Easton
Cowan
R · TOR · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 6
- WAR
- 0.6
- Value
- 16
- PTS
- 29
2025-26№ 216 / 615
Easton Cowan (Toronto Maple Leafs) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Easton Cowan
#53RPlays: Right wing · 4% of faceoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 19, 2005 · Mount Brydges, Canada
Drafted : 2023 · TOR · round 1, pick #28
Contract : $935,833 · 2023-24 → 2027-28 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $92,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 66 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 |
| NHL totals | 84 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 59 | |
Easton Cowan: our analysis
2025-26 season: 66 GP, 11 G, 18 A, 29 PTS, -5 +/-, 14:43 TOI. WAR 0.6 (216th of 615) · PAL 6, very poor.
In 2025-26, Easton Cowan, 21, posts a PAL Rating of 6 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.6 ranks 216th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
On the other hand, creation (11, among the weakest in the league) and defense (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.0); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.0).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 16 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Easton Cowan's story
At 13 he moved from Strathroy to his grandparents’ farm in Mount Brydges, a setting that framed his teenage development and early hockey years. With the London Knights he refined the offensive instincts that would define his junior career.
Cowan broke out in the OHL in 2022–23, recording 20 goals and 33 assists in 68 regular-season games and then elevating his play in the post-season with 21 points in 20 contests as London reached the J. Ross Robertson Cup final. That rookie campaign earned him a spot on the Second All-Rookie Team. Toronto selected him in the first round, 28th overall, at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three-year entry-level contract on 10 August 2023.
The 2023–24 season marked a major jump: 96 points in 54 games, including a 36-game run with at least one point that set a Knights franchise record and represented the longest point streak in the OHL since 1995. His regular-season excellence was recognised with the Red Tilson Trophy as the league’s MVP, a place on the OHL First All-Star Team and selection to the CHL First All-Star Team. He then led all players in playoff scoring (34 points in 18 games), earned the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as playoff MVP and helped London capture the OHL championship; at the 2024 Memorial Cup he topped the tournament scoring charts with eight points and took home the Ed Chynoweth Trophy.
During the 2024–25 campaign Cowan extended his point streak to a new OHL record of 56 straight games before sustaining an injury on 6 December 2024. He finished the playoffs with 39 points in 17 games as London secured a second straight Robertson Cup, then helped the Knights claim the 2025 Memorial Cup, sharing the tournament scoring lead and being named Memorial Cup MVP with the Stafford Smythe Trophy.
Cowan’s game centres on offensive vision and consistent production: a creative passer with finishing touch, he has demonstrated the ability to deliver in both long regular-season stretches and high-stakes playoff environments.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:39
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:55
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:43
- Pts/GP
- 0.74
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 20
- Blocks
- 8
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 35.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 40.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
50
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
95/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
70/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 11.0 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
76 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
4.1
the most likely outcome
NHLe
28
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 4 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
44between 26 and 62 (80% range)
- Goals
- 17
- Assists
- 27
- Games
- 74
So far: 14 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.54 pts per game (last season: 0.44).
