Akil
Thomas
C · VAN · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 32
- WAR
- -0.0
- Value
- 54
- PTS
- 3
2024-25№ 410 / 596
Akil Thomas (Vancouver Canucks) stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.
Akil Thomas
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : January 1, 2000 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2018 · LAK · round 2, pick #51
Contract : $900,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
Akil Thomas: our analysis
2024-25 season: 25 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, -4 +/-, 9:55 TOI. WAR -0.0 (410th of 596) · PAL 32, below average.
In 2024-25, Akil Thomas, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 32 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.0 ranks 410th among 596 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: defense (68, above average) and discipline (64, above average). On the other hand, offense (13, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.0).
His WAR went from 0.6 in 2023-24 to -0.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 54 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Akil Thomas's story
As a rookie with the Niagara IceDogs in 2016–17, Akil Thomas immediately stood out for his playmaking: he set a franchise mark for points by a first‑year player and earned a spot on the OHL All‑Rookie team. Born in Toronto and raised in both Orlando and Toronto, he developed through the Toronto Marlboros and St. Michael's Buzzers before Niagara selected him 12th overall in the OHL priority draft in 2016.
Thomas climbed the junior ranks steadily. He finished the 2018–19 OHL season with 100 points and signed a three‑year entry‑level deal with the Los Angeles Kings on 16 March 2019. Projected by some as a first‑round prospect ahead of the 2018 NHL draft, he was ultimately taken 51st overall by the Kings. After returning from the 2020 World Junior Championship, he was traded to the Peterborough Petes in January 2020.
His early professional life involved adaptation and some setbacks. Loaned to Eisbären Berlin in September 2020 amid a delayed North American season, he later joined the Kings’ system and played for the Ontario Reign. There he was placed on a line with Quinton Byfield and Devante Smith‑Pelly, forming the first all‑Black line in professional hockey since the 1940s; in their debut together Thomas recorded a natural hat‑trick. Shoulder surgeries interrupted his progress, but after a July 2023 contract extension he posted new career highs in the AHL and made his NHL debut on 1 April against the Winnipeg Jets.
Internationally, Thomas has represented Canada at multiple levels. He played at the U17 and U18 world tournaments (2016–2018) and was part of Canada’s roster at the 2020 World Junior Championship, where he scored the gold‑medal winning goal against Russia; the Regional Municipality of Niagara designated 9 January 2020 as “Akil Thomas Day” in recognition.
On the ice, Thomas is defined by his vision and passing. His game is built around creating chances for teammates, a trait that has powered his point totals in junior hockey and helped him produce offensively at the professional level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:55
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:06
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.12
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 42
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 43.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 0 and 17 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 11
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 11 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.41 pts per game.
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
Injured reserve· Undisclosed· expected back October 22
OV · OverallConfidence 23 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 60
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 80
- Confidence 28 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 61
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 43
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 28 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 83
- Confidence 17 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 81
- Confidence 28 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 73
- Confidence 23 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 73
- Confidence 23 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 20 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 36
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating60
- Top speed (35 %)34.8 · 50
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.214 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 71
- Speed consistency (15 %)34 · 58
ST — Strength80
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.455 · 83
- Body mass (50 %)-0.479 · 72
EN — Endurance61
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.9 · 62
- Total ice time (20 %)244 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)44.7 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12 · 62
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.544 · 62
DU — Durability43
- Share of games played (100 %)0.573 · 43
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.262 · 80
- Season volume (10 %)3.761 · 68
FG — Fighting83
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.059 · 83
DI — Discipline81
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.044 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.539 · 79
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.794 · 77
PA — Passing73
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.584 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.455 · 74
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.027 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.748 · 79
SC — Scoring73
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.784 · 74
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.718 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.098 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.176 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.1 · 73
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.013 · 75
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.129 · 80
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.407 · 86
