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Michael Ryder

#17 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Mar 31, 1980 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, CAN · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 216th overall in 1998 by MTL (round 8)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jaromir Jagr BOS · 35 P in 45 GP Brad Boyes NYI · 35 P in 48 GP Tomas Fleischmann FLA · 35 P in 48 GP Brad Richards NYR · 34 P in 46 GP Brad Marchand BOS · 36 P in 45 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602003-04: 63 points6303-042005-06: 55 points5505-062006-07: 58 points5806-072007-08: 31 points3107-082008-09: 53 points5308-092009-10: 33 points3309-102010-11: 41 points4110-112011-12: 62 points6211-122012-13: 35 points3512-132013-14: 34 points3413-142014-15: 19 points1914-15

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 MTL 81 25 38 63 10 26 215 117 0.78
2005-06 MTL 81 30 25 55 -5 40 243 111 0.68
2006-07 MTL 82 30 28 58 -25 60 221 130 0.71
2007-08 MTL 70 14 17 31 -4 30 134 122 0.44
2008-09 BOS 74 27 26 53 28 26 185 107 0.72
2009-10 BOS 82 18 15 33 3 35 191 109 0.40
2010-11 BOS 79 18 23 41 -1 26 165 70 0.52
2011-12 DAL 82 35 27 62 17 46 211 86 0.76
2012-13 DAL 19 6 8 14 4 8 42 19 0.74 $3.5M
2012-13 MTL 27 10 11 21 -2 8 59 16 0.78
2013-14 NJD 82 18 16 34 -6 18 166 51 0.41 $3.5M
2014-15 NJD 47 6 13 19 -1 30 89 53 0.40 $3.5M
11 seasons Career 806 237 247 484 18 353 1921 991 0.60

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2003-04 MTL 11 1 2 3 -5 4 36 26 0.27
2005-06 MTL 6 2 3 5 -4 0 13 8 0.83
2007-08 MTL 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 3 0.00
2008-09 BOS 11 5 8 13 4 8 25 12 1.18
2009-10 BOS 13 4 1 5 -4 2 37 24 0.38
2010-11 BOS 25 8 9 17 8 8 44 24 0.68
2012-13 MTL 5 1 1 2 0 2 8 4 0.40
7 seasons Playoffs 75 21 24 45 0 26 169 101 0.60

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 16 19 35 2 16 101 35 0.76 15.8 16:03

Contract

$3.5MCap hit2012-13
$100KCap dollars per point35 points in 46 games
$1.598MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.2 goals above replacement
$2.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.5M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2012-13 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2012-13 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.3Even-strength defence+0.0Power play-0.2Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-202468102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

42.7Corsi for %56 attempts for, 75 against
-10.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.1Expected goals for %2.0 expected for, 2.1 against
-8.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %2 for, 2 against
101.3PDO6.5% shooting + 94.9% saves
8Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Michael Ryder · Tomas Plekanec · Rene Bourque421:3654.952.31-1
Michael Ryder · David Desharnais · Max Pacioretty311:4340.038.60-0
Michael Ryder · Travis Moen · David Desharnais18:3022.271.00-0
Brian Gionta · Michael Ryder · Tomas Plekanec15:1937.545.80-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.4Expected goalsfrom 9 unblocked attempts
+0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.33 expected goals per 60 minutes3rd
Shot quality 4.5% chance per attempt1st
Finishing +0.6 goals above expected66thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 68 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 0.4

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 27, 2013 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:10
Apr 25, 2013 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:11
Apr 23, 2013 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:34
Apr 20, 2013 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:42
Apr 18, 2013 vs TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 16:06
Apr 15, 2013 vs PHI L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:32
Apr 13, 2013 @ TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 16:37
Apr 11, 2013 @ BUF W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 14:56
Apr 9, 2013 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:12
Apr 6, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 18:19
Apr 4, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 2 1 3 1 0 2 0 11:21
Apr 3, 2013 @ PHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 14:30
Apr 1, 2013 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:54
Mar 30, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:45
Mar 27, 2013 @ BOS W 6-5 (SO) 2 0 2 0 2 6 0 20:34
Mar 26, 2013 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:13
Mar 23, 2013 vs BUF L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:29
Mar 21, 2013 @ NYI W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 16:22
Mar 19, 2013 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:35
Mar 13, 2013 vs OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:29
Mar 10, 2013 @ FLA W 5-2 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 14:46
Mar 9, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 14:45
Mar 7, 2013 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 08:36
Mar 5, 2013 @ NYI L 3-6 0 3 3 -1 0 1 0 13:55
Mar 3, 2013 @ BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:22
Mar 2, 2013 vs PIT L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:41
Feb 27, 2013 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:34
Feb 25, 2013 @ NSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 3 3 1 0 4 1 15:13
Feb 23, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 17:03
Feb 21, 2013 vs VAN L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:10
Feb 17, 2013 vs CGY L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14:29
Feb 15, 2013 @ VAN W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 12:07
Feb 13, 2013 @ CGY L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 17:02
Feb 12, 2013 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:44
Feb 8, 2013 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:04
Feb 6, 2013 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15:56
Feb 4, 2013 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 14:27
Feb 2, 2013 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 16:17
Feb 1, 2013 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:07
Jan 29, 2013 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:07
Jan 28, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 18:39
Jan 26, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 23:34
Jan 24, 2013 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:11
Jan 22, 2013 @ DET W 2-1 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 12:37
Jan 20, 2013 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:15
Jan 19, 2013 vs PHX W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:02