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Taylor Ward

Position Right Wing Current Team Los Angeles Kings
Shoots Right Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 207 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 28
Age 27 (Mar 31, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Jul 2, 2025 Los Angeles Kings Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 18, 2025 Los Angeles Kings Assigned to AHL
Apr 17, 2025 Los Angeles Kings Recalled from AHL
Oct 5, 2024 Los Angeles Kings Assigned to AHL
Oct 5, 2024 Los Angeles Kings Cleared Waivers
Oct 4, 2024 Los Angeles Kings Placed on Waivers
May 24, 2024 Los Angeles Kings Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jun 30, 2023 Los Angeles Kings Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Mar 19, 2022 Los Angeles Kings Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2011-12 OMAHA Okanagan HA U15 Prep 54 31 37 68 62
2012-13 OMAHA Okanagan HA U15 Prep 56 20 55 75 38
2013-14 CSSHL U16 Okanagan HA U16 Prep 24 12 20 32 20 4 1 4 5 4
2014-15 BCHL Penticton Vees 2 1 0 1 1
2014-15 CSSHL U18 Okanagan HA White U18 Prep 28 9 41 50 32 3 2 2 4 4
2015-16 BCHL Penticton Vees 56 5 4 9 28 11 1 1 6
2016-17 BCHL Penticton Vees 58 9 14 23 33 21 4 5 9 4
2017-18 BCHL Penticton Vees 46 21 23 44 34 11 6 9 15 4
2018-19 NCAA Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha 35 9 18 27 -8 18
2019-20 NCAA Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha 32 16 11 27 -3 42
2020-21 NCAA Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha 26 13 9 22 +2 20
2021-22 NCAA Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha 38 19 20 39 39
2021-22 AHL Ontario Reign 16 3 7 10 +3 9 5 1 1 -3
2022-23 AHL Ontario Reign 71 9 17 26 -20 46 1 -2
2023-24 AHL Ontario Reign 71 11 21 32 +23 60 8 2 5 7 +6 2
2024-25 NHL Los Angeles Kings 1 1 0 1 4 25.0 14:52
2024-25 AHL Ontario Reign 66 12 15 27 +6 61 2 2
NHL Career 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 14:52

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.
2024-25 LAK 1 13:38 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.13 -1.13 0.00 12.86 -12.86 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
2024-25 LAK 1 13:38 44.01 0.00 1.91 22.00 0.00 0.99 - 65.82 -1.07 -2.18 17.31

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%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 1 20.1 0.4 9.7 10.0 55.0 32.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 41.2 16.5 42.3

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.

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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $300,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $300,000
Signed: July 2, 2025
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

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 $165,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $165,000
Signed: May 24, 2024
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88

Standard Contract (RFA)

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 $95,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $95,000
Signed: June 30, 2023
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.93

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 24 $842,500 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000 ELC
Total $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $80,000
Signed: Mar 19, 2022
Team: Los Angeles Kings
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15