#16 Austin Watson Center Left Wing Right Wing | 6' 4" | 204 lbs | Age: 32 | Country: USA Date of birth: 01/13/1992(mm-jj-aaaa) Status: LHSVR Average Cap Hit: UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT Repêché: 2010, CHI (24e total), Ronde 1 Condition: 100% Suspension: 0 Star Power: 0 NHL.com | EliteProspects Player Ratings CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD MO PO OV 94 30 68 78 78 79 84 68 61 67 64 81 63 73 71 83 60 71 Summary CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS - Summary Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW GT SHT SHT% 2014-15 Checkers 82 8 11 19 -6 9 0 0 2 1 124 6.5 2015-16 Checkers 51 5 3 8 -1 14 0 0 2 0 54 9.3 2015-16 Penguins 10 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 16.7 2015-16 Wolves 18 2 6 8 -3 4 0 0 2 1 27 7.4 2016-17 Wolves 77 12 24 36 -17 10 4 1 1 0 138 8.7 2017-18 Wolves 72 9 21 30 -7 20 3 0 4 0 127 7.1 2018-19 Sharks 82 8 14 22 -1 32 0 2 0 0 82 9.8 2019-20 Sharks 77 3 8 11 -2 34 0 0 1 0 82 3.7 2020-21 Avalanche 47 2 2 4 -5 22 0 0 0 0 57 3.5 2021-22 Capitals 82 12 17 29 -9 32 0 1 1 1 131 9.2 2022-23 Capitals 66 9 6 15 2 30 0 0 1 1 68 13.2 2023-24 Capitals 40 3 3 6 2 20 0 0 0 0 35 8.6 FARM TOTALS 310 38 68 106 -33 57 7 1 13 2 482 7.9 PRO TOTALS 394 37 50 87 -13 170 0 3 3 2 455 8.1 CAREER PLAYOFF SEASON STATISTICS - Summary Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW GT SHT SHT% 2015-16 Wolves 16 2 6 8 2 2 0 0 0 21 9.5 2016-17 Wolves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 2017-18 Wolves 10 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 18 11.1 2020-21 Avalanche 6 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 2022-23 Capitals 24 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20.0 2023-24 Capitals 25 1 2 3 -3 4 0 0 0 0 27 3.7 FARM TOTALS 27 4 8 12 0 2 0 0 1 0 40 10.0 PRO TOTALS 55 3 4 7 -5 4 0 0 0 0 41 7.3 Ext. Summary CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS - EXTENDED SUMMARY Season Team GP HAT SB OSB OSMG GvA TKA FOW FOT FO% 2014-15 Checkers 82 0 27 46 87 12 19 28 67 41.8 2014-15 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Checkers 51 0 11 0 0 0 0 22 55 40.0 2015-16 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 65 147 44.2 2015-16 Penguins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Wolves 18 0 7 0 0 0 0 162 355 45.6 2015-16 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 77 0 18 0 0 0 0 247 558 44.3 2016-17 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 72 0 13 8 25 0 0 546 1177 46.4 2017-18 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018-19 Sharks 82 0 24 74 0 0 0 775 1739 44.6 2019-20 Sharks 77 0 15 67 3 0 0 317 713 44.5 2020-21 Avalanche 47 0 6 29 0 0 0 13 29 44.8 2021-22 Capitals 82 0 14 99 0 0 0 37 88 42.0 2022-23 Capitals 66 0 2 45 0 0 0 10 33 30.3 2023-24 Capitals 40 0 7 27 0 0 0 15 35 42.9 FARM TOTALS 310 0 13 54 112 12 19 1,070 2,359 45.4 PRO TOTALS 394 0 68 341 3 0 0 1,167 2,637 44.3 CAREER PLAYOFF SEASON STATISTICS - EXTENDED SUMMARY Season Team GP HAT SB OSB OSMG GvA TKA FOW FOT FO% 2015-16 Wolves 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 170 333 195.9 2016-17 Wolves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 250.0 2017-18 Wolves 10 0 3 3 10 0 0 154 284 184.4 2020-21 Avalanche 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 2022-23 Capitals 24 0 2 21 0 0 0 8 15 53.3 2023-24 Capitals 25 0 1 15 0 0 0 8 14 57.1 PRO TOTALS 55 0 3 41 0 0 0 16 32 50.0 Time On Ice CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS - Time On Ice Season Team GP ES TOI ES TOI/G SH TOI SH TOI/G PP TOI PP TOI/G TOI TOI/G PPT 2014-15 Checkers 82 1024:35 12:29 132:50 01:37 27:29 00:20 1184:54 14:27 92:13 2014-15 Panthers 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 0 2015-16 