Ryan McLeod

Ryan McLeod

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C · 6'3" · 204 lb · Shoots L
Age 26
Career
0.48
P / GP
182P in 379 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5M
Signed through 2029
Career points
182
Regular season

Ryan McLeod, a center for the Buffalo Sabres, is entering his age-27 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 54 points (14 goals, 40 assists) in 81 games, a 0.67 points-per-game pace, 7 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 47.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +1.1. HighDanger's model projects 49 points for 2026-27, in a 40 to 58 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–227191221-212512:460.30
2022–2357111223+418014:110.40
2023–2481121830+1010114:150.37
2024–2579203353+1316216:500.67
2025–2681144054+2516717:370.67
Career37966116182+4872150.48

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 1458th
Assists 4090th
Avg TOI / GP 17:3777th
Shots 9047th
PIM 1636th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5481st
Primary points 2580th
xGF % 47.2%30th
xGF / 60 1.6050th
xGA / 60 1.7928th

Career journey

Rookie
2020–21 · age 21
Edmonton Oilers
0.1 P/GP
10 GP · 0G · 1A
Emerging
2021–22 · age 22
Edmonton Oilers
0.3 P/GP
71 GP · 9G · 12A
Prime
2022–23 → 2026 · age 23–26
Buffalo Sabres
0.54 P/GP
298 GP · 57G · 103A

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Trajectory

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