LEEVI MERILAINEN - Merilainen was put on waivers by Ottawa on Thursday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. ADAM FANTILLI - Fantilli agreed to terms on a six-year, $82.5 million contract with Columbus on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. JAKE OETTINGER - Oettinger (lower body) won't suit up for Friday's preseason finale on the road against Minnesota, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. ADIN HILL - Hill was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports, indicating that he'll draw the preseason start at home against Utah. MATT DUCHENE - Duchene will not play in Friday's preseason finale against the Wild, Stars TV host Brien Rea reports. ALEX NEDELJKOVIC - Nedeljkovic is expected to start in Thursday's preseason home game against Anaheim. NIKITA TOLOPILO - Tolopilo will start Thursday's preseason game at home against the Oilers, Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor reports. CASEY DESMITH - DeSmith is slated to start Friday's preseason game on the road against Minnesota, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. SERGEI MURASHOV - Murashov will start Thursday's preseason game on the road against Columbus, Dan Potash of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports. IVAN DEMIDOV - Demidov (foot) was deemed day-to-day, but is not expected to miss the start of the regular season, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette. LEEVI MERILAINEN - Merilainen was put on waivers by Ottawa on Thursday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. ADAM FANTILLI - Fantilli agreed to terms on a six-year, $82.5 million contract with Columbus on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. JAKE OETTINGER - Oettinger (lower body) won't suit up for Friday's preseason finale on the road against Minnesota, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. ADIN HILL - Hill was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports, indicating that he'll draw the preseason start at home against Utah. MATT DUCHENE - Duchene will not play in Friday's preseason finale against the Wild, Stars TV host Brien Rea reports. ALEX NEDELJKOVIC - Nedeljkovic is expected to start in Thursday's preseason home game against Anaheim. NIKITA TOLOPILO - Tolopilo will start Thursday's preseason game at home against the Oilers, Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor reports. CASEY DESMITH - DeSmith is slated to start Friday's preseason game on the road against Minnesota, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. SERGEI MURASHOV - Murashov will start Thursday's preseason game on the road against Columbus, Dan Potash of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports. IVAN DEMIDOV - Demidov (foot) was deemed day-to-day, but is not expected to miss the start of the regular season, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

#9 RYAN LEONARD (R)
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
 

Age 21.6 Birth Date 2005-01-21
Shoots R Draft Info 2023 (1/8)
Height 6'1 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 205 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country USA Status On Roster
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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
950,000 2032 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-2027950,0002,208,333
2027-202810,500,00010,500,000
2028-202910,500,00010,500,000
2029-203010,500,00010,500,000
2030-203110,500,00010,500,000
2031-203210,500,00010,500,000
2032-203310,500,00010,500,000
2033-203410,500,00010,500,000
2034-203510,500,00010,500,000

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NHL ID: 8484186

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 25BOS
Sep 26@PHI
Oct 2@CAR
Oct 3@T.B
Oct 7PIT
Oct 9NYR
Oct 11SEA
Oct 13@CAR
Oct 14MTL
Oct 17N.J
Oct 20L.A
Oct 24BUF
Oct 28PHI
Oct 29@NSH
Nov 1MIN
Nov 3DAL
Nov 7FLA
Nov 10@OTT
Nov 12@N.J
Nov 14N.J
Nov 17@T.B
Nov 19BUF
Nov 21@BOS
Nov 25PHI
Nov 27FLA
Nov 28@STL
Dec 1VAN
Dec 3@EDM
Dec 5@CGY
Dec 7@VAN
Dec 10@SEA
Dec 12@COL
Dec 15@DAL
Dec 17DET
Dec 19STL
Dec 21@TOR
Dec 26CBJ
Dec 28EDM
Dec 30@NYI
Dec 31@CBJ
Jan 2OTT
Jan 4TOR
Jan 6@L.A
Jan 8@S.J
Jan 10@ANA
Jan 12VGK
Jan 14CAR
Jan 16COL
Jan 18@PIT
Jan 19MTL
Jan 22NYI
Jan 24@N.J
Jan 29@UTA
Jan 30@VGK
Feb 2WPG
Feb 3@FLA
Feb 13@MTL
Feb 14UTA
Feb 16ANA
Feb 19S.J
Feb 21NSH
Feb 23NYR
Feb 25@BOS
Feb 26@NYR
Mar 1@NYI
Mar 3CAR
Mar 5@WPG
Mar 7@MIN
Mar 9CGY
Mar 10@CHI
Mar 13@PIT
Mar 15T.B
Mar 17NYI
Mar 18@BUF
Mar 21@NYR
Mar 23DET
Mar 24@DET
Mar 26BOS
Mar 28@TOR
Mar 30CHI
Apr 1@PHI
Apr 3CBJ
Apr 4PIT
Apr 6@CBJ
Apr 8@OTT
Apr 10@PHI

