William Nylander

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Birth place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg)
Birth place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2014 | MODO Hockey | U18 Allsvenskan | MODO Hockey defeated Linköping HC 4‑3 in the gold medal game. | |
| 21 | 2017 | Team Sweden | World Championship | Cologne, Germany and Paris, France | |
| 29 | 2025 | Team Sweden | World Championship | Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark | |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Swedish U18 Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | TOR @ PIT | (7-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:17 | 14:22 | 4:55 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.111 | 3.111 | 0.000 | 4.176 | 4.176 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | TOR @ FLA | (4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:37 | 13:41 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | TOR @ CAR | (5-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:30 | 13:11 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Dec 6, 2025 | MTL @ TOR | (2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 16:30 | 4:18 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 8, 2025 | TBL @ TOR | (0-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:31 | 17:40 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2011‑12 | Södertälje SK | U16 SM | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 |
| 2011‑12 | SDE HF | U18 Elit | 15 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15.8 |
| 2011‑12 | Södertälje SK | U18 Allsvenskan | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 |
| 2011‑12 | Södertälje SK | U20 SuperElit | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Sweden U16 | | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011‑12 | Team Sweden U17 | | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 2012‑13 | Södertälje SK | U18 Elit | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2012‑13 | Södertälje SK | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 27 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17.4 |
| 2012‑13 | Södertälje SK | Allsvenskan | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Sweden U17 | | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Team Sweden U18 | | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | MODO Hockey | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2013‑14 | Rögle BK | Allsvenskan | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 |
| 2013‑14 | MODO Hockey | SHL | 17 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Södertälje SK | Allsvenskan | 17 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22.9 |
| 2013‑14 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Sweden U18 | | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014‑15 | MODO Hockey | SHL | 18 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19.5 |
| 2014‑15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 18 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19.2 | |
| 2014‑15 | Team Sweden U20 | | 18 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015‑16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 19 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 19 | 38 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | |
| 2015‑16 | Team Sweden U20 | | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 20 | 81 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 32 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Sweden | | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 82 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10.9 |
| 2018‑19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 22 | 54 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 16 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Sweden | | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2019‑20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 23 | 68 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 12 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 15.7 |
| 2020‑21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 24 | 51 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12.8 |
| 2021‑22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 25 | 81 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 16 | -9 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 13.3 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Sweden | | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21.4 |
| 2022‑23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 26 | 82 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 13.7 |
| 2023‑24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 82 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 28 | 82 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 17.8 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Sweden | | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025‑26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 29 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.8 |
| NHL Totals | 710 | 273 | 371 | 644 | 196 | 42 | 76 | 3 | 49 | 13.2 | |||
| AHL Totals | 75 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 17.3 | ||||
| Allsvenskan Totals | 43 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18.6 | |||
| SHL Totals | 43 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.1 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 38 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13.1 | |||
| U18 Regional Totals | 19 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17.1 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 | |||
| U16 SM Totals | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011‑12 | Södertälje SK | U20 SuperElit | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | MODO Hockey | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2013‑14 | MODO Hockey | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2014‑15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22.6 | |
| 2016‑17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2017‑18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2018‑19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2019‑20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 24 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.8 |
| 2021‑22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 2023‑24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
| NHL Totals | 67 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 22 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 | |||
| AHL Totals | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | ||||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U18 World Championship 2013 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| Team Sweden - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2013 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Sweden - U18 World Championship 2014 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23.1 |
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2015 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 |
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2016 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2017 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2019 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2022 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21.4 |
| Team Sweden - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2025 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| World Championship Totals | 24 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23.9 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.6 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4-Nations Face-Off Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U16 4‑Nations 2011 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Team Sweden - U16 2‑Nations 2011 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Team Sweden - U17 4‑Nations 2012 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Team Sweden - U16 2‑Nations 2012 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - U18 4‑Nations 2012 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Sweden - U17 World Challenge 2013 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Sweden - U18 4‑Nations 2013 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Team Sweden - U20 4‑Nations 2014 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| U17 Men Totals | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U16 Men Totals | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 Men Totals | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Division All-Stars | AHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Team Matthews | NHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |