- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Kelowna, British Columbia, CAN
- GP
- 36
- G
- 3
- A
- 4
- P
- 7
- +/-
- 0
- SOG
- 38
2025–26 regular season
Advanced · 2025–26
- CF%
- 51.4
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 51.7
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -0.0
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.018
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 4.5
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -1.5
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 32.8
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 8:59
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
99 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Ward is used
#17 · R · Los Angeles Kings
Taylor Ward
How he’s used · 2025–26 · 36 games with shift charts
- Line 4
- PP · rarely
- Ice time / game
- 9:28
- 8:59 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 32.8%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 51.7%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 51.4%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Ward42.9s
NHL average47.6s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Ward16%
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
Samuel Helenius216.3 min together54%shot attempts
Jeff Malott161.8 min together55%shot attempts
Brian Dumoulin132.7 min together52%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Los Angeles Kings | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 16 | @ CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6:10 |
| Tue, Apr 14 | @ VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:52 |
| Mon, Apr 13 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:20 |
| Sat, Apr 11 | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:40 |
| Thu, Apr 9 | vsVAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 |
| Mon, Apr 6 | vs NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:31 |
| Sat, Apr 4 | vs TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:17 |
| Thu, Apr 2 | vsNSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 |
| Wed, Apr 1 | vs STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:36 |
| Sat, Mar 21 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:45 |
| Thu, Mar 19 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 |
| Mon, Mar 16 | @ NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 |
| Sat, Mar 14 | @ NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9:44 |
| Fri, Mar 13 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 |
| Tue, Mar 10 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 |
| Mon, Mar 9 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 6:06 |
| Sat, Mar 7 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 8:04 |
| Thu, Mar 5 | vsNYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 8:08 |
| Mon, Mar 2 | vs COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 |
| Sat, Feb 28 | vsCGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:10 |
| Thu, Feb 26 | vsEDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 14:02 |
| Thu, Feb 5 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:25 |
| Wed, Feb 4 | vsSEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7:25 |
| Sun, Feb 1 | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:30 |
| Sat, Jan 31 | @PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 |
| Thu, Jan 29 | @BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 11:48 |
| Tue, Jan 27 | @ DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:48 |
| Sat, Jan 24 | @STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 9:48 |
| Tue, Jan 20 | vsNYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:00 |
| Sat, Jan 17 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:41 |
| Fri, Jan 16 | vsANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:02 |
| Wed, Jan 14 | vsVGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:31 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 |
| Sat, Jan 10 | @EDM | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 8:49 |
| Fri, Jan 9 | @ WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:30 |
| Wed, Jan 7 | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:20 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Ontario Reign · AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Ontario Reign · AHL | 32 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2024–25 | Ontario Reign · AHL | 66 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Ontario Reign · AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Ontario Reign · AHL | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Ontario Reign · AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | Ontario Reign · AHL | 71 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Ontario Reign · AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha · NCAA | 38 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| 2021–22 | Ontario Reign · AHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Ontario Reign · AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha · NCAA | 26 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2019–20 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha · NCAA | 32 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 2018–19 | Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha · NCAA | 35 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 2017–18 | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 46 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2016–17 | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 58 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015–16 | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 56 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Okanagan HA White U18 Prep · CSSHL U18 | 28 | 9 | 41 | 50 |
| 2014–15 | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Okanagan HA White U18 Prep · CSSHL U18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Penticton Vees · BCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Okanagan HA U16 Prep · CSSHL U16 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Okanagan HA U16 Prep · CSSHL U16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012–13 | Okanagan HA U15 Prep · OMAHA | 56 | 20 | 55 | 75 |
| 2011–12 | Okanagan HA U15 Prep · OMAHA | 54 | 31 | 37 | 68 |
