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Matthew Wood
#71 Nashville Predators / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Feb 06, 2005
- Age
- 21
- Place of Birth
- Lethbridge, AB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- Nanaimo MHA
- Position
- LW/C
- Height
- 193 cm / 6'4"
- Weight
- 92 kg / 203 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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- Cap Hit
- $950,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Nashville Predators / Signed- Agency
- Premium
His wrist shot looks much better than at the start of the season. He keeps distance between his feet and his hands in front, really pulling that top arm back and moving it across his body to shoot through opponents. Can shoot off either foot and even in motion (off the inside leg). In moments, he shows chaining ability, whether that was receiving a pass, fighting off pressure, and passing for an assist or toe-dragging around a stick inside the pass reception before cutting inside for the shot. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Jamie Wood
Father: Jamie Wood
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 |  Nanaimo Clippers U15 A1 | VIBHL | - | 58 | 52 | 110 | - | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | West Van Academy Bantam Prep | CSSHL U15 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 6 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 2020-2021 | North Island Silvertips U18 AAA | BCEHL U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 46 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 33 | - | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| 2021-2022 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 |  Univ. of Connecticut | NCAA | 35 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Connecticut | NCAA | 35 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 43 | -1 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 39 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 16 | 19 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 71 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 14 | -3 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | NHL | 84 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | BC Junior Canucks | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019-2020 | West Van Academy Bantam Prep | John Reid Memorial | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHL | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| BCEHL U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| BCHL | 2 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 1.53 | 37 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 | 10 | - |
| Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| CSSHL U15 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 2.37 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | - |
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| John Reid Memorial | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2.60 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA | 3 | 109 | 44 | 57 | 101 | 0.93 | 63 | 25 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 3 | 82 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 0.40 | 18 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| VIBHL | 1 | - | 58 | 52 | 110 | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-18 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1.36 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 3 | 0 |