Checkers 51 579:45 11:22 174:22 03:25 07:33 00:08 761:40 14:56 49:45 2015-16 Panthers 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 10 114:00 11:24 07:36 00:45 24:00 02:24 145:36 14:33 12:16 2015-16 Penguins 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 0 2015-16 Wolves 18 245:14 13:37 01:57 00:06 62:29 03:28 309:40 17:12 00:01 2015-16 Hurricanes 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 77 1110:29 14:25 190:53 02:28 166:29 02:09 1467:51 19:03 121:53 2016-17 Hurricanes 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 72 950:01 13:11 154:57 02:09 219:23 03:02 1324:21 18:23 118:59 2017-18 Hurricanes 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 00:00 0 0 2018-19 Sharks 82 667:41 08:08 441:35 05:23 00:00 0 1109:16 13:31 00:46 2019-20 Sharks 77 629:27 08:10 242:23 03:08 00:00 0 871:50 11:19 00:18 2020-21 Avalanche 47 405:04 08:37 03:12 00:04 00:00 0 408:16 08:41 00:08 2021-22 Capitals 82 914:02 11:08 249:51 03:02 03:05 00:02 1166:58 14:13 00:19 2022-23 Capitals 66 440:49 06:40 141:21 02:08 02:20 00:02 584:30 08:51 00:08 2023-24 Capitals 40 287:33 07:11 56:40 01:25 00:47 00:01 345:00 08:37 00:04 FARM TOTALS 310 4024:04 12:58 662:35 02:08 507:23 01:38 5194:02 16:45 01:16 PRO TOTALS 394 3344:36 08:29 1135:02 02:52 06:12 00:00 4485:50 11:23 00:46 CAREER PLAYOFF SEASON STATISTICS - Time On Ice Season Team GP ES TOI ES TOI/G SH TOI SH TOI/G PP TOI PP TOI/G TOI TOI/G PPT 2015-16 Wolves 16 233:57 14:37 00:00 0 52:27 03:16 286:24 17:54 22:37 2016-17 Wolves 1 02:35 02:35 02:17 02:17 00:00 0 04:52 04:52 00:10 2017-18 Wolves 10 134:07 13:24 45:56 04:35 31:34 03:09 211:37 21:09 17:59 2020-21 Avalanche 6 39:42 06:37 00:00 0 00:00 0 39:42 06:37 00:41 2022-23 Capitals 24 143:41 05:59 35:39 01:29 00:00 0 179:20 07:28 00:27 2023-24 Capitals 25 178:41 07:08 31:49 01:16 00:38 00:01 211:08 08:26 00:16 FARM TOTALS 27 370:39 13:43 48:13 01:47 84:01 03:06 502:53 18:37 01:30 PRO TOTALS 55 362:04 06:34 67:28 01:13 00:38 00:00 430:10 07:49 00:35 Hits & Fights CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS - Hits & Fights Season Team GP HIT HTT PIM 5 PIM Fight W Fight L Fight T 1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star 2014-15 Checkers 82 107 107 9 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 2014-15 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Checkers 51 28 43 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2015-16 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 10 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2015-16 Penguins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Wolves 18 15 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 77 36 121 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2016-17 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 72 45 142 20 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2017-18 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018-19 Sharks 82 93 142 32 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2019-20 Sharks 77 100 70 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2020-21 Avalanche 47 56 15 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Capitals 82 89 75 32 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 2022-23 Capitals 66 60 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2023-24 Capitals 40 48 17 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FARM TOTALS 310 237 455 57 5 0 1 0 5 4 6 PRO TOTALS 394 446 350 170 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 CAREER PLAYOFF SEASON STATISTICS - Hits & Fights Season Team GP HIT HTT PIM 5 PIM Fight W Fight L Fight T 1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star 2015-16 Wolves 16 11 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2016-17 Wolves 