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Matthew Wood
Right Wing #71 Predators
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Matthew Wood has 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) in 35 games for the Nashville Predators this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 15) of the 2023 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators, he has 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) in 41 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 20.9 yrs (06.02.2005)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 15th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoNashville Predators
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 20-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Predators controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Matthew Wood is off the ice, the Predators control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 53% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 13% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 79th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 211th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.40
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.14
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.57
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.28
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.16
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.13
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.41
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.85
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.53
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.67
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.99
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.13
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.14
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.13
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.28
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.85
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.13
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Matthew Wood at his age (20.9 yrs):
    Mason McTavish (Rating of 69 in 2023, Today 71)
    Aliaksei Protas (Rating of 69 in 2021, Today 69)
    Jonathan Drouin (Rating of 69 in 2015, Today 76)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $2.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 23.4 yrs (06.02.2005)
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Matthew Wood
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.12.2025 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 0 9:24 1 0.0% 0
31.12.2025 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -1 9:22 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -2 11:25 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 7:25 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 13:30 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -3 3 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 6 0 1 1 0 11:34 8 0.0% 2
2025-26 Team Logo Predators 35 8 6 14 -2 12:25 56 14.3% 2
Season Projection 73 17 13 30 -4 12:25 117 14.5% 4
Total 41 8 7 15 -2 64 12.5% 4
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Matthew Wood Team Logo RW 20.9 yrs 193 cm / 92 kg 0.40 0.37 73 62 $0.950M
81% Will Cuylle Team Logo LW 23.9 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.50 0.42 67 66 $3.900M
78% Yegor Sharangovich Team Logo C 27.6 yrs 188 cm / 88 kg 0.34 0.53 64 66 $5.750M
78% Calum Ritchie Team Logo C 21 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.32 0.29 62 67 $0.918M
78% Kirby Dach Team Logo C 25 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.47 0.45 65 58 $3.363M
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