Edmonton Oilers · #6 · Defence

Ryan Shea

Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 195 lb · Born Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Drafted 2015, #121 overall by Chicago

Next game · tonightat Anaheim · 10:00 PM ET3 P in the last 2 vs ANA
Goal 5.8%Markets →
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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals1T-6th on EDM
Assists2T-3rd on EDM
Points35th on EDM
P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL
Shots1100.0% shooting
TOI / GP22:263rd on EDM

2025-262025-26: 80 games, 6-29-35, 0.44 points per game Season detail →

Ryan Shea has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 35 points in 80 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

3 points in 3 games for the 6th-placed Edmonton

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shooting %100.0%99th
Points / GP1.0091st
Goals / 600.8988th
Penalty differential+186th
Ice time22:2684th
Assists / 601.7882nd
Hits361st
PP points042nd
Takeaways021st
Shots / GP0.3317th
Blocked shots02nd

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

1.01.01–3

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points35th on EDM
Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL
Goals1T-67th in NHL
Assists2T-3rd on EDM
Shooting %100.0%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time22:263rd on EDM
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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Edmonton's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength18:59
Power play1:54
Shorthanded1:33
Total22:26

30.7 shifts a game, averaging 44 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on EDM
PP assists0T-6th on EDM
PP points0T-6th on EDM · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-6th on EDM

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Edmonton total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every EDM PPG
PP TOI share28.9%of EDM PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on EDM
Overtime goals0T-1st on EDM
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1
2nd0
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading1
Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Edmonton trailing.

Assists

Primary0 · 0%
Secondary2 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.68
Goals / 600.89
Shots / 600.9
ES points / 603.163 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot1 att · 1 G
Wing1 att · 0 G
Point2 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

4 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.2402nd
Goals1
Goals vs expected+0.8
Unblocked attempts4
xG per attempt.052
ixG per 600.19

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 69th percentile of defencemen: 21.00 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Offensive-zone time44.7%76th
Defensive-zone time38.2%71st
Top speed, mph21.0069th
20+ mph bursts264th
Distance skated, mi9.464th
Hardest shot, mph83.5456th
22+ mph bursts048th
Average shot, mph69.347th
90+ mph shots042nd
Distance / 60, mi8.4040th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.00Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph83.54Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated9.4 mi3.32 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts25.9%31.5% defensive · 42.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.7%All situations38.2%
44.2%Even strength38.5%
56.8%Power play30.4%
36.1%Shorthanded43.8%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.00vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 12:46
  2. 20.88vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 06:17
  3. 19.49vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 15:29
  4. 19.21vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 06:09
  5. 19.04vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 19:10
  6. 19.02vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 01:13
  7. 18.99vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 01:09
  8. 18.93@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 01:08

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph10 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 83.54vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 17:23
  2. 74.39@VAN1 Oct · 3rd 15:06
  3. 60.45@VAN1 Oct · 1st 09:07
  4. 58.63@VAN1 Oct · 1st 19:32

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph1 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.95vsSEA3 Oct · 21:31 TOI
  2. 3.16@VAN1 Oct · 23:05 TOI
  3. 3.32vsVAN29 Sep · 22:41 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.14 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-10th on EDM
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits3T-9th on EDM
Blocked shots0T-13th on EDM

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Anaheim, a point in two of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
9 Dec 2025vsANAOTL 3-4 SO0110+218:42
14 Oct 2025@ANAL 3-40222+220:13

Prediction markets

Priced at 5.8% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Goal tonight vs ANAAnytime scorer5.8%8%Best8¢9¢Not listed

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Contract

$4M a season through 2030-31

In 2025-26 he scored 8.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 45th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$4M3.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term5 yearsYear 1 of 5
Expires2030-31UFA at 34
Cap value$20MCap hit × 5 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.


With Edmonton

One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Connor McDavid sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Connor McDavid1
Leon Draisaitl1

Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.

Who he sets up

Vasily Podkolzin1
Leon Draisaitl1

Scorers on his 2 assists.

By opponent

2026-27 · top 6 by P/GP

Vancouver2 P in 21.00 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points3321st for Edmonton
Goals1298th
Assists2311th
Games played3459th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Four seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2023-24PIT311010.035.9%
2024-25PIT392350.1310.5%
2025-26PIT80629350.448.3%
2026-27EDM10111.00—
Career151933420.288.3%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2015Chicago · round 4#121

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · EDM points

Games6
Goals0
Points10.17 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct