Washington Capitals · #43 · Right wing

Tom Wilson

Age 32 · Shoots right · 6′4″ · 230 lb · Born Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2012, #16 overall by Washington

Next game · tonightvs Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM ET3 P in the last 3 vs PIT
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Games22026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-6th on WSH
Assists1T-4th on WSH
Points1T-5th on WSH
P / GP0.50T-195th in the NHL
Shots20.0% shooting
TOI / GP17:138th on WSH

2025-262025-26: 72 games, 30-32-62, 0.86 points per game Season detail →

Tom Wilson has 1 point in 2 games of 2026-27, after 62 points in 72 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

1 point in 2 games for the 22nd-placed Washington

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots493rd
Ice time17:1372nd
Assists / 601.7470th
Hits669th
Points / GP0.5054th
PP points036th
Shots / GP1.0029th
Takeaways027th
Goals / 600.0026th
Shooting %0.0%25th
Penalty differential−118th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points1T-5th on WSH
Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists1T-4th on WSH
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time17:138th on WSH
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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:45
Power play2:02
Shorthanded4:27
Total17:13

22.5 shifts a game, averaging 46 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 share62.7%of WSH PP time

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


Scoring detail

No goals yet: his one point is an assist

How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on WSH
Overtime goals0T-1st on WSH
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary0 · 0%
Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.74
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 603.5
ES points / 602.791 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot3 att · 0 G
Wing1 att · 0 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

5 attempts across the 1 game with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.3351st
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.3
Unblocked attempts3
xG per attempt.093
ixG per 600.49

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

Hardest shot in the 88th percentile of forwards: 85.57 mph

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

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Hardest shot, mph85.5788th
Average shot, mph62.374th
Top speed, mph21.4559th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts338th
Distance skated, mi5.317th
Distance / 60, mi9.1712th
Offensive-zone time29.2%0th
Defensive-zone time51.7%0th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards 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, mph21.45Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph85.57Forward average 74.7
Distance skated5.3 mi2.76 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts8.3%41.7% defensive · 50.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

29.2%All situations51.7%
30.4%Even strength45.8%
46.4%Power play37.2%
18.6%Shorthanded72.2%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.45@CAR2 Oct · 1st 01:57
  2. 21.03@CAR2 Oct · 3rd 07:24
  3. 20.08@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 06:34
  4. 19.78@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 03:15
  5. 19.64@CAR2 Oct · 1st 19:32
  6. 19.63@CAR2 Oct · 1st 00:07
  7. 19.59@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 02:50
  8. 19.48@CAR2 Oct · 1st 07:02

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph18 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 85.57@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 00:39
  2. 76.70@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 00:44
  3. 71.47@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 14:24
  4. 58.70@TBL3 Oct · 1st 18:10
  5. 19.07@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 10:50

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.76@TBL3 Oct · 17:49 TOI
  2. 2.51@CAR2 Oct · 16:37 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.63 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-6th on WSH
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits62nd on WSH
Blocked shots4T-3rd on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes12
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken10.5 a game
Won0
Win %0.0%
Offensive zone0 of 0

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.


Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in two of three

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
12 Apr 2026vsPITW 3-00002018:14
11 Apr 2026@PITW 6-31124+216:44
6 Nov 2025@PITL 3-51013021:47

Prediction markets

Priced at 57% 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.

Point tonight vs PIT1+ point57%57%59¢Best57¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs PITAnytime scorer26%33%Best27¢29¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game19%21%Best22¢23¢Not listed
Assist tonight vs PIT1+ assist39%36%40¢Not listedNot listed
Selke TrophyBest defensive forward1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$6.54M a season through 2030-31

In 2025-26 he scored 9.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 164th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$6.54M6.3% of the $104M ceiling
Term7 yearsYear 3 of 7
Expires2030-31UFA at 37
Cap value$45.8MCap hit × 7 years

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.


With Washington

Thirteen seasons · 2013-14 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

6th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points4586th for Washington
Goals2094th
Assists24911th
Games played9095th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Thirteen seasons, all with the Capitals

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2013-14WSH8237100.124.8%
2014-15WSH67413170.255.1%
2015-16WSH82716230.287.1%
2016-17WSH82712190.237.4%
2017-18WSH781421350.4511.4%
2018-19WSH632218400.6316.9%
2019-20WSH682123440.6513.6%
2020-21WSH471320330.7015.7%
2021-22WSH782428520.6715.9%
2022-23WSH33139220.6715.9%
2023-24WSH741817350.4710.7%
2024-25WSH813332650.8019.5%
2025-26WSH723032620.8619.6%
Career9072092484570.5013.5%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2012Washington · round 1From Plymouth (OHL)#16

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · WSH points

Games97
Goals18
Points410.42 P/GP
Game-winning goals2
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct