RW · LAK · #52
Taylor Ward
- Height
- HT —
- Weight
- WT —
- Birth date
- Mar 31, 1998 (age 28)
He ranks RW99 among 137 right wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
0
#810 overall · RW122 of 129
2025–26 scoring
42.5 pts
36 GP · 1.2 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
64 pts
53.1 games · 1.2 PPG
4.8 G · 5.9 A · 10.7 P · 9:28 TOI · 0:37 PP · 4.7 xG
Projection range
54.4–70.4
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 9:28 | 0:37 | 40.4% | 3 | 3.2 | 22.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 9:28 | 0:37 | 40.4% | 4.8 | 4.7 | 22.1 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 53.1 | 64.0 | 1.2 | 9:28 | 0:37 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 10.7 | — | — | 56.0 | 56.0 | 13.3 | — | 10.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 11.8 |
| 2025–26 | 36 | 42.5 | 1.2 | 9:28 | 0:37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.2 | 8 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 14:52 | 1:04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Taylor Ward's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Ward's Dynasty Value Score?
- Ward scores 0 out of 10,000 (#810 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Ward's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 64.0 NHL-standard fantasy points over 53.099999999999994 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.