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Tom Willander's 2025-2026 season

Points
21
Swedish flag#39NHL#393
Goals
5
Swedish flag#42NHL#443
Assists
16
Swedish flag#33NHL#328
Plus/minus
-23
NHL#913
Games
70
85%
85% of 82

Defenceman Tom Willander was 20 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 70 of a possible 82 games and scored 5 goals and 16 assists for 21 points, 0.30 points per game. That was 39th among the Swedes and 393th in the NHL. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2025-2026
  1. A late start

    Tom Willander's season starts in game 11 of 82

    Vancouver Canucks have played 10 games10 of 82 without him
    NHL debut

    Tom Willander makes his NHL debut in 0–⁠2 loss against New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers2–0VANVancouver Canucks

    Tom was 20 years old · Rogers Arena, Canada

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    12:37
    TOI

    Other Swedes on the ice: Mika Zibanejad, Adam Edström, Elias Pettersson, among others.

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    • The game
      NYR2–0VAN
      L
      game 11/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:37TOI
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    • The game
      VAN4–3STL
      W
      game 12/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:12TOI
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    • November 2025
    • The game
      VAN2–5MIN
      L
      game 13/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:08TOI
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    • The game
      VAN5–4NSH
      W
      game 14/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG10:52TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Tom Willander records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Nashville Predators · November 3

    • The game
      CHI5–2VAN
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG14:39TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CBJ3–4VAN
      W
      game 16/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG10:48TOI
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    • The game
      COL5–4VAN
      L
      game 17/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:41TOI
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    • The game
      WPG5–3VAN
      L
      game 18/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:38TOI
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    • The game
      VAN3–4CAR
      L
      game 19/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:21TOI
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    • The game
      VAN6–2TBL
      W
      game 20/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:40TOI
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    • The game
      VAN5–8FLA
      L
      game 21/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG11:50TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8211 of 21 played
      3
      points
      Swedish flag#51NHL#463
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#52NHL#531
      3
      assists
      Swedish flag#39NHL#349
      +1
      +/-
      Swedish flag#9NHL#95
      VAN
      9-10-2W-L-OT20Points
      6th in the Pacific·12th in the Western Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL4–2VAN
      L
      game 22/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:12TOI
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    • The game
      CGY5–2VAN
      L
      game 23/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG14:00TOI
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    • The game
      VAN5–4ANA
      W
      game 24/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP14:48TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      VAN2–3SJS
      L
      game 25/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:52TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN1–2LAK
      L
      game 26/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:21TOI
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    • December 2025
    • The game
      VAN1–3COL
      L
      game 27/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:49TOI
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    • The game
      UTA4–1VAN
      L
      game 28/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:53TOI
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    • The game
      MIN2–4VAN
      W
      game 29/829
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG13:18TOI
      +2 points
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    Milestone

    Tom Willander scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Minnesota Wild · December 6

    • The game
      DET4–0VAN
      L
      game 30/829
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:00TOI
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    • The game
      BUF3–2VAN
      L
      game 31/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:04TOI
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    • The game
      VAN2–1NJD
      W
      game 32/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:18TOI
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    • The game
      VAN3–0NYR
      W
      game 33/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:20TOI
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    • The game
      VAN4–1NYI
      W
      game 34/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP14:02TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN5–4BOS
      W
      game 35/827
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG17:06TOI
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    • The game
      VAN2–5PHI
      L
      game 36/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG15:38TOI
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    • The game
      SJS6–3VAN
      L
      game 37/828
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG15:52TOI
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    • The game
      VAN3–2SEA
      W
      game 38/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:23TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI6–3VAN
      L
      game 39/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG17:32TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      SEA4–3VAN
      L
      game 40/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP18:32TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS3–2VAN
      L
      game 41/829
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:07TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8231 of 41 played
      12
      points
      Swedish flag#37NHL#360
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#44NHL#450
      10
      assists
      Swedish flag#29NHL#256
      -3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#23NHL#193
      VAN
      16-20-5W-L-OT37Points
      8th in the Pacific·15th in the Western Conference·31st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–5BUF
      L
      game 42/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:40TOI
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    • The game
      VAN1–5DET
      L
      game 43/8210
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG17:37TOI
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    • The game
      VAN0–5TOR
      L
      game 44/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:14TOI
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    • The game
      VAN3–6MTL
      L
      game 45/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:32TOI
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    • The game
      VAN1–4CBJ
      L
      game 47/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:36TOI
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    • The game
      EDM6–0VAN
      L
      game 48/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG18:23TOI
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    • The game
      NYI4–3VAN
      L
      game 49/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:10TOI
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    • The game
      WSH3–4VAN
      W
      game 50/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG17:23TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NJD5–4VAN
      L
      game 51/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:15TOI
      +1 assist
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    Ill

