goals and four assists over 13 outings this month. He's up to 18 goals, 41 points, 132 shots on net, 63 blocked shots, 38 hits and a plus-1 rating over 73 appearances in a top-six role.
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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 an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Beniers has three goals and two helpers over his last six contests. The center set up Adam Larsson's goal to get the Kraken on the board in the first period, and the players reversed roles when Beniers scored to make it 4-2 in the middle frame. The 22-year-old Beniers now has 38 points in 69 appearances, one point better than his 77-game output from 2023-24. He's added 124 shots on net, 60 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in 2024-25 as he continues to fill a two-way role on the Kraken's top line.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nets equalizer on power play
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.
Beniers' offense has come alive in March -- he has three goals and an assist over six games this month, surpassing the three points he put up over seven outings in February. He had a clutch tally Wednesday, tying the game with 2:12 left in the third period, which ultimately allowed Brandon Montour to score the fastest goal from the start of overtime in NHL history just a few minutes later. Beniers is up to 16 goals, 36 points, 117 shots on net, 56 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 66 appearances. He should be able to get back to the 40-point mark after missing it last season, but Beniers has yet to replicate the success he found as a rookie (57 points in 80 games) in 2022-23.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nets tying goal
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Canucks.
Beniers has three goals and an assist over his last seven outings. His goal Saturday tied the game at 3-3, and the Kraken were able to separate from the Canucks after that en route to the win. Beniers is up to 14 goals, 33 points, 108 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 61 appearances. He's four points shy of matching last season's 37-point total, but there hasn't been much growth in his offense after his 57-point rookie campaign in 2022-23.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Completes comeback win in overtime
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two blocked shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flames.
Beniers tallied at 2:58 of overtime to complete the Kraken's comeback win, cashing in on Morgan Frost's holding penalty. This was Beniers' second goal over the last three games, and he's racked up six tallies and three helpers across his last 14 outings. For the season, the 22-year-old center has 31 points (five on the power play), 101 shots on net, 50 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 57 appearances in a top-line role.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nets goal Saturday
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Beniers scored in the third period in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
The 22-year-old's tally in the third period was his 11th goal of the season and fourth point in his past five games. Beniers is up to 27 points, 86 shots on goal and 43 blocks in 49 appearances this season. The second overall selection from the 2021 draft still has room to grow and is slightly off the pace to surpass his career high of 57 points, which he set in 2022. However, his situation in Seattle is strong, playing alongside Jaden Schwartz and Kaapo Kakko on the team's first line. Beniers could become a streaming option if his recent quality of play continues.
