William Nylander Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Nylander has scored 2 times on Jakub Dobes this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 7 attempts, 28.6%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has turned him away every time: 16 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Mackenzie Blackwood: 20.0% of his attempts against him go in.

2 goals on 10 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 2 goals against the Avalanche this season.

10 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 16 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

14.9% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

11 of 74 attempts, 13th of 137 forwards

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Nylander has taken 74 shot attempts this season.

31 on goal, 25 missed, 11 blocked, 18th of 137 forwards

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

43.2% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

32 of 74 attempts, 108th of 137 forwards

He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net

43.2% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

32 attempts from inside the home plate, 108th of 137 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

48.6% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

36 attempts, 6 goals

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

8.1% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

6 long-range attempts, 32nd of 137 forwards

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

60.3% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

38 of 63 unblocked, 93rd of 137 forwards

He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from

His average attempt comes from 26.8 feet.

74 located attempts, 73rd of 137 forwards

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Nylander has 7 goals off 4.0 expected: 3.0 more than the chances alone say.

18th of 137 forwards

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 18.4% of the shots he puts on goal.

7 goals on 38 shots, 29th of 137 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 23.3 feet out, and the longest went in from 34.

7 goals located by coordinate

He finishes in tight at about the usual rate

From inside 25 feet he buries 9.4% of his attempts.

3 goals on 32 close attempts, 61st of 137 forwards

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -2 on the season.

489th in the league

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Nylander plays 20:53 a night, 18th among forwards.

188 minutes across 9 games

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Marchenko, Matthews, McKenna and Raddysh: 6 goals in 18 minutes.

20.38 goals an hour, 4.1 expected

Auston Matthews is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Auston Matthews has assisted on 3 of his 6 goals, 50.0% of them.

2 primary, 1 secondary

Auston Matthews is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 4 of Auston Matthews's goals, 30.8% of his own assists.

2 primary, 2 secondary

His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes

46.2% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

6 primary of 13 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

8 different teammates have assisted on his 6 goals.

Matthews (3), Rielly (2), Marchenko (2), Sissons (1)

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