C · TOR · NHL id 8477939
William Nylander has played 2 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026-27, scoring 2 goals and 0 assists (2 points) on 6 shots while averaging 18:12 a night (12:17 at even strength, 3:50 on the power play and 0:31 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with John Tavares and 79% with Gavin McKenna over the last 2 games, and the Maple Leafs have controlled 34% of shot attempts with Nylander on the ice (2-3 in goals, 90% offensive-zone starts). In the Maple Leafs' most recent game against NYI he was on L2 with John Tavares and Gavin McKenna and on PP1. He is shooting 33.3% this season against 13.8% across the 705 games in our data.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs NYI, detected from shift data
- −4:15 5v5 TOI
- On-ice xGF/60 1.92 (was 2.76)
- 46% of team PP time (was 55%)
- Moved from L1 to L2
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 16:38 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 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 · 13 attempts, 6 on goal, 2 goals
Shot map, OPP at TOR: 13 attempts, 6 on goal, 2 goals, 0.67 expected goals; best chance William Nylander at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 65 GP · 79 points vs 57.4 expected
Last 20 games: +29. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 19.2%
- 101.7
- 78.2%
- G vs xG
- 30 / 23.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:06 a game): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.071 xG per attempt lately vs 0.093 before.
- 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, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played65
- Goals3040th of 715
- Assists4932nd of 715
- Points7927th of 715
- Power-play points2166th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal156139th of 715
- Hits13674th of 715
- Blocked shots26510th of 715
- Plus/minus−14622nd of 715
- Penalty minutes16507th of 715
- Faceoffs won31245th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.9%469th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.7%485th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.8%512th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.9%500th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.3%491st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.1%508th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.6770th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.03630th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.33209th of 719
- Faceoff win %38.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.164
Usage
- Ice time per game19:25149th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:45127th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %66.1%72nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.10224th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1017169th of 719
- Goals above expected+7.010th of 715
- Luck Meter+835th of 828
- Ascension score38375th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.542nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts112160th of 715
- Hardest shot92.6167th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.6%278th of 715
Compare head to head
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 65 games through the sequence engine
- −0.025
- Season net
- −0.40xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.67
- Attempts
- 27
- 0.094
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1Jan 15, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 20, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 13, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Apr 22, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 31, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 29, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 11, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 10, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 vs MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 34.1 | rebound | |
| Sep 29, 2026 vs MTL | Cycle | — | 2* | 71.6 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2026 @ OTT | Rebound | carry | 0 | 17.4 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Apr 13, 2026 vs DAL | Rebound | carry | 2 | 12.2 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 30, 2026 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 69.1 | 2-on-0 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 69.5 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2026 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 3.8 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs ANA | Rush | carry | 0 | 25.6 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2026 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 44.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 4, 2026 @ NJD | Deflection | — | 1 | 35.1 | deflection | |
| Mar 2, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 68.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 6.1 | rebound | |
| Feb 2, 2026 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 70.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 15, 2026 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 34.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 12, 2026 @ COL | Rush | carry | 0 | 42.7 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 27.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 27, 2025 vs OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 33.6 | 5-on-4 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 59.0 | 3-on-1 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 23.1 | 2-on-0 | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.8 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 68.6 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2025 vs STL | Cycle | — | 2* | 12.1 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2025 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 83.7 | one-timer | |