    Tom falls ill and misses 1 game

    Illness

    • The game
      PIT3–2VAN
      L
      game 52/828
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      SJS5–2VAN
      L
      game 53/8211
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:35TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      ANA0–2VAN
      W
      game 54/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:32TOI
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    • The game
      TOR3–2VAN
      L
      game 55/829
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG16:00TOI
      +1 goal
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    • February 2026
    • The game
      VAN2–6UTA
      L
      game 56/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:59TOI
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    • The game
      VAN2–5VGK
      L
      game 57/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:11TOI
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    • The game
      WPG3–2VAN
      L
      game 58/828
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:08TOI
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    • The game
      VAN1–5SEA
      L
      game 59/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG21:20TOI
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    • March 2026
    • The game
      DAL6–1VAN
      L
      game 60/828
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG22:33TOI
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    • The game
      CAR6–4VAN
      L
      game 61/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:51TOI
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    • The game
      VAN6–3CHI
      W
      game 62/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG21:43TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8250 of 62 played
      17
      points
      Swedish flag#39NHL#380
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#39NHL#419
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#33NHL#313
      -12
      +/-
      Swedish flag#31NHL#273
      VAN
      19-36-7W-L-OT45Points
      8 out of a spot
      8th in the Pacific·16th in the Western Conference·32nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–3WPG
      L
      game 63/829
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG20:55TOI
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    • The game
      OTT2–0VAN
      L
      game 64/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:10TOI
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    • The game
      NSH3–4VAN
      W
      game 65/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG23:04TOI
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    • The game
      SEA5–2VAN
      L
      game 66/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG19:52TOI
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    • The game
      FLA2–5VAN
      W
      game 67/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG20:07TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      TBL6–2VAN
      L
      game 68/828
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG17:40TOI
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    • The game
      STL3–1VAN
      L
      game 69/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:02TOI
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    • The game
      ANA5–3VAN
      L
      game 70/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:54TOI
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    • The game
      LAK4–0VAN
      L
      game 71/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:29TOI
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    • The game
      VAN3–7CGY
      L
      game 72/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:10TOI
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    • The game
      VAN2–4VGK
      L
      game 73/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:05TOI
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    • April 2026
    • The game
      VAN8–6COL
      W
      game 74/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG18:57TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN2–5MIN
      L
      game 75/829
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG22:48TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      UTA7–4VAN
      L
      game 76/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG19:14TOI
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    • The game
      VGK2–1VAN
      L
      game 77/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG21:09TOI
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    • The game
      VAN1–4LAK
      L
      game 78/828
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG18:48TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–3SJS
      W
      game 79/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:45TOI
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    • The game
      VAN4–3ANA
      W
      game 80/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:03TOI
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    • The game
      LAK3–4VAN
      W
      game 81/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG21:20TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN1–6EDM
      L
      game 82/827
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG17:29TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Tom Willander closes the 2025-2026 season with 21 points

    VANVancouver Canucks
    Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    21
    #39NHL#393
    Games
    70of 82
    85%
    Goals
    5
    #42NHL#443
    Assists
    16
    #33NHL#328
    P/GP
    0.30
    #44NHL#416
    +/-
    -23
    #86NHL#913
    Events
    21
    career best in points
    5
    career best in goals
    16
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    1×
    Third star