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Alex Nylander

Position	Right Wing / Left Wing	Current Team
Shoots	Right	Current Contract
Height	6'1"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	205	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age (DOB)	28 (Mar 2, 1998)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2016, Round 1, Overall 8 (BUF)

Date	Team	Transaction
Dec 12, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Assigned to AHL
Dec 12, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cleared Waivers
Dec 11, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Placed on Waivers
Nov 22, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Recalled from AHL
Nov 22, 2024	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Apr 29, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 11, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 16, 2021	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 1 year @ $874K AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 15, 2016	Buffalo Sabres	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2016-17	BUF	4	46:13	0.71	5.13	-1.43	-1.12	-2.27	-1.95	-	0.78
2017-18	BUF	3	35:33	1.35	-1.68	9.84	14.95	12.82	-2.00	-	-0.45
2018-19	BUF	12	132:27	-0.19	0.65	-0.88	-0.17	-2.24	-2.02	-	0.93
2019-20	CHI	65	699:25	0.78	0.03	0.76	0.85	-0.91	1.45	-	-0.13
2022-23	PIT	9	101:32	-2.09	-1.69	-0.66	-0.35	-0.18	1.45	-0.67	2.89
2023-24	CBJ, PIT	28	379:27	-0.38	-1.23	0.99	0.78	0.86	0.06	-0.37	-0.36
2024-25	TOR	5	38:54	-2.39	-1.67	-1.58	-6.41	-2.61	-1.59	0.06	-4.90

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2016-17	BUF	4	46:13	-0.75	0.04	-2.03	-0.95	1.13	4.49	-
2017-18	BUF	3	35:33	-0.13	-1.57	-2.02	-0.96	-0.01	1.80	-
2018-19	BUF	12	132:27	-0.85	-0.87	-1.98	0.94	1.29	0.12	-
2019-20	CHI	65	699:25	-0.81	-0.91	-1.93	0.28	0.28	-0.06	-
2022-23	PIT	9	101:32	-0.25	-1.90	-1.94	3.22	1.18	-3.44	-
2023-24	CBJ, PIT	28	379:27	0.53	0.63	-2.02	0.87	0.97	-0.13	-
2024-25	TOR	5	38:54	-2.14	-0.47	-2.15	-0.67	-1.13	-0.72	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2016-17	BUF	4	46:13	0.00	1.30	1.30	0.21	-0.21	0.00	4.05	-4.05	0.00	0.00
2017-18	BUF	3	35:33	1.69	0.00	1.69	0.83	0.86	100.00	49.16	50.84	0.00	33.33
2018-19	BUF	12	132:27	0.45	0.91	1.36	0.49	-0.03	10.00	10.72	-0.72	0.00	0.00
2019-20	CHI	65	699:25	0.86	1.12	1.97	0.63	0.22	11.24	8.29	2.94	6.96	3.48
2022-23	PIT	9	101:32	0.59	0.00	0.59	0.71	-0.12	9.09	10.92	-1.83	6.67	6.67
2023-24	CBJ	23	321:43	1.31	0.75	2.05	0.92	0.39	15.56	10.93	4.63	4.62	12.31
2023-24	PIT	5	57:44	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.54	-0.54	0.00	7.38	-7.38	0.00	0.00
2023-24	CBJ, PIT	28	379:27	1.11	0.63	1.74	0.86	0.25	13.46	10.45	3.01	4.00	10.67
2024-25	TOR	5	38:54	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.37	-0.37	0.00	24.15	-24.15	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2016-17	BUF	4	46:13	42.84	1.30	1.59	55.82	2.60	2.76	33.33	36.54	-0.43	0.49	-10.52
2017-18	BUF	3	35:33	45.57	1.69	2.08	45.57	5.06	2.42	25.00	46.27	-0.17	0.55	-8.41
2018-19	BUF	12	132:27	49.83	1.81	2.29	43.04	3.17	2.70	36.36	45.85	-0.04	0.10	-1.38
2019-20	CHI	65	699:25	41.95	2.66	2.45	44.18	2.66	2.85	50.00	46.26	-0.08	-0.03	-0.48
2022-23	PIT	9	101:32	50.82	2.36	3.49	29.55	1.77	2.10	57.14	62.38	0.39	-0.47	7.72
2023-24	CBJ	23	321:43	47.93	3.73	2.99	49.42	3.54	3.11	51.28	48.99	0.82	0.12	6.98
2023-24	PIT	5	57:44	40.53	1.04	2.47	40.53	1.04	2.39	50.00	50.75	-0.27	-0.73	4.09
2023-24	CBJ, PIT	28	379:27	46.80	3.32	2.91	48.07	3.16	3.00	51.22	49.21	0.64	-0.01	6.28
2024-25	TOR	5	38:54	32.39	1.54	2.00	37.02	3.08	1.95	33.33	50.56	-0.26	-0.10	-1.78

