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Ryan Graves
Defenseman #27 Penguins $4.500M
Player Information

Ryan Graves has 1 points (1 goals, 0 assists) in 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 110) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, he has 119 points (33 goals, 86 assists) in 452 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche, the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists) in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30.8 yrs (21.05.1995)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 102 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 110th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Penguins controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Graves is off the ice, the Penguins control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 11% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 34% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 213th of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 11th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.00
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.48
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.20
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.19
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.39
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.63
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.12
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.04
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.82
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    7.14
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.02
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.04
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.500M
Player Contract Value: $6.100M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 35.1 yrs (21.05.1995)
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Ryan Graves
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
11.12.2025 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 12:58 1 0.0% 0
13.12.2025 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 14:22 2 0.0% 2
14.12.2025 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -2 13:43 0 0
19.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 1 15:13 0 0
21.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 1 18:21 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Avalanche 26 3 2 5 4 11:05 26 11.5% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Avalanche 69 9 17 26 40 18:56 134 6.7% 45
2020-21 Team Logo Avalanche 54 2 13 15 15 19:03 101 2.0% 55
2021-22 Team Logo Devils 75 6 22 28 -9 20:43 111 5.4% 24
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 78 8 18 26 34 19:56 141 5.7% 28
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 70 3 11 14 10 18:22 77 3.9% 30
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 61 1 3 4 -15 14:58 39 2.6% 29
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 19 1 0 1 -2 15:28 19 5.3% 8
Season Projection 45 2 0 2 -5 15:28 45 4.4% 19
Total 452 33 86 119 77 648 5.1% 221
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Avalanche 15 1 2 3 9 20:10 33 3.0% 6
2020-21 Team Logo Avalanche 10 1 5 6 5 18:31 15 6.7% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 10 0 1 1 -1 19:48 9 0.0% 4
Total 35 2 8 10 13 57 3.5% 20
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ryan Graves Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 196 cm / 102 kg 0.05 0.26 55 90 $4.500M
88% Brayden McNabb Team Logo D 35.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.08 0.21 54 93 $3.650M
82% Brett Pesce Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.31 56 90 $5.500M
81% Yan Kuznetsov Team Logo D 24 yrs 193 cm / 94 kg 0.21 0.21 61 86 $0.813M
81% Adam Pelech Team Logo D 31.5 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.17 0.28 58 84 $5.750M
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