Ryan McLeod
#71 · Center · Buffalo Sabres
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14:59 |
| Last season | 81 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 90 | 17:37 |
Role
Where he fits on Buffalo right now.
- Line
L3 with J. Norris and K. Helenius · 4:53 a game together
- Power play
PP2 Distributor
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 9 of 10 kills · 0:46 a kill · starts 9
- Ice time
14:59 a game, 8th-most among Buffalo forwards · 10:54 5-on-5 · 1:59 PP · 1:42 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 65% of forwards · home easier than 58%, road 91%
Easier opponents than 78% of forwards · home 91%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Distance skated1st
11.01 miles /60farther than 99% of centers
Fast bursts
13.4 bursts /60more often than 96% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.80 first assists /60better than 95% of forwards
Creating chances
+0.26 expected goals /60better than 94% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Power-play chances
1.50 expected goals /60behind 99% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 30.65 hits /60behind 98% of forwardsfewer than 96% of forwards
Drawing penalties
0.38 penalties drawn /60behind 98% of forwards
Creating his own chances
0.53 expected goals /60behind 93% of centers
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Distance skated1st
11.23 miles /60farther than 99% of centers
Fast bursts
16.0 bursts /60more often than 95% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 210.00 hits /60behind 87% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 81, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.26 expected goals /60top 6%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 28%
no measurable changeaverage
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
8.1 shot attempts /60bottom 9%
10.5 shot attempts /60bottom 38%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.53 expected goals /60bottom 7%
0.72 expected goals /60top 42%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.80 first assists /60top 5%
0.60 first assists /60top 32%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.50 expected goals /60bottom 1%
1.80 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
1.03 expected goals for /60top 21%
0.93 expected goals for /60top 32%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 3bottom 2%0.65 hits /60bottom 4%
hitting score 21bottom 13%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 57bottom 7%1.49 blocks /60bottom 11%
blocking score 85bottom 39%1.00 blocks /60bottom 2%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 135top 10%1.49 takeaways /60top 6%
takeaway score 89bottom 36%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.38 penalties drawn /60bottom 2%
0.72 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.49 penalties taken /60top 21%
0.74 penalties taken /60bottom 39%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
49.3% wonbottom 44%
50.8% wonaverage
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
139 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
5 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
51 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
2 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
23.2 mphtop 15%
22.1 mphtop 19%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
13.4 bursts /60top 4%
16.0 bursts /60top 5%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
86.0 mphaverage
73.1 mphbottom 23%
- Distance skated1st1stShorterCovers ground
11.01 miles /60top 1%
11.23 miles /60top 1%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.3% of his timetop 44%
43.7% of his timetop 21%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.