Akil Thomas
#26 · Centre · Vancouver Canucks
Born Jan 2, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 26) · 6'0", 195 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 51st overall in 2018 by LAK (round 2)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Walker Duehr
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3 P in 24 GP
Mitchell Stephens
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3 P in 28 GP
Zack MacEwen
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3 P in 21 GP
Andre Lee
LAK ·
3 P in 19 GP
Nicolas Deslauriers
PHI ·
3 P in 31 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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | LAK | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0.57 | $775K |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 0.12 | $775K |
| 2 seasons | Career | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 | 29 | 50 | 0.22 |
2024-25 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 0.12 | 5.0 | 9:55 |
Contract
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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.
The contract
Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jun 6, 2024, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.55M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season left after this one.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $775K | $775K | $0 | $775K | ||
| 2025-26 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Vancouver Canucks | New contract (two-way) | 2026-27 to 2026-27 | 1 | $900K | $900K |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Los Angeles Kings | Extension | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $1.55M | $775K |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings | New contract | 2023-24 to 2023-24 | 1 | $775K | $775K |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings | Entry-level | 2020-21 to 2022-23 signed for 2019-20, slid | 3 | $2.825M | $795K |
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 2024-25 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.
2024-25 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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.
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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
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 line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lewis · Tanner Jeannot · Akil Thomas | 11 | 71:49 | 40.0 | 31.4 | 0-2 |
| Phillip Danault · Kevin Fiala · Akil Thomas | 5 | 17:58 | 40.7 | 61.5 | 1-0 |
| Phillip Danault · Trevor Moore · Akil Thomas | 4 | 17:26 | 57.1 | 65.3 | 1-1 |
| Akil Thomas · Andre Lee · Samuel Helenius | 3 | 16:38 | 51.7 | 74.1 | 0-0 |
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.
Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
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 17, 2025 | vs CGY | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10:28 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | @ SEA | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:45 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | @ STL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:43 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | vs DAL | W 5-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:36 |
| Feb 5, 2025 | vs MTL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:47 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | @ CAR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 08:15 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | @ TBL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:23 |
| Jan 29, 2025 | @ FLA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:00 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | vs FLA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 09:31 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | vs EDM | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:06 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | @ WSH | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:03 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | @ NSH | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:19 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | @ PHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:19 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | @ PIT | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:34 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | @ NYR | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:55 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | @ SJS | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:32 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | @ COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:09 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | @ CGY | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:58 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | vs CBJ | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | vs VAN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:03 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | @ MIN | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:21 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | @ NSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:57 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | vs CHI | L 3-4 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:36 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | vs VGK | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10:14 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | @ SJS | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:06 |