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Ryan Leonard
Right Wing #9 Capitals
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Ryan Leonard has 27 points (9 goals, 18 assists) in 38 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 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) in 47 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 yrs (21.01.2005)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 8th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoWashington Capitals
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 21-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Capitals controlling 55% 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 noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 27% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 51st of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 134th of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.05
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.55
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.04
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.04
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.39
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.01
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.54
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.04
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    2.19
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.38
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.84
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.85
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.04
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.50
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.92
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    4.16
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ryan Leonard at his age (21 yrs):
    Mark Scheifele (Rating of 76 in 2013, Today 77)
    Alex DeBrincat (Rating of 76 in 2017, Today 87)
    Pierre-Luc Dubois (Rating of 76 in 2018, Today 79)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $5.600M
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
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
07.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -1 22:07 2 0.0% 0
09.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 2 2 2 13:16 0 0
Total 5 2 4 6 3 8 25.0% 0
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 38 9 18 27 11 14:01 77 11.7% 20
Season Projection 75 18 36 54 22 14:01 152 11.8% 39
Total 47 10 18 28 7 94 10.6% 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
Player MatchPowered by CORE
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 0.71 0.60 78 73 $0.950M
85% Rickard Rakell Team Logo RW 32.7 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.77 0.65 78 71 $5.000M
84% Dylan Cozens Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.72 0.60 78 77 $7.100M
84% Braeden Bowman Team Logo RW 22.5 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.54 0.54 74 71 $0.838M
83% Kyle Palmieri Team Logo C 34.9 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.72 0.59 75 77 $4.750M
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