Adam
Wilsby
D · NSH · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 48
- WAR
- -0.2
- Value
- 61
- PTS
- 16
2025-26№ 267 / 325
Adam Wilsby (Nashville Predators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Adam Wilsby
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : August 6, 2000 · Stockholm, Sweden
Drafted : 2020 · NSH · round 4, pick #101
Contract : $775,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Nashville Predators | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Nashville Predators | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 29 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 98 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 43 | |
Adam Wilsby: our analysis
2025-26 season: 58 GP, 1 G, 15 A, 16 PTS, +2 +/-, 17:01 TOI. WAR -0.2 (267th of 325) · PAL 48, around average.
In 2025-26, Adam Wilsby, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 48 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 267th among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (74, above average) and defense (64, above average). On the other hand, discipline (21, well below average) and shooting (34, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+1.5); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.8).
A marked decline: his PAL was 73 in 2024-25, against 48 now; his WAR went from 0.2 to -0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 61 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Adam Wilsby's story
Born 7 August 2000 in Sweden, Adam Wilsby came up through the country’s hockey environment, learning the game on Swedish ice and progressing through club structures that prioritise skating, puck play and positional defence. Those early years laid the groundwork for a professional path that kept him in his homeland until his NHL opportunity arrived.
Wilsby took the step to senior pro hockey with Skellefteå AIK in the SHL, where his play won notice from NHL scouts. Nashville selected him in the fourth round, 101st overall, at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Predators then formalised his move to North America by signing him to a two-year entry-level contract on 14 April 2022.
He reached the NHL ice on 27 November 2024, making his debut in Nashville against the Flyers. He scored his first NHL goal less than a month later, on 17 December 2024, also at home, versus the Rangers. The 2024–25 season saw him appear in 23 games, collecting one goal and four assists before a February surgery ended his campaign; the procedure came shortly after he had agreed to a contract extension with Nashville.
Wilsby returned to the Predators’ roster the following season, earning a spot on the opening-night lineup in October 2025. A highlight early in that campaign came on 14 October 2025 in Toronto, when he posted his first multi-point game with two assists against the Maple Leafs, a sign of growing confidence at the NHL level.
As a player, Wilsby is noted for calm decision-making with the puck and a willingness to jump into the play without sacrificing defensive duties. He blends mobility with positional awareness, using crisp outlet passes to help transition from defence to attack and contributing both on the breakout and in his own zone.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:46
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:41
- Pts/GP
- 0.35
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 19
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 33.8 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
18between 8 and 27 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 17
- Games
- 60
So far: 6 pts in 17 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.28 pts per game (last season: 0.28).
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.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.22 in 24-25, 0.28 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 73 → 48
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 26: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 58 %
80
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 86
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 66
- Confidence 63 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 69
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 61
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 69
- Confidence 63 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 81
- Confidence 34 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 68
- Confidence 63 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 78
- Confidence 58 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 58 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 54 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 44
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating86
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 79
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.32 · 88
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.5 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.3 · 84
ST — Strength66
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.313 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)-0.717 · 62
EN — Endurance69
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.8 · 69
- Total ice time (20 %)974 · 67
- Shift length (15 %)46.2 · 70
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17 · 73
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.635 · 61
DU — Durability61
- Share of games played (100 %)0.698 · 61
CK — Checking69
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.4 · 69
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.171 · 71
- Season volume (10 %)3.367 · 66
FG — Fighting81
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.991 · 81
DI — Discipline68
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.059 · 68
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.673 · 73
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.324 · 68
PA — Passing78
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.394 · 77
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.478 · 80
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.025 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.274 · 80
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.184 · 68
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.135 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.235 · 79
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.236 · 56
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.261 · 89
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.313 · 72
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.075 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.125 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.584 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.083 · 81
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.967 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.1 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.397 · 57
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience44
- Career regular-season games (65 %)62
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall80
- DF · Defense (30 %)79
- PA · Passing (22 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)86
- SC · Scoring (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (9 %)69
- ST · Strength (6 %)66
- DI · Discipline (5 %)68
- CK · Checking (4 %)69
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 80 | 86 | 75 | 79 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 85 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
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
-0.2
wins above replacement
267 of 325
PAL Rating
48/ 100
Performance · Around average
128 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
61/ 100
Good value
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 53
- Defense
- 59
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- Offense
- 46
- Creation
- 74
- Shooting
- 34
- Possession
- 42
- Defense
- 64
- Discipline
- 21
- Power play
- 52
- Penalty kill
- 52
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | -0.2 | 48 | 61 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 0.2 | 73 | 89 | 0.78 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
65/ 100
Average
better than 65% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
80/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
41/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 78 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 56
- Shot selection
- 88
- Penalties drawn
- 36
- Puck management
- 77
Defense
- Takeaways
- 53
- Discipline
- 49
- Safe zone exits
- 30
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 65 | 80 | 41 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 61 | 31 | 84 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 0.3 — 90% interval
267 of 325 defensemen
-1.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.7
- EV defense
- +1.5
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Shooting
- -2.8
- Penalties
- -1.2
- Average → replacement
- +2.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 58 | -0.2 | -0.7 to 0.3 | 267/325 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 23 | 0.2 | -0.1 to 0.5 | 156/314 |
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
- 147.8 km/h74th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.0 km/h98th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3298th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 43.2 %74th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 78.7 km74th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.32 km63rd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.6 %74th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %60th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.6 %75th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2277th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 287th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 992nd percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 864th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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MINAdam Wilsby: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Adam Wilsby have in 2026-27?
Adam Wilsby has 0 goals and 6 points (6 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Adam Wilsby?
Adam Wilsby is 26 years old: he was born on August 7, 2000.
How tall is Adam Wilsby, and how much does he weigh?
Adam Wilsby is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Adam Wilsby from?
Sweden: Adam Wilsby was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
What team does Adam Wilsby play for?
Adam Wilsby plays for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, at D, wearing number 2.
Is Adam Wilsby injured?
No: Adam Wilsby is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Adam Wilsby?
Adam Wilsby produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 267th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 48 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Adam Wilsby make?
Adam Wilsby earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 61 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Adam Wilsby's contract end?
Adam Wilsby's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Adam Wilsby overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 61 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Adam Wilsby a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 267th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Adam Wilsby getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 73 in 2024-25 to 48 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Adam Wilsby played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Adam Wilsby has 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists).
What are Adam Wilsby's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Adam Wilsby has 98 games, 2 goals, 25 assists and 27 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 16 points in 58 games.
Where was Adam Wilsby drafted?
Adam Wilsby was drafted 101st overall (round 4) by Nashville Predators in 2020.
Is Adam Wilsby better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.36 points per game at home (4 in 11 games) and 0.33 on the road (2 in 6 games).
How does Adam Wilsby perform in the playoffs?
Adam Wilsby has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Adam Wilsby?
Jack St. Ivany: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jack St. Ivany's page →Is Adam Wilsby a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 18 points in 2026-27, or 0.30 points per game.
What is Adam Wilsby's nationality?
Adam Wilsby is Swedish.
Where did Adam Wilsby play before turning pro?
Played with Skellefteå AIK of the SHL before signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Predators on 14 April 2022..
How many points is Adam Wilsby projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 18 points in 60 games in 2026-27 (8 to 27 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Nashville Predators teammates
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