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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#4Cole McWard is a 25-year-old defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in Fenton, USA.
On the blue line this season, Cole has recorded 0 goals and 0 assists for 0 points across 3 games. He averages 0.00 points per game on 13:44 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
5v5
What happened while Cole was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 3 games, 61 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
43.0 vs 54.8 lg
1th percentile
Quality of teammates
31.6 vs 53.2 lg
2th percentile
Deployment
soft-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Cole takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
1
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.0 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
1
Offense
85
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
84-pt spreadThe 84-point spread between offensive (1th) and defensive (85th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
84-pt spreadThe 84-point spread between offensive (1th) and defensive (85th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Cole McWard's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | NYI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | — | |||
| 23-242023-24 | VAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |||
| 22-232022-23 | VAN | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16.7% |
Form
Cole's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 | @ NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:10 |
| Jan 6 | vs NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:12 |
| Jan 3 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:50 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.
| Career | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 12.5% |
Jack Roslovic
C · 36 pts
