Matthew Wood
Nashville Predators · Right wing · age 21 · 6'4" · 202 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Nanaimo, British Columbia · Drafted 2023 · Rd 1 #15
PLAYMAKER67% of points are assists this season
3 points in 14 games — 296th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
13HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 27% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 13 lately — hotter than 27% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 13 · +0 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 7 | 7 | 8 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | 0 | −0.7 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 12:35 | 14:03 | 14:51 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs TBL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:00 | 13 |
| Oct 29 | vs WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 14 |
| Oct 27 | vs NYI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 | 14 |
| Oct 25 | vs COL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:29 | 12 |
| Oct 24 | @ PIT | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points296th of 424 forwards3leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots197th of 424 forwards20leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points112th of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus258th of 424 forwards−2leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game244th of 424 forwards14:03leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: goals (22nd), assists (24th).
■ Wood this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 18 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 30 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NSH | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 | −2 |
| 2025–26 · best | NSH | 71 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 0.42 | −3 |
| 2024–25 | NSH | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 |