Matt Nelson: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6’-0”
Weight: 200 lbs
Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
Previous team: Omaha (USHL)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2014-2015 | Princeton | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 7 | 14 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | Princeton | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.07 | 9 | 21 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | Princeton | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.18 | 13 | 26 | 0.79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | Princeton | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.34 | 9 | 26 | 0.81 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 123 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0.17 | 38 | 87 | 0.71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/29/17 | NC | Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 12:01 (3rd) |
| 11/03/17 | EC | Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/04/17 | EC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Hooking 3:27 (3rd), Boarding 8:05 (3rd) |
| 11/10/17 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/17 | EC | @Rensselaer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Robinson (Hallisey, Nelson) 10:20 (1st) Penalties Holding 6:21 (1st) |
| 11/17/17 | EC | Yale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Grande (Nelson) 3:51 (3rd) |
| 11/18/17 | EC | Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 4:35 (3rd) |
| 11/22/17 | NC | Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/24/17 | NC | Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/28/17 | EC | Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Elbowing 12:14 (1st) |
| 12/01/17 | EC | Dartmouth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 8: Kuffner (Nelson, Paolini) 4:23 (3rd) |
| 12/02/17 | EC | Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/17 | NC | @Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/09/17 | NC | @Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Kuffner (Nelson) 12:32 (3rd) Penalties Roughing 17:53 (3rd) |
| 12/30/17 | NC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/18 | EC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/30/18 | EC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/02/18 | EC | St. Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Nelson (Grabowski, Robinson) 8:06 (1st) |
| 02/03/18 | EC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:00 | Penalties Misconduct 12:32 (2nd) |
| 02/09/18 | EC | @Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/18 | EC | @Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/16/18 | EC | Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/17/18 | EC | Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/23/18 | EC | @Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 12:51 (2nd) |
| 02/24/18 | EC | @St. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cressey (Nelson, Véronneau) 16:47 (1st) |
| 03/02/18 | EC | Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/03/18 | EC | Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 7: Nelson (Robinson, Grabowski) 6x5 19:26 (3rd) |
| 03/09/18 | EC | @Union | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Véronneau (Nelson, Kuffner) 13:30 (1st) 5: Robinson (Becker, Nelson) 18:48 (3rd) |
| 03/10/18 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/16/18 | EC | vs. Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/17/18 | EC | vs. Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/24/18 | NC | vs. Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Nelson (Grabowski, Hallisey) 6x5 19:33 (3rd) 2: Hallisey (Becker, Nelson) 19:50 (3rd) |
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 26:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/28/16 | NC | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 6:03 (3rd) |
| 11/04/16 | EC | @St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 2:25 (3rd) |
| 11/05/16 | EC | @Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/16 | EC | Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/12/16 | EC | Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/18/16 | EC | @Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/19/16 | EC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/25/16 | NC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/26/16 | NC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Holding 7:23 (1st), Cross-Checking 9:11 (2nd) |
| 12/02/16 | EC | Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/16 | EC | Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/09/16 | EC | Quinnipiac | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 4: Nelson (unassisted) 15:55 (3rd) Penalties Hooking 8:00 (1st) |
| 12/10/16 | EC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Elbowing 9:07 (2nd), Holding 10:59 (3rd) |
| 12/13/16 | NC | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/16/16 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 2:00 (2nd) |
| 12/17/16 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cressey (Véronneau, Nelson) 2:32 (2nd) |
| 01/06/17 | EC | @Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/17 | EC | @Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/17 | EC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 1:31 (2nd) |
| 01/28/17 | NC | vs. Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/17 | EC | @Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 6:53 (2nd) |
| 02/04/17 | EC | @Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Nelson (Cressey) 6x5 18:31 (2nd) |
| 02/10/17 | EC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/17 | EC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 14:29 (3rd) |
| 02/17/17 | EC | @Rensselaer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Cressey (Nelson, Véronneau) 0:39 (3rd) |
| 02/18/17 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/24/17 | EC | Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kuffner (Davis, Nelson) 4:54 (1st) |
| 02/25/17 | EC | Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/03/17 | EC | Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties CTH ELBOWING 19:23 (1st) |
| 03/04/17 | EC | Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/05/17 | EC | Colgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Kuffner (Véronneau, Nelson) 13:17 (2nd) Penalties Holding 7:50 (2nd) |
| 03/10/17 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/11/17 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/30/15 | NC | vs. Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/31/15 | NC | vs. Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:00 | Penalties Boarding 20:00 (2nd) |
| 11/06/15 | EC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/07/15 | EC | @Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 13:08 (1st) |
| 11/13/15 | EC | Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 13:03 (2nd) |
| 11/14/15 | EC | Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 10:30 (3rd) |
| 11/20/15 | EC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/21/15 | EC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/27/15 | NC | @Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/28/15 | NC | @Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/04/15 | EC | @Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/05/15 | EC | @Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/11/15 | NC | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/29/15 | EC | Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/30/15 | EC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/02/16 | NC | @Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/16 | EC | Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hitting after the Whistle 3:41 (3rd) |
| 01/08/16 | EC | Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Skrbich (Rankin, Nelson) 18:20 (2nd) |
| 01/26/16 | NC | American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/16 | EC | @Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/30/16 | EC | @Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/16 | EC | Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/06/16 | EC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/12/16 | EC | @Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/13/16 | EC | @St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/19/16 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Hooking 13:10 (1st), Boarding 4:08 (2nd) |
| 02/20/16 | EC | @Rensselaer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Foster (Nelson, Robinson) 1:40 (2nd) Penalties Interference 10:13 (1st) |
| 02/26/16 | EC | Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 9:49 (1st) |
| 02/27/16 | EC | Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/31/14 | NC | vs. Yale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Hallisey (Kesselman, Nelson) 11:25 (1st) Penalties Hooking 10:20 (3rd) |
| 11/02/14 | NC | vs. Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/07/14 | EC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/08/14 | EC | Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/14/14 | EC | @Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/15/14 | EC | @Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/21/14 | EC | @St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/22/14 | EC | @Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/28/14 | NC | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/29/14 | NC | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/05/14 | EC | Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/14 | EC | Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/12/14 | NC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/27/14 | EC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Elbowing 12:30 (1st) |
| 12/28/14 | EC | Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/15 | EC | Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/10/15 | EC | Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 11:40 (2nd) |
| 01/28/15 | NC | Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/30/15 | EC | @Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/31/15 | EC | @Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/07/15 | EC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 13:10 (1st) |
| 02/13/15 | EC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/14/15 | EC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/20/15 | EC | Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/21/15 | EC | Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/27/15 | EC | @Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 18:36 (2nd) |
| 02/28/15 | EC | @Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Slashing 6:22 (1st), Elbowing 9:06 (2nd) |
| 03/06/15 | EC | @Dartmouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Nelson (Siiro) 6:00 (1st) |
| 03/07/15 | EC | @Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14:00 |
