#17 · Right wing · LAK
TaylorWard
Next milestone 92 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 36
- G
- 3
- A
- 4
- P
- 7
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 7
- SOG
- 38
- S%
- 7.9
- PPP
- 0
Playoffs 2025-26: 1 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- March 31, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Kelowna, British Columbia, CAN
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 215 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed22.1 mphleague avg 22.2 mph42nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph33league avg 75.235th percentile
- Distance skated53.7 mileague avg 123.5 mi29th percentile
- Hardest shot93.3 mphleague avg 83.6 mph93rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.4%league avg 43.1%26th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3 | 4.18 | -1.18 | 99 | 17 | .042 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 36 games · 315:23 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 50.3% | 52.3% | -2.0 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 49.8% | 52.3% | -2.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 11–11
- xG for–against
- 11.2–11.1
- Average rating
- 5.6
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Helenius | 34 | 203:29 | 57.1% |
| Jeff Malott | 25 | 152:50 | 54.6% |
| Quinton Byfield | 12 | 31:52 | 51.2% |
| Mathieu Joseph | 7 | 31:50 | 38.1% |
| Andre Lee | 7 | 31:32 | 62.7% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | @ CGY | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 6:10 |
| Apr 14 | @ VAN | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:52 |
| Apr 13 | @ SEA | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:20 |
| Apr 11 | vs EDM | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:40 |
| Apr 9 | vs VAN | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 |
| Apr 6 | vs NSH | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:31 |
| Apr 4 | vs TOR | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:17 |
| Apr 2 | vs NSH | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 |
| Apr 1 | vs STL | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:36 |
| Mar 21 | vs BUF | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 |
| Mar 19 | vs PHI | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 |
| Mar 16 | @ NYR | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 |
| Mar 14 | @ NJD | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 9:44 |
| Mar 13 | @ NYI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 |
| Mar 10 | @ BOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 |
| Mar 9 | @ CBJ | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 6:06 |
| Mar 7 | vs MTL | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 8:04 |
| Mar 5 | vs NYI | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 8:08 |
| Mar 2 | vs COL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 |
| Feb 28 | vs CGY | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10:10 |
| Feb 26 | vs EDM | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Feb 5 | @ VGK | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:25 |
| Feb 4 | vs SEA | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 7:25 |
| Feb 1 | @ CAR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 |
| Jan 31 | @ PHI | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 |
| Jan 29 | @ BUF | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 11:48 |
| Jan 27 | @ DET | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 10:48 |
| Jan 24 | @ STL | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 9:48 |
| Jan 20 | vs NYR | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:00 |
| Jan 17 | @ ANA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:41 |
| Jan 16 | vs ANA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 |
| Jan 14 | vs VGK | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:31 |
| Jan 12 | vs DAL | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 |
| Jan 10 | @ EDM | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 8:49 |
| Jan 9 | @ WPG | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 |
| Jan 7 | vs SJS | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 10:20 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 37 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 9.5 | 1 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (2)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Kings | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 |