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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 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex DeBrincat DET · 4 P in 3 GP Beckett Sennecke ANA · 4 P in 3 GP Ben Kindel PIT · 4 P in 3 GP Cutter Gauthier ANA · 4 P in 3 GP Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH · 4 P in 3 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: 4 points426-27

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 3 1 3 4 3 12 4 7 1.33 $6.54M
14 seasons Career 910 210 251 461 50 1661 1554 2686 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

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
3 1 3 4 3 12 4 7 1.33 25.0 18:05

Contract

$6.54MCap hitends in 2031, then UFA
$1.635MCap dollars per point4 points in 3 games
$667KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.8 goals above replacement, projected
$10.2MWorth 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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 648 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Aug 4, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 7 years and $45.7M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2030-31, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $6.5M $4M $5M $9M M-NTC
2025-26 $6.5M $4.5M $3M $7.5M M-NTC
2026-27 $6.54M $3.625M $2M $5.625M M-NTC
2027-28 $6.5M $4.3M $2M $6.3M M-NTC
2028-29 $6.5M $4.275M $2M $6.275M M-NTC
2029-30 $6.5M $900K $4.5M $5.4M M-NTC
2030-31 $6.5M $900K $4.5M $5.4M 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 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 2026-27 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.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 3 games (+0.8 goals above replacement), plus the 75 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+9.8Goals above replacement68th of 648 skaters, 55th of 423 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 423 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+4.4 88th percentileEven-strength defence+1.7 83rd percentilePower play+0.1 70th percentilePenalty kill-0.6 4th percentilePenalties+0.2 40th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-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 %36 attempts for, 32 against
+7.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.4Expected goals for %2.2 expected for, 1.7 against
+7.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
100.0Goals for %4 for, 0 against
123.5PDO23.5% shooting + 100.0% 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tom Wilson · Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois322:5253.852.63-0
Boone Jenner · Tom Wilson · Pierre-Luc Dubois21:1425.028.80-0
Tom Wilson · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Ryan Leonard10:5566.756.40-0
Tom Wilson · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Aliaksei Protas10:52100.0100.00-0

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
0.4Expected goalsfrom 5 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.48 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.4

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 this season, 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
Oct 7, 2026 vs PIT W 5-3 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 19:49
Oct 3, 2026 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 12 2 2 17:49
Oct 2, 2026 @ CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 16:37