Ryan Donato
Age 30 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 190 lb · Born Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Drafted 2014, #56 overall by Boston
2025-262025-26: 82 games, 15-15-30, 0.37 points per game Season detail →
Ryan Donato has 1 point in 4 games of 2026-27, after 30 points in 82 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample1 point in 4 games for the 29th-placed Chicago
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
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 Chicago'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.
1 of 1 goal broke a tie
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
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Chicago 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
12 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 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 leadersHardest shot in the 62nd percentile of forwards: 79.85 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
- 21.35@
VGK29 Sep · 1st 04:26 - 19.71@
BUF3 Oct · 1st 02:55 - 19.47@BUF3 Oct · 3rd 05:59
- 19.09@VGK29 Sep · 3rd 08:33
- 18.98@BUF3 Oct · 2nd 07:04
- 18.92@VGK29 Sep · 3rd 10:58
- 18.85@BUF3 Oct · 2nd 09:28
- 18.74@
UTA1 Oct · 1st 07:50
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 76.42@BUF3 Oct · 3rd 06:01
- 75.62@VGK29 Sep · 2nd 00:28
- 56.56@VGK29 Sep · 2nd 09:14
- 53.74@BUF3 Oct · 1st 07:59
- 16.44@VGK29 Sep · 2nd 09:21
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 1.52vs
STL6 Oct · 9:27 TOI - 1.54@BUF3 Oct · 9:25 TOI
- 1.78@UTA1 Oct · 11:54 TOI
- 2.02@VGK29 Sep · 12:50 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.72 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 NY Islanders, a point in zero of two
NYIW 4-30000015:51NYIOTL 2-3 SO0000018:59STLW 4-20001−19:27BUFW 4-31011−19:25UTAW 6-00000−111:54VGKW 5-20002−212:5030 points in 82 games on a team that finished 31st
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 (0.4). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Chicago'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.
9 of 15 goals broke a tie
How the 15 goals and 15 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
9 of 15 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Chicago trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
287 attempts across the 78 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 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 leadersHardest shot in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 91.26 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.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (23 of 82)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against NY Islanders, a point in zero of two
NYIW 4-30000015:51NYIOTL 2-3 SO0000018:59
SJSW 5-20115+216:03BUFL 1-50000013:49STLL 3-50003−116:53
CARL 2-70000−315:53SJSL 2-31012+115:40
SEAW 4-20006−115:12
EDML 1-30001−214:16
WPGOTL 3-4 OT0000013:06
NJDL 3-50111−214:52
NYRL 1-60001−112:59STLW 4-20001−19:27BUFW 4-31011−19:25UTAW 6-00000−111:54VGKW 5-20002−212:50Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$4M a season through 2028-29
In 2025-26 he scored 7.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 241st 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 Chicago
Four seasons · 2023-24 to 2026-27Alex Vlasic 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 playoffsTen seasons, with 5 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct