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Ryan McLeod
Center #71 Sabres $5.000M
Player Information

Ryan McLeod has 41 points (11 goals, 30 assists) in 57 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 40) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he has 169 points (63 goals, 106 assists) in 355 regular-season games for the Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres.

He also has 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists) in 56 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 26.4 yrs (21.09.1999)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 40th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoEdmonton Oilers
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 26-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sabres controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan McLeod is off the ice, the Sabres control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 45% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 93rd of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 209th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.69
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.70
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.02
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.64
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.62
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.55
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.29
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.32
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.23
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.64
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.83
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.71
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.13
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.22
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.47
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.46
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.45
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.05
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.000M
Player Contract Value: $1.800M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 30.8 yrs (21.09.1999)
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Ryan McLeod
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 2 2 2 16:30 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 17:37 2 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 2 2 1 16:53 1 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 1 1 0 19:31 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 0 20:01 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 6 6 3 7 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Oilers 10 0 1 1 -2 12:46 3 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Oilers 71 9 12 21 -2 12:46 82 11.0% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 57 11 12 23 4 14:10 78 14.1% 18
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 81 12 18 30 10 14:15 106 11.3% 10
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 79 20 33 53 13 16:49 97 20.6% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 57 11 30 41 19 17:45 68 16.2% 8
Season Projection 82 16 43 59 27 17:45 98 16.3% 12
Total 355 63 106 169 42 434 14.5% 64
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Oilers 4 0 0 0 -1 10:16 4 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Oilers 16 3 1 4 -4 14:33 30 10.0% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 12 0 5 5 -1 14:35 9 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 24 4 0 4 -7 13:11 26 15.4% 16
Total 56 7 6 13 -13 69 10.1% 26
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ryan McLeod Team Logo C 26.4 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.72 0.48 68 62 $5.000M
88% Andre Burakovsky Team Logo LW 31 yrs 191 cm / 91 kg 0.59 0.56 71 61 $5.500M
86% Boone Jenner Team Logo C 32.7 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.64 0.52 70 63 $3.750M
86% Charlie Coyle Team Logo C 34 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.75 0.52 74 62 $5.250M
83% Anton Lundell Team Logo C 24.4 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.74 0.56 71 62 $5.000M
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