William Nylander
Toronto Maple Leafs · #88 · Right wing · age 30 · 6'0" · 200 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta · Drafted 2014 · Rd 1 #8
SCORER1.31 points/game with a assist-leaning mix
21 points in 16 games — 6th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
51HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 85% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Nylander's recent surge, fueled by an elevated shot percentage, indicates a scoring uptick. While his point-per-game rate slightly dipped, this elevated shooting efficiency points to genuine offensive momentum, not mere noise.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 74 after the game against UTA, 51 now — still hotter than 85% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 51 · +4 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
6 points and 4 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games. He's shooting 31% in this stretch against 22% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Points | 6 | 6.6 | 2.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 13 | 14 | 8 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 30.8% | 21.7% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:28 | 20:07 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ VAN | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 19:43 | 51 |
| Oct 28 | @ SEA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 22:13 | 52 |
| Oct 26 | @ CGY | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19:14 | 62 |
| Oct 24 | @ EDM | W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 15:59 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs NYR | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 20:12 | 33 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points6th of 424 forwards21leader McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals6th of 424 forwards10leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists16th of 424 forwards11leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots16th of 424 forwards46leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points19th of 424 forwards7leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus160th of 424 forwards0leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game33rd of 424 forwards20:07leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (97th), assists (93rd), shots (92nd). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Nylander this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 108 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 98 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TOR | 16 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 2025–26 · best | TOR | 65 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 1.22 | −14 |
| 2024–25 | TOR | 82 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 1.02 | +10 |
| 2023–24 | TOR | 82 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 1.20 | +1 |
| 2022–23 | TOR | 82 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 1.06 | +10 |
| 2021–22 | TOR | 81 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 0.99 | −9 |
| 2020–21 | TOR | 51 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 0.82 | +10 |
| 2019–20 | TOR | 68 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 0.87 | −2 |
| 2018–19 | TOR | 54 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 0.50 | −4 |
| 2017–18 | TOR | 82 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 0.74 | +20 |
| 2016–17 | TOR | 81 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 0.75 | −3 |
| 2015–16 | TOR | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.59 | +1 |