CAROLINA HURRICANESBorn in Canada#26 ·Defenseman

Sean Walker

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(overnight)0 PTS · 0G · 0A · +1 +/- · 23:46 Ice time@Edmonton Oilers

Next match:October 25, 2026(tomorrow night)@St. Louis Blues

Sean Walker has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He is 31 years old (born in 1994), is originally from Keswick, is 180 cm tall and weighs 87 kg. He has previously played for Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers. Walker has put up 149 points in 488 games, 40 goals and 109 assists, an average of 0.31 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 31 points in 81 games.

BirthplaceKeswick

Born1994 (31 years)Height180 cmWeight87 kgShootsRNHLSeason 9 in the NHL

DEBUT October 24, 2018(8y ago)@Dallas StarsCONTRACT $3,625,000/yr (≈ 2 993 710 kr/month, 35 924 522 kr/yr) · UFA 2029–30

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The 2026-2027 season12 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#145NHL D#25

Goals

NHL#423NHL D#97

Assists

NHL#49NHL D#16

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

12 of 12

games

Point pace

42P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Good

+/-

NHL#141NHL D#56

Ice time/game

21:38

NHL#124NHL D#49

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs5 playoff assists4mo ago

Career100 career assists6mo ago

Next up

50 career goals

40 now · target 50

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SeasonMatch season best: 10 goals10 away

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Season

Match season best: 10 goals10 away

Match season best: 31 points25 away

Match season best: 22 assists16 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

5 playoff assists4mo ago

25 playoff games1y ago

First playoff point1y ago

First playoff goal1y ago

10 playoff games2y ago

Career

50 career goals10 away

500 NHL games12 away

250 career points101 away

250 career assists141 away

100 career assists6mo ago

100 career points1y ago

25 career goals2y ago

250 NHL games2y ago

50 career assists3y ago

50 career points5y ago

100 NHL games6y ago

First NHL goal7y ago

First NHL point8y ago

Compared with the NHL

Sean Walker is in the top 7% of NHL defensemen for shots per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.05

Upper halfSean Walker scores points more often than 64% of NHL defensemen (154 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.75

Upper halfSean Walker records assists more often than 54% of NHL defensemen (129 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

4.25

Upper halfSean Walker blocks more shots than 54% of NHL defensemen (129 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

4.79

Top 24%Sean Walker hits more often than 77% of NHL defensemen (184 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

6.08

Top 7%Sean Walker shoots more often than 93% of NHL defensemen (223 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.31

Top 25%Sean Walker scores goals more often than 75% of NHL defensemen (180 of 239)

+/−

Upper halfSean Walker has a higher +/− than 67% of NHL defensemen (161 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Sean Walker's whole career

Stats

Games played

488

Points

149

Points per game

0.31

Goals

Assists

109

+/-

-25

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

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Teams player has played for

CARCarolina HurricanesCurrent

Seasons

2024–25 to 2026–27

Since OCT 11 · 3 seasons

PTS

175

COLColorado Avalanche

Seasons

2023–24

MAR 8–APR 18

PTS

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

Seasons

2023–24

OCT 12–MAR 4

PTS

LAKLos Angeles Kings

Seasons

2018–19 to 2022–23

OCT 23–APR 13 · 5 seasons

PTS

232

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