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.012 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.859 · 77
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.7 · 84
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.108 · 80
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience36
- Career regular-season games (65 %)49
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)73
- PA · Passing (20 %)73
- DF · Defense (20 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)60
- EN · Endurance (8 %)61
- DI · Discipline (5 %)81
- ST · Strength (3 %)80
- CK · Checking (2 %)79
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.0
wins above replacement
410 of 596
PAL Rating
32/ 100
Performance · Below average
289 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
54/ 100
Fair value
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 28
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 22
- Defense
- 59
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- Offense
- 13
- Creation
- 44
- Shooting
- 19
- Possession
- 45
- Defense
- 68
- Discipline
- 64
- Power play
- 37
- Penalty kill
- 31
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.4 to 0.2 — 90% interval
410 of 596 forwards
-0.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.0
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | LAK | 25 | -0.0 | -0.4 to 0.2 | 410/596 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 7 | 0.6 | 0.1 to 1.1 | 213/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 130.5 km/h24th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h19th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2631st percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 38.2 %7th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 65.1 km27th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.47 km17th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.0 %3rd percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.0 %97th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.8 %16th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2026th percentile | 118th percentile | 5.0 %1st percentile |
| High danger | 623rd percentile | 121st percentile | 16.7 %27th percentile |
| Mid range | 421st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 434th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | vs CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:28 |
| April 15, 2025 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 |
| March 1, 2025 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:43 |
| February 7, 2025 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 |
| February 5, 2025 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:47 |
Akil Thomas: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Akil Thomas have in 2024-25?
Akil Thomas has 1 goal and 3 points (2 assists) in 25 games in 2024-25.
How old is Akil Thomas?
Akil Thomas is 26 years old: he was born on January 2, 2000.
How tall is Akil Thomas, and how much does he weigh?
Akil Thomas is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Akil Thomas from?
Canada: Akil Thomas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Akil Thomas play for?
Akil Thomas plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, at C, wearing number 44.
Is Akil Thomas injured?
Yes: Akil Thomas is on injured reserve (undisclosed). He is expected back around October 22.
How good is Akil Thomas?
Akil Thomas produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 410th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 32 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Akil Thomas make?
Akil Thomas earns $775K for the 2024-25 season. His Value Rating is 54 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Akil Thomas's contract end?
Akil Thomas's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Akil Thomas overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 54 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Akil Thomas a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 410th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Akil Thomas's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Akil Thomas has 32 games, 4 goals, 3 assists and 7 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 4 points in 7 games.
Where was Akil Thomas drafted?
Akil Thomas was drafted 51st overall (round 2) by Los Angeles Kings in 2018.
How does Akil Thomas perform in the playoffs?
Akil Thomas has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Akil Thomas a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.45 points per game.
Is Akil Thomas related to anyone famous?
Yes: Kahlil Thomas (father, played for the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) and scored the goal that won the Memphis RiverKings the Ray Miron President's Cup in 2002–03); Leo Thomas (uncle, played minor professional hockey including time with the Mississippi RiverKings and Fort Wayne Komets; named head coach of the Macon Mayhem (SPHL) in May 2018).
What is Akil Thomas's nationality?
Akil Thomas is Canadian. Internationally: Canada: represented Canada at Canada White (World U-17 Hockey Challenge) 2016 (alternate captain), 2017 IIHF U18 World Championships (5th), 2017 Ivan Hlinka Tournament (gold), 2018 IIHF U18 World Championships (5th), 2020 World Junior Championship (gold; scored the gold medal-winning goal in the final).
What awards has Akil Thomas won?
Rookie of the Month (October 2016, OHL) ; OHL All-Rookie Team 2017 ; “Akil Thomas Day” declared by the Regional Municipality of Niagara on January 9, 2020.
How many championships has Akil Thomas won?
2: Gold at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Tournament with Team Canada; Gold at the 2020 World Junior Championship with Team Canada (scored the gold medal-winning goal in the final).
Where did Akil Thomas play before turning pro?
Toronto Marlboros (GTHL; youth), St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL; prior to 2016), Niagara IceDogs (OHL; signed June 4, 2016, played from 2016 until trade on January 9, 2020), Peterborough Petes (joined January 9, 2020).
How many points is Akil Thomas projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 11 games in 2026-27 (0 to 17 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vancouver Canucks teammates
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