Reports: Maple Leafs sign F Matthew Knies to 6-year, $46.5 contract extension

The Toronto Maple Leafs have kept forward Matthew Knies from entering free agency by signing him to a six-year contract extension worth $46.5 million, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.

Knies, 22, also posted news of the extension on social media. The Phoenix native was due to become a restricted free agent on Tuesday. The new deal has an average annual value of $7.75 million.

Knies has played two full season with Toronto, posting career highs in 2024-25 with 58 points (29 goals, 29 assists), 152 shots on goal, 41 blocks and 182 hits in 78 regular-season games.

The left wing added five goals and two assists in 13 playoff games last season, when he often was on the top line with All-Stars Auston Matthews at center and Mitch Marner at right wing.

For his career, Knies has 44 goals, 50 assists, 73 blocks and 353 hits in 78 regular-season games, and eight goals and six assists in 27 postseason contests. Toronto selected Knies in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft.