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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

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brian Flynn MTL · 17 P in 63 GP Jarret Stoll LAK · 17 P in 73 GP Matt Stajan CGY · 17 P in 59 GP Richard Panik TOR · 17 P in 76 GP Brett Connolly BOS · 17 P in 55 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 4 2 3 5 4 12 7 10 1.25 $6.54M
14 seasons Career 911 211 251 462 51 1661 1557 2689 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
67 4 13 17 -1 172 79 205 0.25 5.1 10:56

Contract

$894KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$53KCap dollars per point17 points in 67 games
$161KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.5 goals above replacement
$3.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 19, 2012, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $3.975M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $894K $833K $93K $200K $925K
2014-15 $894K $833K $93K $400K $925K
2015-16 $894K $833K $0 $600K $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
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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.5Goals above replacement188th of 665 skaters, 134th of 432 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+0.1 52nd percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 88th percentilePower play-0.1 51st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 54th percentilePenalties+1.3 82nd 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. 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.

-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

52.7Corsi for %684 attempts for, 613 against
+1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Expected goals for %27.2 expected for, 21.6 against
+3.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.1Goals for %24 for, 23 against
99.2PDO7.1% shooting + 92.2% saves
145Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 skaters who played enough to be ranked: 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. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alex Ovechkin · Nicklas Backstrom · Tom Wilson39300:1054.561.811-8
Jason Chimera · Jay Beagle · Tom Wilson1682:5657.764.64-3
Jay Beagle · Michael Latta · Tom Wilson1045:3946.343.61-1
Brooks Laich · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Tom Wilson635:5044.633.21-1

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. 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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.8Expected goalsfrom 111 unblocked attempts
-4.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes56th
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt72nd
Finishing -4.8 goals above expected7thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 8.8Goals 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
Apr 5, 2015 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 07:26
Apr 4, 2015 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 7 0 4 06:52
Apr 2, 2015 @ MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:14
Mar 31, 2015 vs CAR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 10:49
Mar 29, 2015 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 09:25
Mar 28, 2015 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 4 10:53
Mar 26, 2015 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 11:01
Mar 21, 2015 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 08:55
Mar 19, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 10:48
Mar 16, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:24
Mar 15, 2015 vs BOS W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 15:40
Mar 13, 2015 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 09:26
Mar 11, 2015 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 12:01
Mar 7, 2015 vs BUF W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 10:34
Mar 5, 2015 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:27
Mar 3, 2015 @ CBJ W 5-3 1 0 1 1 17 1 2 07:19
Mar 1, 2015 vs TOR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 09:24
Feb 27, 2015 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 10:52
Feb 25, 2015 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 07:09
Feb 22, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 08:48
Feb 21, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 08:53
Feb 19, 2015 vs WPG W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:10
Feb 17, 2015 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 12 2 5 07:30
Feb 14, 2015 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 10:45
Feb 8, 2015 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 11:19
Feb 6, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:50
Feb 5, 2015 @ OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 09:07
Feb 3, 2015 vs LAK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 09:45
Feb 1, 2015 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 12:37
Jan 31, 2015 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 09:22
Jan 28, 2015 vs PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 09:14
Jan 27, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 06:51
Jan 20, 2015 vs EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 10:55
Jan 17, 2015 @ DAL L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 08:17
Jan 16, 2015 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:13
Jan 14, 2015 vs PHI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 08:45
Jan 12, 2015 vs COL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 7 10:19
Jan 10, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:05
Jan 8, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:12
Jan 7, 2015 @ TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:46
Jan 4, 2015 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:16
Jan 1, 2015 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 07:34
Dec 29, 2014 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 11:12
Dec 27, 2014 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:43
Dec 22, 2014 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 11:35
Dec 20, 2014 @ NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:10
Dec 18, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 7 2 6 14:21
Dec 16, 2014 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 8 15:40
Dec 13, 2014 vs TBL W 4-2 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 11:09
Dec 11, 2014 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:42
Dec 9, 2014 @ TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 4 0 2 10:36
Dec 6, 2014 @ NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 13:06
Dec 4, 2014 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:50
Dec 2, 2014 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 18:43
Nov 29, 2014 @ TOR L 2-6 1 0 1 0 15 5 4 12:08
Nov 28, 2014 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 1 7 0 1 12:58
Nov 26, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 17:29
Nov 22, 2014 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 19:28
Nov 20, 2014 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 18:10
Nov 18, 2014 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 13:55
Nov 15, 2014 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 7 1 6 15:16
Nov 8, 2014 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:10
Nov 7, 2014 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:07
Nov 4, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 5 3 13:28
Nov 2, 2014 vs ARI L 5-6 1 1 2 0 4 2 5 15:04
Nov 1, 2014 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 5 2 0 07:20
Oct 29, 2014 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 08:14