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Austin Watson
Left Wing #24 Red Wings
Player Information

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: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 34 yrs (13.01.1992)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 18th in 2010
    Draft Team: Team logoNashville Predators
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

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.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 243rd of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 174th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.18
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.36
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    10.23
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.70
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.08
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.08
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.66
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.06
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.33
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.64
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.12
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.72
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.21
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    2.11
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.77
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.49
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.64
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.56
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.82
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
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)
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Austin Watson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
10.04.2025 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 11:31 0 0
11.04.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 1 9:52 0 0
14.04.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 0 10:13 1 0.0% 0
16.04.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 7:12 1 0.0% 0
17.04.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 1 0 1 0 14:00 4 25.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 1 6 16.7% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2012-13 Team Logo Predators 6 1 0 1 -2 12:41 4 25.0% 0
2015-16 Team Logo Predators 57 3 7 10 -4 10:00 55 5.5% 32
2016-17 Team Logo Predators 77 5 12 17 14 12:25 90 5.6% 99
2017-18 Team Logo Predators 76 14 5 19 2 12:19 96 14.6% 123
2018-19 Team Logo Predators 37 7 9 16 11 14:30 64 10.9% 39
2019-20 Team Logo Predators 53 6 8 14 -9 11:37 50 12.0% 65
2020-21 Team Logo Senators 34 3 7 10 -7 12:00 41 7.3% 40
2021-22 Team Logo Senators 67 10 6 16 -3 11:58 88 11.4% 91
2022-23 Team Logo Senators 75 9 2 11 -7 10:13 79 11.4% 123
2023-24 Team Logo Lightning 33 2 2 4 2 7:16 17 11.8% 93
2024-25 Team Logo Red Wings 13 3 0 3 1 7:50 13 23.1% 17
Total 528 63 58 121 -2 597 10.6% 722
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Predators 22 4 5 9 3 13:40 28 14.3% 28
2017-18 Team Logo Predators 13 5 3 8 3 14:25 25 20.0% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Predators 6 1 1 2 -2 12:25 14 7.1% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Predators 4 0 0 0 0 10:34 6 0.0% 2
Total 45 10 9 19 4 73 13.7% 48