Will Cuylle

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Points, 2026–27: 6; 3 G, 3 A in 11 GP
Individual xG: 4.4; 3 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:45; 27 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 47.7; share of chances while he's on

Will Cuylle has 3 goals and 3 assists (6 points) in 11 games for the New York Rangers in 2026–27, with 27 shots on goal and 15:45 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 95.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 92% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.1
Wins: +0.02

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.97, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 92.3% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

GF

+1.67 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · +0.5 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.5.7899th pct
Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.3.9597th pct
Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.1.2294th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 131 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs TBL
Tuesday, October 13
Physical
Will Cuylle threw 11 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 3 goals this season. He played 16:59 and had four shots on goal. The Rangers beat the Lightning 4-1.
vs VAN
Sunday, October 11
Two goals
Will Cuylle scored twice. That was his second goal of the season. He played 15:39 and had three shots on goal. The Rangers beat the Canucks 6-2.
vs NYI
Tuesday, October 6
Volume
Will Cuylle had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.2 attempts a game. The Rangers beat the Islanders 5-2.
at FLA
Monday, April 13
Physical
Will Cuylle finished 7 checks. He has 37 points in 81 games this season. He played 15:32 and had no shots on goal. The Rangers fell 3-2 to the Panthers.
vs BUF
Wednesday, April 8
Physical
Will Cuylle threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 37 points in 79 games this season. The Rangers lost 5-3 to the Sabres.
vs WSH
Sunday, April 5
Hat trick
Hat trick for Will Cuylle. He also had 11 shot attempts against an average of 4.0. He has 20 goals this season. It finished 8-1 for the Rangers.
vs MTL
Thursday, April 2
Volume
Will Cuylle had 9 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 4.0 attempts a game. The Rangers lost 3-2 to the Canadiens.
at TOR
Wednesday, March 25
Volume
Will Cuylle had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Seven reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.0. The Rangers lost 4-3 to the Maple Leafs.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game15:45
55
Points per 602.08
58
Goals per 601.04
67
Individual xG per 601.54
93
Shots per 609.4
89

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.54
54
xG against per 60, on ice2.78
31
xGF%47.7%
39

Physical

Hits per 6017.0
95
Blocks per 601.0
17
Penalty minutes per 606.9
5

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.4 mph
39
Bursts over 20 mph22
86
Distance skated27 mi
87

Shooting

Hardest shot86.1 mph
83
Shots on goal27
94
Shooting %11.1%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.3%
32
Offensive zone time, even strength40.0%
35

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Eeli Tolvanen, Noah Laba	11	93:35	82–100	3.9–4.2	3–2	49%
Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Laba	9	3:45	1–5	0.0–0.3	0–1	7%
Alexis Lafrenière, Noah Laba	11	3:16	0–4	0.0–0.3	0–0	0%
Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafrenière	8	2:30	0–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 40 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

03-2910-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	11	3	3	6	27	4.4	15:45	49	3	47.7
2025–26	82	20	18	38	157	25.5	16:52	302	88	47.7
2024–25	82	20	25	45	152	18.2	15:05	301	66	47.2
2023–24	81	13	8	21	119	12.5	11:08	249	35	48.4

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	17:04	0	0	3	0.35	6	0	0
2026-10-17	14:57	0	0	2	0.41	3	0	2
2026-10-15	16:07	0	0	0	0.07	3	0	5
2026-10-13	16:59	1	0	4	0.35	11	0	0
2026-10-11	15:39	2	0	3	0.79	4	0	0
2026-10-09	16:38	0	0	1	0.12	4	1	0
2026-10-06	17:44	0	1	4	1.13	6	0	0
2026-10-04	14:06	0	1	2	0.32	1	2	11
2026-10-02	14:43	0	1	2	0.12	6	0	0
2026-10-01	14:12	0	0	3	0.48	3	0	2
2026-09-29	15:03	0	0	3	0.29	2	0	0
2026-04-15	14:39	0	1	1	0.21	5	2	4
2026-04-13	15:32	0	0	0	0.16	7	1	2
2026-04-11	14:23	0	0	0	0.13	4	0	0
2026-04-08	15:46	0	0	3	0.37	8	2	0
2026-04-05	12:58	3	0	6	0.97	4	0	9
2026-04-04	12:05	0	0	1	0.91	3	1	5
2026-04-02	17:23	1	0	6	0.79	6	0	0
2026-03-31	16:27	0	0	0	0.23	4	0	2
2026-03-29	14:08	0	0	0	0.03	2	1	0