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2012-13 to 2022-23 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #52 MATT IRWIN Nashville Predators · Defense
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Matt Irwin in action
52 D Defense
75 OVR
Matt Irwin Nashville Predators
12 NHL seasons · 2012-13 to 2022-23
2022-23

Career Report

5 Excellent 5

Graded on the Game Score of their best 5 seasons, ranked among retired defense.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
2014-15 SJS 53 19 91 7
2012-13 SJS 38 12 90 7
2016-17 NSH 74 14 70 6
2018-19 NSH 44 7 63 3
2022-23 WSH 61 5 61 3

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 64OVR Tommy Wingels Sharks 4 of his goals D 68OVR Yannick Weber Predators 3 of his goals C 98OVR Joe Thornton Sharks 3 of his goals C 89OVR Scott Gomez Devils 3 of his goals

Set up most

C 96OVR Joe Pavelski Sharks Set up 8 goals C Logan Couture Sharks Set up 4 goals C 64OVR Tommy Wingels Sharks Set up 3 goals L 96OVR Filip Forsberg Predators Set up 3 goals

Most time together

D 96OVR Dan Boyle Sharks 1,102 min together D 68OVR Yannick Weber Predators 817 min together C 85OVR Craig Smith Predators 735 min together C 98OVR Joe Thornton Sharks 683 min together

Best with

R 96OVR Martin Havlat Senators 12–4 in goals together D 80OVR Brent Burns Avalanche 35–14 in goals together L 86OVR Kevin Fiala Kings 18–8 in goals together D 94OVR Mattias Ekholm Oilers 17–8 in goals together
Scored on most
Semyon Varlamov 3 goals Braden Holtby 2 goals Jason LaBarbera 1 goal
Best game
October 14, 2014 vs WSH: 2G

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

Hit most

L 82OVR Taylor Hall Hurricanes Hit him 8 times C 65OVR Colton Sceviour Panthers Hit him 6 times C 59OVR David Kampf Maple Leafs Hit him 6 times R 87OVR PA Parenteau Islanders Hit him 5 times

Hit most by

L 52OVR Marcus Foligno Wild Hit by him 10 times L 82OVR Blake Comeau Islanders Hit by him 9 times R 70OVR Cal Clutterbuck Islanders Hit by him 8 times L 56OVR Matt Martin Islanders Hit by him 8 times

Faced most on the draw

R 77OVR Claude Giroux Senators Won 0 of 1
9 fights with 9 opponents
Patrick Maroon 1 fight Matt Calvert 1 fight Antoine Roussel 1 fight Mackenzie MacEachern 1 fight Jimmy Vesey 1 fight Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 1 fight Nick Ritchie 1 fight Alex DeBrincat 1 fight Mason Shaw 1 fight