LW · WSH · NHL id 8477947
Sonny Milano has played 31 games for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists (8 points) on 34 shots while averaging 8:53 a night (7:49 at even strength, 1:03 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 64% of his 5v5 minutes with Hendrix Lapierre and 46% with Brandon Duhaime over the last 10 games, and the Capitals have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Milano on the ice (12-10 in goals, 61% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against PHI he was on L3 with Brandon Duhaime and Hendrix Lapierre and on PP2. He is shooting 11.8% this season against 15.7% across the 344 games in our data.
Right now
From the Feb 3 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 8 games, 7:30 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
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
2025-26 · 57 attempts, 34 on goal, 4 goals
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 57 attempts, 34 on goal, 4 goals, 3.58 expected goals; best chance Sonny Milano at 0.24 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 31 GP · 8 points vs 9.4 expected
Last 20 games: -18. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.8%
- 100.6
- 57.1%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 4.1
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:47 a game, 1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played31
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists4620th of 715
- Points8597th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal34623rd of 715
- Hits9694th of 715
- Blocked shots3714th of 715
- Plus/minus0307th of 715
- Penalty minutes4686th of 715
- Faceoffs won8321st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.3%166th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.3%125th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)55.0%102nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.9%103rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.4%184th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)57.1%36th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.00704th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.044376th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35143rd of 719
- Faceoff win %66.7%
- Draw Equity /100+0.113
Usage
- Ice time per game8:53698th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:03332nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %61.2%134th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.22159th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1006279th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.1344th of 715
- Luck Meter−11467th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.9144th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts65331st of 715
- Hardest shot76.8703rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.2%307th 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 · 28 of 31 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.046
- Season net
- −0.18xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
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 PP1 to PP2Apr 14, 2022 alerts →
- Played 5:55 more than his 5-game averageJan 11, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Jan 9, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Dec 6, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Mar 10, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 11, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Dec 12, 2019 alerts →
- Played 7:29 more than his 5-game averageNov 30, 2019 alerts →
How the goals happened
19 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 40.0 | one-timer | |
| Nov 20, 2025 @ MTL | Dump and chase | dump | 2 | 61.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 20, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 44.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 1, 2025 @ BUF | Deflection | — | 3 | 41.6 | deflection | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 0 | 18.6 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 15.4 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2024 vs CAR | Cycle | — | 2 | 7.5 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2024 vs CAR | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 8.2 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2024 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 21.6 | — | |
| Mar 9, 2024 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 47.9 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Mar 7, 2024 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 55.6 | one-timer | |
| Mar 3, 2024 vs ARI | Deflection | carry | 3* | 28.5 | 5-on-4, one-timer | |
| Mar 1, 2024 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 11.2 | — | |
| Feb 24, 2024 @ FLA | Rebound | — | 2* | 45.0 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Feb 17, 2024 @ MTL | Deflection | — | 1 | 18.9 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2023 vs NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 41.4 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2023 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 56.7 | rebound | |
| Nov 4, 2023 vs CBJ | Cycle | — | 4* | 28.7 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2023 @ NJD | Rush | loose | 0 | 55.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Milano
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Milano apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 28 | 170:42 | 71% | 53.1% | 56% (9-7) | 48.8% 43:44 | 55.7% 65:16 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 30 | 95:57 | 40% | 51.9% | 67% (6-3) | 52.6% 139:36 | 51.9% 470:18 |
| Matt Roy | D | 29 | 85:00 | 35% | 51.4% | 50% (5-5) | 52.8% 144:21 | 51.2% 416:09 |
