D · CAR · NHL id 8480336
Sean Walker has played 2 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 19:08 a night (14:23 at even strength, 1:19 on the power play and 3:26 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 92% of his 5v5 minutes with K'Andre Miller and 32% with Eric Robinson over the last 2 games, and the Hurricanes have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Walker on the ice (0-2 in goals, 40% offensive-zone starts). In the Hurricanes' most recent game against WSH he was on D2 with K'Andre Miller and off the power play; moved up to D2 (from D3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs WSH, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 0.82 (was 3.19)
- −4:11 5v5 TOI
- Moved from D1 to D2
- 57% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 72%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 19:08 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 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 · 9 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CAR: 9 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Sean Walker at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 31 points vs 32.4 expected
Last 20 games: +38. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 5.0%
- 96.0
- 36.0%
- G vs xG
- 9 / 9.1
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.056 xG per attempt lately vs 0.035 before (more from the slot).
- 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals9320th of 715
- Assists22228th of 715
- Points31278th of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal17981st of 715
- Hits14182nd of 715
- Blocked shots12545th of 715
- Plus/minus+6172nd of 715
- Penalty minutes5974th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)61.3%4th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)60.7%4th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)56.1%69th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)56.0%68th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)57.2%56th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)58.9%16th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.66449th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.038339th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4154th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game21:4959th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:45375th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.6%199th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.44548th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO960659th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.1343rd of 715
- Luck Meter−25565th of 828
- Ascension score31513th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1434th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts106180th of 715
- Hardest shot95.481st of 715
- Offensive-zone time46.8%25th 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 · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.049
- Season net
- −1.19xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.66
- Attempts
- 16
- 0.035
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
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 25, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 9, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Jan 10, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Oct 24, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Oct 21, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 11, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Apr 3, 2021 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Jan 11, 2020 alerts →
How the goals happened
25 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 @ UTA | Point shot | — | 0 | 19.4 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2026 @ CHI | Rebound | — | 2* | 64.9 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2026 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1* | 62.8 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Mar 7, 2026 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | pass | 1* | 65.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 4, 2026 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 57.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 9, 2025 @ TOR | Point shot | loose | 1 | 58.3 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2025 vs MIN | Point shot | — | 5* | 56.3 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2025 @ NYR | Point shot | — | 2* | 68.4 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2025 @ SJS | Point shot | — | 1 | 81.4 | one-timer | |
| May 12, 2025 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.9 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 2, 2025 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 78.1 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 68.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs TBL | Deflection | — | 2 | 39.1 | deflection | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs FLA | Point shot | — | 4* | 66.6 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2024 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 56.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 7, 2024 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 62.5 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2024 vs PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 59.5 | rebound | |
| Mar 16, 2024 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 58.1 | one-timer | |
| Mar 16, 2024 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 56.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 27, 2024 vs TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 73.3 | — | |
| Jan 18, 2024 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 61.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 28, 2023 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 68.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 18, 2023 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 59.6 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2023 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 60.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 19, 2023 vs EDM | Rush | carry | 0 | 69.8 | — |
* 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 Walker
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Walker apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K'Andre Miller | D | 2 | 25:14 | 92% | 41.7% | 0% (0-2) | 75.0% 2:15 | 71.4% 5:16 |
| Eric Robinson | LW | 2 | 8:50 | 32% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 52.0% 18:39 | 57.9% 11:16 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | RW | 2 | 8:50 | 32% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 18:39 | 71.4% 11:45 |
| Sebastian Aho | RW | 2 | 8:10 | 30% | 54.5% | — (0-0) | 41.4% 19:19 | 71.4% 11:43 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 2 | 8:02 | 29% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 48.4% 19:27 | 56.4% 18:56 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | LW | 2 | 7:32 | 27% | 60.0% | 0% (0-1) | 42.9% 19:57 | 50.0% 15:36 |
| Jordan Martinook | LW | 2 | 7:19 | 27% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 20:10 | 64.0% 14:35 |
| Jordan Staal | C | 2 | 7:10 | 26% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 20:19 | 58.3% 13:57 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | 2 | 6:31 | 24% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 48.4% 20:58 | 58.3% 14:20 |
| William Carrier | LW | 2 | 5:10 | 19% | 45.5% | 0% (0-1) | 44.8% 22:19 | 48.1% 13:06 |
| Jackson Blake | RW | 2 | 5:10 | 19% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 45.5% 22:19 | 48.1% 15:59 |
| Mark Jankowski | C | 2 | 5:09 | 19% | 18.2% | 0% (0-1) | 55.2% 22:20 | 21.1% 12:36 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | LW | 2 | 3:51 | 14% | 11.1% | 0% (0-1) | 54.8% 23:38 | 18.8% 10:31 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 1 | 1:03 | 4% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 43.3% 13:51 | 62.5% 12:42 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,458 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
96th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
79th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Walker's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Walker's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19:05 | 15:36 | 2:15 | 1:14 |
| Sep 29 | vs FLA | OTL 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 19:10 | 13:10 | 0:23 | 5:37 |
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 | 38:15 | 19:08 | 24 | 31 | 43.6% | 37.9% | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.8 | 1.7 | 42% |
| Even strength | 2 | 28:46 | 14:23 | 20 | 22 | 47.6% | 39.1% | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 40% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 27:29 | 13:45 | 18 | 22 | 45.0% | 36.4% | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 40% |
| Power play | 2 | 2:38 | 1:19 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 6:51 | 3:26 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 20% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 2:38 | 1:19 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 6:00 | 3:00 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25% |
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 | CAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 19:08 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | CAR | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +11 | 16 | 27 | 0.0% | 68 | 29 | 22:39 |
| 2025-26 | CAR | 81 | 9 | 22 | 31 | +6 | 59 | 179 | 5.0% | 141 | 125 | 21:49 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | CAR | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 24 | 4.2% | 16 | 16 | 18:24 |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 82 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 46 | 144 | 3.5% | 91 | 90 | 16:50 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | COL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 | 16 | 0.0% | 25 | 16 | 18:04 |
| 2023-24 | COL, PHI | 81 | 10 | 19 | 29 | +11 | 50 | 150 | 6.7% | 118 | 127 | 19:14 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | LAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 13:44 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 36 | 94 | 3.2% | 77 | 104 | 14:50 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 18 | 0.0% | 9 | 9 | 18:22 |
| 2020-21 | LAK | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -13 | 18 | 92 | 5.4% | 43 | 72 | 18:10 |
| 2019-20 | LAK | 70 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -12 | 26 | 127 | 3.9% | 81 | 84 | 18:50 |
| 2018-19 | LAK | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 8 | 55 | 5.5% | 43 | 40 | 15:26 |
Sean Walker news
- 'Just Unacceptable': Jordan Staal, Sean Walker, Logan Stankoven, Rod Brind'Amour On Blowout LossYahoo Sports
- Sean Walker HomeNHL.com
- Sean Walker Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Sean Walker StatsNHL.com
- WATCH: NHL champion Sean Walker fills Stanley Cup with Kawartha Dairy ice creamCTV News
- Hurricanes' Sean Walker Is Underrated & Eric Staal Trade TreeSubstack
- Hurricanes' Sean Walker Continues to Be Underrated on a Stellar Blue LineThe Hockey Writers
- Hurricanes’ Sean Walker Continues to Be Underrated on a Stellar BluelineThe Hockey Writers
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.