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Ryan McLeod

Position
Centre
Age
27Sep 21, 1999
Height
6'3"191 cm
Weight
198 lbs90 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Nationality
CAN
Draft
2018 · Round 2 · 40th overall · EDM
GP15
G1
A2
PTS3
+/--7
S%7.7%
TOI/GP14:56
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Ryan McLeod, Buffalo Sabres centre, 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 Mississauga, ON, CAN · Draft: 2018 · Round 2, pick 9 (#40 overall) · EDM · 7 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
394
G
67
A
118
PTS
185
+/-
41

Playoffs

GP
69
G
8
A
10
PTS
18
+/-
-20

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-11-04vs OTT000-1013:16
2026-10-31@ LAK0000014:25
2026-10-29@ ANA000-1113:45
2026-10-27@ SJS0000313:19
2026-10-24@ WSH0111117:15

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 7

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 41.9%39.8%Beats 23%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.4%41.4%Beats 58%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 39.1%42.6%Beats 19%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph23.4 mphBeats 98%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 2056Beats 97%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 13Beats 88%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 54.6 mph46.9 mphBeats 16%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 80.5 mph76.2 mphBeats 17%

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: 1 shots
  • Crease: 1 shots
  • Right side of the net: 0 shots
  • Low slot: 4 shots
  • Left circle: 1 shots
  • Right circle: 1 shots
  • High slot: 1 shots
  • Outside left: 0 shots
  • Outside right: 1 shots
  • Left point: 1 shots
  • Centre point: 1 shots
  • Right point: 0 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 1 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 85Beats 40%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 73Beats 35%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 22More than 73%

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

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

51.0%

Won–Lost

80–77

157 taken

League rank

#64

of 125 (100+ FO)

By zone

  • Offensive zone45.7% · 16/35
  • Neutral zone52.9% · 27/51
  • Defensive zone52.1% · 37/71

By situation

  • Even strength52.1% · 61/117
  • Power play50.0% · 4/8
  • Shorthanded46.9% · 15/32

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 5OTT000L
Oct 31@ LAK000W
Oct 30@ ANA000W
Oct 28@ SJS000W
Oct 24@ WSH011L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL000L
Oct 15@ TOR000W
Oct 13@ MTL000L
Oct 12FLA101W
Show all 15 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 5OTT000L
Oct 31@ LAK000W
Oct 30@ ANA000W
Oct 28@ SJS000W
Oct 24@ WSH011L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL000L
Oct 15@ TOR000W
Oct 13@ MTL000L
Oct 12FLA101W
Oct 10UTA000L
Oct 8DAL000L
Oct 6MIN000W
Oct 3CHI000W
Oct 1@ CBJ011L

Career Arc

7 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27BUF15123-7
2025-26BUF81144054+25
2024-25BUF79203353+13
2023-24EDM81121830+10
2022-23EDM57111223+4
2021-22EDM7191221-2
2020-21EDM10011-2

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