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William Nylander Scouting Report

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Created: Nov. 30, 2023
Updated: Dec. 2, 2023
Talent Type: Professional
Position scouted: Right Wing
Age when scouted: 27
Projection: First Line
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Birthday: May 1, 1996
Height: 6' 0 | 183 cm
Weight: 203 lbs | 92 kg
Drafted: 8 overall, 2014 round 1 (Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs TOR)
Contract: $45,000,000 over 6 years (Cap hit: $6,962,366)
Play driver who continues to provide consistent impact offensively.
Elite skater. Fantastic edges. Powerful in open ice. Threat off the rush. Wins the majority of his races to pucks that spill to open space.
Leafs leading scorer. Their most consistent offensive threat over the first quarter of the season.
Dances around the perimeter. Hard to check. More interior game still required at times.
Provides very little physical push back. Motion player in all three zones. Average defensively. Offense wins out. Averages 20:33 TOI - 16:16 ES - 3:34 PP - 0:42 PK - 92 shots on goal in his first 21GP. Monitor his impact versus heavy checking teams like the Boston Bruins.
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SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAP+/-PIM
2022-23Toronto Maple LeafsNHL824047871028
2021-22Sweden (all)International332502
2021-22SwedenWC332502
2021-22Toronto Maple LeafsNHL81344680-916
  • Compete/Consistency: 95
  • Defensive Zone Starts: 65
  • Hockey IQ: 95
  • Offensive Zone Starts: 99
  • Penalty Kill: 65
  • Power Play: 95
  • Physicality: 10
  • Puck Moving/Passing: 90
  • Shot: 95
  • Skating: 99
Weighting
  • 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
  • 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
  • 8%: Shot
  • 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality