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Ryan Suter

#22 · Defence · Free agent, last with the St. Louis Blues

Born Jan 21, 1985 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA · 6'1", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2003 by NSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Drew Doughty LAK · 51 P in 82 GP Shea Weber NSH · 51 P in 78 GP P.K. Subban MTL · 51 P in 68 GP Dustin Byfuglien WPG · 53 P in 81 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 49 P in 81 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.

020402005-06: 16 points1605-062006-07: 24 points242007-08: 31 points3107-082008-09: 45 points452009-10: 37 points3709-102010-11: 39 points392011-12: 46 points4611-122012-13: 32 points322013-14: 43 points4313-142014-15: 38 points382015-16: 51 points5115-162016-17: 40 points402017-18: 51 points5117-182018-19: 47 points472019-20: 48 points4819-202020-21: 19 points192021-22: 32 points3221-222022-23: 25 points252023-24: 17 points1723-242024-25: 15 points15

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 NSH 71 1 15 16 7 66 84 38 0.23 $785K
2006-07 NSH 82 8 16 24 10 54 87 45 0.29 $785K
2007-08 NSH 76 7 24 31 3 71 138 57 0.41 $785K
2008-09 NSH 82 7 38 45 -16 73 143 87 0.55 $3.5M
2009-10 NSH 82 4 33 37 4 48 125 55 0.45 $3.5M
2010-11 NSH 70 4 35 39 20 54 115 64 0.56 $3.5M
2011-12 NSH 79 7 39 46 15 30 134 46 0.58 $3.5M
2012-13 MIN 48 4 28 32 2 24 91 33 0.67 $7.538M
2013-14 MIN 82 8 35 43 15 34 150 72 0.52 $7.538M
2014-15 MIN 77 2 36 38 7 48 150 69 0.49 $7.538M
2015-16 MIN 82 8 43 51 10 30 188 69 0.62 $7.538M
2016-17 MIN 82 9 31 40 34 36 164 72 0.49 $7.538M
2017-18 MIN 78 6 45 51 -1 34 149 78 0.65 $7.538M
2018-19 MIN 82 7 40 47 -8 41 136 78 0.57 $7.538M
2019-20 MIN 69 8 40 48 -6 12 111 48 0.70 $7.538M
2020-21 MIN 56 3 16 19 9 12 86 38 0.34 $7.538M
2021-22 DAL 82 7 25 32 1 40 118 46 0.39 $3.65M
2022-23 DAL 82 3 22 25 0 26 92 81 0.30 $3.65M
2023-24 DAL 82 2 15 17 14 28 102 86 0.21 $3.65M
2024-25 STL 82 2 13 15 7 24 62 39 0.18 $775K
20 seasons Career 1526 107 589 696 127 785 2425 1201 0.46

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 NSH 5 1 0 1 0 8 9 3 0.20
2007-08 NSH 6 1 1 2 -2 4 6 5 0.33
2009-10 NSH 6 0 0 0 -1 0 16 11 0.00
2010-11 NSH 12 1 5 6 2 6 23 21 0.50
2011-12 NSH 10 1 3 4 -3 4 30 12 0.40
2012-13 MIN 5 0 0 0 -5 4 5 10 0.00
2013-14 MIN 13 1 6 7 -5 4 29 25 0.54
2014-15 MIN 10 0 3 3 -8 0 13 15 0.30
2015-16 MIN 6 0 3 3 3 4 10 10 0.50
2016-17 MIN 5 1 2 3 -3 10 15 6 0.60
2019-20 MIN 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 0.33
2020-21 MIN 7 0 1 1 -4 0 9 10 0.14
2021-22 DAL 7 0 3 3 -1 2 6 5 0.43
2022-23 DAL 19 0 6 6 -3 18 21 31 0.32
2023-24 DAL 19 1 3 4 1 16 9 19 0.21
2024-25 STL 5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 0.20
16 seasons Playoffs 138 7 38 45 -30 80 206 190 0.33

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 8 43 51 10 30 188 69 0.62 4.3 28:36

Contract

$7.538MCap hitends in 2029, then UFA
$148KCap dollars per point51 points in 82 games
$619KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.2 goals above replacement
$8.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$729KValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Jul 4, 2012, as a new contract: 13 years and $98M, beginning in 2012-13. It was signed to run through 2024-25, but the Minnesota Wild bought it out on Jul 13, 2021, after 2020-21.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $7.538M $2M $10M $12M NMC
2013-14 $7.538M $2M $10M $12M NMC
2014-15 $7.538M $6M $5M $11M NMC
2015-16 $7.538M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2016-17 $7.538M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2017-18 $7.538M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2018-19 $7.538M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2019-20 $7.538M $9M $0 $9M NMC
2020-21 $7.538M $8M $0 $8M NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Jul 10, 2024 St. Louis Blues New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $3M $775K
Jul 28, 2021 Dallas Stars New contract (35+) bought out, Jun 28, 2024 2021-22 to 2023-24 4 $14.6M $3.65M
Jul 4, 2012 Minnesota Wild New contract bought out, Jul 13, 2021 2012-13 to 2020-21 13 $98M $7.538M
Jun 16, 2008 Nashville Predators Extension 2008-09 to 2011-12 4 $14M $3.5M
Sep 8, 2004 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2005-06 to 2007-08 3 $2.356M $785K

