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Photo of NHL player Sonny Milano

Washington Capitals Logo Sonny Milano

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Washington Capitals
Shoots Left Current Contract 3 years ($1.9M CapHit)
Height 6'0" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 205 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age (DOB) 30 (May 12, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2014, Round 1, Overall 16 (CBJ)
Date Team Transaction
Feb 26, 2026 Washington Capitals Assigned to AHL
Feb 26, 2026 Washington Capitals Cleared Waivers
Feb 25, 2026 Washington Capitals Placed on Waivers
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


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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 punk. 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
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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
2015-16 CBJ 3 -0.51 2.59 -1.47 -2.81 -2.10 -2.06 - 2.28
2016-17 CBJ 4 -2.27 -1.45 -1.43 -8.72 20.14 -1.95 - -6.71
2017-18 CBJ 55 1.06 -1.24 4.57 3.71 -0.60 -1.40 - -2.18
2018-19 CBJ 8 -1.73 -1.62 0.31 2.52 -2.24 5.03 - -1.11
2019-20 ANA, CBJ 55 0.87 1.47 -0.35 0.55 -0.24 0.76 - -0.81
2020-21 ANA 6 -2.14 -1.46 -1.41 -2.46 -2.02 -1.74 - 4.17
2021-22 ANA 66 0.30 0.71 -0.35 0.55 1.04 0.22 0.10 0.54
2022-23 WSH 64 0.65 0.69 -0.03 0.56 0.30 0.39 1.55 -1.91
2023-24 WSH 49 0.62 -0.94 2.22 4.19 -0.77 0.85 2.39 0.21
2024-25 WSH 3 - - - -2.94 6.22 -1.59 3.08 -6.30
2025-26 WSH 31 0.56 -0.41 1.13 0.48 -0.93 -0.05 2.49 -0.83

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2015-16 CBJ 3 0.48 -2.03 -1.98 2.50 0.71 -3.75 -
2016-17 CBJ 4 -1.12 -0.10 -2.03 -0.79 0.33 2.18 -
2017-18 CBJ 55 -1.47 -0.26 -2.02 -0.44 -0.40 0.24 -
2018-19 CBJ 8 -2.05 -1.87 -1.98 2.47 -0.92 -4.39 -
2019-20 ANA, CBJ 55 -0.53 -0.85 -1.90 -0.38 0.16 0.97 -
2020-21 ANA 6 0.62 -0.71 -2.21 4.25 2.03 -5.00 -
2021-22 ANA 66 0.04 0.44 -2.01 1.32 0.87 -1.12 -
2022-23 WSH 64 -0.18 -1.11 -1.94 -0.42 -0.49 0.01 -
2023-24 WSH 49 -0.56 -0.94 -2.02 0.61 -0.15 -1.39 -
2024-25 WSH 3 -2.80 -1.87 -2.15 -0.65 1.24 4.41 -
2025-26 WSH 31 -2.58 -0.80 -1.99 0.13 -0.24 -0.47 -

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 punk. 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

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 0.31 -0.31 0.00 10.28 -10.28 0.00 0.00
2016-17 CBJ 4 40:09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.92 -0.92 0.00 30.88 -30.88 0.00 50.00
2017-18 CBJ 55 530:22 1.47 0.45 1.92 0.64 0.83 22.41 9.82 12.59 1.20 3.61
2018-19 CBJ 8 64:55 0.92 0.00 0.92 0.54 0.39 20.00 11.61 8.39 14.29 0.00
2019-20 CBJ 46 497:18 0.60 1.21 1.81 0.48 0.13 9.43 7.45 1.98 6.67 6.67
2019-20 ANA 9 116:01 0.52 1.03 1.55 0.46 0.06 11.11 9.85 1.26 0.00 0.00
2019-20 ANA, CBJ 55 613:19 0.59 1.17 1.76 0.47 0.11 9.68 7.80 1.88 5.48 5.48
2020-21 ANA 6 78:46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.63 -0.63 0.00 10.34 -10.34 0.00 0.00
2021-22 ANA 66 834:43 0.65 1.08 1.73 0.54 0.11 11.54 9.62 1.91 4.46 8.93
2022-23 WSH 64 756:19 0.79 1.35 2.14 0.71 0.08 14.08 12.60 1.48 4.55 8.18
2023-24 WSH 49 546:28 1.21 0.66 1.87 0.49 0.72 26.83 10.93 15.90 5.66 5.66
2024-25 WSH 3 21:10 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.26 -1.26 0.00 11.14 -11.14 0.00 25.00
2025-26 WSH 31 238:31 1.01 1.01 2.01 0.92 0.08 15.38 14.10 1.28 2.56 5.13

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 2.21 34.39 1.50 1.02 66.67 68.42 0.05 -1.42 21.51
2016-17 CBJ 4 40:09 40.35 1.49 2.76 44.83 5.98 2.38 20.00 53.70 0.80 0.30 5.11
2017-18 CBJ 55 530:22 43.22 2.38 2.35 41.86 2.94 2.35 44.68 49.95 -0.26 -0.02 -2.40
2018-19 CBJ 8 64:55 42.52 2.77 3.07 28.65 2.77 2.26 50.00 57.67 0.03 -0.18 2.12
2019-20 CBJ 46 497:18 42.59 2.17 2.55 41.99 2.65 2.36 45.00 51.88 0.21 0.30 -1.27
2019-20 ANA 9 116:01 42.92 1.55 2.69 45.51 2.07 2.74 42.86 49.52 0.39 -0.05 4.43
2019-20 ANA, CBJ 55 613:19 42.65 2.05 2.58 42.65 2.54 2.44 44.68 51.40 0.25 0.26 -0.29
2020-21 ANA 6 78:46 48.75 0.76 2.78 28.18 0.00 1.64 100.00 62.89 0.54 -1.18 18.55
2021-22 ANA 66 834:43 43.85 2.30 2.68 41.04 2.52 2.45 47.76 52.21 0.33 -0.19 5.16
2022-23 WSH 64 756:19 40.46 3.17 2.70 43.16 3.65 2.71 46.51 49.91 -0.07 -0.02 -0.41
2023-24 WSH 49 546:28 35.90 2.53 2.24 38.76 2.09 2.10 54.76 51.57 -0.12 -0.49 3.94
2024-25 WSH 3 21:10 45.35 0.00 4.54 68.03 8.50 5.08 0.00 47.18 1.84 1.90 1.24
2025-26 WSH 31 238:31 41.76 3.02 3.05 37.48 2.52 2.61 54.55 53.87 0.36 -0.09 4.04

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
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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

Current Contract

Sonny Milano signed a $5,700,000 3-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on February 4, 2023 with an AAV of $1,900,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.28% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause 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
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 2.28

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Sonny Milano signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on October 15, 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 (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
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.91

Sonny Milano signed a $3,400,000 2-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Bob Murray on July 28, 2020 with an AAV of $1,700,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.09% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause 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
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 2.09

Sonny Milano signed a $874,125 1-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on July 15, 2019 with an AAV of $874,125. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2019-20 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
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
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.07

Sonny Milano signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on September 20, 2014 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.34% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause 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
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 31 4 4 8 4 34 11.8 8:53
2025-26 AHL Hershey Bears 16 5 8 13 +1 2 1 1 +1
NHL Career 344 66 79 145 -30 78 423 15.6 12:38 8 -2 2 0.0 8:55