Timothy
Liljegren
D · WSH · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 33
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 25
- PTS
- 0
2025-26№ 169 / 325
Timothy Liljegren (Washington Capitals) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Timothy Liljegren
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 29, 1999 · Kristianstad, Sweden
Drafted : 2017 · TOR · round 1, pick #17
Contract : $3,250,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $1,500,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Washington Capitals | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | San Jose Sharks | 43 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 67 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 |
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 55 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 67 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 61 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 326 | 22 | 72 | 94 | 139 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Timothy Liljegren: our analysis
2025-26 season: 4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 16:55 TOI. WAR 0.1 (169th of 325) · PAL 33, below average.
In 2025-26, Timothy Liljegren, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 33 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 169th among 325 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: penalty kill (70, above average). On the other hand, shooting (22, well below average) and creation (27, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+0.8); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.4).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 37; his WAR went from 0.7 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 25 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Timothy Liljegren's story
Kristianstad was the starting point of Timothy Liljegren's path; at 14 he moved with his family to Ängelholm to join Rögle BK's development program. He made his Swedish Hockey League debut on 3 December 2015 with Rögle BK and missed the first two months of the 2016–17 season because of mononucleosis.
Toronto selected Liljegren 17th overall in the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft on 23 June 2017. He signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Maple Leafs on 12 July 2017 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, for 2017–18. As a rookie in the AHL he was the youngest defenceman that year and was part of the Marlies squad that won the Calder Cup.
Liljegren made his NHL debut for the Maple Leafs on 18 January 2020 in a 6–2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. He recorded his first NHL point with an assist in his sixth game, a 4–2 win over the Ottawa Senators, and scored his first NHL goal on 15 January 2022 against Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues.
On 27 June 2022 he signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with Toronto. A hernia cost him the start of the 2022–23 season; he returned to play on 5 November against the Boston Bruins. Later transactions sent him to the San Jose Sharks on 30 October 2024 in a deal that included Matt Benning and draft picks, and then to the Washington Capitals on 6 March 2026 for a 2026 fourth-round pick.
A defenceman by trade, Liljegren has represented Sweden internationally and also holds American citizenship through his father. His career traces a clear development arc: youth training in Sweden, an AHL learning year capped by a Calder Cup, then gradual integration and milestones at the NHL level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:46
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:55
- Pts/GP
- 0.07
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 12
- Blocks
- 32
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 43.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 2 and 19 (80% range)
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 8
- Games
- 64
So far: 1 pts in 15 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.21 pts per game (last season: 0.23).
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: 0.42 in 23-24, 0.23 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 37 → 33
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 27: 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 81 %
75
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 83
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 84 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 72
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 66
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 76
- Confidence 84 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 59 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 69
- Confidence 84 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 81 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 73
- Confidence 81 %
- DF
- Defense
- 73
- Confidence 78 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 72
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating83
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.817 · 85
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 82
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.02 · 82
- Body mass (50 %)0.154 · 73
EN — Endurance72
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.9 · 75
- Total ice time (20 %)910 · 66
- Shift length (15 %)46.8 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.5 · 75
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.47 · 76
DU — Durability66
- Share of games played (100 %)0.745 · 66
CK — Checking76
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.384 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.616 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)3.664 · 71
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.855 · 77
DI — Discipline69
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.057 · 69
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.727 · 69
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.392 · 76
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.357 · 74
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.361 · 69
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.053 · 81
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.749 · 65
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.133 · 62
SC — Scoring73
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.195 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.207 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.088 · 69
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.123 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.416 · 73
DF — Defense73
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.037 · 77
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.008 · 73
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.729 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.056 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.228 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.7 · 66
