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Sonny Milano

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	Washington Capitals
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	6'0"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	205	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	30
Age	29 (May 12, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2014, Round 1, Overall 16 (CBJ)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 20, 2024	Washington Capitals	Placed on LTIR
Nov 9, 2024	Washington Capitals	Placed on IR
Feb 4, 2023	Washington Capitals	Signed 3 years @ $1.900M AAV starting in 2023-24
Oct 15, 2022	Washington Capitals	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 28, 2020	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 2 years @ $1.700M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 15, 2019	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 1 year @ $874K AAV starting in 2019-20
Sep 20, 2014	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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.
2015-16	CBJ	3	40:08	0.00	1.50	1.50	0.37	-0.37	0.00	12.46	-12.46	0.00	0.00
2016-17	CBJ	4	40:09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.68	-0.68	0.00	22.81	-22.81	0.00	50.00
2017-18	CBJ	55	530:22	1.47	0.45	1.92	0.65	0.82	22.41	9.97	12.44	1.20	3.61
2018-19	CBJ	8	64:55	0.92	0.00	0.92	0.49	0.43	20.00	10.68	9.32	14.29	0.00
2019-20	CBJ	46	497:18	0.60	1.21	1.81	0.46	0.15	9.43	7.16	2.28	6.67	6.67
2019-20	ANA	9	116:01	0.52	1.03	1.55	0.48	0.04	11.11	10.29	0.82	0.00	0.00
2019-20	ANA, CBJ	55	613:19	0.59	1.17	1.76	0.46	0.13	9.68	7.61	2.07	5.48	5.48
2020-21	ANA	6	78:46	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.65	-0.65	0.00	10.73	-10.73	0.00	0.00
2021-22	ANA	66	834:43	0.65	1.08	1.73	0.61	0.03	11.54	10.95	0.59	4.46	8.93
2022-23	WSH	64	756:19	0.79	1.35	2.14	0.72	0.07	14.08	12.83	1.26	4.55	8.18
2023-24	WSH	49	546:28	1.21	0.66	1.87	0.47	0.73	26.83	10.52	16.31	5.66	5.66
2024-25	WSH	3	21:10	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.29	-1.29	0.00	11.36	-11.36	0.00	25.00
2025-26	WSH	8	70:36	0.85	0.00	0.85	0.77	0.08	9.09	8.18	0.91	8.33	8.33

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
2015-16	CBJ	3	40:08	38.87	2.99	2.39	34.39	1.50	1.17	66.67	67.01	0.11	-1.22	18.21
2016-17	CBJ	4	40:09	40.35	1.49	2.86	44.83	5.98	3.00	20.00	48.84	0.72	0.61	1.49
2017-18	CBJ	55	530:22	43.22	2.38	2.50	41.86	2.94	2.39	44.68	51.15	-0.26	-0.11	-1.36
2018-19	CBJ	8	64:55	42.52	2.77	2.82	28.65	2.77	1.88	50.00	60.06	-0.06	-0.45	4.77
2019-20	CBJ	46	497:18	42.59	2.17	2.58	41.99	2.65	2.42	45.00	51.62	0.23	0.34	-1.37
2019-20	ANA	9	116:01	42.92	1.55	2.70	45.51	2.07	2.90	42.86	48.21	0.41	0.07	3.55
2019-20	ANA, CBJ	55	613:19	42.65	2.05	2.61	42.65	2.54	2.51	44.68	50.92	0.26	0.31	-0.57
2020-21	ANA	6	78:46	48.75	0.76	2.76	28.18	0.00	1.79	100.00	60.64	0.49	-1.10	16.64
2021-22	ANA	66	834:43	43.85	2.30	2.79	41.04	2.52	2.55	47.76	52.22	0.36	-0.14	4.79
2022-23	WSH	64	756:19	40.46	3.17	2.64	43.16	3.65	2.73	46.51	49.15	-0.02	0.11	-1.18
2023-24	WSH	49	546:28	35.90	2.53	2.24	38.76	2.09	2.29	54.76	49.40	-0.10	-0.20	0.95
2024-25	WSH	3	21:10	45.35	0.00	4.24	68.03	8.50	4.20	0.00	50.26	1.96	1.19	7.10
2025-26	WSH	8	70:36	48.44	0.85	3.04	34.84	0.85	1.70	50.00	64.10	0.20	-0.52	8.07