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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.2Goals above replacement29th of 675 skaters, 10th of 230 defencemen
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+1.7 86th percentileEven-strength defence+3.9 94th percentilePower play-0.1 45th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 47th percentilePenalties-1.0 39th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

50.2Corsi for %1581 attempts for, 1568 against
+4.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Expected goals for %66.1 expected for, 56.1 against
+6.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.8Goals for %68 for, 56 against
100.6PDO7.7% shooting + 92.9% saves
251Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ryan Suter · Jared Spurgeon771246:2649.654.849-44
Ryan Suter · Jonas Brodin62161:5649.349.27-3
Ryan Suter · Mathew Dumba60148:0756.859.48-2
Ryan Suter · Marco Scandella5663:0053.143.41-3

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
7.6Expected goalsfrom 256 unblocked attempts
+0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.20 expected goals per 60 minutes53rd
Shot quality 3.0% chance per attempt47th
Finishing +0.4 goals above expected66thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 8Expected 7.6

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:30
Apr 5, 2016 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 31:04
Apr 3, 2016 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 27:26
Apr 1, 2016 @ DET L 2-3 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 28:19
Mar 31, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 29:45
Mar 29, 2016 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 27:36
Mar 26, 2016 @ COL W 4-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 23:35
Mar 24, 2016 vs CGY W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 24:00
Mar 22, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 30:11
Mar 20, 2016 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 29:56
Mar 19, 2016 vs CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 29:58
Mar 17, 2016 @ NJD L 4-7 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 29:16
Mar 15, 2016 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 33:10
Mar 12, 2016 @ MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27:21
Mar 10, 2016 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 28:13
Mar 6, 2016 vs STL L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 30:54
Mar 5, 2016 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 31:27
Mar 3, 2016 @ TOR W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 26:16
Mar 1, 2016 vs COL W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 26:48
Feb 28, 2016 vs FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 27:34
Feb 26, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 28:02
Feb 25, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 25:48
Feb 23, 2016 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 26:09
Feb 21, 2016 vs CHI W 6-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 27:24
Feb 18, 2016 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 32:02
Feb 17, 2016 @ CGY W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 27:56
Feb 15, 2016 @ VAN W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 27:35
Feb 13, 2016 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 29:38
Feb 11, 2016 vs WSH L 3-4 1 1 2 -2 0 3 1 34:43
Feb 9, 2016 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 33:15
Feb 6, 2016 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 33:08
Feb 4, 2016 @ NYR L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 4 2 29:15
Feb 2, 2016 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 29:37
Jan 25, 2016 vs ARI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 32:47
Jan 23, 2016 @ SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 30:05
Jan 21, 2016 @ LAK W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 26:54
Jan 20, 2016 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 26:41
Jan 16, 2016 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 29:25
Jan 15, 2016 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 27:46
Jan 12, 2016 vs BUF L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 28:09
Jan 10, 2016 vs NJD L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 28:49
Jan 9, 2016 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 29:01
Jan 7, 2016 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 32:14
Jan 5, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 27:45
Jan 3, 2016 @ FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 8 1 30:20
Jan 2, 2016 @ TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 31:21
Dec 31, 2015 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 30:23
Dec 28, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 23:39
Dec 26, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 26:37
Dec 22, 2015 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 26:57
Dec 21, 2015 vs DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 28:45
Dec 19, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 30:07
Dec 17, 2015 vs NYR W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 28:43
Dec 15, 2015 vs VAN W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 22:21
Dec 12, 2015 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 30:19
Dec 11, 2015 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29:18
Dec 7, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29:35
Dec 5, 2015 vs COL W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 29:12
Dec 3, 2015 vs TOR W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 31:19
Dec 1, 2015 @ CHI W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 29:36
Nov 28, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 32:19
Nov 27, 2015 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29:45
Nov 25, 2015 vs VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 29:13
Nov 21, 2015 vs NSH W 4-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 26:24
Nov 19, 2015 @ BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 32:26
Nov 17, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 2 6 1 28:59
Nov 14, 2015 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 33:11
Nov 12, 2015 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 29:17
Nov 10, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 27:24
Nov 7, 2015 vs TBL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 28:24
Nov 5, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 2 1 2 25:35
Oct 31, 2015 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 30:23
Oct 30, 2015 vs CHI W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 28:11
Oct 27, 2015 vs EDM W 4-3 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 26:59
Oct 25, 2015 @ WPG L 4-5 0 0 0 -3 2 5 0 27:29
Oct 24, 2015 vs ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 24:59
Oct 22, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 27:10
Oct 18, 2015 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 26:49
Oct 16, 2015 @ LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 28:43
Oct 15, 2015 @ ARI W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 23:02
Oct 10, 2015 vs STL W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 24:07
Oct 8, 2015 @ COL W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 25:49