66 G · 116 A · 379 GP
0.480 P/GP · 15 PPP · 15:11 ATOI
Buffalo Sabres#71Active
Ryan McLeod
C · 6′3″ / 204 lb · Shoots L · Mississauga, CAN · Age 27 · 2018 #40 by EDM
182Career points
0.480Career P/GP
379Games played
66Goals
6 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2654points
The latest read.
54 points in 81 games in 2025-26. Career: 182 points across 379 games.
81GP
14goals
40assists
54points
90shots
7PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
8 G · 10 A · 69 GP
0.261 P/GP · 4 PPP · 14:18 ATOI
0.100 → 0.667P/GP by season · 6 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2024-25
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 6 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 69 GP · 8 G · 10 A · 18 pts (0.261 P/GP)
92.0
67.6
69.4
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-18vs MTLPlayoff20:39 TOI0G 1A1 P · 2 S
2026-05-16@ MTLPlayoff21:56 TOI0G 1A1 P · 1 S
2026-05-14vs MTLPlayoff13:23 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-05-12@ MTLPlayoff9:35 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-05-10@ MTLPlayoff13:51 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2018 draft#40round 2 · EDM
Rates: insufficient sample (n=6 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 6 forwards taken #40, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2024-25 peak: 79 GP / 20 G / 33 A / 53 Pts / 0.671 P/GP · 16:50 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 0.671 |
| 2025-26 | 81 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 0.667 |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0.404 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 0.370 |
| 2021-22 | 71 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0.296 |
| Prime-five | 369 | 66 | 115 | 181 | 0.491 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Frank J. Selke Trophy27th · 2026Lady Byng Memorial Trophy71st · 2024
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart6 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 81 | 14 | 40 | 54 | +25 | 7 | 90 |
| 2024-25Peak | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 20 | 33 | 53 | +13 | 2 | 97 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 81 | 12 | 18 | 30 | +10 | 1 | 106 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +4 | 0 | 78 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 5 | 82 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2024-25 is the best season either way: 0.671 raw, 0.662 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81 | 0.667 | 3.13 | 0.640 |
| 2024-25Best adjusted | 79 | 0.671 | 3.04 | 0.662 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 0.370 | 3.11 | 0.357 |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 0.404 | 3.18 | 0.381 |
| 2021-22 | 71 | 0.296 | 3.14 | 0.282 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | AHL | Bakersfield Condors | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | AHL | Bakersfield Condors | 28 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | NL | EV Zug | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Bakersfield Condors | 56 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2018-19 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 32 | 12 | 26 | 38 |
| 2018-19 | OHL | Saginaw Spirit | 31 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Bakersfield Condors | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | OHL | Saginaw Spirit | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2017-18 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 68 | 26 | 44 | 70 |
| 2017-18 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | Canada U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 68 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2016-17 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2015-16 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 62 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2015-16 | U17-Dev | Team Gold | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | WHC-17 | Canada White U17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | OHL | Brampton Steelheads | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | GTMMHL | Toronto Marlboros Mn Mdgt AAA | 74 | 30 | 51 | 81 |
| 2014-15 | OJHL | Oakville Blades | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | CWG | Team Ontario | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014-15 | OGC-16 | Team GTHL Blue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | OHL Cup | Toronto Marlboros Mn Mdgt AAA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013-14 | GTMMHL | Toronto Marlboros Mn Mdgt AAA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | GTMMHL | Toronto Marlboros Mn Mdgt AAA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 379 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 303 to 455); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 94 of them cleared the band.
Morgan FrostC · 2017 #27 · active392 GP · 75 G · 115 A · 190 P0.485 P/GP · +0.004Connor McMichaelL · 2019 #25 · active315 GP · 67 G · 87 A · 154 P0.489 P/GP · +0.009Ilya MikheyevR · Undrafted · active427 GP · 98 G · 103 A · 201 P0.471 P/GP · −0.009Noah CatesL · 2017 #137 · active317 GP · 58 G · 91 A · 149 P0.470 P/GP · −0.010Fabian ZetterlundL · 2017 #63 · active329 GP · 69 G · 80 A · 149 P0.453 P/GP · −0.027
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed86.0mph55.7
138.4 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed23.2mph89.9
37.3 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated421.1km97.4
261.7 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game6.8km97.2
4.2 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph316bursts99.0
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time40.4%26.4
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time17.9%57.4
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time41.7%24.7
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal90shots57.5
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal22shots42.7
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot226 G46th
High Slot152 G77th
L Circle121 G70th
Outside L91 G82th
R Circle93 G60th
Beyond Red Line50 G91th
Outside R50 G64th
L Net Side31 G62th
L Point30 G61th
Center Point20 G49th
R Point20 G50th
Behind the Net10 G56th
L Corner10 G84th
R Net Side10 G32th
Crease00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
22high danger6 G · 27.3%
36mid danger6 G · 16.7%
7long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 90 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 2 ballot appearances · 1 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Assists / game
5 consecutive qualified seasons · 73.8 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.NYR13 points11 GP · 6 G · 7 A22 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.OTT12 points13 GP · 5 G · 7 A26 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CAR11 points12 GP · 5 G · 6 A17 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.FLA11 points20 GP · 3 G · 8 A19 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.PHI10 points11 GP · 4 G · 6 A17 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.CHI9 points12 GP · 5 G · 4 A17 shots · 1 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.NYR1.18 P/GP11 GP · 6 G · 7 A22 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.OTT0.92 P/GP13 GP · 5 G · 7 A26 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.CAR0.92 P/GP12 GP · 5 G · 6 A17 shots · 1 PP pointsPace vs.PHI0.91 P/GP11 GP · 4 G · 6 A17 shots · 1 PP pointsPace vs.BUF0.83 P/GP6 GP · 2 G · 3 A7 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.UTA0.80 P/GP5 GP · 2 G · 2 A9 shots · 1 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Ryan McLeod has faced 82 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.22blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#353Yahoo#221Fantrax#217Roto#219
25-2681 GP14 G40 A1.22 pts/gm
2nd half+0.21
This desk has Ryan McLeod No. 353 among skaters on the ESPN points board, off a 1.22 three-season blended per-game figure.
The room.
Every current Buffalo Sabres teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