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

Sonny Milano to exit Capitals lineup against Lightning in favor of a returning Ethen Frank at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Nov 8, 2025)
Sonny Milano to begin season as healthy scratch, Dylan McIlrath still skating in no-contact jersey at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
3 Capitals Players Are Fighting Hard for a Roster Spot at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Sonny Milano misses Capitals practice with upper-body injury unrelated to ailment from last season at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Takeaways: Flyers not smooth like chocolate, losing 5-1 to Caps in Hershey at Broad Street Hockey (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Sonny Milano stayed positive during months-long recovery from injury: ‘I knew I was eventually going to come back, so I just had to stay with it’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Capitals’ Sonny Milano Looks to Make Comeback in 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
Sonny Milano scores twice and notches four points in first competitive game in over 10 months: ‘I got to prove myself once again’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Jakob Chychrun excited to see end of NHL dress code, thinks Sonny Milano will have best fits on Capitals: ‘We’ll definitely see some guys going a little bold’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Sonny Milano returns as full participant in Capitals training camp after season-ending injury at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
NHL News: Some Immediate CBA Changes, Sonny Milano, Dennis Hildeby, and Daniil Prokhorov at NHL Rumors (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nic Dowd, John Carlson, and Sonny Milano have joined informal Capitals skates ahead of training camp at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Aug 20, 2025)
Ryan Leonard snipes goal and Sonny Milano skates in Shoulder Check Showcase charity game at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Jul 26, 2025)
Sonny Milano 2024-25 Report Card at Stars and Sticks (Tue May 20, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	27	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$2,350,000	$2,350,000	$2,350,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	UFA
2025-26	29	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$5,700,000	$5,700,000	$5,700,000

Signed: Feb 4, 2023

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.28

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	26		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000

Signed: Oct 15, 2022

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.91

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	24	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	-	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	25	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	-	-	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000

Signed: July 28, 2020

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Bob Murray

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 2.09

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	23		$874,125	$874,125	-	-	$874,125	$874,125	$70,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$874,125	$874,125	$70,000

Signed: July 15, 2019

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.07

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	18	$925,000	$1,325,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2015-16	19	$894,167	$1,294,167	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2016-17	20	$863,333	$1,263,333	$400,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	21	$863,333	$1,263,333	$400,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	22	$863,333	$1,263,333	$400,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,200,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Sep 20, 2014

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: RFA

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
2008-09	QC Int PW	New York Jr. Rangers	4	0	5	5		2
2010-11	USHS-Prep	Portledge School	18	10	11	21
2011-12	T1EHL U16	Cleveland Barons U16	40	44	43	87		10
2012-13	USHL	USNTDP	38	10	12	22	-27	12	66	1,520.0
2012-13	U-17	USNTDP	18	10	15	25		8
2013-14	U-18	USNTDP	33	15	33	48		8
2013-14	USHL	USNTDP	25	14	25	39	+21	21	68	2,060.0
2013-14	WJ18-A	USA	7	3	7	10	+6	4	18
2014-15	OHL	Plymouth	50	22	46	68	-17	24
2014-15	AHL	Springfield	10	0	5	5	-7		10	0.0
2014-15	WJC-A	USA	5	2	2	4	+2	2	15
2015-16	WJC-20	USA U20	7	1	7	8	+9	2
2015-16	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	3	0	1	1	+1		2	0.0	13:23
2015-16	AHL	Lake Erie	54	14	17	31	+12	22	98	1,430.0		17	4	4	8	+6	4	21	1,900.0
2016-17	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	63	18	29	47	-5	24
2016-17	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	4	0	0	0	-3		2	0.0	11:41	1							0.0	6:47
2017-18	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	9	2	3	5	-4	4
2017-18	WC	USA	8	1	1	2	+3	4
2017-18	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	55	14	8	22	-8	10	69	20.3	11:39	3							0.0	6:45
2018-19	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	8	1	0	1			5	20.0	8:19
2018-19	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	27	11	13	24	-14	22				8	2	8	10	+7	10
2019-20	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	46	5	13	18	-5	22	64	7.8	12:38
2019-20	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	9	2	3	5	-2	4	11	18.2	15:30
2020-21	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	6	0	0	0			8	0.0	14:44
2020-21	AHL	San Diego Gulls	2	0	2	2	+2
2021-22	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	66	14	20	34	-9	10	94	14.9	15:17
2021-22	AHL	San Diego Gulls	1	0	1	1	-1
2022-23	NHL	Washington Capitals	64	11	22	33	-5	18	80	13.8	12:54
2022-23	AHL	Hershey Bears	5	2	1	3	-1	2
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	49	15	8	23	+4	10	50	30.0	12:30	4				-2		2	0.0	11:05
2024-25	NHL	Washington Capitals	3	0	0	0	-3		4	0.0	7:13
2025-26	NHL	Washington Capitals	8	1	0	1	-1	2	14	7.1	10:57
NHL Career			321	63	75	138	-31	76	403	15.6	12:57	8				-2		2	0.0	8:55