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Ryan Shea
Defenseman #5 Penguins
Player Information

Ryan Shea has 16 points (2 goals, 14 assists) in 43 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 121) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 113 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 28.9 yrs (11.02.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 121st in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: -
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The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Penguins controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Shea is off the ice, the Penguins control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 101st of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 38th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.03
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.13
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.15
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.45
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.00
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.29
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.11
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.91
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.30
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.96
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.82
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.42
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    4.52
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $5.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 30.4 yrs (11.02.1997)
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Ryan Shea
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 1 17:21 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 18:28 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 16:13 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 14:55 3 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 14:26 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 1 3 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 31 1 0 1 1 12:37 17 5.9% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 39 2 3 5 -9 16:43 19 10.5% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 43 2 14 16 15 19:01 36 5.6% 18
Season Projection 82 4 27 31 29 19:01 69 5.8% 34
Total 113 5 17 22 7 72 6.9% 38
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
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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 Shea Team Logo D 28.9 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.37 0.19 64 82 $0.900M
89% Martin Fehérváry Team Logo D 26.3 yrs 188 cm / 98 kg 0.36 0.26 64 82 $2.675M
86% Dylan DeMelo Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.35 0.26 59 78 $4.900M
86% Nate Schmidt Team Logo D 34.5 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.29 0.32 63 83 $3.500M
85% Parker Wotherspoon Team Logo D 28.4 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.35 0.21 58 77 $1.000M
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