Ryan Leonard
Age 21 · Shoots right · 6′1″ · 205 lb · Born Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Drafted 2023, #8 overall by Washington
2025-262025-26: 75 games, 20-25-45, 0.60 points per game Season detail →
Ryan Leonard has 1 point in 2 games of 2026-27, after 45 points in 75 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample1 point in 2 games for the 22nd-placed Washington
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Washington trailing.
Assists at 5-on-5
Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
9 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 75 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed in the 67th percentile of forwards: 21.62 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.62@
TBL3 Oct · 3rd 09:08 - 21.41@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 04:14
- 20.31@
CAR2 Oct · 3rd 09:59 - 20.17@CAR2 Oct · 1st 09:21
- 20.00@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 06:54
- 19.60@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 17:40
- 18.96@TBL3 Oct · 1st 07:27
- 18.96@CAR2 Oct · 1st 13:33
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 73.97@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 08:11
- 73.48@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 19:53
- 73.38@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 07:10
- 66.86@TBL3 Oct · 1st 19:54
- 64.61@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 07:05
- 64.06@TBL3 Oct · 1st 17:59
- 36.84@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 16:58
- 28.91@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 04:42
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.14@TBL3 Oct · 14:10 TOI
- 1.78@CAR2 Oct · 12:08 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.96 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
Against Pittsburgh, a point in two of three
PITW 3-00112+215:40PITW 6-32023+114:00PITL 3-50002013:24TBLW 3-10003014:10CARL 2-51013+112:08Priced at 38% 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.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
45 points in 75 games on a team that finished 12th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.6). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 20 goals and 25 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
3 of 20 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Washington trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
334 attempts across the 75 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 75 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed in the 99th percentile of forwards: 24.26 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (36 of 75)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.
Streaks
Against Pittsburgh, a point in two of three
PITW 3-00112+215:40PITW 6-32023+114:00PITL 3-50002013:24
CBJW 2-10002+116:05PITW 3-00112+215:40PITW 6-32023+114:00
TORW 4-01014+113:22
NYRL 1-80002−315:58
BUFW 6-21012+112:55
NJDL 3-70114−113:46
PHIW 6-41122011:29
VGKW 5-4 SO0114015:17
UTAW 7-40003+115:22TBLW 3-10003014:10CARL 2-51013+112:08Better on the road, and at his best against tonight's opponent
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Priced at 38% 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.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 47.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 8th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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 2 Oct 2026.
With Washington
Two seasons · 2024-25 to 2025-26Dylan Strome 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
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsTwo seasons, all with the Capitals
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct