RW · NSH · NHL id 8484241
Matthew Wood has played 1 game for the Nashville Predators in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 17:22 a night (8:58 at even strength, 4:56 on the power play and 2:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 84% of his 5v5 minutes with Nils Hoglander and 64% with Filip Forsberg in his only game so far, and the Predators have controlled 48% of shot attempts with Wood on the ice (1-1 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Predators' most recent game against MIN he was on L3 with Filip Forsberg and Nils Hoglander and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs MIN, detected from shift data
- +3:41 PP TOI
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 1 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 15:54 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NSH: 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.07 expected goals; best chance Matthew Wood at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 71 GP · 30 points vs 27.1 expected
Last 20 games: +43. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 16.5%
- 101.6
- 54.5%
- G vs xG
- 17 / 13.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (PP share 29% → 22%, 3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played71
- Goals17163rd of 715
- Assists13401st of 715
- Points30292nd of 715
- Power-play points8196th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal103293rd of 715
- Hits53374th of 715
- Blocked shots25523rd of 715
- Plus/minus−3397th of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won82189th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.1%372nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.9%535th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)45.6%561st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)45.8%559th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)44.2%606th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.9%461st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.89353rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.065514th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.33196th of 719
- Faceoff win %39.8%213th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.114219th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game12:19579th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:33258th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %72.9%21st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.4857th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1017175th of 719
- Goals above expected+3.461st of 715
- Luck Meter+34155th of 828
- Ascension score5773rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.0482nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts53391st of 715
- Hardest shot80.4674th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.3%201st of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 70 of 71 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.034
- Season net
- −0.41xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.114
- Season
- −0.24G
- 39.8%206 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 44-51 · NZ 26-38 · DZ 12-35
- Per 60
- 0.89
- Attempts
- 11
- 0.073
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 24, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 28, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
17 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 vs MIN | Rebound | — | 0 | 45.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 24, 2026 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 65.7 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 @ WPG | Rush | carry | 0 | 35.4 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2026 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 25.2 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 @ BUF | Deflection | — | 5 | 68.0 | deflection | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs BOS | Deflection | — | 1 | 54.5 | deflection | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 50.8 | 2-on-0 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 40.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ NYI | Rebound | pass | 0 | 44.3 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2025 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 18.1 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 56.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 10, 2025 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 29.9 | — | |
| Nov 10, 2025 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 54.0 | one-timer | |
| Nov 10, 2025 @ NYR | Rebound | carry | 3 | 6.1 | rebound | |
| Nov 4, 2025 @ MIN | Deflection | — | 0 | 24.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 1, 2025 vs CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 48.6 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 38.0 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Wood
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Wood apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Hoglander | LW | 1 | 7:30 | 84% | 52.9% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 1:28 | 100.0% 1:58 |
| Filip Forsberg | LW | 1 | 5:42 | 64% | 64.3% | 50% (1-1) | 22.2% 3:16 | 33.3% 6:44 |
| Adam Wilsby | D | 1 | 4:07 | 46% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 4:51 | 53.3% 9:54 |
| Nicolas Hague | D | 1 | 3:57 | 44% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 5:01 | 40.0% 10:39 |
| Nick Perbix | D | 1 | 2:52 | 32% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 47.1% 6:06 | 52.9% 10:41 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | 1 | 2:38 | 29% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 6:20 | 80.0% 4:09 |
| Ryan Ufko | D | 1 | 2:30 | 28% | 30.0% | 0% (0-1) | 61.5% 6:28 | 66.7% 9:57 |
| Roman Josi | D | 1 | 2:15 | 25% | 44.4% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 6:43 | 27.3% 13:08 |
| Brady Skjei | D | 1 | 2:13 | 25% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 45.0% 6:45 | 30.8% 13:02 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs MIN | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13% | 17:22 | 8:58 | 4:56 | 2:00 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 17:22 | 17:22 | 19 | 20 | 48.7% | 43.3% | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 60% |
| Even strength | 1 | 8:58 | 8:58 | 11 | 12 | 47.8% | 41.2% | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 8:58 | 8:58 | 11 | 12 | 47.8% | 41.2% | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.4 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 4:56 | 4:56 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 4:56 | 4:56 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 17:22 |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 71 | 17 | 13 | 30 | -3 | 14 | 103 | 16.5% | 53 | 25 | 12:19 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 11:35 |
Matthew Wood news
- Morning Skate: Matthew WoodNHL.com
- Matthew Wood dazzles in third period, Nashville Predators beat Tampa in preseasonYahoo Sports
- Matthew Wood Reflects on His NHL Debut Season and His Opportunity at CenterYahoo Sports
- Postgame: Matthew WoodNHL.com
- Matthew Wood Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Matthew Wood StatsNHL.com
- Matthew Wood HomeNHL.com
- What Was Behind the Nashville Predators Trading Luke Evangelista?NHLRumors.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.