Defenseman William Lagesson competed in his second season with the Griffins and notched 21 points (3-18—21), 36 penalty minutes and a plus-33 rating in 61 regular-season games. He then added one assist and 20 penalty minutes in eight playoff outings. Lagesson’s career-high plus-33 rating ranked first among AHL defensemen and third among all AHL skaters. In addition, the plus-33 rating ranked seventh among the top-10 single-season efforts in franchise history. During the regular season, Lagesson ranked among the team’s defensemen leaders in points (3rd), goals (T4th), assists (T3rd), penalty minutes (2nd) and plus-minus rating (1st). 

Regular Season Stat Line

61 GP, 3 goals, 18 assists, 21 points, +33 rating, 36 PIM 

Postseason Stat Line

8 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, +0 rating, 20 PIM 

Contract Status 

Under contract by Detroit through the 2026-27 season 

By the Numbers 

33 – Career-high plus-33 rating ranked first among AHL defensemen and third among all AHL skaters. It also ranked seventh among the top-10 single-season efforts in franchise history 

3 – Tied a single-game career high with three assists on Nov. 26 at the Texas Stars 

2 – Showed two assists on March 24 against the Milwaukee Admirals, which included 100th AHL point

3 – Three goals this season came on Oct. 24 against the Manitoba Moose, Nov. 19 at the Rockford IceHogs and Dec. 10 against Milwaukee

6 – Season-high two-game point streak on six occasions from Oct. 24-Nov. 1 (1-1—2), Dec. 7-10 (1-1—2), Jan. 13-17 (0-2—2), Jan. 30-31 (0-2—2), Feb. 28-March 4 (0-2—2) and March 24-26 (0-3—3)

12 – AHL career-high 12 penalty minutes on Feb. 3 at Milwaukee 

200 – Skated in 200th AHL game on Oct. 24 against Manitoba 

100 – Collected 100th pro assist on Jan. 31 at the Chicago Wolves 

400 – Appeared in 400th pro game on Feb. 6 at the Charlotte Checkers 

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