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Ryan Leonard
Right Wing #9 Capitals $0.950M
Player Information

Ryan Leonard has 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) in 52 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 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 61 regular-season games for the Washington Capitals.

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

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 21.1 yrs (21.01.2005)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 8th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoWashington Capitals
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 21-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Capitals controlling 57% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Leonard is off the ice, the Capitals control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 69th of 258 Wings
    Defense:Def: 167th of 258 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.57
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.40
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.87
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.22
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.52
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.86
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.66
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.99
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    2.08
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.64
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.79
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.17
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.04
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.56
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.87
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    4.34
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ryan Leonard at his age (21.1 yrs):
    Tom Wilson (Rating of 74 in 2014, Today 79)
    Timo Meier (Rating of 74 in 2016, Today 74)
    Juraj Slafkovský (Rating of 74 in 2024, Today 82)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $4.400M
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
29.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 15:04 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -1 16:40 1 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 13:49 2 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 1 16:26 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 13:45 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 0 0 0 9 0.0% 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 52 10 20 30 4 14:28 102 9.8% 30
Season Projection 75 14 29 43 6 14:27 147 9.5% 43
Total 61 11 20 31 0 119 9.2% 41
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
Player Match
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 21.1 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.58 0.51 76 70 $0.950M
86% Braeden Bowman Team Logo RW 22.7 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.49 0.49 72 73 $0.838M
84% Alexis Lafrenière Team Logo LW 24.4 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.56 0.51 69 70 $7.450M
84% Adam Fantilli Team Logo C 21.4 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.64 0.63 77 74 $0.950M
83% Kyle Palmieri Team Logo C 35.1 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.72 0.59 75 71 $3.817M
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