| Ethen Frank | RW | 14 | 75:39 | 31% | 53.1% | 60% (6-4) | 49.2% 30:37 | 47.8% 70:02 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 25 | 69:38 | 29% | 51.5% | 80% (4-1) | 50.6% 131:56 | 49.5% 337:33 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 25 | 60:35 | 25% | 54.3% | 67% (2-1) | 53.6% 144:19 | 52.6% 334:15 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 22 | 55:44 | 23% | 46.1% | 40% (2-3) | 59.9% 108:48 | 49.3% 252:19 |
| John Carlson | D | 23 | 54:57 | 23% | 68.2% | 60% (3-2) | 47.5% 130:14 | 54.3% 341:59 |
| Brandon Duhaime | RW | 11 | 51:31 | 21% | 38.0% | 33% (2-4) | 45.8% 24:35 | 40.6% 55:07 |
| Ryan Leonard | RW | 10 | 45:56 | 19% | 57.8% | 100% (2-0) | 43.3% 40:01 | 51.4% 79:36 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 9 | 28:30 | 12% | 40.3% | 25% (1-3) | 63.3% 49:44 | 50.6% 92:18 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 8 | 22:05 | 9% | 41.4% | 50% (1-1) | 48.1% 33:24 | 46.0% 40:55 |
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 4 | 16:39 | 7% | 58.1% | — (0-0) | 52.4% 14:53 | 58.1% 34:54 |
| Connor McMichael | LW | 5 | 15:06 | 6% | 41.2% | 100% (2-0) | 63.6% 25:08 | 56.2% 43:19 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 241 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards
teammates' average xGF%
62nd percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
6th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Milano's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Milano'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
31 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6:09 | 5:23 | 0:46 | — |
| Feb 2 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 7:21 | 4:45 | 2:36 | — |
| Jan 31 | vs CAR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:29 | 6:12 | 2:17 | — |
| Jan 15 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7:28 | 7:15 | 0:13 | — |
| Jan 13 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 9:21 | 5:56 | 3:06 | — |
| Jan 7 | vs DAL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7:59 | 7:59 | — | — |
| Jan 5 | vs ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6:08 | 6:08 | — | — |
| Jan 3 | vs CHI | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7:25 | 7:25 | — | — |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | L 3-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:07 | 6:38 | 0:29 | — |
| Dec 20 | vs DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:21 | 7:46 | 1:35 | — |
| Dec 18 | vs TOR | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:06 | 9:10 | 1:44 | — |
| Dec 16 | @ MIN | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:56 | 10:07 | 1:49 | — |
| Dec 11 | vs CAR | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 6:09 | 5:25 | 0:44 | — |
| Dec 7 | vs CBJ | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9:20 | 7:41 | 1:39 | — |
| Dec 3 | @ SJS | W 7-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 11:13 | 11:12 | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @ LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5:53 | 5:53 | — | — |
| Nov 30 | @ NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6:39 | 6:39 | — | — |
| Nov 28 | vs TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 6:39 | 6:24 | 0:15 | — |
| Nov 26 | vs WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:14 | 8:14 | — | — |
| Nov 24 | vs CBJ | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:18 | 9:56 | 0:22 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 31 | 275:23 | 8:53 | 279 | 230 | 54.8% | 55.3% | 143 | 116 | 14 | 12 | 54% | 14.8 | 11.1 | 70% |
| Even strength | 31 | 242:04 | 7:49 | 238 | 216 | 52.4% | 53.5% | 121 | 105 | 12 | 10 | 55% | 12.4 | 10.0 | 61% |
| 5v5 | 31 | 241:29 | 7:47 | 235 | 214 | 52.3% | 53.3% | 118 | 104 | 12 | 10 | 55% | 12.2 | 10.0 | 61% |
| Power play | 21 | 32:28 | 1:33 | 41 | 14 | 74.5% | 68.2% | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2.4 | 1.1 | 94% |
| 5v4 | 21 | 32:28 | 1:33 | 41 | 14 | 74.5% | 68.2% | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2.4 | 1.1 | 94% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 11.8% | 9 | 3 | 8:53 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 7:13 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WSH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 11:05 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 49 | 15 | 8 | 23 | +4 | 10 | 50 | 30.0% | 20 | 16 | 12:30 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 64 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -5 | 18 | 80 | 13.8% | 39 | 15 | 12:54 |
| 2021-22 | ANA | 66 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -9 | 10 | 94 | 14.9% | 27 | 15 | 15:17 |
| 2020-21 | ANA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 14:44 |
| 2019-20 | ANA, CBJ | 55 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 26 | 75 | 9.3% | 26 | 13 | 13:06 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0% | 5 | 0 | 8:19 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | CBJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6:45 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 55 | 14 | 8 | 22 | -8 | 10 | 69 | 20.3% | 28 | 11 | 11:39 |
Sonny Milano news
- What Does the Waiver of Sonny Milano Mean for the Capitals?Info Petite Nation
- First-rounder Sonny Milano lands on waivers!HockeyFeed
- Sonny Milano placed on waivers by Capitals as Kent Hughes evaluates potential Canadiens fitAll Montreal Hockey
- Washington Capitals Waive Sonny MilanoNHL Trade Rumors
- Sonny Milano News: Placed on waiversRotoWire
- Capitals Place Sonny Milano On Waivers - NHL RumorsProHockeyRumors.com
- Capitals' Sonny Milano: Placed on waiversCBS Sports
- Capitals waive F Milano after activating McMichael off IRTSN
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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.