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Matthew Wood
Right Wing #71 Predators $0.950M
Player Information

Matthew Wood has 17 points (9 goals, 8 assists) in 46 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 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists) in 52 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 21.1 yrs (06.02.2005)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 15th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoNashville Predators
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 21-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Predators controlling 54% 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 noticeably better 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.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 87th of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 182nd of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.04
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.05
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.93
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.58
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.10
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.20
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.82
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.70
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.53
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.39
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.78
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.90
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.12
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.85
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.35
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.78
    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 (21.1 yrs):
    Cutter Gauthier (Rating of 70 in 2024, Today 75)
    Mikko Rantanen (Rating of 69 in 2016, Today 86)
    Jonathan Lekkerimäki (Rating of 69 in 2024, Today 69)
Contract Information
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
27.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 7:04 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 7:52 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 1 1 2 0 8:01 2 50.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 9:28 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 9:45 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -1 4 25.0% 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 46 9 8 17 -3 11:50 68 13.2% 2
Season Projection 71 14 12 26 -5 11:51 105 13.3% 3
Total 52 9 9 18 -3 76 11.8% 4
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
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 21.1 yrs 193 cm / 91 kg 0.37 0.35 71 68 $0.950M
86% Calum Ritchie Team Logo C 21.1 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.37 0.33 66 68 $0.918M
82% Will Cuylle Team Logo LW 24.1 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.47 0.42 66 64 $3.900M
82% Yegor Sharangovich Team Logo C 27.7 yrs 188 cm / 88 kg 0.38 0.53 65 65 $5.750M
81% Cody Glass Team Logo C 26.9 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.42 0.38 67 77 $2.500M
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