Matthew Wood

20-Year-Old Right WingRW

Nashville Predators

2024 Stats

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

After a successful junior season at the University of Minnesota in which he had 39 points in 39 games, Wood made the jump to the NHL right away with Nashville. The 20-year-old had one assist in six games, and he’ll look to build on that by making the Predators right away out of training camp for 2025-26. It’s no lock though, and the young winger could spend some time in the AHL to start the season, but it’d be surprising if he doesn’t crack the roster and get significant time in the NHL at some point. The production at the NCAA level was there, but with such a small sample so far, it remains to be seen how the 2023 first-round selection’s game will translate to the NHL level. Wood’s situation is worth monitoring during training camp, and he could be worth stashing in deeper fantasy formats. Read Past Outlooks

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Shoots Right

Height 6'4"

DOB 2/6/2005

Born Nanaimo, Canada

Drafted 1st Rd, #15 Overall in 2023

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Lights lamp in win

RWNashville Predators

November 28, 2025

Wood scored a goal and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.

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Wood tied the game at 1-1 early in the second period. The 20-year-old entered the contest on a five-game point drought after his Nov. 10 hat trick versus the Rangers. He was on the second line Friday but still saw just 12:00 of ice time, so he may remain prone to shaky scoring at times. On the year, the rookie winger has seven goals, four helpers, 34 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 17 appearances.

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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats

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11:35
Average Power Play TOI:
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Hat trick goes to waste Monday

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Wood scored three goals, two on the power play, in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers.

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Point streak reaches four games

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Wood recorded a goal and provided four shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota.

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Record-setting night

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Wood had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over Calgary on Saturday.

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Tallies first NHL goal

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Wood scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Flyers.

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Recalled by Nashville

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October 23, 2025

Wood was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Thursday.

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Praised for patience

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September 19, 2025

Head coach Andrew Brunette praised Wood's patience and poise in Friday's practice, Max Herz of 102.5 The Game Nashville reports.

ANALYSIS
Wood's stickhandling and deceptiveness with the puck appear to be coming along nicely as well. Brunette's comments come at a good time, as there could be an opening in the Predators' top six due to the prolonged contract dispute between the team and Luke Evangelista. Wood is a skilled player who was selected 15th overall in 2023, but he had just one assist over six NHL games last season after signing out of the University of Minnesota. The 20-year-old winger will need to continue to prove himself but seems to have a good chance to make the NHL roster at this point of training camp.

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