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Ryan Leonard
Right Wing #9 Capitals
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Ryan Leonard has 28 points (9 goals, 19 assists) in 39 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 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists) in 48 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 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ryan Leonard is off the ice, the Capitals control 50% 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.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 42nd of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 123rd of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.02
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.01
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.46
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.56
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.00
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.57
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.17
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    2.14
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.33
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.81
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.80
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.01
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.46
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.90
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    4.06
    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):
    Matt Duchene (Rating of 78 in 2011, Today 67)
    Sam Reinhart (Rating of 78 in 2015, Today 80)
    Claude Giroux (Rating of 78 in 2008, Today 72)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $6.600M
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
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
11.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 0 17:18 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 4 6 4 9 22.2% 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 39 9 19 28 11 14:05 78 11.5% 20
Season Projection 75 17 37 54 21 14:06 150 11.3% 38
Total 48 10 19 29 7 95 10.5% 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 0.72 0.60 79 76 $0.950M
85% Dylan Cozens Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.70 0.60 78 78 $7.100M
85% Anthony Cirelli Team Logo C 28.5 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.69 0.58 76 79 $6.250M
84% Tyler Toffoli Team Logo C 33.7 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.71 0.65 80 79 $6.000M
84% Rickard Rakell Team Logo RW 32.7 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.71 0.65 77 73 $5.000M
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