William Nylander's NHL career

William Nylander is drafted 8 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Selected

8 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

28 selected

First Swede off the board

William Nylander#8

William Nylander makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠2 loss against Tampa Bay Lightning

William was 19 years old · Air Canada Centre, Canada

Other Swedes on the ice: Anton Strålman and Victor Hedman.

2015-2016

William Nylander's first NHL season: 13 points

Points

13

#49NHL#436

Games

22 of 82

27%

Goals

6

#40NHL#353

Assists

7

#49NHL#460

P/GP

0.59

+/-

+1

#30NHL#296

William Nylander's career in total through 2015-2016

22

Games

#219

13

Points

#195

6

Goals

#174

7

Assists

#199

+1

+/-

#102

2016-2017

William Nylander scores 61 points

Points

61

#5NHL#35

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

22

#8NHL#70

Assists

39

#6NHL#35

P/GP

0.75

#6NHL#50

+/-

-3

#54NHL#564

PlayoffsEliminated by Washington Capitals

6 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundWSHWashington Capitals2–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2016-2017

103

Games

#170

74

Points

#127

28

Goals

#109

46

Assists

#129

-2

+/-

#151

2017-2018

William Nylander scores 61 points

Points

61

#9NHL#66

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

20

#11NHL#109

Assists

41

#7NHL#59

P/GP

0.74

#10NHL#80

+/-

+20

#9NHL#32

PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins

7 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundBOSBoston Bruins3–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2017-2018

185

Games

#141

135

Points

#102

48

Goals

#92

87

Assists

#101

+18

+/-

#60

2018-2019

William Nylander scores 27 points

Points

27

#34NHL#292

Games

54 of 82

66%

Goals

7

#39NHL#350

Assists

20

#27NHL#233

P/GP

0.50

#26NHL#199

+/-

-4

#56NHL#582

PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins

7 games3 points1 G · 2 A

First roundBOSBoston Bruins3–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2018-2019

239

Games

#133

162

Points

#94

55

Goals

#88

107

Assists

#90

+14

+/-

#68

2019-2020

William Nylander scores 59 points

Points

59

#3NHL#42

Games

68 of 70

97%

Goals

31

#2NHL#15

Assists

28

#10NHL#94

P/GP

0.87

#4NHL#48

+/-

-2

#52NHL#516

PlayoffsEliminated by Columbus Blue Jackets

5 games4 points2 G · 2 A

Qualifying roundCBJColumbus Blue Jackets2–3

William Nylander's career in total through 2019-2020

307

Games

#123

221

Points

#74

86

Goals

#66

135

Assists

#83

+12

+/-

#70

2020-2021

William Nylander scores 42 points

Points

42

#7NHL#64

Games

51 of 56

91%

Goals

17

#6NHL#59

Assists

25

#7NHL#72

P/GP

0.82

#7NHL#61

+/-

+10

#7NHL#95

PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens

7 games8 points5 G · 3 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2020-2021

358

Games

#118

263

Points

#69

103

Goals

#59

160

Assists

#70

+22

+/-

#57

2021-2022

William Nylander scores 80 points

Points

80

#5NHL#33

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

34

#4NHL#30

Assists

46

#4NHL#40

P/GP

0.99

#6NHL#46

+/-

-9

#74NHL#794

PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning

7 games7 points3 G · 4 A

First roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning3–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2021-2022

439

Games

#106

343

Points

#54

137

Goals

#48

206

Assists

#56

+13

+/-

#72

2022-2023

William Nylander scores 87 points

Points

87

#4NHL#20

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

40

#2NHL#14

Assists

47

#5NHL#40

P/GP

1.06

#4NHL#26

+/-

+10

#15NHL#138

PlayoffsEliminated by Florida Panthers

11 games10 points4 G · 6 A

First roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning4–2Second roundFLAFlorida Panthers1–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2022-2023

521

Games

#93

430

Points

#42

177

Goals

#36

253

Assists

#46

+23

+/-

#66

2023-2024

William Nylander scores 98 points — the best season of his career

Points

98

#1NHL#10

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

40

#2NHL#15

Assists

58

#2NHL#19

P/GP

1.20

#1NHL#12

+/-

+1

#35NHL#314

PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins

4 of 7 games3 points3 G · 0 A

First roundBOSBoston Bruins3–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2023-2024

603

Games

#80

528

Points

#33

217

Goals

#26

311

Assists

#37

+24

+/-

#64

2024-2025

William Nylander scores 45 goals — his best goal-scoring season

Points

84

#2NHL#18

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

45

#1NHL#2

Assists

39

#9NHL#61

P/GP

1.02

#2NHL#30

+/-

+10

#13NHL#130

PlayoffsEliminated by Florida Panthers

13 games15 points6 G · 9 A

First roundOTTOttawa Senators4–2Second roundFLAFlorida Panthers3–4

William Nylander's career in total through 2024-2025

685

Games

#64

612

Points

#23

262

Goals

#15

350

Assists

#30

+34

+/-

#52

2025-2026

William Nylander scores 79 points, the most of any Swede

Points

79

#1NHL#27

Games

65 of 82

79%

Goals

30

#4NHL#40

Assists

49

#4NHL#32

P/GP

1.22

#1NHL#13

+/-

-14

#77NHL#847

William Nylander's career in total through 2025-2026

750

Games

#55

691

Points

#17

292

Goals

#10

399

Assists

#21

+20

+/-

#64

2026-2027

William Nylander scores 21 points, the most of any Swede

Points

21

#1NHL#7

Games

16 of 16

100%

Goals

10

#1NHL#6

Assists

11

#5NHL#26

P/GP

1.31

#2NHL#11

+/-

0

#32NHL#281

William Nylander's career in total through 2026-2027

766

Games

#54

712

Points

#17

302

Goals

#9

410

Assists

#20

+20

+/-

#64