Auston Matthews vs Patrick Kane

5of 10 lines

5of 10 lines

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane compared on their NHL careers: Auston Matthews played 11 seasons, 2016-17 to 2026-27, Patrick Kane 20 seasons, 2007-08 to 2026-27. They have faced each other 20 times: Auston Matthews's team won 7, Patrick Kane's 13. Patrick Kane won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 5 of the 10 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane career totals
693GP1,373
430G509
355A892, better
785PTS1,401, better
148, better+/--5
152, betterPIM476
2,775S4,408, better
483, betterHIT344
709, betterBLK317
109PPG140, better
2, betterSHG0
67GWG85, better
—TOI/G—

Auston Matthews vs Patrick Kane head to head

They have faced each other 20 times: Auston Matthews's team won 7, Patrick Kane's 13.

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane, record against each other
GamesPlayedAuston Matthews wonPatrick Kane won
Regular season20713, better
Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane, averages in their games against each other
0.5G0.4
0.7, betterA0.6
1.2, betterPTS1.0
-0.2+/-0.2, better
4.9, betterS3.1

Every game against each other

Auston Matthews vs Patrick Kane, every game
Jan 21, 2026DET at TORL 2-1 OT0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 5 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S
Dec 28, 2025TOR at DETL 3-2 OT0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -2 +/-, 5 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 +/-, 4 S
Oct 13, 2025DET at TORL 3-20 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 8 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 1 S
Oct 11, 2025TOR at DETL 6-30 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 6 S1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 +/-, 4 S
Apr 17, 2025DET at TORW 4-3 OT1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 1 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -2 +/-, 1 S
Dec 14, 2024TOR at DETL 4-21 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Apr 13, 2024DET at TORL 5-4 OT1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, -2 +/-, 10 S0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S
Jan 14, 2024DET at TORL 4-20 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 4 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 0 S
Apr 13, 2023TOR at NYRW 3-20 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 3 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -2 +/-, 2 S
Feb 19, 2023TOR at CHIL 5-30 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -2 +/-, 5 S3 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 3 +/-, 5 S
Feb 15, 2023CHI at TORW 5-21 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 +/-, 3 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S
Dec 11, 2021CHI at TORW 5-41 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S
Jan 18, 2020CHI at TORL 6-20 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -4 +/-, 7 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 +/-, 4 S
Nov 10, 2019TOR at CHIL 5-40 G, 4 A, 4 PTS, 2 +/-, 10 S2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 1 +/-, 5 S
Mar 13, 2019CHI at TORL 5-41 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 5 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 0 S
Oct 7, 2018TOR at CHIW 7-6 OT2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 7 S
Jan 24, 2018TOR at CHIW 3-2 OT0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 5 S
Oct 9, 2017CHI at TORW 4-3 OT1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 6 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -3 +/-, 1 S
Mar 18, 2017CHI at TORL 2-1 OT1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 3 S0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 5 S
Oct 22, 2016TOR at CHIL 5-4 SO0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 +/-, 4 S0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 3 +/-, 1 S

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane postseason
68GP143
26G53
33A85, better
59PTS138, better
2+/-4, better
13, betterPIM70
282S445, better
197, betterHIT49
88, betterBLK34
6PPG8, better
0SHG1, better
7GWG11, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane all-time places
198th (785)Points24th (1,401), better
83rd (430)Goals46th (509), better
128th (109)Power-play goals61st (140), better
68th (67)Game-winning goals28th (85), better
—Assists22nd (892), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane titles and awards
—Championships3, better
1Calder Trophy1
—Conn Smythe Trophy1, better
—Art Ross Trophy1, better
1Hart Trophy1
1Ted Lindsay Award1
3, betterRocket Richard Trophy—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane season by season
1st2016-172007-08
2nd2017-182008-09
3rd2018-192009-10
4th2019-202010-11
5th2020-212011-12
6th2021-222012-13
7th2022-232013-14
8th2023-242014-15
9th2024-252015-16
10th2025-262016-17
11th2026-272017-18
12th—2018-19
13th—2019-20
14th—2020-21
15th—2021-22
16th—2022-23
17th—2023-24
18th—2024-25
19th—2025-26
20th—2026-27