#71 · Right wing · NSH
MatthewWood
Next milestone 68 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- February 6, 2005 (age 21)
- Birthplace
- Nanaimo, British Columbia, CAN
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 202 lb (92 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2023 NSH, round 1, #15 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.8 mphleague avg 21.2 mph33rd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 4.736th percentile
- Distance skated8.3 mileague avg 7.4 mi63rd percentile
- Hardest shot72.2 mphleague avg 73.0 mph31st percentile
- Time in the offensive zone44.4%league avg 42.2%73rd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.76 | -0.76 | 14 | 6 | .054 |
| 2025-26 | 17 | 11.69 | +5.31 | 192 | 43 | .061 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 32:13 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 47.0% | 45.1% | +1.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 54.0% | 39.9% | +14.1 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–2
- xG for–against
- 1.5–1.7
- Average rating
- 5.9
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Hoglander | 3 | 25:12 | 47.7% |
| Filip Forsberg | 3 | 20:48 | 47.8% |
| Ross Colton | 2 | 2:51 | 0.0% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 2 | 2:44 | 18.4% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 1 | 2:26 | 5.3% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.9 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 80 | 17 | 15 | 32 | -3 | 16 | 115 | 14.8 | 9 |
Season by season (3)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Predators | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Predators | 71 | 17 | 13 | 30 | -3 | 14 | 103 | 16.5 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Predators | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |