Ryan Leonard
#9 · Right wing · Washington Capitals
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13:24 |
| Last season | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 153 | 14:25 |
Role
Where he fits on Washington right now.
- Line
L3 with B. Jenner and J. Sourdif · 8:36 a game together
- Power play
PP2 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 15 kills
- Ice time
13:24 a game, 9th-most among Washington forwards · 11:04 5-on-5 · 1:53 PP
- Competition
About average among forwards · home easier than 61%, road tougher than 62%
Tougher opponents than 91% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Drawing penaltiesTop 10
1.50 penalties drawn /60better than 99% of forwards
Top speedTop 5
24.3 mphfaster than 99% of forwards
Hardest shot
93.9 mphharder than 91% of wingers
Shooting volume
17.2 shot attempts /60better than 88% of wingers
Behind most at his position
Time in the offensive zone
37.9% of his timeless than 98% of forwards
Preventing chances
+0.18 expected goals against /60behind 93% of forwards
Staying out of the box
1.19 penalties taken /60behind 92% of forwards
Distance skated
9.07 miles /60less far than 86% of wingers
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
Hardest shot
87.1 mphharder than 89% of wingers
Hitting
hitting score 15812.31 hits /60better than 79% of forwardsmore than 89% of forwards
Shooting volume
15.0 shot attempts /60better than 78% of wingers
Behind most at his position
Time in the offensive zone
35.6% of his timeless than 94% of forwards
Staying out of the box
0.89 penalties taken /60behind 75% 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 75, 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 wingers with wingers, 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
+0.02 expected goals /60average
+0.06 expected goals /60top 42%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.18 expected goals against /60bottom 7%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 39%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
17.2 shot attempts /60top 12%
15.0 shot attempts /60top 22%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.89 expected goals /60top 19%
0.80 expected goals /60top 34%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 27%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 39%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.62 first assists /60top 25%
0.55 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.90 expected goals /60top 29%
1.90 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 69bottom 21%1.64 blocks /60bottom 22%
blocking score 88bottom 43%1.12 blocks /60bottom 6%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 91bottom 44%0.79 takeaways /60bottom 36%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesTop 10RarelyDraws calls
1.50 penalties drawn /60top 1%
0.94 penalties drawn /60top 29%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.19 penalties taken /60bottom 8%
0.89 penalties taken /60bottom 25%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
50.5% wontoo few games
50.0% wontoo few games
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.
254 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 8 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
15 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
92 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
5 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 speedTop 5SlowerBurner
24.3 mphtop 1%
21.6 mphtop 41%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
6.9 bursts /60top 35%
8.9 bursts /60top 25%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
93.9 mphtop 9%
87.1 mphtop 11%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.07 miles /60bottom 14%
9.20 miles /60bottom 21%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
37.9% of his timebottom 2%
35.6% of his timebottom 6%
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.