Matt Nieto

Matt Nieto

30-Year-Old Left WingLW
Colorado Avalanche
2022 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a two-year, $1.7 million contract with the Sharks in June of 2021.
Adds assist in win
LWColorado Avalanche
March 20, 2023
Nieto produced an assist in Monday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
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Nieto has done alright for playing in a fourth-line role, picking up three points and 10 shots on net over 11 games in March. The 30-year-old winger has 21 points, a minus-16 rating, 101 shots on net, 37 hits and 14 PIM through 68 outings between the Avalanche and the Sharks this season.
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2022–23 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    10:49
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:02
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:19
  • Average Time On Ice:
    15:39
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:38
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:13
 
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14:24
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10:49
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Nieto returns for a second stint with the Sharks after he exceeded 20 points for the third straight campaign with the Avalanche last year. The 28-year-old Nieto has five 20-point campaigns to his name, but he's never reached 30 before -- while consistent, it's unlikely the California native will produce enough offense to interest most fantasy managers. He's most likely to feature on the Sharks' fourth line, although he does get some time on the penalty kill and could be worth a look in deep formats that count shorthanded points.
A decent north-to-south burner with a scoring touch, Nieto's compiled 60 points (26 goals, 34 assists) over 181 games since the Avalanche managed to pluck him off waivers in January 2017. He's generally hit-or-miss in the attacking zone, but the 26-year-old winger assumes key penalty-killing responsibilities, and barring a rash of injuries, Nieto will be hard-pressed to move into the top six at any point this season. The Avalanche gave up two early-round 2020 draft picks to pull Andre Burakovsky from the Capitals, and he's a prime candidate to push Nieto down to the fourth line.
With the Avalanche sending a more competent squad to the rink on a nightly basis in 2017-18, Nieto predictably posted a much better campaign than his 13-point season split between Colorado and San Jose in 2016-17. All told, he compiled a career-high 15 goals on a 17.9 shooting percentage. A plus-6 rating bodes well, but it will be difficult to repeat that conversion rate of shots into goals, and Nieto has never topped 27 points in a season, making it quite possible that he's nearly reached his cap in yearly points.
Nieto didn't show much growth in his second NHL season despite seeing a modest rise in ice time, as he generally came pretty close to replicating the prior campaign's numbers, but with six more games. A slightly undersized winger who doesn't play a particularly tough game, Nieto profiles best as a third-liner at this point, but his current role remains up in the air -- it could be anywhere from borderline top-six guy to depth forward. It's questionable what Nieto would be able to do even if he did earn top-six minutes, though he won't turn 23 until a month into the season, so he still has room for further development.
Nieto had a solid rookie campaign, delivering 10 goals and 14 assists through 66 games last season. With the team refocusing on the youth on the roster, Nieto will be given a solid shot at an increased role and a top-six position. Nieto's upside isn't as big as Hertl's, but he has proven he has the ability to produce if he finds a consistent home in the team's top six. Watch him in camp and be prepared to scoop him up late.
Nieto is one of the newest prospects for the Sharks, as he was taken with the 47th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. At 5-foot-11, 183 pounds, Nieto is a bit on the smaller side, but his skating proficiency more than makes up for it. Most recently, Nieto played for Boston University, where he tallied 23 points (10 G, 13 A) in 39 games as a freshman in 2010-11.
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Nets goal Monday
LWColorado Avalanche
March 13, 2023
Nieto scored a goal in Monday's 8-4 victory over Montreal.
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LWColorado Avalanche
March 7, 2023
Nieto provided an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Sharks.
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Adds insurance tally
LWColorado Avalanche
February 24, 2023
Nieto scored a goal on five shots in Friday's 5-1 win over the Jets.
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Scores second with Avs
LWColorado Avalanche
February 12, 2023
Nieto scored a goal on two shots over 9:42 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.
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Finishes off Blues
LWColorado Avalanche
January 29, 2023
Nieto scored an empty-net goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues. He finished with three shots on goal, one hit and two PIM over 15:01 of ice time.
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