William Nylander

William Nylander

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RW · 6'0" · 200 lb · Shoots R
Age 30
Career
0.93
P / GP
703P in 758 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$11.5M
Signed through 2032
Career points
703
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
3.9
44 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+1.1
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.9
28 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+1.1
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
5.4
190 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
7.1
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
43.0
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-2
8 GF · 10 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 19
Toronto Maple Leafs
0.59 P/GP
22 GP · 6G · 7A
Emerging
2016–17 → 2019 · age 20–22
Toronto Maple Leafs
0.69 P/GP
217 GP · 49G · 100A
Prime
2019–20 → 2027 · age 23–30
Toronto Maple Leafs
1.04 P/GP
519 GP · 242G · 299A

William Nylander, a right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is entering his age-30 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 8 games, a 1.50 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 43.0% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +1.1. HighDanger's model projects 94 points for 2026-27, in a 88 to 100 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382404787+10282818:331.06
2023–2482405898+1243519:551.20
2024–2582453984+10263019:311.02
2025–2665304979-14162219:251.22
2026–2785712-10320:381.50
Career758297406703+19200224—0.93

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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