Matt Hendricks's NHL career
Centre Matt Hendricks was drafted 131th overall by Nashville Predators in 2000. He played 11 seasons for 6 clubs, 2008-2019. That came to 607 games and 116 points, 54 goals and 62 assists.
Below: the whole of Matt Hendricks's career, season by season.
- Year 20002000 NHL Draft
Matt Hendricks is drafted 131 overall by Nashville Predators
First off the board- 1Rick DiPietroNYI
- 2Dany HeatleyATL
- 3Marian GaborikMIN
Swedes from the same draft
Niklas Kronwall953 GP · 432 P- Henrik Lundqvist887 GP · 0 P
- Niclas Wallin614 GP · 79 P
- 8 years, 8 months and 13 days later · 9 seasonsYear 20092008-2009 seasonNHL debut
Matt Hendricks makes his NHL debut in 0–3 loss against Atlanta Thrashers
Matt was 27 years old ·
Pepsi Center, USASwedes on the ice:
Tobias Enström and Daniel Tjärnqvist.Season2008-2009
Matt Hendricks's first NHL season: 0 points
Events78games missedThe whole season2008-2009Points0NHL#789Games4 of 825%Goals0NHL#691Assists0NHL#761P/GP0.00+/-+1NHL#271 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Matt Hendricks scores 9 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season26games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2009-2010Points16NHL#402Games56 of 8268%Goals9NHL#279Assists7NHL#497P/GP0.29NHL#375+/-+1NHL#283PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks6 games0 pointsFirst roundSJSSan Jose Sharks2–4 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Matt Hendricks scores 25 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2010-2011Points25NHL#298Games77 of 8294%Goals9NHL#274Assists16NHL#285P/GP0.32NHL#351+/--2NHL#498PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning7 of 9 games0 pointsFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers4–1Second roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning0–4 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Matt Hendricks scores 9 points
The whole season and the playoff run2011-2012Points9NHL#510Games78 of 8295%Goals4NHL#399Assists5NHL#532P/GP0.12NHL#568+/--6NHL#685PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers14 games2 points1 G · 1 AFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins4–3Second roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4 - Year 2013Season
2012-2013
Matt Hendricks scores 8 points
The whole season and the playoff run2012-2013Points8NHL#425Games48 of 48100%Goals5NHL#266Assists3NHL#519P/GP0.17NHL#510+/--6NHL#686PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers7 games0 pointsFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4 - Year 2014Season
2013-2014
Matt Hendricks scores 7 points
The whole season2013-2014Points7NHL#565Games77 of 8294%Goals5NHL#385Assists2NHL#638P/GP0.09NHL#598+/--11NHL#781 - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Matt Hendricks scores 16 points
The whole season2014-2015Points16NHL#407Games71 of 8287%Goals8NHL#299Assists8NHL#456P/GP0.23NHL#445+/--14NHL#818 - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Matt Hendricks scores 12 points
The whole season2015-2016Points12NHL#453Games68 of 8283%Goals5NHL#394Assists7NHL#460P/GP0.18NHL#497+/-+2NHL#253 - Year 2017Season
2016-2017
Matt Hendricks plays only 42 games for 7 points
Events40games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2016-2017Points7NHL#564Games42 of 8251%Goals4NHL#441Assists3NHL#606P/GP0.17NHL#530+/--3NHL#564PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks0 of 13 games0 pointsFirst roundSJSSan Jose Sharks4–2Second roundANAAnaheim Ducks3–4 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Matt Hendricks scores 13 points
Events22games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2017-2018Points13NHL#486Games60 of 8273%Goals5NHL#431Assists8NHL#487P/GP0.22NHL#508+/--1NHL#451PlayoffsEliminated by Vegas Golden Knights5 of 17 games0 pointsFirst roundMINMinnesota Wild4–1Second roundNSHNashville Predators4–3Conference finalVGKVegas Golden Knights1–4 - Year 2019Season
2018-2019
Matt Hendricks's last season: 3 points
Events56games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2018-2019Points3NHL#695Games26 of 8232%Goals0NHL#732Assists3NHL#642P/GP0.12+/--2NHL#488PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues2–4 - The career
Matt Hendricks played his last NHL game in 2019
The career ended after 11 seasons, the last of them with Winnipeg Jets.