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.436 · 85
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience72
- Career regular-season games (65 %)81
- Career playoff games (25 %)50
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall75
- DF · Defense (30 %)73
- PA · Passing (22 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)83
- SC · Scoring (12 %)73
- EN · Endurance (9 %)72
- ST · Strength (6 %)79
- DI · Discipline (5 %)69
- CK · Checking (4 %)76
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75 | 83 | 73 | 73 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 83 | 80 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 75 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 76 |
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
0.1
wins above replacement
169 of 325
PAL Rating
33/ 100
Performance · Below average
167 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
25/ 100
Poor return
3.00 M$ · expected PAL 57
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 26
- Defense
- 49
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- Offense
- 40
- Creation
- 27
- Shooting
- 22
- Possession
- 31
- Defense
- 50
- Discipline
- 34
- Power play
- 50
- Penalty kill
- 70
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 | WSH | 0.1 | 33 | 25 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 0.7 | 37 | 30 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 0.5 | 61 | 67 | 1.40 M$ |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 0.9 | 52 | 54 | 1.40 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
30/ 100
Below average
better than 30% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
64/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
10/ 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, 157 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 70
- Shot selection
- 57
- Penalties drawn
- 70
- Puck management
- 39
Defense
- Takeaways
- 18
- Discipline
- 19
- Safe zone exits
- 22
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 | WSH | 30 | 64 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 30 | 71 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 43 | 56 | 37 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 17 | 43 | 11 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.2 to 0.6 — 90% interval
169 of 325 defensemen
+0.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.8
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Shooting
- -1.4
- Penalties
- -1.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 48 | 0.1 | -0.2 to 0.6 | 169/325 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 64 | 0.7 | 0.0 to 1.3 | 71/314 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 55 | 0.5 | -0.2 to 1.4 | 80/316 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 67 | 0.9 | -0.1 to 1.9 | 55/334 |
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
- 130.8 km/h17th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.5 km/h34th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 647th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 37.1 %4th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 57.7 km46th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.06 km52nd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.3 %5th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.7 %99th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.2 %14th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 624th percentile | 172nd percentile | 16.7 %98th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 329th percentile | 195th percentile | 33.3 %100th 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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TBLTimothy Liljegren: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Timothy Liljegren have in 2026-27?
Timothy Liljegren has 1 goal and 1 point (0 assists) in 15 games in 2026-27.
How old is Timothy Liljegren?
Timothy Liljegren is 27 years old: he was born on April 30, 1999.
How tall is Timothy Liljegren, and how much does he weigh?
Timothy Liljegren is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Timothy Liljegren from?
Sweden: Timothy Liljegren was born in Kristianstad, Sweden.
What team does Timothy Liljegren play for?
Timothy Liljegren plays for the Washington Capitals in the NHL, at D, wearing number 27.
Is Timothy Liljegren injured?
No: Timothy Liljegren is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Timothy Liljegren?
Timothy Liljegren produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 169th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 33 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Timothy Liljegren make?
Timothy Liljegren earns $3.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 25 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Timothy Liljegren's contract end?
Timothy Liljegren's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Timothy Liljegren overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 25 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Timothy Liljegren a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 169th 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 Timothy Liljegren getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 37 in 2024-25 to 33 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Timothy Liljegren played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Timothy Liljegren has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Timothy Liljegren's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Timothy Liljegren has 326 games, 22 goals, 72 assists and 94 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 23 points in 55 games.
Where was Timothy Liljegren drafted?
Timothy Liljegren was drafted 17th overall (round 1) by Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017.
How does Timothy Liljegren perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Timothy Liljegren has 13 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.08 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.29).
Which player is most similar to Timothy Liljegren?
Will Borgen: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Will Borgen's page →Is Timothy Liljegren a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.17 points per game.
What is Timothy Liljegren's nationality?
Timothy Liljegren is Swedish. Internationally: represents Sweden in international competition.
How many championships has Timothy Liljegren won?
1: Calder Cup with the Toronto Marlies (2017–18).
Where did Timothy Liljegren play before turning pro?
Rögle BK (SHL) — debuted 3 December 2015 during the 2015–16 season.
How many points is Timothy Liljegren projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 64 games in 2026-27 (2 to 19 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Washington Capitals teammates
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