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, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 48 %
64
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 72
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 69
- Confidence 54 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 74
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 72
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 54 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 81
- Confidence 29 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 74
- Confidence 54 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 48 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 66
- Confidence 48 %
- DF
- Defense
- 62
- Confidence 44 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 67
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 41
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating72
- Top speed (35 %)35.4 · 65
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.432 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 72
ST — Strength69
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.989 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)-0.755 · 69
EN — Endurance74
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.6 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)939 · 72
- Shift length (15 %)47.7 · 81
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14 · 77
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.86 · 70
DU — Durability72
- Share of games played (100 %)0.801 · 72
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.755 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.584 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)4.291 · 76
FG — Fighting81
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.013 · 81
DI — Discipline74
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.021 · 74
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.855 · 67
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.975 · 83
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.687 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.512 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.07 · 74
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.108 · 70
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.577 · 79
SC — Scoring66
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.815 · 69
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.742 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.278 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.989 · 57
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 69
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13 · 69
DF — Defense62
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.045 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.107 · 68
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.83 · 61
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-3.183 · 37
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)62.3 · 49
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.278 · 75
PS — Penalty shot67
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience41
- Career regular-season games (65 %)59
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall64
- SC · Scoring (28 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- DF · Defense (18 %)62
- SK · Skating (12 %)72
- EN · Endurance (8 %)74
- DI · Discipline (5 %)74
- ST · Strength (4 %)69
- CK · Checking (3 %)77
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
0.6
wins above replacement
216 of 615
PAL Rating
6/ 100
Performance · Very poor
444 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
16/ 100
Very poor return
0.87 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 23
- Defense
- 12
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- Offense
- 43
- Creation
- 11
- Shooting
- 30
- Possession
- 15
- Defense
- 15
- Discipline
- 52
- Power play
- 44
- Penalty kill
- 25
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
9/ 100
Low
better than 9% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
23/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
12/ 100
Low
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, 384 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 59
- Shot selection
- 17
- Penalties drawn
- 91
- Puck management
- 2
Defense
- Takeaways
- 42
- Discipline
- 14
- Safe zone exits
- 28
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.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.6
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 1.6 — 90% interval
216 of 615 forwards
+3.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.7
- EV defense
- -1.0
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +1.0
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +2.5
In goals.
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
- 136.1 km/h64th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.1 km/h75th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4993rd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 41.2 %42nd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 73.4 km75th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.05 km69th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.6 %43rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %22nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.4 %32nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3682nd percentile | 687th percentile | 16.7 %66th percentile |
| High danger | 1174th percentile | 386th percentile | 27.3 %70th percentile |
| Mid range | 1996th percentile | 288th percentile | 10.5 %44th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th 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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OTTEaston Cowan: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Easton Cowan have in 2026-27?
Easton Cowan has 6 goals and 14 points (8 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Easton Cowan?
Easton Cowan is 21 years old: he was born on May 20, 2005.
How tall is Easton Cowan, and how much does he weigh?
Easton Cowan is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Easton Cowan from?
Canada: Easton Cowan was born in Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Easton Cowan play for?
Easton Cowan plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL, at R, wearing number 53.
Is Easton Cowan injured?
No: Easton Cowan is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Easton Cowan?
Easton Cowan produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 216th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 6 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Easton Cowan make?
Easton Cowan earns $874K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 16 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Easton Cowan's contract end?
Easton Cowan's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Easton Cowan overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 16 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Easton Cowan a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 216th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Easton Cowan played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Easton Cowan has 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists).
What are Easton Cowan's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Easton Cowan has 84 games, 17 goals, 26 assists and 43 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 29 points in 66 games.
Where was Easton Cowan drafted?
Easton Cowan was drafted 28th overall (round 1) by Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023.
Is Easton Cowan better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.55 points per game at home (6 in 11 games) and 1.00 on the road (8 in 8 games).
How does Easton Cowan perform in the playoffs?
Easton Cowan has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Easton Cowan?
Vinnie Hinostroza: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Vinnie Hinostroza's page →Is Easton Cowan a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 44 points in 2026-27, or 0.59 points per game.
Is Easton Cowan related to anyone famous?
Yes: Darren McCarty (cousin, former NHL player).
What is Easton Cowan's nationality?
Easton Cowan is Canadian.
What awards has Easton Cowan won?
Red Tilson Trophy (OHL regular-season most valuable player) ; OHL First All-Star Team selection ; CHL First All-Star Team selection ; Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (OHL playoff most valuable player) ; Ed Chynoweth Trophy (Memorial Cup leading scorer) ; Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup most valuable player) ; OHL Second Team All-Star selection ; OHL Second All-Rookie Team selection.
How many championships has Easton Cowan won?
2: OHL champions (London Knights) — J. Ross Robertson Cup victory; Memorial Cup champion with the London Knights (Memorial Cup title).
Where did Easton Cowan play before turning pro?
London Knights (OHL) — first full season in 2022–23; also played 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons.
How many points is Easton Cowan projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 44 points in 74 games in 2026-27 (26 to 62 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates
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