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William Lagesson

#84 · Defence · Detroit Red Wings

Born Feb 22, 1996 in Gothenburg, SWE (age 30) · 6'2", 212 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 91st overall in 2014 by EDM (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

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

Derek Forbort BOS · 4 P in 35 GP Rasmus Ristolainen PHI · 4 P in 31 GP Chad Ruhwedel NYR · 4 P in 52 GP Ethan Bear WSH · 4 P in 24 GP Spencer Stastney NSH · 4 P in 20 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.

0123452019-20: 0 points019-202020-21: 2 points220-212021-22: 5 points521-222023-24: 4 points423-242024-25: 1 points124-25

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 EDM 8 0 0 0 -4 0 8 4 0.00 $742K
2020-21 EDM 19 0 2 2 0 9 11 15 0.11 $725K
2021-22 EDM 30 0 4 4 1 13 32 39 0.13 $725K
2021-22 MTL 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0.33
2023-24 TOR 30 0 4 4 5 19 12 56 0.13 $775K
2023-24 ANA 10 0 0 0 -2 13 7 20 0.00
2024-25 DET 7 0 1 1 -1 4 5 6 0.14 $775K
5 seasons Career 107 0 12 12 1 58 76 141 0.11

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
40 0 4 4 3 32 19 76 0.10 0.0 14:48

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$194KCap dollars per point4 points in 40 games
$805KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.0 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$702KValueworth 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 Toronto Maple Leafs on Jul 1, 2023, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $775K $775K $0 $775K

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
2025-26 to 2026-27 $775K
Jul 1, 2024 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jul 1, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 25, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Nov 4, 2020 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.45M $725K
Apr 7, 2017 Edmonton Oilers Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $2.275M $742K

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

Rating

+1.0Goals above replacement435th of 721 skaters, 132nd of 252 defencemen
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 252 ranked defencemen: 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-3.0 16th percentileEven-strength defence+2.2 85th percentilePower play+0.0 79th percentilePenalty kill+0.5 87th percentilePenalties-0.8 43rd 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 defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-1-0.500.512019-202020-212021-222023-242024-25Goals 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

48.9Corsi for %494 attempts for, 516 against
-0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Expected goals for %19.7 expected for, 19.3 against
+1.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.5Goals for %17 for, 16 against
100.0PDO7.2% shooting + 92.7% saves
57Attempts 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

Defence pairTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
William Lagesson · Simon BenoitTOR18102:5552.657.01-2
Jake McCabe · William LagessonTOR1878:3552.452.55-1
William Lagesson · Gustav LindstromANA664:1944.949.00-0
Morgan Rielly · William LagessonTOR2151:5252.256.65-2

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.8Expected goalsfrom 31 unblocked attempts
-0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.08 expected goals per 60 minutes5th
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt21st
Finishing -0.8 goals above expected34thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Game 20Game 40Expected 0.8Goals 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 18, 2024 @ VGK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:16
Apr 13, 2024 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:45
Apr 5, 2024 vs SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:06
Apr 2, 2024 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:53
Mar 31, 2024 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:48
Mar 30, 2024 @ EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 17:02
Mar 28, 2024 @ SEA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 10:39
Mar 26, 2024 @ SEA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:07
Mar 15, 2024 @ WPG L 0-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:10
Mar 12, 2024 @ CHI L 2-7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:42
Mar 6, 2024 vs BUF W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:34
Feb 29, 2024 vs ARI W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 15:17
Feb 27, 2024 vs VGK L 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 16:10
Feb 24, 2024 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:08
Feb 22, 2024 @ VGK W 7-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 15:23
Feb 17, 2024 vs ANA W 9-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:31
Feb 15, 2024 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:02
Feb 13, 2024 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:33
Feb 10, 2024 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:14
Dec 27, 2023 vs OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 10:44
Dec 23, 2023 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:54
Dec 19, 2023 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 17:01
Dec 16, 2023 vs PIT W 7-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 15:30
Dec 14, 2023 vs CBJ L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 0 4 3 2 15:27
Dec 12, 2023 @ NYR W 7-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 15:58
Dec 11, 2023 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:00
Dec 2, 2023 vs BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 18:02
Nov 30, 2023 vs SEA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 18:02
Nov 25, 2023 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:32
Nov 24, 2023 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 14:05
Nov 19, 2023 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:46
Nov 17, 2023 @ DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:03
Nov 11, 2023 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:30
Nov 10, 2023 vs CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 17:00
Nov 8, 2023 vs OTT L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 19:36
Nov 6, 2023 vs TBL W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 15:57
Nov 4, 2023 vs BUF L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 12:29
Nov 2, 2023 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 14:48
Oct 31, 2023 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:14
Oct 28, 2023 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:56