RW · TOR · NHL id 8484158
Easton Cowan has played 2 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots while averaging 14:41 a night (10:41 at even strength, 2:36 on the power play and 0:46 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 76% of his 5v5 minutes with Nick Paul and 68% with Colton Sissons over the last 2 games, and the Maple Leafs have controlled 61% of shot attempts with Cowan on the ice (2-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Maple Leafs' most recent game against NYI he was on L4 with Colton Sissons and Nick Paul and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs NYI, detected from shift data
- −4:20 5v5 TOI
- PP1 in 0 of last 2 (was 9 of 20)
- 15% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 100%)
- Top-six in 0 of last 2 (was 17 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 14:03 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 4 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at TOR: 4 attempts, 4 on goal, 1 goal, 0.44 expected goals; best chance Easton Cowan at 0.32 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 66 GP · 29 points vs 28.5 expected
Last 20 games: +18. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.8%
- 103.2
- 59.2%
- G vs xG
- 11 / 10.6
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 5:14 a game, PP share 28% → 53%, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played66
- Goals11287th of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points29303rd of 715
- Power-play points6237th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal92340th of 715
- Hits72280th of 715
- Blocked shots32427th of 715
- Plus/minus−5446th of 715
- Penalty minutes45140th of 715
- Faceoffs won2418th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)45.3%620th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)44.4%651st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.1%440th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.3%428th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.1%543rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)45.8%576th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.29176th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.085596th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31284th of 719
- Faceoff win %33.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.153
Usage
- Ice time per game14:43444th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:33259th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.4%210th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.19408th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103272nd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.4281st of 715
- Luck Meter+15283rd of 828
- Ascension score44280th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.7560th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts112160th of 715
- Hardest shot86.8428th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.8%459th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 65 of 66 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.066
- Season net
- −0.92xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.29
- Attempts
- 18
- 0.070
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
12 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 vs NYI | Rebound | — | 2 | 34.8 | rebound | |
| Apr 9, 2026 @ NYI | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 @ LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 28.8 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 @ OTT | Rebound | — | 2 | 13.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 5, 2026 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 52.2 | 4-on-2 | |
| Jan 12, 2026 @ COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 31.1 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 54.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 6, 2026 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 45.8 | 4-on-3, one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs EDM | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 14.4 | 3-on-1 | |
| Nov 29, 2025 @ PIT | Cycle | — | 4 | 23.6 | — | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ CBJ | Cycle | — | 2 | 41.8 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 58.4 | 2-on-1 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Cowan
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Cowan apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Paul | LW | 2 | 15:46 | 76% | 59.3% | 100% (1-0) | 63.6% 5:02 | 30.0% 4:31 |
| Colton Sissons | C | 2 | 14:08 | 68% | 60.9% | 100% (1-0) | 60.0% 6:40 | 36.4% 6:11 |
| Troy Stecher | D | 2 | 8:31 | 41% | 61.5% | 100% (2-0) | 60.0% 12:17 | 31.0% 19:37 |
| Morgan Rielly | D | 2 | 7:51 | 38% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 57.7% 12:57 | 44.7% 24:11 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 2 | 7:28 | 36% | 69.2% | — (0-0) | 56.0% 13:20 | 46.3% 24:32 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 2 | 7:11 | 35% | 75.0% | 100% (2-0) | 53.8% 13:37 | 35.0% 20:17 |
| Chris Tanev | D | 2 | 5:23 | 26% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 15:25 | 34.9% 24:28 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 2 | 4:56 | 24% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 15:52 | 48.4% 19:23 |
| John Tavares | C | 1 | 1:51 | 9% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 10:06 | 39.1% 9:39 |
| Teddy Blueger | C | 1 | 1:34 | 8% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 10:23 | 37.5% 6:55 |
| William Nylander | RW | 1 | 1:22 | 7% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 10:35 | 37.0% 10:36 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs NYI | W 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13:23 | 8:51 | 3:00 | 1:32 |
| Sep 29 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:58 | 12:31 | 2:12 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 29:21 | 14:41 | 34 | 20 | 63.0% | 64.1% | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1.7 | 1.7 | 64% |
| Even strength | 2 | 21:22 | 10:41 | 23 | 15 | 60.5% | 60.7% | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.6 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 20:48 | 10:24 | 23 | 15 | 60.5% | 60.7% | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Power play | 2 | 5:12 | 2:36 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:32 | 1:32 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 5:12 | 2:36 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TOR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 0 | 14:41 |
| 2025-26 | TOR | 66 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -5 | 45 | 92 | 12.0% | 72 | 32 | 14:43 |
Easton Cowan news
- The Maple Leafs Are Still Figuring Out What This New Team IsThe Hockey Writers
- Easton Cowan is proving he is untradeable for the Maple LeafsEditor In Leaf
- Easton Cowan discusses confidence from Marlies Calder Cup run, offseason training following 2-point performance vs. IslandersThe Leafs Nation
- Easton Cowan News: Carries offense in Wednesday's winRotoWire
- Maple Leafs' Easton Cowan Trade Decision Pays Offheavy.com
- 'Sky's the limit': Easton Cowan flying with Maple Leafs after Calder Cup runToronto Star
- Jim Hiller Just Revealed What He Really Likes About This Maple Leafs Starheavy.com
- With Easton Cowan Producing, Have The Maple Leafs Finally Found A Good Third Line?Yahoo Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.