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Ryan Leonard has 25 points (9 goals, 16 assists) in 36 games for the Washington Capitals this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 8) of the 2023 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals, he has 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 45 regular-season games for the Washington Capitals.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 8 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 21 yrs (21.01.2005)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 8th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoWashington Capitals
    Awards: -
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The 21-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Capitals controlling 58% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Leonard is off the ice, the Capitals control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 28% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 23% in the defensive zone.

  • 77

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 55th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 133rd of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    35.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.07
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    13.75
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.00
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    1.37
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.50
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.04
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.64
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.74
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    2.24
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.28
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    2.35
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    9.21
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.63
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    1.50
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.12
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.62
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.00
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    4.36
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.23
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ryan Leonard at his age (21 yrs):
    Leon Draisaitl (Rating of 77 in 2015, Today 83)
    Robert Thomas (Rating of 77 in 2019, Today 73)
    Anton Lundell (Rating of 76 in 2021, Today 74)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $5.900M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 23.4 yrs (21.01.2005)
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Ryan Leonard
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.12.2025 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 -1 14:13 1 0.0% 4
31.12.2025 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 1 1 1 14:05 2 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 1 1 -1 12:58 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 0 1 1 20:21 3 33.3% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 1 1 2 2 15:55 3 33.3% 0
Total 5 2 3 5 2 9 22.2% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Capitals 9 1 0 1 -4 14:10 17 5.9% 11
2025-26 Team Logo Capitals 36 9 16 25 10 13:49 75 12.0% 20
Season Projection 75 19 33 52 21 13:48 156 12.2% 42
Total 45 10 16 26 6 92 10.9% 31
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Capitals 8 0 1 1 1 10:09 12 0.0% 2
Total 8 0 1 1 1 12 0.0% 2
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ryan Leonard Team Logo RW 21 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.69 0.58 80 70 $0.950M
88% Anton Lundell Team Logo C 24.3 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.76 0.56 78 68 $5.000M
86% Dylan Cozens Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.76 0.61 82 69 $7.100M
86% Tyler Toffoli Team Logo C 33.7 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.63 0.65 79 73 $6.000M
85% Rickard Rakell Team Logo RW 32.7 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.71 0.65 81 69 $5.000M
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