Ryan McDonagh
Tampa Bay Lightning · D · #27- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 216 lb
- Age
- 37
- Shoots
- L
- From
- St. Paul, USA
- Draft
- 2007 MTL · R1 #12
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 36 GP tracked · 12h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 768 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$6.75M
cap hit
$4.79M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$2.0M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan McDonagh | 70 | Steady Blueliner | 21 P · 48 GP | $6.75M | $4.79M | D−$2.0M | this player |
 Andrew Peeke | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 14 P · 77 GP | $2.75M | $3.91M | B+$1.2M | 84% |
 Ryan Shea | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 80 GP | $0.90M | $5.10M | A++$4.2M | 82% |
 Esa Lindell | 72 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 82 GP | $5.25M | $5.42M | C+$0.2M | 81% |
 Rasmus Sandin | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 29 P · 73 GP | $4.60M | $6.07M | B+$1.5M | 81% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jake Guentzel · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Ryan’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:45 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:06 TOI
vs MTL
1P
0G 1A
vs MTL 03-31
0G 1A · 1 shots · 19:33 TOI
vs PIT
1P
0G 1A
vs PIT 04-02
0G 1A · 1 shots · 18:04 TOI
vs BOS
1P
0G 1A
vs BOS 04-04
0G 1A · 0 shots · 17:08 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 04-06
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:44 TOI
@ OTT
1P
0G 1A
@ OTT 04-07
0G 1A · 0 shots · 18:05 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:47 TOI
@ BOS
1P
0G 1A
@ BOS 04-11
0G 1A · 2 shots · 19:20 TOI
vs DET
1P
0G 1A
vs DET 04-13
0G 1A · 1 shots · 20:32 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the high slot - 2 of 6 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 9 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 77 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | New York Rangers | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011-12 | New York Rangers | 82 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 25 |
| 2012-13 | New York Rangers | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 13 |
| 2013-14 | New York Rangers | 77 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 11 |
| 2014-15 | New York Rangers | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 23 |
| 2015-16 | New York Rangers | 73 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 77 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | New York Rangers | 49 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 38 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 50 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 71 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 71 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 74 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 43 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 48 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 |
| Career | 3 teams | 1058 | 86 | 355 | 441 | 303 |