D · BOS · NHL id 8478840
Will Borgen has played 3 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 18:52 a night (17:01 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 1:46 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 91% of his 5v5 minutes with Hampus Lindholm and 37% with Morgan Geekie over the last 3 games, and the Bruins have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Borgen on the ice (2-0 in goals, 48% offensive-zone starts). In the Bruins' most recent game against MIN he was on D1 with Hampus Lindholm and off the power play; moved up to D1 (from D3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 3 game vs MIN, detected from shift data
- +2:51 5v5 TOI
- On-ice xGF/60 2.80 (was 1.86)
- 35% of 5v5 TOI with Zacha (was 0%)
- Top-four D in 3 of last 3 (was 6 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 3 games, 18:48 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 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 3 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 · 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BOS: 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.04 expected goals; best chance Will Borgen at 0.04 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 15 points vs 14.0 expected
Last 20 games: +12. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 7.2%
- 101.8
- 28.8%
- G vs xG
- 5 / 2.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Shots on goal projection
Oct 5 vs OTT · projected 19:31 TOI · 5v5 matchup −4%
- Expected SOG
- 0.87
- 2+ SOG
- 22%
- 3+ SOG
- 6%
- 4+ SOG
- 1%
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: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals5443rd of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points15477th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal69447th of 715
- Hits111149th of 715
- Blocked shots9984th of 715
- Plus/minus+3233rd of 715
- Penalty minutes41174th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)45.7%599th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)45.5%619th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.8%628th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.7%632nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.3%450th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.9%524th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.36581st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.083588th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.26429th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:03233rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:02627th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %33.9%660th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.31481st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1018159th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.3101st of 715
- Luck Meter+39112th of 828
- Ascension score7028th of 561
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.3349th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts48416th of 715
- Hardest shot85.4487th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.6%486th 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 · 74 of 75 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.052
- Season net
- −1.01xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.36
- Attempts
- 7
- 0.001
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 D2 from D3Oct 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 15, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
13 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 2, 2026 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 5* | 6.5 | rebound | |
| Jan 26, 2026 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 57.8 | — | |
| Dec 4, 2025 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 63.8 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.8 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2025 vs TOR | Point shot | — | 0 | 33.2 | — | |
| Mar 3, 2025 vs NYI | Rush | carry | 1 | 59.4 | — | |
| Jan 26, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 6.7 | — | |
| Jan 5, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | — | 1 | 67.6 | rebound | |
| Nov 12, 2024 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 60.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 9, 2024 vs ARI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 63.4 | — | |
| Feb 12, 2024 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 69.0 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2024 vs VGK | Rebound | — | 0 | 70.8 | rebound |
* 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 Borgen
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Borgen apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampus Lindholm | D | 3 | 46:16 | 91% | 50.5% | 100% (2-0) | 66.7% 4:47 | 75.0% 3:22 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | 3 | 19:07 | 37% | 39.5% | 100% (1-0) | 58.9% 31:56 | 55.8% 24:41 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 3 | 18:03 | 35% | 41.2% | 100% (1-0) | 56.7% 33:00 | 57.9% 23:07 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 3 | 17:34 | 34% | 38.2% | 100% (1-0) | 58.3% 33:29 | 61.0% 24:09 |
| JJ Peterka | RW | 3 | 16:16 | 32% | 56.8% | 100% (1-0) | 47.4% 34:47 | 51.7% 30:37 |
| David Pastrnak | RW | 3 | 16:06 | 32% | 68.6% | 100% (1-0) | 40.7% 34:57 | 52.5% 29:48 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | 3 | 13:43 | 27% | 58.1% | 100% (1-0) | 47.6% 37:20 | 48.0% 25:23 |
| Fraser Minten | C | 3 | 11:13 | 22% | 47.1% | — (0-0) | 51.9% 39:50 | 66.7% 27:56 |
| James Hagens | C | 3 | 10:49 | 21% | 43.8% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 40:14 | 57.5% 26:15 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | 3 | 10:46 | 21% | 43.8% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 40:17 | 65.0% 25:42 |
| Sean Kuraly | C | 3 | 7:53 | 15% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 48.8% 43:10 | 48.0% 26:39 |
| Mark Kastelic | C | 3 | 7:07 | 14% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 53.0% 43:56 | 46.7% 23:29 |
| Tanner Jeannot | LW | 3 | 6:57 | 14% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 51.8% 44:06 | 50.0% 23:48 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 1 | 1:02 | 2% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 53.7% 15:53 | 60.6% 16:21 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,158 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
21st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
57th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Plays with weaker-than-usual linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Borgen's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Borgen'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.
Usage by score state
2026-27, 3 games, topped up with last season.
- Leading
- 18.3
- min per 60
- Tied
- 18.0
- min per 60
- Trailing
- 17.7
- min per 60
Borgen plays 38 more seconds per 60 minutes when the team leads: a protect-the-lead role that loses minutes when the team falls behind. Power play: 0.0 min per 60 trailing, against 0.0 leading.
Garbage time: 0 of 1 points (0%) came with the team up or down 3+. League garbage-time table
Next game vs OTT (2026-10-05): team win probability ≈55%, projected 18:10 TOI. Game-script forecast
Game log
3 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | @ MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 19:21 | 17:11 | 0:03 | 2:07 |
| Oct 2 | @ WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19:32 | 16:55 | — | 2:37 |
| Sep 29 | vs NYR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 17:43 | 16:57 | — | 0:35 |
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 | 3 | 56:36 | 18:52 | 49 | 63 | 43.8% | 44.8% | 26 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3.3 | 3.1 | 44% |
| Even strength | 3 | 51:03 | 17:01 | 48 | 46 | 51.1% | 50.7% | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2.4 | 2.1 | 48% |
| 5v5 | 3 | 51:03 | 17:01 | 48 | 46 | 51.1% | 50.7% | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2.4 | 2.1 | 48% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:03 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 3 | 5:19 | 1:46 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 3 | 3:27 | 1:09 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 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 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 18:52 |
| 2025-26 | NYR | 75 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +3 | 41 | 69 | 7.2% | 111 | 99 | 18:03 |
| 2024-25 | NYR, SEA | 84 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 42 | 81 | 6.2% | 122 | 117 | 17:05 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 82 | 3 | 22 | 25 | -5 | 65 | 97 | 3.1% | 195 | 111 | 17:35 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | SEA | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 8 | 10 | 10.0% | 33 | 18 | 17:41 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 82 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +11 | 47 | 76 | 3.9% | 203 | 89 | 16:22 |
| 2021-22 | SEA | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 28 | 49 | 4.1% | 89 | 33 | 15:17 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 30 | 14 | 16:16 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 12 | 3 | 16:33 |
Will Borgen news
- William Borgen Career Stats | NHLtheScore
- BorgenNHL.com
- What Bruins Fans Can Expect From Defenseman Will BorgenThe Hockey Writers
- 2026-27 Boston Bruins Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- Bruins Acquire William Borgen From RangersPro Hockey Rumors
- New York Rangers’ 2025-26 Report Cards: Will BorgenThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Injuries: Oilers, Wild, Predators, Islanders, Rangers, Kraken, Leafs, and CanucksNHLRumors.com
- Rangers Activate William Borgen Off IR - NHL RumorsProHockeyRumors.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.