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Michael Pezzetta comes up clutch again, Toronto Marlies head home with a 2-0 series lead in Eastern Conference Final at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sat May 30, 2026)
Toronto Marlies one win away from division finals after dominant Game 3 victory over Laval at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Tue May 5, 2026)
William Nylander gives Marlies advice on how to find playoff success at Editor in Leaf (Wed Apr 22, 2026)
Alex Nylander registers 300th AHL career point, Toronto Marlies downed by Charlotte at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sun Apr 5, 2026)
Logan Shaw becomes Marlies’ all-time points leader, Vinni Borgesi makes pro debut as Toronto Marlies defeat Manitoba at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Maple Leafs should call up this winger after dominating in the AHL at Editor in Leaf (Mon Mar 23, 2026)
Tverberg, Nylander, and Hildeby remain hot as Toronto Marlies come back to beat Cleveland at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Fri Mar 20, 2026)
Nylander-Haymes-Tverberg line powers Toronto Marlies to impressive win over Syracuse at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Fri Mar 13, 2026)
Alex Nylander scores twice as Toronto Marlies win wild 10-goal game against Rochester at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sun Jan 4, 2026)
Artur Akhtyamov steals a game as Toronto Marlies extend winning streak to four at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sat Jan 3, 2026)
Luke Haymes scores game-winner as Toronto Marlies bounce back vs. Belleville at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sat Dec 27, 2025)
Alex Nylander scores twice as Toronto Marlies snap losing skid with gritty performance in Chicago at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
Toronto Marlies let pair of leads slip in eventful shootout loss to Belleville at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
Defensive breakdowns sink Toronto Marlies in home defeat loss to Belleville at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Despite two goals from Borya Valis, Toronto Marlies’ comeback falls short in season opener vs. Rochester at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Toronto Marlies re-sign Maple Leafs star's brother at Editor in Leaf (Wed Aug 6, 2025)
Alex Nylander Returns To Maple Leafs Organization, Signing One-Year AHL Deal With Marlies at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Aug 4, 2025)
Toronto Marlies sign Alex Nylander to 1-year contract at The Leafs Nation (Mon Aug 4, 2025)
Alex Nylander Scores Albatross, Shares Golf Photo With Maple Leafs' William Nylander at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Jul 19, 2025)

Current Contract

Player does not currently have a contract.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Alex Nylander signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and General Manager Brad Treliving on November 22, 2024 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.88% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	26		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: Nov 22, 2024

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Alex Nylander signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager on April 29, 2023 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.93% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	25		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: Apr 29, 2023

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: None

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.93

Alex Nylander signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Ron Hextall on July 11, 2022 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.91% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	24		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$300,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$300,000

Signed: July 11, 2022

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Ron Hextall

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.91

Alex Nylander signed a $874,125 1-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and General Manager Stan Bowman on August 16, 2021 with an AAV of $874,125. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.07% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	23		$874,125	$874,125	-	-	$874,125	$874,125	$874,125	10.2(c)
Total					-	-	$874,125	$874,125	$874,125

Signed: Aug 16, 2021

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: RFA

Cap %: 1.07

Alex Nylander signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres and General Manager Tim Murray on July 15, 2016 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.27% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	18	$925,000	$1,775,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2017-18	19	$894,167	$1,744,166	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2018-19	20	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	21	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	22	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$2,550,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 15, 2016

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Tim Murray

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2012-13	U16 Div.1	SDE HF U16	23	8	11	19		8
2012-13	TV-Pucken	Stockholm Nord	8	1	1	2	+5					8	1	1	2	+5
2013-14	Swe-U18	SDE U18	21	9	27	36		2
2013-14	Swe-U18	Sodertalje U18	17	12	10	22		6
2014-15	Sweden-2	AIK	7	1	1	2
2014-15	Swe-Jr.	AIK Jr.	42	15	25	40		12				2		1	1
2014-15	Swe-U18	AIK U18	7	2	13	15		2				2					4
2015-16	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	4	5	9	+5
2015-16	WJC-18	Sweden U18	7	3	8	11	+5
2015-16	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	2	4	6	+2	6
2015-16	OHL	Mississauga	57	28	47	75	+8	18	178	1,570.0		6	6	6	12	+1	2	24	2,500.0
2016-17	AHL	Rochester Americans	65	10	18	28	-24	6
2016-17	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	5	7	12	+7
2016-17	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	4	0	1	1	-2		4	0.0	12:20
2017-18	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	1	6	7	+3	2
2017-18	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	3	1	0	1	-3		2	50.0	12:52
2017-18	AHL	Rochester Americans	51	8	19	27	+3	10				3				-1
2018-19	AHL	Rochester Americans	49	12	19	31	+11	12
2018-19	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	12	2	2	4	-4	4	16	12.5	12:12
2019-20	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	65	10	16	26	-2	10	94	10.6	12:08	8				-4	2	11	0.0	10:48
2021-22	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	23	8	4	12	-10	2
2021-22	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	44	14	16	30	-1	8				6	3	3	6
2022-23	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	55	25	25	50	+2	8
2022-23	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	9	1	1	2	+1	6	11	9.1	12:18
2022-23	WC	Sweden	8	0	2	2	+2	2
2022-23	EHT	Sweden	3	2	0	2	-3
2023-24	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	43	17	15	32	+1	6
2023-24	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	23	11	4	15	-1	6	62	17.7	16:46
2023-24	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	0	0	0			10	0.0	13:52
2024-25	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	0	0	0	-1	4	4	0.0	9:53
2024-25	AHL	Toronto Marlies	64	23	21	44	-12	14				2	1		1	+1
2025-26	AHL	Toronto Marlies	65	24	29	53	+5	12				13	3		3		2
NHL Career			126	25	24	49	-12	30	203	12.3	13:00	8				-4	2	11	0.0	10:48