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Ryan Reaves

#75 · Right wing · Free agent, last with the San Jose Sharks

Born Jan 20, 1987 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN · 6'2", 225 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 156th overall in 2005 by STL (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

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

Boyd Gordon ARI · 4 P in 65 GP Brandon Bollig CGY · 4 P in 54 GP Marcus Kruger CHI · 4 P in 41 GP Chris Higgins VAN · 4 P in 33 GP Nick Ritchie ANA · 4 P in 33 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.

051015202010-11: 4 points410-112011-12: 4 points42012-13: 6 points612-132013-14: 8 points82014-15: 12 points1214-152015-16: 4 points42016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 10 points102018-19: 20 points2018-192019-20: 15 points152020-21: 5 points520-212021-22: 13 points132022-23: 15 points1522-232023-24: 6 points62024-25: 2 points224-252025-26: 3 points3

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 STL 28 2 2 4 -1 78 16 86 0.14 $525K
2011-12 STL 60 3 1 4 0 124 32 171 0.07 $525K
2012-13 STL 43 4 2 6 3 79 24 135 0.14 $600K
2013-14 STL 63 2 6 8 -1 126 25 211 0.13 $600K
2014-15 STL 81 6 6 12 -3 116 55 276 0.15 $1.125M
2015-16 STL 64 3 1 4 -6 68 31 206 0.06 $1.125M
2016-17 STL 80 7 6 13 4 104 58 239 0.16 $1.125M
2017-18 PIT 58 4 4 8 -9 84 34 161 0.14 $1.125M
2017-18 VGK 21 0 2 2 2 10 8 75 0.10
2018-19 VGK 80 9 11 20 1 74 95 305 0.25 $2.775M
2019-20 VGK 71 8 7 15 -5 47 61 316 0.21 $2.775M
2020-21 VGK 37 1 4 5 0 27 26 141 0.14 $1.75M
2021-22 NYR 69 5 8 13 -13 43 44 279 0.19 $1.75M
2022-23 NYR 12 0 0 0 -5 12 3 44 0.00 $1.75M
2022-23 MIN 61 5 10 15 -1 31 45 152 0.25
2023-24 TOR 49 4 2 6 -13 49 26 165 0.12 $1.35M
2024-25 TOR 35 0 2 2 -2 28 14 103 0.06 $1.35M
2025-26 SJS 50 3 0 3 -12 37 25 160 0.06 $1.35M
16 seasons Career 962 66 74 140 -61 1137 622 3225 0.15

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.00
2012-13 STL 6 0 0 0 -1 2 6 23 0.00
2013-14 STL 6 0 0 0 -1 6 1 15 0.00
2014-15 STL 6 1 0 1 1 0 2 18 0.17
2015-16 STL 5 0 0 0 0 7 3 19 0.00
2016-17 STL 11 0 0 0 -1 8 8 42 0.00
2017-18 VGK 10 2 0 2 4 18 6 37 0.20
2018-19 VGK 7 0 0 0 -1 17 8 38 0.00
2019-20 VGK 16 0 2 2 2 12 8 81 0.13
2020-21 VGK 12 0 1 1 1 16 3 70 0.08
2021-22 NYR 18 0 0 0 -1 12 13 52 0.00
2022-23 MIN 6 0 0 0 -1 14 2 21 0.00
2023-24 TOR 5 0 1 1 -1 2 2 26 0.20
13 seasons Playoffs 110 3 4 7 1 114 63 450 0.06

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 3 1 4 -6 68 31 206 0.06 9.7 8:02

Contract

$1.125MCap hitends in 2018, then UFA
$281KCap dollars per point4 points in 64 games
-$1.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 St. Louis Blues on Jan 9, 2014, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $4.5M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2017-18, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2014-15 $1.125M $1.125M $0 $1.125M
2015-16 $1.125M $1.125M $0 $1.125M
2016-17 $1.125M $1.125M $0 $1.125M
2017-18 $1.125M $1.125M $0 $1.125M