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 25BOS
Sep 26@PHI
Oct 2@CAR
Oct 3@T.B
Oct 7PIT
Oct 9NYR
Oct 11SEA
Oct 13@CAR
Oct 14MTL
Oct 17N.J
Oct 20L.A
Oct 24BUF
Oct 28PHI
Oct 29@NSH
Nov 1MIN
Nov 3DAL
Nov 7FLA
Nov 10@OTT
Nov 12@N.J
Nov 14N.J
Nov 17@T.B
Nov 19BUF
Nov 21@BOS
Nov 25PHI
Nov 27FLA
Nov 28@STL
Dec 1VAN
Dec 3@EDM
Dec 5@CGY
Dec 7@VAN
Dec 10@SEA
Dec 12@COL
Dec 15@DAL
Dec 17DET
Dec 19STL
Dec 21@TOR
Dec 26CBJ
Dec 28EDM
Dec 30@NYI
Dec 31@CBJ
Jan 2OTT
Jan 4TOR
Jan 6@L.A
Jan 8@S.J
Jan 10@ANA
Jan 12VGK
Jan 14CAR
Jan 16COL
Jan 18@PIT
Jan 19MTL
Jan 22NYI
Jan 24@N.J
Jan 29@UTA
Jan 30@VGK
Feb 2WPG
Feb 3@FLA
Feb 13@MTL
Feb 14UTA
Feb 16ANA
Feb 19S.J
Feb 21NSH
Feb 23NYR
Feb 25@BOS
Feb 26@NYR
Mar 1@NYI
Mar 3CAR
Mar 5@WPG
Mar 7@MIN
Mar 9CGY
Mar 10@CHI
Mar 13@PIT
Mar 15T.B
Mar 17NYI
Mar 18@BUF
Mar 21@NYR
Mar 23DET
Mar 24@DET
Mar 26BOS
Mar 28@TOR
Mar 30CHI
Apr 1@PHI
Apr 3CBJ
Apr 4PIT
Apr 6@CBJ
Apr 8@OTT
Apr 10@PHI

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Washington Capitals Last Game Lines (2026-09-21)

Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

WASHINGTON CAPITALS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
MITCHELL GIBSON27.2201841243.52.0
CLAY STEVENSON27.50007.05.0
NICHOLAS KEMPF20.5202441144.54.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026WSH752025450.605024715313.12.01244140025654.502:2147.70.114:25
2024-2025WSH91010.119-411175.91.918000041100.000:2410.81.714:11
CAREER 842125460.5546-25817012.42.01424140029758.302:0844.60.314:23

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026WSH75200.27250.33450.60470.631532.04140.191241.65250.3360.08
2024-2025WSH910.1100.0010.11111.22171.8900.00182.0040.4410.11

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025NCAABoston College373019491.32463000.00044
2024-2025WJC-20USA U20755101.43121000.000
2023-2024NCAABoston College413129601.46383600.00048
2023-2024WJC-20USA U2073360.864200.000
2023-2024WCUSA60110.172000.000
2023-2024InternationalTeam USA10111.002000.000
2022-2023NTDPU.S. National U18 Team575143941.65467700.000
2022-2023USHLUSNTDP Juniors17119201.18182000.000
2022-2023WJC-18USA U18789172.4341600.000
2021-2022NTDPU.S. National U18 Team36167230.64222000.000
2021-2022USHLUSNTDP Juniors33105150.4522200.000
2021-2022NTDPU.S. National U17 Team261010200.7743000.000
2021-2022WJC-18USA U1865161.006700.000
2014-2015Brick InvitationalBoston Jr. Bruins674111.836000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025WSH80110.131112120.01.5110000400.000:3812.60.010:09
CAREER 80110.131112120.01.5110000400.000:3812.60.010:09

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025WSH800.0010.1310.1320.25121.5000.00111.3840.5000.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2014-2015Brick InvitationalBoston Jr. Bruins10000.000000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027WSH11011.008420520.05.0000000000:0000:00
2025-2026WSH42130.756322922.22.350000400.001:2740.82.811:54
CAREER 53140.8067421421.42.850000400.001:0940.82.809:31

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027WSH111.0000.0011.0000.0055.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
2025-2026WSH420.5010.2530.7520.5092.2500.0051.2541.0000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12155104021:3412:55
214310133252:3014:59
3213583833:1615:48
41995144342:0214:05

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
491011700:2414:10

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 13.1
5on5 Shooting % 11.7
PTS/60 2.5
PDO 1046
Sec. Asst% 0

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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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