RW · LAK · NHL id 8483406
Taylor Ward has played 36 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2025-26, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists (7 points) on 38 shots while averaging 9:28 a night (8:50 at even strength, 0:37 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 74% of his 5v5 minutes with Samuel Helenius and 56% with Brian Dumoulin over the last 10 games, and the Kings have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Ward on the ice (11-11 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Kings' most recent game against COL he was on L4 with Jeff Malott and Samuel Helenius and off the power play; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 7.9% this season against 9.3% across the 38 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 26 game vs COL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 13 games, 7:35 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
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 · 100 attempts, 39 on goal, 3 goals
Shot map, OPP at LAK: 100 attempts, 39 on goal, 3 goals, 4.05 expected goals; best chance Taylor Ward at 0.21 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 36 GP · 7 points vs 8.2 expected
Last 20 games: -8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 7.9%
- 101.8
- 63.6%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 3.8
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:55 a game, PP share 16% → 0%): 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 played36
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists4620th of 715
- Points7615th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal38599th of 715
- Hits38478th of 715
- Blocked shots9688th of 715
- Plus/minus0307th of 715
- Penalty minutes7667th of 715
- Faceoffs won4371st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.8%321st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.6%276th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.6%406th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.5%419th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.1%243rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.9%158th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.8936th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.005128th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.26439th of 719
- Faceoff win %40.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.141
Usage
- Ice time per game9:28688th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:37391st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %37.5%615th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.18176th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1018154th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.8444th of 715
- Luck Meter−10465th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1438th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts33503rd of 715
- Hardest shot93.3140th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.4%507th 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 · 35 of 36 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.056
- Season net
- −0.30xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.89
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.109
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 @ NJD | Point shot | — | 2 | 63.5 | one-timer | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ STL | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 56.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 20, 2026 vs NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 15.9 | — | |
| Apr 17, 2025 vs CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 22.5 | rebound |
* 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 Ward
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ward apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Helenius | C | 35 | 219:37 | 68% | 50.0% | 53% (8-7) | 49.5% 84:46 | 50.0% 81:33 |
| Jeff Malott | LW | 25 | 165:15 | 51% | 48.1% | 50% (7-7) | 56.6% 54:52 | 48.9% 49:24 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 36 | 132:16 | 41% | 49.4% | 29% (2-5) | 49.5% 180:29 | 51.8% 423:36 |
| Cody Ceci | D | 34 | 118:38 | 37% | 48.5% | 44% (4-5) | 50.3% 177:21 | 51.3% 409:02 |
| Drew Doughty | D | 32 | 93:20 | 29% | 56.4% | 44% (4-5) | 46.5% 188:36 | 52.1% 509:45 |
| Mikey Anderson | D | 31 | 91:23 | 28% | 59.0% | 50% (3-3) | 47.6% 191:22 | 48.1% 510:28 |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 33 | 90:46 | 28% | 43.0% | 67% (4-2) | 53.6% 202:51 | 51.8% 431:12 |
| Brandt Clarke | D | 33 | 90:19 | 28% | 43.0% | 67% (4-2) | 53.7% 203:18 | 54.0% 475:55 |
| Quinton Byfield | C | 10 | 35:12 | 11% | 56.5% | 50% (2-2) | 52.6% 69:39 | 45.8% 120:40 |
| Andre Lee | LW | 7 | 33:41 | 10% | 58.5% | 50% (1-1) | 58.9% 41:42 | 52.4% 38:11 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 6 | 33:33 | 10% | 37.3% | 0% (0-1) | 36.4% 8:18 | 42.9% 10:53 |
| Alex Laferriere | RW | 9 | 22:17 | 7% | 67.3% | 100% (1-0) | 55.2% 73:11 | 58.7% 113:54 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | 2 | 16:02 | 5% | 58.6% | 100% (1-0) | 71.4% 12:53 | 76.2% 11:11 |
| Adrian Kempe | LW | 3 | 12:25 | 4% | 61.3% | 100% (1-0) | 57.1% 21:42 | 50.0% 29:39 |
Game log
37 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26PO | vs COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5:20 | 4:26 | 0:54 | — |
| Apr 16 | @ CGY | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6:10 | 6:10 | — | — |
| Apr 14 | @ VAN | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5:52 | 5:52 | — | — |
| Apr 13 | @ SEA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:20 | 8:20 | — | — |
| Apr 11 | vs EDM | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8:40 | 8:40 | — | — |
| Apr 9 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:10 | 8:10 | — | — |
| Apr 6 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:31 | 8:31 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | vs TOR | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5:17 | 5:17 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | vs NSH | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7:13 | 7:13 | — | — |
| Apr 1 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 5:36 | 5:36 | — | — |
| Mar 21 | vs BUF | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9:45 | 9:45 | — | — |
| Mar 19 | vs PHI | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 8:12 | 8:12 | — | — |
| Mar 16 | @ NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:28 | 11:28 | — | — |
| Mar 14 | @ NJD | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9:44 | 9:44 | — | — |
| Mar 13 | @ NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:04 | 6:28 | 0:36 | — |
| Mar 10 | @ BOS | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 8:05 | 8:05 | — | — |
| Mar 9 | @ CBJ | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6:06 | 5:15 | 0:51 | — |
| Mar 7 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8:04 | 6:48 | 1:16 | — |
| Mar 5 | vs NYI | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8:08 | 8:08 | — | — |
| Mar 2 | vs COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 12:01 | 11:43 | — | — |
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 | 36 | 340:53 | 9:28 | 360 | 333 | 51.9% | 52.7% | 132 | 147 | 11 | 11 | 50% | 12.7 | 12.1 | 42% |
| Even strength | 36 | 318:13 | 8:50 | 325 | 328 | 49.8% | 50.6% | 116 | 144 | 11 | 11 | 50% | 10.9 | 11.5 | 38% |
| 5v5 | 36 | 318:13 | 8:50 | 325 | 328 | 49.8% | 50.6% | 116 | 144 | 11 | 11 | 50% | 10.9 | 11.5 | 38% |
| Power play | 18 | 22:22 | 1:15 | 34 | 5 | 87.2% | 83.3% | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.9 | 0.6 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 18 | 22:22 | 1:15 | 34 | 5 | 87.2% | 83.3% | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.9 | 0.6 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 5:20 |
| 2025-26 | LAK | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 7.9% | 38 | 9 | 9:28 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 0 | 14:52 |
Taylor Ward news
- Kings' Taylor Ward: Placed on waiversCBS Sports
- Taylor Ward HomeNHL.com
- Taylor Ward Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- LA Kings Training Camp Preview: Taylor Wardhockeyroyalty.com
- Taylor Ward News: Lights lamp in lossRotoWire
- Kings' Taylor Ward: Lights lamp in lossCBS Sports
- Mich'd Up with Taylor WardNHL.com
- Catching up with Taylor Ward after signing a two-year contract extension with the KingsLA Kings Insider
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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.