2023 NHL Draft
Matthew Wood in the 2023 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Matthew Wood 15th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 92, and only 9 have scored more points than his 34.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 2023 draft
- 12Daniil ButL42 GP · 11 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 13Zach BensonL226 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Brayden YagerC4 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 15Matthew WoodR92 GP · 34 PNSHNashville Predators
- 16Samuel HonzekL27 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Axel Sandin-PellikkaD75 GP · 22 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 18Colby BarlowLWPGWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
15th
of 224 players selected
12th
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor BedardC229 GP · 215 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2Leo CarlssonC216 GP · 163 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Adam FantilliC226 GP · 146 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 4Will SmithC160 GP · 114 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 5David ReinbacherD3 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Dmitri SimashevD44 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 7Matvei MichkovR178 GP · 127 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Ryan LeonardR98 GP · 56 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 9Nate DanielsonC40 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Dalibor DvorskyR88 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 214 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matthew Wood made his NHL debut on April 6, 2025, 1 year and 282 days after the draft.
92
Games
18
Goals
16
Assists
34
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2023 draft
- 15Matthew WoodR92 GP · 34 PNSHNashville Predators
- 24Tanner MolendykDNSHNashville Predators
- 43Felix NilssonCNSHNashville Predators
- 46Kalan LindLNSHNashville Predators
- 68Jesse KiiskinenRNSHNashville Predators
- 83Dylan MacKinnonDNSHNashville Predators
- 111Joey WillisCNSHNashville Predators
- 121Juha JatkolaGNSHNashville Predators
- 143Sutter MuzzattiCNSHNashville Predators
- 175Austin RoestCNSHNashville Predators
- 218Aiden FinkRNSHNashville Predators