63 G · 58 A · 528 GP
0.229 P/GP · 1 PPP · 11:23 ATOI
Detroit Red Wings#24Retired
Austin Watson
L · 6′4″ / 203 lb · Shoots R · Ann Arbor, USA · Age 34 · 2010 #18 by NSH
121Career points
0.229Career P/GP
528Games played
63Goals
11 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2024-253points
The last read.
3 points in 13 games in 2024-25, his most recent NHL season. Career: 121 points across 528 games.
13GP
3goals
0assists
3points
13shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
10 G · 9 A · 45 GP
0.422 P/GP · 0 PPP · 13:27 ATOI
0.175 → 0.231P/GP by season · 10 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2018-19
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 11 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 45 GP · 10 G · 9 A · 19 pts (0.422 P/GP)
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69.1
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What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2010 draft#18round 1 · NSH
29Players in sample
89.7%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Brooks Orpik (2000, PIT), 1,035 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #18, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Austin Watson's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Austin Watson. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2017-18 peak: 76 GP / 14 G / 5 A / 19 Pts / 0.250 P/GP · 12:20 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.264 |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0.250 |
| 2021-22 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0.239 |
| 2016-17 | 77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.221 |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.175 |
| Prime-five | 330 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 0.230 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2025-04-17@ TOR14:00 TOI1G 0A1 P · 4 S
2025-04-16@ NJD7:12 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2025-04-14vs DAL10:14 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2025-04-11@ TBL9:52 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2025-04-10@ FLA11:31 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart11 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 75 | 9 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 0 | 79 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 67 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 88 |
| 2020-21 | Ottawa Senators | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 41 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 53 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 50 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +11 | 1 | 64 |
| 2017-18Peak | Nashville Predators | 76 | 14 | 5 | 19 | +2 | 0 | 96 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +14 | 0 | 90 |
| 2015-16 | Nashville Predators | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 55 |
| 2012-13 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 0 | 25 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 0 | 28 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2018-19 is the best season either way: 0.432 raw, 0.430 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 33 | 0.121 | 3.11 | 0.117 |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 0.147 | 3.18 | 0.138 |
| 2021-22 | 67 | 0.239 | 3.14 | 0.228 |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 0.294 | 2.94 | 0.301 |
| 2019-20 | 53 | 0.264 | 3.02 | 0.262 |
| 2018-19Best adjusted | 37 | 0.432 | 3.01 | 0.430 |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 0.250 | 2.97 | 0.252 |
| 2016-17 | 77 | 0.221 | 2.77 | 0.240 |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 0.175 | 2.71 | 0.194 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 62 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2025-26 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 60 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | WC | USA | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Milwaukee | 76 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Milwaukee | 76 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Milwaukee | 72 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Milwaukee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Peterborough | 32 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | London | 29 | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | USA | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011-12 | M-Cup | London | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | London | 19 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Peterborough | 68 | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | OHL | Windsor | 42 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 2009-10 | OHL | Peterborough | 10 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2009-10 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009-10 | OHL | Peterborough | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 30.
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 528 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 422 to 634); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 85 of them cleared the band.
Tomas NosekL · Undrafted · retired514 GP · 47 G · 73 A · 120 P0.233 P/GP · +0.004Adam ErneL · 2013 #33 · retired424 GP · 47 G · 52 A · 99 P0.233 P/GP · +0.004Tyler PitlickC · 2010 #31 · active452 GP · 58 G · 53 A · 111 P0.246 P/GP · +0.016Curtis LazarC · 2013 #17 · retired617 GP · 51 G · 80 A · 131 P0.212 P/GP · −0.017Noel AcciariC · Undrafted · active585 GP · 81 G · 63 A · 144 P0.246 P/GP · +0.017
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
The complete game ledger.
Per-game official box scoresofficial NHL game log
There is no 2025-26 game-log receipt on file for Austin Watson. The complete ledger is only collected for players who dressed for an NHL club in that season, so nothing here is reported as a run of zeroes. The most recent official appearances on the player landing are below.
Recent form.
Last five official NHL gamesofficial game log
| Date | Opponent | TOI | G | A | PTS | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | at TOR | 14:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025-04-16 | at NJD | 7:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-14 | vs DAL | 10:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-11 | at TBL | 9:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-04-10 | at FLA | 11:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player trackingNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
No Edge tracking on file for Austin Watson. The league publishes Edge for skaters from 2021-22 onward, and only for players it tracked in the covered season. Nothing is drawn here as a zero, because the absence is a coverage fact rather than a measurement.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from, in the league's own areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
No Edge shot-location detail on file for Austin Watson. The league publishes it for skaters it tracked in the covered season, and Austin Watson is not in that set for 2025-26. Nothing is drawn as a zero, because an absence from the feed is a coverage fact rather than a measurement.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Austin Watson has faced 20 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
Every current Detroit Red Wings teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