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
Jul 1, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract (35+) 2023-24 to 2025-26 3 $4.05M $1.35M
Jul 31, 2021 New York Rangers Extension (35+) 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $1.75M $1.75M
Jun 15, 2020 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $3.5M $1.75M
Jun 30, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $5.55M $2.775M
Jan 9, 2014 St. Louis Blues Extension 2014-15 to 2017-18 4 $4.5M $1.125M
Jan 9, 2012 St. Louis Blues Extension 2012-13 to 2013-14 2 $1.2M $600K
Jul 18, 2011 St. Louis Blues New contract 2011-12 to 2011-12 1 $525K $525K
Jul 19, 2010 St. Louis Blues New contract 2010-11 to 2010-11 1 $525K $525K
May 23, 2007 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 3 $1.75M $525K

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

-3.8Goals above replacement667th of 675 skaters, 441st of 445 forwards
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: 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-5.0 1st percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 63rd percentilePower play0.0 58th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 49th percentilePenalties-0.8 13th 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 forwards. 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.

-10-5052010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

47.5Corsi for %369 attempts for, 408 against
-4.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.8Expected goals for %12.3 expected for, 16.4 against
-9.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
36.8Goals for %7 for, 12 against
98.2PDO3.7% shooting + 94.5% saves
55Attempts 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
Scottie Upshall · Kyle Brodziak · Ryan Reaves35191:5249.138.92-1
Steve Ott · Kyle Brodziak · Ryan Reaves1589:4247.149.31-1
Kyle Brodziak · Ryan Reaves · Dmitrij Jaskin1456:5547.654.31-1
Scott Gomez · Scottie Upshall · Ryan Reaves318:2735.737.30-0

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.7Expected goalsfrom 41 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.32 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt26th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected61stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 3Expected 2.7

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. 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 9, 2016 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 11:12
Apr 7, 2016 @ CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 07:19
Apr 4, 2016 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:19
Apr 1, 2016 vs BOS L 5-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 05:59
Mar 29, 2016 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 08:56
Mar 26, 2016 @ WSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:03
Mar 25, 2016 vs VAN W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11:39
Mar 22, 2016 @ SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:51
Mar 19, 2016 @ VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 07:47
Mar 14, 2016 @ CGY L 4-7 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 08:44
Mar 12, 2016 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:39
Mar 11, 2016 vs ANA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:36
Mar 9, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 02:29
Mar 6, 2016 @ MIN W 4-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 07:00
Mar 1, 2016 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 06:04
Feb 22, 2016 vs SJS L 3-6 0 0 0 0 15 0 3 02:28
Feb 20, 2016 @ ARI W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 08:16
Feb 18, 2016 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 06:02
Feb 16, 2016 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 06:37
Feb 14, 2016 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 09:14
Feb 12, 2016 @ FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:11
Feb 9, 2016 vs WPG L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:37
Jan 22, 2016 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:30
Jan 20, 2016 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:49
Jan 18, 2016 vs PIT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08:51
Jan 16, 2016 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:46
Jan 14, 2016 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08:50
Jan 12, 2016 vs NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 08:20
Jan 9, 2016 @ LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:39
Jan 8, 2016 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 09:49
Jan 6, 2016 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:00
Jan 4, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05:52
Jan 2, 2016 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:24
Dec 31, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 08:55
Dec 29, 2015 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:50
Dec 27, 2015 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 09:16
Dec 26, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 07:50
Dec 22, 2015 @ BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 09:13
Dec 21, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 09:29
Dec 19, 2015 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 06:14
Dec 17, 2015 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 09:36
Dec 15, 2015 @ WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:14
Dec 13, 2015 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 09:04
Dec 12, 2015 vs DAL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 09:57
Dec 10, 2015 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 07:53
Dec 8, 2015 vs ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08:34
Dec 4, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10:19
Dec 1, 2015 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 09:00
Nov 28, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 08:20
Nov 25, 2015 @ PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:02
Nov 17, 2015 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:02
Nov 14, 2015 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 05:26
Nov 7, 2015 @ NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:21
Nov 3, 2015 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:26
Oct 31, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 09:03
Oct 29, 2015 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 07:29
Oct 27, 2015 vs TBL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 06:30
Oct 24, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10:01
Oct 20, 2015 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 07:43
Oct 18, 2015 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 07:53
Oct 15, 2015 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:06
Oct 13, 2015 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:26
Oct 10, 2015 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:50
Oct 8, 2015 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 10:57