| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 2 | 4.64 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Matthew Wood | Fantasy Outlook
Wood centers second line in favorable home matchup vs. Sharks
Following an early-season goal against Montreal last week, Matthew Wood enters tonight’s matchup against the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena looking to jumpstart his production. The 21-year-old forward is currently centering Nashville's second line alongside Filip Forsberg and Nils Hoglander while taking shifts on the secondary power play. Through six games, Wood has two points on nine shots for a Predators squad (2–2–2) favored in a higher-scoring environment. Facing Sharks netminder Alex Nedeljkovic (confirmed), Wood and his linemates should enjoy favorable offensive zone opportunities.
Our projection for tonight places Wood at ~0.5–1.0 point with ~1–2 shots on goal, along with a small goal chance and modest physical peripherals, translating to roughly 2.3 fantasy points. Nashville is in the midst of a three-game week, leaving just one remaining matchup after tonight on Saturday against St. Louis, keeping his overall weekly ceiling limited. While skating on the second unit and alongside proven scorers offers intriguing deep-league upside, his light shooting volume and low floor make him difficult to trust in standard 10-to-12 team leagues. Today’s action: Bench.
FantasySP AI Analysis
Updated 3 days ago
Matthew Wood Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/17 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:42:00 | 0.0 | 12 |
| 10/15 | SJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:39:00 | 3.0 | 13.5 |
| 10/13 | VEG | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:44:00 | -1.5 | 16 |
| 10/10 | @OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15:22:00 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| 10/08 | @MON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:29:00 | 4.0 | 6 |
| 10/06 | @TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:54:00 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 10/03 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:06:00 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 10/01 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:22:00 | 0.5 | 10 |
| Totals: | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 2 | 15:17:15.0000 | 12.5 | ||
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| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 | NAS | 74 | 17 | 13 | 30 | -3 | 14 | 103 | 11 | 53 | 83 | 25 |
| 26-27 | NAS | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 3 |
| ON PACE | INF | INF | INF | INF | -1 | INF | INF | 15 | INF | INF | INF | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 8 | 56 | 28 | 42 | 14 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 18 | 15 | 33 | -4 | 18 | 123 | 11 | 65 | 105 | 30 | |
Wood Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.92 | 0.72 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 4.43 | -0.35 | 0.77 | 3.33 | 1.07 | 6.77 | 5.1 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Nashville Predators
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 91% | 71% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi | 100% | 99% |
| Brady Skjei | 18% | 14% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg | 100% | 86% |
| Nils Hoglander | 2% | 1% |
| Matthew Wood | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Not available. | N/A | N/A |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 81% | 66% |
| Steven Stamkos | 100% | 88% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 18% | 6% |
| Mavrik Bourque | 6% | 1% |
| Adam Edstrom | 11% | 7% |
Line Combinations
Matthew Wood's Current Assignments
Line 4PP2
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Steven Stamkos | Ryan O'Reilly | Filip Forsberg |
| Line 2 | Reid Schaefer | Jack Drury | Adam Edstrom |
| Line 3 | Alexander Kerfoot | Vitali Pinchuk | Jonathan Marchessault |
| Line 4 | Ross Colton | Matthew Wood | Nils Hoglander |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Adam Wilsby | Roman Josi |
| Pair 2 | Nicolas Hague | Jayden Struble |
| Pair 3 | Brady Skjei | Nick Perbix |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Steven Stamkos | Roman Josi | Ryan O'Reilly | Jonathan Marchessault | Filip Forsberg |
| PP2 | Alexander Kerfoot | Brady Skjei | Ross Colton | Matthew Wood | Vitali Pinchuk |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Alexander Kerfoot | Brady Skjei | Nick Perbix | Jack Drury |
| PK2 | Roman Josi | Ryan O'Reilly | Adam Edstrom | Adam Wilsby |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Juuse Saros | Starter | Primary Starter |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Mavrik Bourque #22 · C | QuestionableDTDUpper Body | Bourque is dealing with an upper-body injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Predators. INJ SINCE: Oct 8 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| William Trudeau #85 · D | OutIRUpper Body | Trudeau is dealing with an upper-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Oct 8 |
Team Rankings
G
23
21st
A
41
17th
SOG
195
27th
FOW
222
24th
PPG
8
7th
PPA
14
8th
PPP
22
7th
SHG
2
7th
SHP
5
4th
HITS
191
14th
BLK
132
10th
GA
22
13th
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mammoth | 6-3-0 | 0.667 | 12 |
 Avalanche | 5-2-1 | 0.625 | 11 |
 Wild | 5-2-1 | 0.625 | 11 |
 Jets | 4-2-2 | 0.500 | 10 |
 Stars | 4-3-1 | 0.500 | 9 |
| Predators | 3-2-3 | 0.375 | 9 |
 Blues | 3-4-1 | 0.375 | 7 |
 Blackhawks | 3-6-0 | 0.333 | 6 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Stamkos | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Adam Edstrom | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | -2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ross Colton | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jack Drury | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Mavrik Bourque | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vitali Pinchuk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Hoglander | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Filip Forsberg | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Matthew Wood | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Reid Schaefer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Adam Wilsby | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brady Skjei | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nicolas Hague | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Jack Ahcan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayden Struble | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Perbix | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ryan Ufko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Trudeau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 213 | 193 | 20 | 0 | |
| Justus Annunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-13 | VGK | L 2-5 |
| 10-15 | SJ | L 2-3 |
| 10-17 | STL | W 5-2 |
Player Timeline
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Waiver Trends
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| Kent Johnson CBJ C | +13.5 |
| Jaccob Slavin CAR D | +10.0 |
| William Carrier CAR LW | +9.4 |
| Damon Severson CBJ D | +9.3 |
| Charlie Coyle CBJ C | +9.0 |
| Neal Pionk WPG D | +7.6 |
| Cam Talbot CBJ G | +6.9 |
| Jack Quinn BUF RW | +6.5 |
| Martin Pospisil CGY C | +6.0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek MIN C | +5.4 |
| Blake Coleman MIN LW | +4.6 |
| Adin Hill VGK G | +4.2 |
| Logan Stankoven CAR C | +4.0 |
| Cole Sillinger CBJ C | +3.9 |
| Jaden Schwartz COL C | -5.0 |
| Joey Daccord SEA G | -4.5 |
| Akira Schmid FLA G | -4.4 |
| Josh Manson COL D | -3.2 |
| Luca Cagnoni SJ D | -3.1 |
| will borgen BOS D | -3.1 |
| JJ Peterka BOS RW | -3.1 |
| Jared Spurgeon MIN D | -3.1 |
| Arturs Silovs PIT G | -3.0 |
| Bobby McMann SEA C | -2.6 |
| Jake DeBrusk VAN LW | -2.6 |
| Brent Burns COL D | -2.5 |
| Lukas Dostal ANA G | -2.5 |
| Rickard Rakell PIT RW | -2.4 |
| Parker Kelly COL C | -2.4 |
