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Tom Wilson

#43 · Right wing · Washington Capitals

Born Mar 29, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 32) · 6'4", 230 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 16th overall in 2012 by WSH (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Erik Haula NJD · 35 P in 76 GP Mathieu Joseph OTT · 35 P in 72 GP Anton Lundell FLA · 35 P in 78 GP Matthew Knies TOR · 35 P in 80 GP Adam Lowry WPG · 35 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602013-14: 10 points1013-142014-15: 17 points1714-152015-16: 23 points2315-162016-17: 19 points1916-172017-18: 35 points3517-182018-19: 40 points4018-192019-20: 44 points4419-202020-21: 33 points3320-212021-22: 52 points5221-222022-23: 22 points2222-232023-24: 35 points3523-242024-25: 65 points6524-252025-26: 62 points6225-262026-27: 5 points526-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 WSH 82 3 7 10 1 151 63 197 0.12 $894K
2014-15 WSH 67 4 13 17 -1 172 79 205 0.25 $894K
2015-16 WSH 82 7 16 23 3 163 99 253 0.28 $894K
2016-17 WSH 82 7 12 19 9 133 95 239 0.23 $2M
2017-18 WSH 78 14 21 35 10 187 123 250 0.45 $2M
2018-19 WSH 63 22 18 40 11 128 130 200 0.63 $5.167M
2019-20 WSH 68 21 23 44 -3 93 154 253 0.65 $5.167M
2020-21 WSH 47 13 20 33 1 96 83 105 0.70 $5.167M
2021-22 WSH 78 24 28 52 13 98 151 240 0.67 $5.167M
2022-23 WSH 33 13 9 22 -13 78 82 97 0.67 $5.167M
2023-24 WSH 74 18 17 35 -19 133 169 228 0.47 $5.167M
2024-25 WSH 81 33 32 65 20 100 169 233 0.80 $6.5M
2025-26 WSH 72 30 32 62 15 117 153 179 0.86 $6.5M
2026-27 WSH 5 2 3 5 3 12 10 17 1.00 $6.54M
14 seasons Career 912 211 251 462 50 1661 1560 2696 0.51

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 WSH 3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 8 0.00
2014-15 WSH 13 0 1 1 -2 25 7 38 0.08
2015-16 WSH 12 0 1 1 -3 13 8 40 0.08
2016-17 WSH 13 3 0 3 -2 34 19 49 0.23
2017-18 WSH 21 5 10 15 11 31 34 100 0.71
2018-19 WSH 7 3 2 5 1 2 11 34 0.71
2019-20 WSH 5 0 2 2 -4 17 9 24 0.40
2020-21 WSH 5 1 1 2 -3 6 10 24 0.40
2021-22 WSH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1.00
2023-24 WSH 4 1 2 3 1 16 10 15 0.75
2024-25 WSH 10 3 4 7 3 14 19 51 0.70
11 seasons Playoffs 94 17 23 40 1 158 133 384 0.43

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 18 17 35 -19 133 169 228 0.47 10.7 18:06

Contract

$5.167MCap hitends in 2024, then extended to 2031
$148KCap dollars per point35 points in 74 games
$4.654MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.1 goals above replacement
$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 27, 2018, as a new contract: 6 years and $31M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Washington Capitals on Aug 4, 2023, 7 years and $45.7M at $6.5M a season, beginning in 2024-25.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $5.167M $1.1M $5M $6.1M
2019-20 $5.167M $1.5M $3M $4.5M
2020-21 $5.167M $2.1M $2M $4.1M M-NTC
2021-22 $5.167M $3.1M $3M $6.1M M-NTC
2022-23 $5.167M $2.1M $2M $4.1M M-NTC
2023-24 $5.167M $5.1M $1M $6.1M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Aug 4, 2023 Washington Capitals Extension not begun 2024-25 to 2030-31 7 $45.7M $6.5M
Jul 27, 2018 Washington Capitals New contract 2018-19 to 2023-24 6 $31M $5.167M
Jun 30, 2016 Washington Capitals Extension 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $4M $2M
Jul 19, 2012 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $3.975M $894K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2023-24 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2023-24 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence+0.3Power play+0.3Penalty kill-0.1Penalties-0.3

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-505102013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

