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2017-18 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #51 AUSTIN WATSON Nashville Predators · Left Wing
VG Season grade
3
Card #2018-08475766
Austin Watson in action
51 L Left Wing
59 OVR
Austin Watson Nashville Predators
2017-18 · 76 GP · 14 G · 5 A · 19 PTS
2018-19
2016-17

Season Report

3 Very Good 3

Game Score 0.21 a game, 16th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
76
G
14
A
5
P
19
+/-
+2
PIM
123
PPP
0
SHP
5
GWG
3
S
96
TOI
12:19
HIT
187
BLK
78
TK
29
FO%
62.8%

2017-18 ranks

  • 1st Hits on the Predators

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2017-18. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 73

Goals / 60
0.90

67th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
6.15

30th percentile of forwards

Playmaking 44

Points / 60
1.22

22nd percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
0.32

3rd percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.00

13th percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 60

Corsi For %
47.1%

23rd percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
1.86

61st percentile of forwards

Physicality 99

Hits / 60
11.97

93rd percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
4.99

99th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
7.87

97th percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2017-18 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

D 98OVR Ryan Ellis Predators 4 of his goals C 56OVR Colton Sissons Predators 4 of his goals C 77OVR Ryan Johansen Predators 2 of his goals D 91OVR Mattias Ekholm Predators 2 of his goals

Set up most

C 68OVR Calle Jarnkrok Predators Set up 1 goal R 79OVR Ryan Hartman Predators Set up 1 goal L 76OVR Scott Hartnell Predators Set up 1 goal C 51OVR Nick Bonino Predators Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Jonathan Quick 2 goals Semyon Varlamov 2 goals Carter Hutton 2 goals
Best game
January 06, 2018 vs LAK: 2G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2017-18, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

R 55OVR Troy Brouwer Flames 1 fight R 42OVR Ryan Reaves Golden Knights 1 fight L 43OVR Micheal Haley Panthers 1 fight C 54OVR Tommy Wingels Bruins 1 fight

Hit most

D 50OVR Nate Prosser Wild Hit him 4 times D 80OVR Brent Seabrook Blackhawks Hit him 3 times D 96OVR Mark Giordano Flames Hit him 3 times D 57OVR Chris Tanev Canucks Hit him 3 times

Hit most by

R 75OVR Tom Wilson Capitals Hit by him 5 times D 49OVR Kevin Gravel Kings Hit by him 3 times R 42OVR Mike Blunden Senators Hit by him 2 times L 66OVR Justin Abdelkader Red Wings Hit by him 2 times

Faced most on the draw

C 47OVR Valtteri Filppula Flyers Won 1 of 2 C 96OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins Won 2 of 2 C 46OVR Jay Beagle Capitals Won 1 of 2 C 75OVR Tyler Bozak Maple Leafs Won 1 of 2

2017-18 Nashville Predators

53-18-11 · 117 points · 1st of 31

Top teammates

G 99OVR Pekka Rinne Predators 59 GP · 42 W · .927 SV% · 2.31 GAA L 99OVR Filip Forsberg Predators 67 GP · 26 G · 38 A · 64 PTS D 98OVR Ryan Ellis Predators 44 GP · 9 G · 23 A · 32 PTS C 97OVR Craig Smith Predators 79 GP · 25 G · 26 A · 51 PTS D 97OVR Roman Josi Predators 75 GP · 14 G · 39 A · 53 PTS D 96OVR P.K. Subban Predators 82 GP · 16 G · 43 A · 59 PTS