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Ryan Shea
Defenseman #5 Penguins $0.900M
Player Information

Ryan Shea has 22 points (3 goals, 19 assists) in 56 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 121) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 28 points (6 goals, 22 assists) in 126 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 29 yrs (11.02.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 90 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 121st in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Penguins controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Shea is off the ice, the Penguins control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.

  • 79

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 87th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 37th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.96
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.18
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.67
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.43
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.00
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.53
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.13
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.92
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.24
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.77
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.91
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.52
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    4.65
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $6.600M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 30.4 yrs (11.02.1997)
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Ryan Shea
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 1 2 3 17:51 3 33.3% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 20:13 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 1 1 1 20:00 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -2 20:49 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 19:28 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 2 3 3 8 12.5% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 31 1 0 1 1 12:37 17 5.9% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 39 2 3 5 -9 16:43 19 10.5% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 56 3 19 22 21 19:01 56 5.4% 20
Season Projection 82 4 28 32 31 19:02 82 4.9% 29
Total 126 6 22 28 13 92 6.5% 40
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
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Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ryan Shea Team Logo D 29 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.39 0.22 65 86 $0.900M
89% Nate Schmidt Team Logo D 34.6 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.32 0.32 65 86 $3.500M
87% Jalen Chatfield Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.26 0.23 62 83 $3.000M
86% Dylan DeMelo Team Logo D 32.8 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.30 0.26 60 83 $4.900M
86% Martin Fehervary Team Logo D 26.4 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.34 0.27 62 82 $2.675M
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