LW · NYR · NHL id 8482157
Will Cuylle has played 2 games for the New York Rangers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 6 shots while averaging 14:38 a night (11:59 at even strength, 0:39 on the power play and 1:21 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Noah Laba and 80% with Eeli Tolvanen over the last 2 games, and the Rangers have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Cuylle on the ice (1-2 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Rangers' most recent game against TBL he was on L3 with Eeli Tolvanen and Noah Laba and on PP2; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 11.9% across the 267 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs TBL, detected from shift data
- −1:03 5v5 TOI
- 25% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 47%)
- Top-six in 0 of last 2 (was 12 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 13:58 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 · 11 attempts, 6 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NYR: 11 attempts, 6 on goal, 0 goals, 0.58 expected goals; best chance Will Cuylle at 0.19 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 38 points vs 41.6 expected
Last 20 games: -22. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.7%
- 101.3
- 63.3%
- G vs xG
- 20 / 22.4
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:15 a game, PP share 30% → 15%, 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals20121st of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points38205th of 715
- Power-play points8196th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal157136th of 715
- Hits3023rd of 715
- Blocked shots68172nd of 715
- Plus/minus−12592nd of 715
- Penalty minutes6556th of 715
- Faceoffs won42232nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.1%378th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.2%508th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.9%506th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.0%496th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.3%292nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.7%275th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.12244th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.021228th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32219th of 719
- Faceoff win %48.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.019
Usage
- Ice time per game16:51308th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:25277th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %52.2%303rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.30476th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1013209th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.4583rd of 715
- Luck Meter−14495th of 828
- Ascension score43302nd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4296th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts122142nd of 715
- Hardest shot90.3243rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.4%290th 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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.039
- Season net
- −0.69xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.12
- Attempts
- 20
- 0.030
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 L1 from L2Mar 2, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 20, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 18, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 52.1 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2026 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 1* | 72.4 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2026 vs WSH | Deflection | — | 4 | 15.7 | rebound | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs MTL | Deflection | carry | 4 | 6.7 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 7, 2026 @ NJD | Deflection | — | 2 | 51.4 | deflection | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs TOR | Rush | carry | 0 | 59.1 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs TOR | Deflection | carry | 0 | 72.9 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ PIT | Rebound | carry | 2 | 7.8 | 5-on-3, rebound | |
| Jan 26, 2026 vs BOS | Deflection | — | 2 | 57.1 | deflection | |
| Jan 20, 2026 @ LAK | Deflection | carry | 3* | 4.4 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ WSH | Deflection | — | 1 | 17.9 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 8.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 2, 2025 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 18.6 | rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 0 | 52.6 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ TBL | Rush | loose | 0 | 58.7 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ TBL | Deflection | — | 2 | 11.4 | deflection | |
| Nov 10, 2025 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 57.8 | 4-on-2 | |
| Nov 7, 2025 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 54.4 | 4-on-3 | |
| Nov 1, 2025 @ SEA | Rush | carry | 0 | 62.7 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 @ PIT | Deflection | carry | 4 | 16.5 | 4-on-3 | |
| Apr 12, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 69.7 | 6-on-3 | |
| Apr 10, 2025 @ NYI | Rebound | pass | 0 | 29.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 16, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | carry | 1 | 2.4 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 3, 2025 vs NYI | Deflection | — | 0 | 8.4 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | carry | 0 | 30.1 | — | |
| Feb 23, 2025 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 65.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ CBJ | Rush | loose | 0 | 60.3 | — | |
| Jan 21, 2025 vs OTT | Cycle | — | 2* | 34.1 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2025 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 64.5 | — | |
| Dec 15, 2024 @ STL | Cycle | — | 3* | 34.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 9, 2024 vs CHI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 56.3 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Nov 25, 2024 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 56.6 | one-timer | |
| Nov 25, 2024 vs STL | Deflection | — | 0 | 13.8 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2024 @ CGY | Deflection | — | 0 | 23.5 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2024 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 52.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 vs WPG | Rebound | — | 0 | 33.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 29, 2024 @ WSH | Rush | loose | 0 | 51.2 | one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs ANA | Deflection | — | 4 | 19.5 | — | |
| Oct 12, 2024 vs UTA | Deflection | — | 0 | 3.3 | rebound | |
| May 11, 2024 @ CAR | Rush | carry | 0 | 54.2 | — |
* 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 Cuylle
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Cuylle apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Laba | C | 2 | 20:36 | 86% | 47.7% | 33% (1-2) | 100.0% 3:13 | 0.0% 3:48 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | RW | 2 | 19:01 | 80% | 56.4% | 50% (1-1) | 0.0% 4:48 | 11.1% 4:22 |
| Braden Schneider | D | 2 | 9:31 | 40% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 48.5% 14:18 | 33.3% 19:08 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 2 | 9:02 | 38% | 50.0% | 0% (0-2) | 48.1% 14:47 | 58.7% 24:24 |
| Alberts Smits | D | 2 | 8:13 | 34% | 45.5% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 15:36 | 35.4% 22:50 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 2 | 7:43 | 32% | 47.1% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 16:06 | 42.2% 26:55 |
| Sean Durzi | D | 2 | 7:10 | 30% | 53.3% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 16:39 | 46.7% 25:29 |
| Adam Fox | D | 2 | 6:02 | 25% | 47.1% | 0% (0-2) | 50.0% 17:47 | 61.0% 25:08 |
| Joseph Veleno | C | 1 | 2:18 | 10% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 45.8% 11:50 | 38.1% 12:09 |
| Tye Kartye | LW | 1 | 1:01 | 4% | — | — (0-0) | 42.9% 13:07 | 33.3% 10:52 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs TBL | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 14:12 | 9:49 | 0:52 | 2:23 |
| Sep 29 | @ BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 15:03 | 14:08 | 0:26 | 0:18 |
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 | 29:15 | 14:38 | 25 | 30 | 45.5% | 45.0% | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 1.3 | 2.3 | 46% |
| Even strength | 2 | 23:57 | 11:59 | 22 | 23 | 48.9% | 48.4% | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.9 | 1.1 | 55% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:49 | 11:55 | 22 | 23 | 48.9% | 48.4% | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.9 | 1.1 | 50% |
| Power play | 2 | 1:18 | 0:39 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 2:41 | 1:21 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 2:41 | 1:21 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
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 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 14:38 |
| 2025-26 | NYR | 82 | 20 | 18 | 38 | -12 | 65 | 157 | 12.7% | 302 | 68 | 16:51 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 82 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +12 | 42 | 152 | 13.2% | 301 | 50 | 15:05 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | NYR | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 8 | 18 | 5.6% | 46 | 6 | 11:17 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 81 | 13 | 8 | 21 | -3 | 56 | 119 | 10.9% | 249 | 26 | 11:08 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 0 | 6:58 |
Will Cuylle news
- Why Will Cuylle Could Have Breakout Campaign Following Strong PreseasonYahoo Sports
- Big Performance by Will Cuylle Helps NY Rangers Get First Preseason WinYahoo Sports
- Will Cuylle News: One of each Thursdayrotowire.com
- Rangers' Will Cuylle: One of each ThursdayCBS Sports
- NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, and the New York RangersNHLRumors.com
- Redoing the Red Wings’ 2020 Draft ClassThe Hockey Writers
- Rangers' Will Cuylle Facing a Pivotal Seasonthehockeywriters.com
- Rangers’ Will Cuylle Facing a Pivotal SeasonThe Hockey Writers
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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.