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Ryan Johnson
Defenseman #33 Sabres $0.775M
Player Information

Ryan Johnson has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 3 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 31) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 7 points (0 goals, 7 assists) in 47 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 24.6 yrs (24.07.2001)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 31st in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 24-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Sabres controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Johnson is off the ice, the Sabres control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 75

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 164th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 58th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.87
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.42
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.48
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.32
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.44
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.11
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.63
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.12
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.37
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    0.84
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ryan Johnson at his age (24.6 yrs):
    Troy Stecher (Rating of 75 in 2016, Today 72)
    Nikita Zadorov (Rating of 74 in 2017, Today 67)
    Alexander Romanov (Rating of 75 in 2022, Today 53)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $4.500M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 27.9 yrs (24.07.2001)
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Ryan Johnson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
09.10.2025 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 -1 11:16 0 0
13.10.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 10:31 0 0
15.10.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 1 5:12 0 2
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 41 0 7 7 3 13:52 35 0.0% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 3 0 0 0 -2 17:40 3 0.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 3 0 0 0 0 9:00 0 2
Season Projection 28 0 0 0 0 9:00 0 19
Total 47 0 7 7 1 38 0.0% 18
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ryan Johnson Team Logo D 24.6 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.00 0.15 57 84 $0.775M
86% Jake Bean Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.12 0.23 57 87 $1.750M
85% Connor Clifton Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.12 0.20 54 85 $3.333M
85% Dmitry Kulikov Team Logo D 35.3 yrs 185 cm / 95 kg 0.00 0.24 56 79 $1.150M
85% Olli Määttä Team Logo D 31.5 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.05 0.25 59 88 $3.500M
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