Washington Capitals · #27 · Defence

Timothy Liljegren

Age 27 · Shoots right · 6′1″ · 205 lb · Born Kristianstad, SWE

Drafted 2017, #17 overall by Toronto

Next game · tonightvs Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM ET0 P in the last 1 vs PIT

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Games22026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on WSH

Assists0T-9th on WSH

Points0T-13th on WSH

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP18:006th on WSH

2025-262025-26: 47 games, 1-10-11, 0.23 points per game Season detail →

Timothy Liljegren has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 11 points in 47 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 22nd-placed Washington

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Penalty differential056th

Blocked shots452nd

Hits244th

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Ice time18:0037th

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Shots / GP0.5023rd

Takeaways021st

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-13th on WSH

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on WSH

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time18:006th on WSH

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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:55

Power play0:01

Shorthanded3:04

Total18:00

21.0 shifts a game, averaging 51 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on WSH

PP assists0T-2nd on WSH

PP points0T-3rd on WSH · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-3rd on WSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Washington total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every WSH PPG

PP TOI share0.5%of WSH PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot0 att · 0 G

Wing2 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

4 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1541st

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.018

ixG per 600.09

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 64th percentile of defencemen: 2

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

20+ mph bursts264th

22+ mph bursts048th

90+ mph shots042nd

Top speed, mph20.3241st

Distance / 60, mi8.3536th

Hardest shot, mph76.7127th

Average shot, mph64.419th

Distance skated, mi5.013th

Defensive-zone time48.9%3rd

Offensive-zone time29.8%1st

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.32Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph76.71Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated5.0 mi2.58 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts8.0%52.0% defensive · 40.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

29.8%All situations48.9%

30.0%Even strength47.9%

0.0%Power play0.0%

29.1%Shorthanded54.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.32@TBL3 Oct · 1st 03:01
20.03@TBL3 Oct · 1st 05:34
18.67@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 12:12
18.32@CAR2 Oct · 1st 14:35
18.10@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 01:43
18.03@CAR2 Oct · 1st 01:00

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph4 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

76.71@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 16:26
75.44@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 12:11
68.24@CAR2 Oct · 1st 11:48
37.15@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 00:30

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.43@TBL3 Oct · 17:11 TOI
2.58@CAR2 Oct · 18:48 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.50 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-6th on WSH

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits2T-9th on WSH

Blocked shots4T-3rd on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in zero of one

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-00002021:16

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2025-26 · The season

11 points in 47 games on a team that finished 12th

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

PP points261st

Ice time19:5153rd

Penalty differential−645th

Blocked shots9044th

Assists / 600.6440th

Points / GP0.2335th

Hits3835th

Shots / GP0.8524th

Shooting %2.5%15th

Takeaways911th

Goals / 600.0610th

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1119th on WSH

Points per game0.23473rd in NHL

Goals1T-657th in NHL

Assists1019th on WSH

Shooting %2.5%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time19:514th on WSH

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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:54

Power play0:48

Shorthanded2:09

Total19:51

23.8 shifts a game, averaging 50 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on WSH

PP assists2T-10th on WSH

PP points212th on WSH · T-346th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 603.189th on WSH

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 10 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-14th on WSH

Overtime goals0T-4th on WSH

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading0

Trailing1

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Washington trailing.

Assists

Primary7 · 70%

Secondary3 · 30%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.71

Goals / 600.06

Shots / 602.6

ES points / 600.689 ES points

PP points / 603.182 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease3 att · 0 G

Slot31 att · 0 G

Wing32 att · 0 G

Point49 att · 1 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

116 attempts across the 45 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1541st

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.018

ixG per 600.09

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 76th percentile of defencemen: 22.59 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Top speed, mph22.5976th

20+ mph bursts4863rd

22+ mph bursts155th

Average shot, mph67.047th

90+ mph shots247th

Hardest shot, mph91.7240th

Distance / 60, mi8.1920th

Distance skated, mi127.411th

Offensive-zone time38.7%9th

Defensive-zone time43.7%8th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.59Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph91.72Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated127.4 mi3.54 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts25.9%40.8% defensive · 33.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

38.7%All situations43.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph47 · avg 46

18-20 mph210 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph2 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph16 · avg 33

70-79 mph50 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways9T-15th on WSH

Giveaways50

TK / GV ratio0.18

Hits3816th on WSH

Blocked shots907th on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes29

Minors12

Majors1

Penalties drawn7

Net penalties−6drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (9 of 47)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point919% of games

Multi-point games24%

Goals in1 game2%

Pointless games3881%

Streaks

Longest point streak1 game

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run15 games

Final ten2 in 10point in 2

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in zero of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-00002021:16

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2560.24

Road2250.23

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Pittsburgh100.00

vs Metropolitan1220.17

vs Western Conf.2450.21

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October830.38

November1210.08

December800.00

January1260.50

February310.33

March300.00

April100.00

Prediction markets

Priced at 3.5% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

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Contract

$3.25M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 3.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 155th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$3.25M3.1% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2

Expires2027-28UFA at 29

Cap value$6.5MCap hit × 2 years

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Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.