| Date/Season | Transaction |
|---|
| 3/23/2017 | Pittsburgh Penguins send Shawn Matthias to the New Jersey Devils for Niko Snellman |
| 3/17/2017 | Winnipeg Jets send Alexandre Burrows, Shawn Matthias, Vladimir Zharkov to the Pittsburgh Penguins for WPG 2023 Rnd 3, $150,000 |
| 5/12/2016 | Vancouver Canucks send Shawn Matthias to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Rene Bourque |
| 3/8/2016 | Vancouver Canucks send Tom Fritsche to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Shawn Matthias |
| 7/17/2014 | Philadelphia Flyers send Boris Valabik, David Perron, Shawn Matthias to the Pittsburgh Penguins for $2,750,000 |
| 10/10/2013 | Vancouver Canucks send Shawn Matthias to the Philadelphia Flyers for PHI 2019 Rnd 4, PHI 2020 Rnd 4 |
| 2010 | Drafted in the 2nd round, 45th overall by Ottawa (from San Jose) |
