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Center•#71Ryan McLeod is a 26-year-old center for the Buffalo Sabres. A 2018 Draft pick (Round 2). Born in Mississauga, CAN.
In 2025-26, Ryan has been a consistent offensive contributor with 15 goals and 44 assists for 59 points in 94 games. He averages 0.63 points per game on 17:31 of ice time. Primarily a playmaker, Ryan's game is built around creating chances for teammates.
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 26–66 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Ryan was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 81 games, 1,486 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
56.9 vs 54.8 lg
68th percentile
Quality of teammates
67.9 vs 53.2 lg
91th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Ryan takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
132
Goals vs expected
14 vs 10.7 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
28%
With-or-without-you
Who Ryan plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack QuinnR | 688 min | 51.5 | 56.2 | -4.7 |
| Jason ZuckerL | 497 min | 53.6 | 52.2 | +1.4 |
| Bowen ByramD | 406 min | 52.7 | 53.0 | -0.3 |
| Owen PowerD | 372 min | 53.7 | 52.4 | +1.3 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 354 min | 58.8 | 49.6 | +9.2 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 350 min | 48.1 | 55.5 | -7.4 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Ryan, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | vs MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:39 |
| May 16 | @ MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 |
| May 14 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:23 |
| May 12 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:35 |
| May 10 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:51 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Forwards
48
Offense
66
Defense
57
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL forwards. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
18-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 18-point spread between offensive (48th) and defensive (66th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown center.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
18-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 18-point spread between offensive (48th) and defensive (66th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown center.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Ryan McLeod's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | BUF | 81 | 14 | 40 | 54 | +25 | 90 | 15.6% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | BUF | 79 | 20 | 33 | 53 | +13 | 97 | 20.6% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | EDM | 81 | 12 | 18 | 30 | +10 | 106 | 11.3% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Buffalo Sabres this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
End of season statistical forecast
0
games remaining
Goals
15
Current: 15
Assists
44
Current: 44
Points
59
Current: 59
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 59-64 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
| 22-232022-23 | EDM | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +4 | 78 | 14.1% |
| 21-222021-22 | EDM | 71 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 82 | 11.0% |
| 20-212020-21 | EDM | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | — |
| Career | — | 379 | 66 | 116 | 182 | +48 | 456 | 14.5% |