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 10 2 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2020-21 Avalanche 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022-23 Capitals 24 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2023-24 Capitals 25 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FARM TOTALS 27 13 69 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 PRO TOTALS 55 20 23 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Special Teams CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS - Special Teams Season Team GP Even : G A Pts SHT Power Play : G A Pts SHT Shorthanded : G A Pts SHT 2014-15 Checkers 82 8 11 19 118 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2014-15 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Checkers 51 5 3 8 52 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2015-16 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 10 2 1 3 9 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Wolves 18 2 5 7 22 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 77 7 16 23 110 4 8 12 24 1 0 1 4 2016-17 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 72 6 15 21 94 3 6 9 32 0 0 0 1 2017-18 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018-19 Sharks 82 6 13 19 75 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 2019-20 Sharks 77 3 8 11 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2020-21 Avalanche 47 2 2 4 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021-22 Capitals 82 11 17 28 124 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2022-23 Capitals 66 9 6 15 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2023-24 Capitals 40 3 3 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FARM TOTALS 310 30 51 21 405 7 17 24 67 1 0 1 10 PRO TOTALS 394 34 49 83 429 37 50 0 0 37 50 4 26 CAREER PLAYOFF SEASON STATISTICS - Special Teams Season Team GP Even : G A Pts SHT Power Play : G A Pts SHT Shorthanded : G A Pts SHT 2015-16 Wolves 16 2 6 8 18 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 10 2 1 3 16 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2020-21 Avalanche 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022-23 Capitals 24 2 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023-24 Capitals 25 1 2 3 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FARM TOTALS 27 4 7 3 35 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 PRO TOTALS 55 2 0 7 27 3 4 0 0 3 4 0 0 Shootouts CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS - Shootouts Season Team GP G SHF SHT% 2014-15 Checkers 82 0 0 0 2014-15 Panthers 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Checkers 51 0 0 0 2015-16 Panthers 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 10 0 0 0 2015-16 Penguins 0 0 0 0 2015-16 Wolves 18 0 0 0 2015-16 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 77 0 0 0 2016-17 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 72 0 0 0 2017-18 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 2018-19 Sharks 82 0 0 0 2019-20 Sharks 77 0 0 0 2020-21 Avalanche 47 0 0 0 2021-22 Capitals 82 0 0 0 2022-23 Capitals 66 0 0 0 2023-24 Capitals 40 0 0 0 FARM TOTALS 310 0 0 0 PRO TOTALS 394 0 0 0 CAREER PLAYOFF SEASON STATISTICS - Shootouts Season Team GP G SHF SHT% 2015-16 Wolves 16 0 0 0 2016-17 Wolves 1 0 0 0 2017-18 Wolves 10 0 0 0 2020-21 Avalanche 6 0 0 0 2022-23 Capitals 24 0 0 0 2023-24 Capitals 25 0 0 0 FARM TOTALS 27 0 0 0 PRO TOTALS 55 0 0 0 Contract Salary Hit by Season * = No Trade Clause 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 - - - - - - - - - - Contract Details Contract Length Contract Type No Trade Clause Available For Trade Contract Extension 0 Year(s) Two Way Contract (Pro & Farm) NO YES NO Trophies Awards Coupe Stanley : 2023