Ryan McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

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D · 6'1" · 218 lb · Shoots L
Age 37
Career
0.42
P / GP
442P in 1065 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$4.1M
Signed through 2029
Career points
442
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.2
9 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.2
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.1
8 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.1
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
3.6
113 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.5
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
50.5
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
5 GF · 2 GA

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.

Career journey

Rookie
2010–11 · age 21
New York Rangers
0.23 P/GP
40 GP · 1G · 8A
Emerging
2011–12 · age 22
New York Rangers
0.39 P/GP
82 GP · 7G · 25A
Prime
2012–13 → 2020 · age 23–30
New York Rangers
0.48 P/GP
540 GP · 55G · 203A
Veteran
2020–21 → 2025 · age 31–35
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.35 P/GP
348 GP · 17G · 104A
Glory Days
2025–26 → 2027 · age 36–37
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.4 P/GP
55 GP · 6G · 16A

Ryan McDonagh, a defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, is entering his age-37 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 7 games, a 0.14 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 50.5% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.2. HighDanger's model projects 29 points for 2026-27, in a 24 to 34 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–237121820+1222021:320.28
2023–247432932+1931421:470.43
2024–258242731+4322120:220.38
2025–264861521+146019:150.44
2026–277011+42015:370.14
Career106586356442+30738770—0.42

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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