NHLPA statement on reduction of Austin Watson suspension
The NHLPA issued the following statement this evening regarding the impartial arbitrator’s decision to reduce Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson’s suspension from 27 to 18 NHL games.
Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI | PIMS | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | NSH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 76:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 570:09 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0.05 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 956:48 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0.06 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 76 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 937:12 | 123 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 0.15 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 32 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 465:26 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0.12 |
| Totals: | 248 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 16 | 3005:49 | 286 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 303 | 0.1 | |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI | PIMS | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | NSH | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 300:44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.14 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 187:22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.2 |
| Totals: | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 488:06 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0.17 | |