52.9Corsi for %55 attempts for, 49 against
+2.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
65.7Expected goals for %2.2 expected for, 1.1 against
+17.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %2 for, 1 against
101.2PDO8.3% shooting + 92.9% saves
10Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Aliaksei Protas433:2652.164.22-1
Alex Ovechkin · Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome21:55100.0100.00-0
Tom Wilson · Connor McMichael · Aliaksei Protas21:43100.0100.00-0
Alex Ovechkin · Tom Wilson · Connor McMichael21:1425.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.4Expected goalsfrom 16 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.12 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 8.9% chance per attempt78th
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected45thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 74 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.51Expected 1.4Goals 1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2024 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:46
Apr 15, 2024 vs BOS W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 7 20:07
Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 18:52
Apr 11, 2024 @ BUF L 2-4 1 0 1 0 7 2 3 16:51
Apr 9, 2024 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:41
Apr 7, 2024 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 5 3 17:01
Apr 5, 2024 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 19:22
Apr 4, 2024 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 3 7 20:08
Mar 20, 2024 vs TOR L 3-7 0 1 1 -2 4 3 4 16:30
Mar 18, 2024 @ CGY W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 2 15:55
Mar 16, 2024 @ VAN W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11:59
Mar 14, 2024 @ SEA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 17:37
Mar 13, 2024 @ EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:35
Mar 9, 2024 vs CHI W 4-1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 17:28
Mar 7, 2024 @ PIT W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 15:41
Mar 3, 2024 vs ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 14 4 3 16:07
Mar 1, 2024 vs PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 1 6 1 3 16:39
Feb 27, 2024 @ DET L 3-8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 18:57
Feb 26, 2024 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 7 17:59
Feb 24, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 23:55
Feb 22, 2024 @ TBL W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 20:09
Feb 20, 2024 vs NJD W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:02
Feb 17, 2024 @ MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 14:10
Feb 13, 2024 vs COL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 21:20
Feb 11, 2024 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:53
Feb 10, 2024 @ BOS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:15
Feb 8, 2024 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 18:56
Feb 6, 2024 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:35
Jan 27, 2024 @ DAL L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 16:18
Jan 24, 2024 @ COL L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:40
Jan 23, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:32
Jan 20, 2024 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 18:32
Jan 18, 2024 vs STL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 18:43
Jan 16, 2024 vs ANA W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 16:28
Jan 14, 2024 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 17:39
Jan 13, 2024 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 15:08
Jan 7, 2024 vs LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 15:13
Jan 5, 2024 vs CAR L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:28
Jan 3, 2024 vs NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 5 18:45
Jan 2, 2024 @ PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 18:56
Dec 30, 2023 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 5 1 4 18:36
Dec 29, 2023 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:13
Dec 27, 2023 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 16:46
Dec 23, 2023 vs TBL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 22:06
Dec 21, 2023 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:18
Dec 20, 2023 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 19:37
Dec 17, 2023 @ CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 20:26
Dec 16, 2023 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 20:13
Dec 14, 2023 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 0 3 2 21:53
Dec 10, 2023 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 14 4 4 16:38
Dec 9, 2023 vs NYR W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 18:21
Dec 7, 2023 vs DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 19:55
Dec 4, 2023 @ ARI L 0-6 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 18:21
Dec 2, 2023 @ VGK L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 2 2 2 17:49
Nov 30, 2023 @ ANA W 5-4 3 0 3 -1 4 7 1 16:56
Nov 29, 2023 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:18
Nov 27, 2023 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 22:16
Nov 24, 2023 vs EDM L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 7 7 20:03
Nov 22, 2023 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 5 4 3 17:10
Nov 18, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:43
Nov 14, 2023 vs VGK W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 20:42
Nov 11, 2023 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 17:57
Nov 10, 2023 @ NJD W 4-2 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 17:09
Nov 8, 2023 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 6 17:59
Nov 4, 2023 vs CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 18:36
Nov 2, 2023 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 3 3 18:13
Oct 29, 2023 vs SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 7 5 17:16
Oct 27, 2023 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 4 3 19:56
Oct 25, 2023 @ NJD W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 20:17
Oct 24, 2023 vs TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 4 16:35
Oct 21, 2023 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 17:32
Oct 18, 2023 @ OTT L 1-6 0 1 1 -1 11 2 5 14:39
Oct 16, 2023 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 18:04
Oct 13, 2023 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 18:08