- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- GP
- 7
- G
- 5
- A
- 7
- P
- 12
- +/-
- -1
- SOG
- 22
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2014 · Round 1, #8 overall (TOR)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 7 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| G | 5 | 2 | 2+3 |
| A | 7 | 5 | 11-4 |
| P | 12 | 7 | 13-1 |
| SOG | 22 | 7 | 12+10 |
| PPP | 3 | 0 | 2+1 |
| +/- | -1 | 0 | +3-4 |
| PIM | 0 | 2 | 2-2 |
| TOI/GP | 20:24 | 19:37+0:48 | 19:45+0:39 |
| SH% | 22.7 | 28.6-5.8 | 16.7+6.1 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Nylander is shooting 22.7% (5 on 22 shots) against 15.9% over 2023–26, close to the usual rate.
Shot quality says 3.3 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.7).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 47.1
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 45.2
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -2.0
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.963
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 3.3
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- +1.7
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 59.3
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 14:59
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
45 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Nylander is used
#88 · R · Toronto Maple Leafs
William Nylander
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 3
- PP1
- Ice time / game
- 20:53
- 14:59 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 59.3%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 45.2%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 47.1%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Nylander55.3s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Nylander37%
NHL average24%
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
John Tavares40.8 min together48%shot attempts
Darren Raddysh37.8 min together44%shot attempts
Morgan Rielly31.9 min together46%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025–26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 65 | 30 | 49 | 79 |
| 2024–25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 45 | 39 | 84 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 58 | 98 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 47 | 87 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021–22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 81 | 34 | 46 | 80 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020–21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 51 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2020–21 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 68 | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 54 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 20 | 41 | 61 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 81 | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ UTA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:49 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ COL | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 19:51 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 20:31 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs NSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 22:48 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs OTT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:25 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | vs NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:29 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs MTL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 18:55 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Sweden · OG | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | Sweden · WC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Sweden · 4 Nations | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Sweden · WC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | Sweden · WC | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2016–17 | Sweden · WC | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2015–16 | Toronto · AHL | 38 | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| 2015–16 | Sweden U20 · WJC-20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Toronto · AHL | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014–15 | MODO · Sweden | 21 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2014–15 | Sweden · WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014–15 | Toronto · AHL | 37 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Toronto · AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | Sodertalje · Sweden-2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2013–14 | Rogle · Sweden-2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013–14 | MODO Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | MODO · Sweden | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013–14 | Sweden · WJ18-A | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2013–14 (P) | MODO Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013–14 (P) | MODO · Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 (P) | MODO U18 · Swe-U18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012–13 | Sodertalje U18 · Swe-U18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | Sodertalje Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 27 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 2012–13 | Sodertalje · Sweden-2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Södertälje SK · HockeyAllsvenskan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | SDE U18 · Swe-U18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2011–12 | Sodertalje U18 · Swe-U18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Sodertalje Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Sodertalje Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010–11 | Chicago Mission Bantam Major AAA · T1EBHL | 29 | 34 | 27 | 61 |
| 2008–09 | Team Maryland Bantam Minor · AYMBHL | 28 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
Nylander in the news
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