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Kyle ConnorvsWilliam Nylander

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

L · VAL group SKATER

Kyle Connor

2017–2027 · 11 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

William Nylander

2016–2027 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Kyle Connor and William Nylander: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kyle Connor	Stat	William Nylander
11	Seasons	12
119.4	Career VAL	116.4
18.5 (2025)	Peak-season VAL	17.1 (2024)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1960 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Kyle Connor and William Nylander have
Kyle Connor	Stat	William Nylander
Career
701	Games	757
Skating
330	Goals	297
354	Assists	406
684	Points	703
-10	Plus/minus	+19
75	Power-play goals	83
67

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Kyle Connor	William Nylander
19	—	2.3
20	0	8.8
21	9.7	9.9
22	11.2	2.4
23	14.3	10.6
24	8.2	6.8
25	17.7	12.6
26	12.7	16.1
27	9.7	17.1
28	18.5	16.4
29	17.4	13.4