Nashville Predators · #12 · Defence

Ryan Ufko

Age 23 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 174 lb · Born Smithtown, New York, USA

Drafted 2021, #115 overall by Nashville

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Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-4th on NSH

Assists0T-11th on NSH

Points0T-12th on NSH

P / GP0.00

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP15:2712th on NSH

2025-262025-26: 18 games, 2-9-11, 0.61 points per game Season detail →

Ryan Ufko has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 11 points in 18 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 21st-placed Nashville

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Ryan Ufko has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-12th on NSH

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-11th on NSH

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time15:2712th on NSH

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:33

Power play2:54

Shorthanded0:00

Total15:27

18.0 shifts a game, averaging 52 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on NSH

PP assists0T-6th on NSH

PP points0T-8th on NSH · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-8th on NSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Nashville total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every NSH PPG

PP TOI share36.2%of NSH PP time

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

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 19.74 mph, hardest shot 77.34 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 percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Ryan Ufko has 1.

Top speed, mph19.74Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph77.34Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated1.9 mi1.86 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts50.0%8.3% defensive · 41.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

43.8%All situations37.5%

42.7%Even strength37.9%

48.7%Power play36.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.74vsMIN1 Oct · 1st 18:06
18.74vsMIN1 Oct · 2nd 15:48
18.30vsMIN1 Oct · 2nd 06:47
18.02vsMIN1 Oct · 2nd 13:14

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph0 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph4 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

77.34vsMIN1 Oct · 1st 18:08

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.86vsMIN1 Oct · 15:27 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.86 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-11th on NSH

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-19th on NSH

Blocked shots1T-12th on NSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Montréal, a point in one of one

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026vs

MTLL 1-40110010:15

2025-26 · The season

11 points in 18 games on a team that finished 23rd

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Ryan Ufko has 18.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.6). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1119th on NSH

Points per game0.61

Goals2T-591st in NHL

Assists9T-16th on NSH

Shooting %18.2%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time13:5319th on NSH

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:14

Power play1:35

Shorthanded0:05

Total13:53

17.2 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-11th on NSH

PP assists212th on NSH

PP points212th on NSH · T-346th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.2211th on NSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP55Nashville total

Involved in2goals or assists

Share3.6%of every NSH PPG

PP TOI share35.5%of NSH PP time

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

Scoring detail

2 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 9 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-6th on NSH

Overtime goals0T-4th on NSH

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1

2nd1

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied2

Leading0

Trailing0

2 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Nashville trailing.

Assists

Primary3 · 33%

Secondary6 · 67%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.64

Goals / 600.48

Shots / 602.6

ES points / 602.459 ES points

PP points / 604.222 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease4 att · 1 G

Slot9 att · 0 G

Wing11 att · 0 G

Point11 att · 1 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

35 attempts across the 17 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.0554th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.0

Unblocked attempts1

xG per attempt.040

ixG per 600.15

2026-27 · 1 game. 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

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.71 mph, hardest shot 88.00 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 percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Ryan Ufko has 18.

Top speed, mph20.71Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph88.00Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated34.1 mi2.90 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts38.5%29.3% defensive · 32.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.0%All situations41.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph6 · avg 46

18-20 mph36 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph0 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph4 · avg 33

70-79 mph5 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways325th on NSH

Giveaways12

TK / GV ratio0.25

Hits1025th on NSH

Blocked shots1323rd on NSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes6

Minors3

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−3drawn minus taken

Consistency

A point in every other game (9 of 18)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point950% of games

Multi-point games211%

Goals in2 games11%

Pointless games950%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games10 Mar – 12 Mar

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run4 games

Final ten6 in 10point in 4

Game log

Against Montréal, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026vs

MTLL 1-40110010:15

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home970.78

Road940.44

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Montréal111.00

vs Central410.25

vs Eastern Conf.420.50

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

March1260.50

April650.83

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$931K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3

Expires2026-27RFA at 24

Cap value$2.8MReported total

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Contract terms from public reports. 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.