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Timothy Liljegren

#27 · Defence · Washington Capitals

Born Apr 30, 1999 in Kristianstad, SWE (age 27) · 6'1", 205 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 17th overall in 2017 by TOR (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Holl TOR · 23 P in 69 GP Anton Stralman ARI · 23 P in 74 GP Justin Schultz WSH · 23 P in 74 GP Dante Fabbro NSH · 24 P in 66 GP Adam Boqvist CBJ · 22 P in 52 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.

051015202019-20: 1 points119-202020-21: 0 points020-212021-22: 23 points2321-222022-23: 18 points1822-232023-24: 23 points2323-242024-25: 17 points1724-252025-26: 11 points1125-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2019-20 TOR 11 0 1 1 -5 2 2 8 0.09 $863K
2020-21 TOR 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0.00 $863K
2021-22 TOR 61 5 18 23 15 14 79 87 0.38 $863K
2022-23 TOR 67 6 12 18 24 30 84 107 0.27 $1.4M
2023-24 TOR 55 3 20 23 3 16 62 92 0.42 $1.4M
2024-25 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 $3M
2024-25 SJS 67 6 11 17 -25 36 102 64 0.25
2025-26 SJS 43 1 10 11 -7 27 35 36 0.26 $3M
2025-26 WSH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0.00
2026-27 WSH 5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 6 0.20 $3.25M
8 seasons Career 316 22 72 94 5 131 374 405 0.30

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 TOR 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0.00
2022-23 TOR 5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 10 0.00
2023-24 TOR 6 0 1 1 -1 2 0 12 0.17
3 seasons Playoffs 13 0 1 1 0 2 3 26 0.08

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 5 18 23 15 14 79 87 0.38 6.3 16:24

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2022, then extended to 2024
$38KCap dollars per point23 points in 61 games
$118KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.3 goals above replacement
$6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.1MValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jul 12, 2017, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $3.975M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jun 27, 2022, 2 years and $2.8M at $1.4M a season, beginning in 2022-23.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $863K $833K $93K $400K $925K
2020-21 $863K $833K $0 $400K $833K
2021-22 $863K $833K $0 $400K $833K

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
May 20, 2026 Washington Capitals Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $6.5M $3.25M
Jun 30, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $6M $3M
Jun 27, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension not begun 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $2.8M $1.4M
Jul 12, 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Entry-level 2019-20 to 2021-22 signed for 2017-18, slid 3 $3.975M $863K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence-0.5Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.3Penalties+0.0

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-2024682019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

40.4Corsi for %21 attempts for, 31 against
-11.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
36.3Expected goals for %0.9 expected for, 1.5 against
-29.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %2 for, 1 against
107.6PDO16.7% shooting + 90.9% saves
5Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mark Giordano · Timothy Liljegren221:0743.941.02-1
Jake Muzzin · Timothy Liljegren11:110.00.00-0
Morgan Rielly · Timothy Liljegren10:3833.30.00-0
TJ Brodie · Timothy Liljegren10:2150.0100.00-0

The pairs 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 pairs 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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.2Expected goalsfrom 5 unblocked attempts
-0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.36 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 4.6% chance per attempt95th
Finishing -0.2 goals above expected54thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 61 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.2Goals 0

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 29, 2022 vs BOS W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 15:20
Apr 26, 2022 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 17:35
Apr 23, 2022 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:43
Apr 21, 2022 @ TBL L 1-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 15:26
Apr 19, 2022 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19:59
Apr 17, 2022 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:45
Apr 16, 2022 @ OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:46
Apr 14, 2022 vs WSH W 7-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 5 20:54
Apr 12, 2022 vs BUF L 2-5 1 0 1 2 0 4 4 19:09
Apr 5, 2022 @ FLA L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:34
Apr 4, 2022 @ TBL W 6-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 17:29
Apr 2, 2022 @ PHI W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 15:12
Mar 31, 2022 vs WPG W 7-3 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 15:45
Mar 29, 2022 @ BOS W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 20:54
Mar 27, 2022 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 14:51
Mar 26, 2022 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:08
Mar 23, 2022 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:27
Mar 17, 2022 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 13:23
Mar 15, 2022 vs DAL W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 15:05
Mar 13, 2022 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10:25
Mar 10, 2022 vs ARI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 18:06
Mar 8, 2022 vs SEA W 6-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 16:38
Mar 7, 2022 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15:58
Mar 5, 2022 vs VAN L 4-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:12
Feb 28, 2022 @ WSH W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:59
Feb 26, 2022 @ DET W 10-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:22
Feb 24, 2022 vs MIN W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 18:38
Feb 22, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:57
Feb 21, 2022 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:54
Feb 19, 2022 vs STL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:06
Feb 14, 2022 @ SEA W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 18:15
Feb 12, 2022 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:35
Feb 10, 2022 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:10
Feb 7, 2022 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 14:19
Feb 1, 2022 @ NJD W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18:10
Jan 31, 2022 vs NJD W 6-4 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 13:07
Jan 29, 2022 @ DET W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:56
Jan 26, 2022 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 05:12
Jan 22, 2022 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:04
Jan 19, 2022 @ NYR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:55
Jan 15, 2022 @ STL W 6-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 19:37
Jan 12, 2022 @ ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:35
Dec 14, 2021 @ EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21:05
Dec 11, 2021 vs CHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:02
Dec 9, 2021 vs TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 18:40
Dec 7, 2021 vs CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:57
Dec 5, 2021 @ WPG L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:57
Nov 26, 2021 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:51
Nov 24, 2021 @ LAK W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:44
Nov 21, 2021 @ NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 13:38
Nov 20, 2021 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:17
Nov 13, 2021 @ BUF W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:04
Nov 12, 2021 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13:09
Nov 10, 2021 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:42
Nov 8, 2021 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:35
Nov 6, 2021 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:03
Nov 4, 2021 vs TBL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:07
Nov 2, 2021 vs VGK W 4-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 17:49
Oct 30, 2021 vs DET W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:19
Oct 23, 2021 @ PIT L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:59
Oct 16, 2021 vs OTT W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:52