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Ryan McDonagh

Position
Defence
Age
37Jun 13, 1989
Height
6'1"185 cm
Weight
218 lbs99 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
St. Paul, MN, USA
Nationality
USA
Draft
2007 · Round 1 · 12th overall · MTL
GP16
G2
A2
PTS4
+/-11
S%18.2%
TOI/GP16:23
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Ryan McDonagh, Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in St. Paul, MN, USA · Draft: 2007 · Round 1, pick 12 (#12 overall) · MTL · 18 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
1074
G
88
A
357
PTS
445
+/-
314

Playoffs

GP
203
G
12
A
57
PTS
69
+/-
20

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-11-07@ MIN0000016:02
2026-11-05vs CHI1013314:44
2026-11-03vs DET1012118:03
2026-10-31@ NSH0000018:38
2026-10-29vs WPG0002017:51

Awards

  • Stanley Cup · 2× 2020-21, 2019-20

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 15 tracked games this season · updated Nov 6

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 41.3%40.1%Beats 34%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 42.0%42.4%Beats 58%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.9%41.9%Beats 33%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.2 mph21.3 mphBeats 57%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 813Beats 78%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 00Beats 0%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 68.4 mph68.8 mphBeats 57%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 86.7 mph92.8 mphBeats 81%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 0 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 0 shots
  • Low slot: 0 shots
  • Left circle: 3 shots
  • Right circle: 0 shots
  • High slot: 0 shots
  • Outside left: 1 shots
  • Outside right: 0 shots
  • Left point: 3 shots
  • Centre point: 2 shots
  • Right point: 0 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 2 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 10Beats 53%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 33Beats 67%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 75More than 46%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8@ MIN000W
Nov 6CHI101W
Nov 4DET101W
Oct 31@ NSH000L
Oct 29WPG000W
Oct 25@ UTA011L
Oct 24@ COL000L
Oct 21@ VGK000W
Oct 17VAN000W
Oct 15SEA000W
Show all 16 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8@ MIN000W
Nov 6CHI101W
Nov 4DET101W
Oct 31@ NSH000L
Oct 29WPG000W
Oct 25@ UTA011L
Oct 24@ COL000L
Oct 21@ VGK000W
Oct 17VAN000W
Oct 15SEA000W
Oct 13@ NYR000L
Oct 10@ NYI011W
Oct 8MIN000W
Oct 5PHI000W
Oct 3WSH000W
Oct 1@ NYR000L

Career Arc

18 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27TBL16224+11
2025-26TBL4861521+14
2024-25TBL8242731+43
2023-24NSH7432932+19
2022-23NSH7121820+12
2021-22TBL7142226+15
2020-21TBL504812+13
2019-20TBL5011112+7
2018-19TBL8293746+38
2017-18NYR4922426+7
2017-18TBL14213+1
2016-17NYR7763642+20
2015-16NYR7392534+26
2014-15NYR7182533+23
2013-14NYR77142943+11
2012-13NYR4741519+13
2011-12NYR8272532+25
2010-11NYR40189+16

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