Selected in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators, he has 121 points (63 goals, 58 assists) in 528 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators, the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings.
He also has 19 points (10 goals, 9 assists) in 45 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: USA
Age: 34 yrs (13.01.1992) Height / Weight: 193 cm / 92 kg Shoots: R Drafted: 18th in 2010 Draft Team: Nashville Predators
Awards: -
The 34-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Red Wings controlling 36% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Austin Watson is off the ice, the Red Wings control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.
He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 12% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 56% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 243rd of 252 WingsDefense:Def: 174th of 252 Wings -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.18-0.140.14OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.360.350.65IceTimePerGame 10.231222Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.700.21.5PrimaryAssists/60 0.080.11.5SecondaryAssists/60 0.080.11.2xGoals/60 0.660.491.34OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 2.061.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.331.45.5PenaltiesDrawn/60 1.640.271.56OZoneStartPct 0.120.150.4PP_xGoals/60 0.000.52.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 3.722.54OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 3.212.54Penalties/60 2.110.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 4.7713Takeaways/60 1.490.52Giveaways/60 1.6414DZoneStartPct 0.560.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 7.82512
| Actual AAV: | $0.775M |
| Player Contract Value: | $0.800M |
| Remaining: | 1 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2026 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 35.5 yrs (13.01.1992) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.04.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11.04.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:52 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14.04.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:13 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 16.04.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 17.04.2025 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:00 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 12:41 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 |
| 2015-16 |
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57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 10:00 | 55 | 5.5% | 32 |
| 2016-17 |
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77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 12:25 | 90 | 5.6% | 99 |
| 2017-18 |
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76 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 12:19 | 96 | 14.6% | 123 |
| 2018-19 |
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37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 14:30 | 64 | 10.9% | 39 |
| 2019-20 |
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53 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 11:37 | 50 | 12.0% | 65 |
| 2020-21 |
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34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 12:00 | 41 | 7.3% | 40 |
| 2021-22 |
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67 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 11:58 | 88 | 11.4% | 91 |
| 2022-23 |
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75 | 9 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 10:13 | 79 | 11.4% | 123 |
| 2023-24 |
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33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7:16 | 17 | 11.8% | 93 |
| 2024-25 |
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13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7:50 | 13 | 23.1% | 17 |
| Total | 528 | 63 | 58 | 121 | -2 | 597 | 10.6% | 722 | ||