| Nov 9, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 26.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 5, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 24.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 3, 2025 vs PIT | Cycle | — | 1* | 14.4 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2025 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 16.3 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2025 @ BUF | Rush | loose | 0 | 13.4 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2025 vs NSH | Point shot | — | 1 | 39.9 | — | |
| Oct 8, 2025 vs MTL | Point shot | — | 1 | 19.0 | — | |
| May 7, 2025 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 19.2 | 3-on-1 | |
| May 5, 2025 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 17.6 | rebound | |
| May 5, 2025 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 1 | 72.0 | — | |
| May 1, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 30.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| May 1, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 63.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 20, 2025 vs OTT | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 66.0 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 3 | 30.5 | deflection | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 2 | 66.9 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 58.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 27, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 53.8 | — |
* 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 Nylander
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Nylander apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | C | 2 | 19:21 | 83% | 35.4% | 50% (2-2) | 30.0% 4:00 | 66.7% 2:56 |
| Gavin McKenna | LW | 2 | 18:32 | 79% | 21.4% | 0% (0-2) | 68.8% 4:49 | 54.5% 6:05 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 2 | 11:32 | 49% | 53.3% | 25% (1-3) | 14.3% 11:49 | 48.6% 20:28 |
| Morgan Rielly | D | 2 | 9:22 | 40% | 45.5% | 33% (1-2) | 27.8% 13:59 | 51.4% 22:40 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 2 | 8:12 | 35% | 22.7% | 50% (1-1) | 41.7% 15:09 | 60.0% 19:16 |
| Chris Tanev | D | 2 | 7:19 | 31% | 15.8% | — (0-0) | 43.6% 16:02 | 47.2% 22:32 |
| Troy Stecher | D | 2 | 6:17 | 27% | 15.4% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 17:04 | 51.7% 21:51 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 2 | 4:05 | 17% | 30.0% | — (0-0) | 35.4% 19:16 | 51.5% 20:14 |
| Easton Cowan | RW | 1 | 1:22 | 6% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 37.0% 10:36 | 40.0% 10:35 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 17:29 | 11:23 | 4:29 | 0:07 |
| Sep 29 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 18:55 | 13:10 | 3:11 | 0:55 |
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 | 36:24 | 18:12 | 37 | 47 | 44.0% | 43.5% | 21 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 33% | 2.0 | 3.8 | 92% |
| Even strength | 2 | 24:33 | 12:17 | 20 | 40 | 33.3% | 32.6% | 11 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 0.7 | 2.4 | 90% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:21 | 11:41 | 20 | 38 | 34.5% | 34.1% | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 0.7 | 2.3 | 90% |
| Power play | 2 | 7:40 | 3:50 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% | 80.0% | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.8 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 1:02 | 0:31 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 7:40 | 3:50 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% | 80.0% | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.8 | 0.2 | 100% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 2 | 2:45 | 1:23 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% | 62.5% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 1.2 | — |
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 18:12 |
| 2025-26 | TOR | 65 | 30 | 49 | 79 | -14 | 16 | 156 | 19.2% | 13 | 26 | 19:25 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | TOR | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 4 | 37 | 16.2% | 7 | 7 | 19:06 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 82 | 45 | 39 | 84 | +10 | 26 | 253 | 17.8% | 14 | 27 | 19:31 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | TOR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 18 | 16.7% | 5 | 5 | 21:44 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 82 | 40 | 58 | 98 | +1 | 24 | 316 | 12.7% | 32 | 29 | 19:55 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | TOR | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 47 | 8.5% | 3 | 2 | 18:45 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 82 | 40 | 47 | 87 | +10 | 28 | 293 | 13.7% | 18 | 26 | 18:33 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 23 | 13.0% | 4 | 3 | 18:14 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 81 | 34 | 46 | 80 | -9 | 16 | 256 | 13.3% | 19 | 30 | 18:16 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 4 | 21 | 23.8% | 5 | 3 | 18:21 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 51 | 17 | 25 | 42 | +10 | 16 | 133 | 12.8% | 12 | 15 | 16:36 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 68 | 31 | 28 | 59 | -2 | 12 | 197 | 15.7% | 9 | 14 | 18:13 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 14 | 7.1% | 10 | 4 | 15:40 |
| 2018-19 | TOR | 54 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -4 | 16 | 130 | 5.4% | 16 | 14 | 15:31 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 11 | 9.1% | 6 | 1 | 15:43 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 82 | 20 | 41 | 61 | +20 | 10 | 184 | 10.9% | 21 | 18 | 16:41 |
William Nylander news
- Maple Leafs Have a New Rule, And William Nylander Just Found OutNHL Trade Talk
- William Nylander remains focal point of Leafs' offence amid middling McKenna debut, Marchenko interludeThe Leafs Nation
- Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs drop season opener to Canadiens despite William Nylander's heroicsThe Leafs Nation
- William Nylander News: Double snipe night in lossRotoWire
- William Nylander with a Goal vs. Montréal CanadiensYahoo Sports
- Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Double snipe night in lossCBS Sports
- William Nylander nets 2nd goal for Maple LeafsESPN
- William Nylander | Post Game vs Montreal Canadiens | September 29, 2026NHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.