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Will Borgen

#17 · Defence · Boston Bruins

Born Dec 19, 1996 in Moorhead, Minnesota, USA (age 29) · 6'3", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 92nd overall in 2015 by BUF (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jamie Oleksiak SEA · 15 P in 78 GP Scott Mayfield NYI · 15 P in 80 GP Ben Chiarot DET · 15 P in 82 GP Brenden Dillon NJD · 15 P in 82 GP Nicolas Hague NSH · 15 P in 62 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.

05101520252018-19: 0 points018-192020-21: 0 points020-212021-22: 8 points821-222022-23: 20 points2022-232023-24: 25 points2523-242024-25: 15 points1524-252025-26: 15 points1525-262026-27: 2 points226-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 BUF 4 0 0 0 -5 0 2 12 0.00 $864K
2020-21 BUF 10 0 0 0 -4 4 7 30 0.00 $864K
2021-22 SEA 36 2 6 8 1 28 49 89 0.22 $900K
2022-23 SEA 82 3 17 20 11 47 76 203 0.24 $900K
2023-24 SEA 82 3 22 25 -5 65 97 195 0.30 $2.7M
2024-25 SEA 33 1 1 2 -13 9 24 48 0.06 $2.7M
2024-25 NYR 51 4 9 13 9 33 57 74 0.25
2025-26 NYR 75 5 10 15 3 41 69 111 0.20 $4.1M
2026-27 BOS 6 0 2 2 6 8 2 16 0.33 $4.1M
8 seasons Career 379 18 67 85 3 235 383 778 0.22

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2022-23 SEA 14 1 2 3 -6 8 10 33 0.21
1 season Playoffs 14 1 2 3 -6 8 10 33 0.21

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 5 10 15 3 41 69 111 0.20 7.2 18:03

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$273KCap dollars per point15 points in 75 games
-$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.2MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Rangers on Jan 27, 2025, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $20.5M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2029-30, 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
2025-26 $4.1M $4M $1M $5M
2026-27 $4.1M $3M $1M $4M
2027-28 $4.1M $4M $0 $4M
2028-29 $4.1M $4M $0 $4M
2029-30 $4.1M $3.5M $0 $3.5M

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
Jan 27, 2025 New York Rangers Extension 2025-26 to 2029-30 5 $20.5M $4.1M
Jul 7, 2023 Seattle Kraken New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $5.4M $2.7M
Aug 5, 2021 Seattle Kraken New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.8M $900K
Mar 25, 2018 Buffalo Sabres Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $2.775M $864K

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-3.4Goals above replacement688th of 715 skaters, 224th of 239 defencemen
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-7.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 239 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-4.1 7th percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 20th percentilePower play0.0 62nd percentilePenalty kill-0.6 12th percentilePenalties-1.1 32nd 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.

-4-20242018-192020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

46.0Corsi for %983 attempts for, 1155 against
-3.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.1Expected goals for %39.9 expected for, 50.6 against
-5.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %45 for, 45 against
101.8PDO10.6% shooting + 91.2% saves
164Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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 pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Will Borgen · Matthew Robertson57435:1247.446.418-23
Carson Soucy · Will Borgen38366:1243.540.712-9
Will Borgen · Braden Schneider54134:5042.839.68-6
Will Borgen · Urho Vaakanainen2384:2753.248.62-1

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 101 unblocked attempts
+2.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.11 expected goals per 60 minutes12th
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt15th
Finishing +2.5 goals above expected85thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 240 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 5Expected 2.5

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2026 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:17
Apr 13, 2026 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:35
Apr 11, 2026 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:18
Apr 8, 2026 vs BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 15:24
Apr 5, 2026 vs WSH W 8-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:24
Apr 4, 2026 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:44
Apr 2, 2026 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 16:47
Mar 31, 2026 vs NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 18:30
Mar 29, 2026 vs FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:41
Mar 27, 2026 vs CHI W 6-1 0 1 1 2 5 1 2 17:41
Mar 25, 2026 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:48
Mar 23, 2026 vs OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:49
Mar 22, 2026 vs WPG L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 14:32
Mar 19, 2026 @ CBJ L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:35
Mar 18, 2026 vs NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:19
Mar 16, 2026 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:39
Mar 14, 2026 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 18:47
Mar 12, 2026 @ WPG W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:15
Mar 10, 2026 vs CGY W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:21
Mar 9, 2026 @ PHI W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:18
Mar 7, 2026 @ NJD L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 16:25
Mar 5, 2026 vs TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:04
Mar 2, 2026 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 3 8 17:37
Feb 28, 2026 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:32
Feb 26, 2026 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 18:58
Feb 5, 2026 vs CAR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:31
Jan 31, 2026 @ PIT L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 20:24
Jan 29, 2026 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 18:07
Jan 28, 2026 @ NYI L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 20:38
Jan 26, 2026 vs BOS W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 18:23
Jan 23, 2026 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 15:19
Jan 20, 2026 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:25
Jan 19, 2026 @ ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:42
Jan 17, 2026 @ PHI W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17:43
Jan 14, 2026 vs OTT L 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18:25
Jan 12, 2026 vs SEA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:29
Jan 10, 2026 @ BOS L 2-10 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:04
Jan 8, 2026 vs BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:08
Jan 5, 2026 vs UTA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:50
Jan 2, 2026 @ FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:33
Dec 31, 2025 @ WSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 20:33
Dec 29, 2025 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 21:46
Dec 27, 2025 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:38
Dec 23, 2025 @ WSH W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:45
Dec 21, 2025 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16:34
Dec 20, 2025 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:01
Dec 18, 2025 @ STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 16:53
Dec 16, 2025 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:38
Dec 15, 2025 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:49
Dec 13, 2025 vs MTL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 19:12
Dec 10, 2025 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:23
Dec 7, 2025 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 21:12
Dec 6, 2025 vs COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:54
Dec 4, 2025 @ OTT W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 18:43
Dec 2, 2025 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:23
Nov 29, 2025 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 19:50
Nov 18, 2025 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:58
Nov 12, 2025 @ TBL W 7-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:47
Nov 10, 2025 vs NSH W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:14
Nov 8, 2025 vs NYI L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:26
Nov 7, 2025 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 18:13
Nov 4, 2025 vs CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:46
Nov 1, 2025 @ SEA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:13
Oct 30, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:21
Oct 28, 2025 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 20:08
Oct 26, 2025 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:45
Oct 23, 2025 vs SJS L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:13
Oct 20, 2025 vs MIN L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 18:37
Oct 18, 2025 @ MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:45
Oct 16, 2025 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:22
Oct 14, 2025 vs EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:32
Oct 12, 2025 vs WSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:23
Oct 11, 2025 @ PIT W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:54
Oct 9, 2025 @ BUF W 4-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 16:23
Oct 7, 2025 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:53