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Tom Willander
Defenseman #5 Canucks
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Tom Willander has 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 34 games for the Vancouver Canucks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 11) of the 2023 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, he has 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 34 regular-season games for the Vancouver Canucks.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 20.9 yrs (09.02.2005)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 82 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 11th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoVancouver Canucks
    Awards: -
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The 20-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Canucks controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Tom Willander is off the ice, the Canucks control 46% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 24% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 79th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 207th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.63
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.25
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.37
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.87
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.16
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.97
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.73
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.86
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.50
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.73
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.50
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.62
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.24
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Tom Willander at his age (20.9 yrs):
    Juuso Välimäki (Rating of 68 in 2018, Today 62)
    Simon Edvinsson (Rating of 69 in 2023, Today 77)
    Dennis Cholowski (Rating of 69 in 2018, Today 66)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $2.300M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 24.4 yrs (09.02.2005)
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Tom Willander
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 1 1 -1 18:31 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 21:07 2 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 16:40 1 0.0% 2
08.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 -2 17:37 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 -1 18:13 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -6 4 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Canucks 34 2 10 12 -7 14:43 29 6.9% 8
Season Projection 72 4 21 25 -15 14:44 61 6.6% 17
Total 34 2 10 12 -7 29 6.9% 8
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Tom Willander Team Logo D 20.9 yrs 185 cm / 82 kg 0.35 0.35 66 70 $0.950M
88% Zeev Buium Team Logo D 20.1 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.41 0.41 69 70 $0.967M
87% Axel Sandin-Pellikka Team Logo D 20.8 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.37 0.37 65 65 $0.918M
83% Ryker Evans Team Logo D 24.1 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.34 0.32 64 75 $2.050M
82% Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.5 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.28 0.24 59 67 $1.250M
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