Defenseman William Wallinder skated in his second full season with the Griffins and fifth year as a professional. The 22-year-old showed career-high numbers in assists (17) and points (19) to go along with two goals, 10 penalty minutes and a minus-four rating in 62 regular-season games. He then added three appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs with a minus-three rating. During the regular season, Wallinder ranked among the team’s defensemen leaders in points (T3rd), assists (3rd) and goals (T4th).

Regular Season Stat Line

62 GP, 2 goals, 17 assists, 19 points, -4 rating, 10 PIM

Postseason Stat Line

3 GP, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -3 rating, 0 PIM

Contract Status 

Under contract with Detroit through 2025-26

By the Numbers 

17 – Showed a career-high 17 assists in 62 regular-season games 

19 – Bagged a career-best 19 points (2-17—19), four more points than previous high set in 2023-24 and in two fewer games played 

10 – Tied career high of 10 penalty minutes

2 – Two goals on the campaign came on Dec. 17 at Texas and Jan. 29 against Rockford

10 – Missed 10 consecutive games from Oct. 26-Nov. 16 due to rehabbing an injury

2 – Collected two assists on Dec. 1 against Cleveland and April 11 against Texas 

100 – Skated in 100th game as a Griffin on Feb. 7 at Milwaukee

300 – Appeared in 300th professional game on March 8 at Chicago

23 – Recalled by Detroit for first time in career on Dec. 23 but did not see any game action

2 – Registered two, two-game point streaks from Dec. 14-17 (1-1—2) and Feb. 14-15 (0-2—2) 

3 – Season-high plus-three rating on Jan. 29 against Rockford (1-1—2) and April 11 against Texas (0-2—2)

5 – Season-best five shots on Jan. 17 against Cleveland  

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