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Sonny Milano

#15 · Left wing · Free agent, last with the Washington Capitals

Born May 12, 1996 in Massapequa, New York, USA · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 16th overall in 2014 by CBJ (round 1)

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.

Evgenii Dadonov DAL · 23 P in 51 GP Max Pacioretty WSH · 23 P in 47 GP Bobby Brink PHI · 23 P in 57 GP Ryan Johansen COL · 23 P in 63 GP Mike Hoffman SJS · 23 P in 66 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.

01020302015-16: 1 points115-162016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 22 points2217-182018-19: 1 points118-192019-20: 23 points2319-202020-21: 0 points020-212021-22: 34 points3421-222022-23: 33 points3322-232023-24: 23 points2323-242024-25: 0 points024-252025-26: 8 points825-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 CBJ 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 0.33 $894K
2016-17 CBJ 4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 0.00 $863K
2017-18 CBJ 55 14 8 22 -8 10 69 28 0.40 $863K
2018-19 CBJ 8 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0.13 $863K
2019-20 CBJ 46 5 13 18 -5 22 64 25 0.39 $874K
2019-20 ANA 9 2 3 5 -2 4 11 1 0.56
2020-21 ANA 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0.00 $1.7M
2021-22 ANA 66 14 20 34 -9 10 94 27 0.52 $1.7M
2022-23 WSH 64 11 22 33 -5 18 80 39 0.52 $750K
2023-24 WSH 49 15 8 23 4 10 50 20 0.47 $1.9M
2024-25 WSH 3 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 0.00 $1.9M
2025-26 WSH 31 4 4 8 0 4 34 9 0.26 $1.9M
11 seasons Career 344 66 79 145 -30 78 423 166 0.42

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CBJ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2017-18 CBJ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2023-24 WSH 4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 8 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0.00

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
49 15 8 23 4 10 50 20 0.47 30.0 12:30

Contract

$1.9MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point23 points in 49 games
$354KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.4 goals above replacement
$4.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.9MValueworth 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 Feb 4, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $5.7M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, with 2 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
2023-24 $1.9M $2.35M $0 $2.35M
2024-25 $1.9M $1.9M $0 $1.9M
2025-26 $1.9M $1.45M $0 $1.45M

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
Feb 4, 2023 Washington Capitals Extension 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $5.7M $1.9M
Oct 15, 2022 Washington Capitals New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Jul 28, 2020 Anaheim Ducks Extension 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $3.4M $1.7M
Jul 15, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 1 $874K $874K
Sep 20, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2014-15, slid 3 $3.883M $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 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 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+5.4Goals above replacement198th of 721 skaters, 149th of 469 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 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+0.8 61st percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 90th percentilePower play+0.2 75th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 49th percentilePenalties+0.1 44th 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.

-202462015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

48.4Corsi for %497 attempts for, 529 against
+2.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.8Expected goals for %23.7 expected for, 18.7 against
+8.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
56.8Goals for %25 for, 19 against
103.8PDO11.3% shooting + 92.5% saves
79Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Max Pacioretty · Sonny Milano · Hendrix Lapierre17109:1147.252.63-4
T.J. Oshie · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Sonny Milano1167:3648.358.73-3
Max Pacioretty · Sonny Milano · Dylan Strome1043:1556.171.34-1
Sonny Milano · Dylan Strome · Ivan Miroshnichenko641:0144.852.23-1

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.0Expected goalsfrom 65 unblocked attempts
+9.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.59 expected goals per 60 minutes23rd
Shot quality 9.2% chance per attempt89th
Finishing +9.0 goals above expected96thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Goals 15Expected 6.0

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 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 16, 2024 @ PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:15
Apr 15, 2024 vs BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:09
Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 10:08
Apr 11, 2024 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:28
Apr 9, 2024 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:14
Apr 7, 2024 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:48
Apr 5, 2024 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:52
Apr 4, 2024 vs PIT L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:15
Apr 2, 2024 @ BUF L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:35
Mar 30, 2024 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:06
Mar 24, 2024 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:37
Mar 22, 2024 vs CAR W 7-6 (SO) 3 0 3 2 0 4 1 19:11
Mar 20, 2024 vs TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 12:56
Mar 18, 2024 @ CGY W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 10:39
Mar 16, 2024 @ VAN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:09
Mar 14, 2024 @ SEA W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 09:41
Mar 13, 2024 @ EDM L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:54
Mar 11, 2024 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:08
Mar 9, 2024 vs CHI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:10
Mar 7, 2024 @ PIT W 6-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:55
Mar 3, 2024 vs ARI L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 13:37
Mar 1, 2024 vs PHI W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 14:40
Feb 24, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 14:19
Feb 22, 2024 @ TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:37
Feb 20, 2024 vs NJD W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12:54
Feb 17, 2024 @ MTL W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:03
Dec 10, 2023 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:15
Dec 9, 2023 vs NYR W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 14:17
Dec 4, 2023 @ ARI L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:04
Dec 2, 2023 @ VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:18
Nov 30, 2023 @ ANA W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:10
Nov 29, 2023 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:01
Nov 27, 2023 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:18
Nov 24, 2023 vs EDM L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:19
Nov 22, 2023 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:06
Nov 18, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 12:11
Nov 14, 2023 vs VGK W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:43
Nov 11, 2023 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:26
Nov 10, 2023 @ NJD W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11:40
Nov 8, 2023 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:23
Nov 4, 2023 vs CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 11:28
Nov 2, 2023 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:49
Oct 27, 2023 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 13:33
Oct 25, 2023 @ NJD W 6-4 1 0 1 -2 2 1 1 17:01
Oct 24, 2023 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:53
Oct 21, 2023 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10:28
Oct 18, 2023 @ OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:42
Oct 16, 2023 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:58
Oct 13, 2023 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:31