Matt Nieto

BIOGRAPHY

Matt Nieto was born November 5, 1992 in Long Beach, California. He is a left wing in the National Hockey League. 

Nieto was selected by the San Jose Sharks with the 47th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft and signed a three-year, $2.3 million contract on April 1, 2013. He spent time with the Sharks' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, during the year, playing in 11 games. He scored two goals with four assists, a −4 plus-minus rating and six penalty minutes. Nieto made his NHL debut against the Vancouver Canucks on October 3, 2013. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 8. Nieto scored his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal on April 22, 2014, via an empty net goal against the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2016–17 season, Nieto was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Avalanche. On July 25, 2017, Nieto and the Avalanche avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract. Nieto set career high's in the 2018 season with 74 games played and 15 goals scored. After the year the Avalanche signed Nieto to a two-year deal worth $3.95 Million in July 2018. As a free agent for the first time in his career at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Nieto returned to the San Jose Sharks in signing a one-year, $700,000 contract on October 13, 2020. He signed a two-year extension with the Sharks on June 21, 2021.

Nieto joined the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023.