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Ryan McDonagh

#27 · Defence · Tampa Bay Lightning

Born Jun 13, 1989 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (age 37) · 6'1", 218 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 12th overall in 2007 by MTL (round 1)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Andrei Markov MTL · 43 P in 81 GP Ryan Suter MIN · 43 P in 82 GP Andrej Sekera CAR · 44 P in 74 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson PHX · 44 P in 80 GP Alex Goligoski DAL · 42 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.

0102030402010-11: 9 points910-112011-12: 32 points322012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 43 points432014-15: 33 points3314-152015-16: 34 points342016-17: 42 points4216-172017-18: 29 points292018-19: 46 points4618-192019-20: 12 points122020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 26 points262022-23: 20 points2022-232023-24: 32 points322024-25: 31 points3124-252025-26: 21 points212026-27: 0 points026-27

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 NYR 40 1 8 9 16 14 27 56 0.23 $875K
2011-12 NYR 82 7 25 32 25 44 123 118 0.39 $875K
2012-13 NYR 47 4 15 19 13 22 83 69 0.40 $875K
2013-14 NYR 77 14 29 43 11 36 177 88 0.56 $4.7M
2014-15 NYR 71 8 25 33 23 26 148 77 0.46 $4.7M
2015-16 NYR 73 9 25 34 26 22 113 98 0.47 $4.7M
2016-17 NYR 77 6 36 42 20 37 153 80 0.55 $4.7M
2017-18 NYR 49 2 24 26 7 20 77 53 0.53 $4.7M
2017-18 TBL 14 2 1 3 1 0 22 18 0.21
2018-19 TBL 82 9 37 46 38 34 128 98 0.56 $4.7M
2019-20 TBL 50 1 11 12 7 19 50 36 0.24 $6.75M
2020-21 TBL 50 4 8 12 13 14 85 69 0.24 $6.75M
2021-22 TBL 71 4 22 26 15 16 85 96 0.37 $6.75M
2022-23 NSH 71 2 18 20 12 22 78 63 0.28 $6.75M
2023-24 NSH 74 3 29 32 19 31 91 38 0.43 $6.75M
2024-25 TBL 82 4 27 31 43 22 78 23 0.38 $6.75M
2025-26 TBL 48 6 15 21 14 6 39 19 0.44 $6.75M
2026-27 TBL 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0.00 $4.1M
17 seasons Career 1062 86 355 441 305 387 1558 1100 0.42

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 NYR 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 13 0.00
2011-12 NYR 20 0 4 4 2 11 36 39 0.20
2012-13 NYR 12 1 3 4 1 6 21 27 0.33
2013-14 NYR 25 4 13 17 -1 8 46 52 0.68
2014-15 NYR 19 3 6 9 2 8 33 36 0.47
2015-16 NYR 3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 14 0.00
2016-17 NYR 12 2 5 7 0 12 26 38 0.58
2017-18 TBL 17 0 5 5 2 6 22 26 0.29
2018-19 TBL 4 0 0 0 -6 2 3 12 0.00
2019-20 TBL 19 1 3 4 -1 10 30 54 0.21
2020-21 TBL 23 0 8 8 18 14 23 53 0.35
2021-22 TBL 23 1 4 5 1 14 28 44 0.22
2023-24 NSH 6 0 1 1 -1 6 7 10 0.17
2024-25 TBL 5 0 3 3 2 0 8 7 0.60
2025-26 TBL 7 0 1 1 2 6 4 11 0.14
15 seasons Playoffs 200 12 56 68 20 107 294 436 0.34

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 14 29 43 11 36 177 88 0.56 7.9 24:49

Contract

$4.7MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$109KCap dollars per point43 points in 77 games
$577KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.1 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$505KValueworth 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 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Rangers on Jul 8, 2013, as a new contract: 6 years and $28.2M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2018-19, with 5 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
2013-14 $4.7M $4M $0 $4M
2014-15 $4.7M $4.3M $0 $4.3M
2015-16 $4.7M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2016-17 $4.7M $5M $0 $5M M-NTC
2017-18 $4.7M $5.1M $0 $5.1M M-NTC
2018-19 $4.7M $5.3M $0 $5.3M M-NTC

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
Dec 4, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $12.3M $4.1M
Jul 1, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $47.25M $6.75M
Jul 8, 2013 New York Rangers New contract 2013-14 to 2018-19 6 $28.2M $4.7M
Jul 7, 2010 New York Rangers Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $3.9M $875K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.1Goals above replacement105th of 672 skaters, 29th of 234 defencemen
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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+2.5 93rd percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 35th percentilePower play-0.8 16th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 16th percentilePenalties+1.3 98th 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.

-50510152010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

51.3Corsi for %1383 attempts for, 1312 against
-1.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.7Expected goals for %64.2 expected for, 57.7 against
+2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.8Goals for %56 for, 50 against
100.2PDO7.3% shooting + 92.8% saves
214Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Dan Girardi · Ryan McDonagh761116:4750.452.345-34
Anton Stralman · Ryan McDonagh66130:1460.362.25-7
Ryan McDonagh · John Moore2434:4339.738.70-0
Ryan McDonagh · Michael Del Zotto2023:2852.045.20-1

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.4Expected goalsfrom 223 unblocked attempts
+2.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.29 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 4.2% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +2.6 goals above expected88thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 9.4

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 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 1, 2014 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25:29
Mar 30, 2014 @ EDM W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 24:29
Mar 28, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 26:03
Mar 26, 2014 vs PHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 4 2 2 23:17
Mar 24, 2014 vs PHX W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 29:16
Mar 22, 2014 @ NJD W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 25:08
Mar 21, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 27:51
Mar 18, 2014 @ OTT W 8-4 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 25:31
Mar 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 27:18
Mar 14, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 26:27
Mar 13, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26:18
Mar 11, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 23:47
Mar 9, 2014 vs DET W 3-0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 22:49
Mar 7, 2014 @ CAR W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 25:21
Mar 5, 2014 vs TOR L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 29:48
Mar 2, 2014 vs BOS L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 21:30
Mar 1, 2014 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 25:03
Feb 27, 2014 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24:10
Feb 7, 2014 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 25:09
Feb 6, 2014 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:29
Feb 4, 2014 vs COL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 22:29
Jan 31, 2014 vs NYI W 4-1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 23:56
Jan 29, 2014 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 26:13
Jan 26, 2014 @ NJD W 7-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 22:56
Jan 23, 2014 vs STL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 23:40
Jan 21, 2014 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 26:19
Jan 19, 2014 vs WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 20:37
Jan 18, 2014 @ OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 22:50
Jan 16, 2014 vs DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 27:18
Jan 14, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 25:48
Jan 12, 2014 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 23:49
Jan 10, 2014 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 26:39
Jan 8, 2014 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 23:16
Jan 6, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 27:40
Jan 4, 2014 @ TOR W 7-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 22:19
Jan 3, 2014 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 24:03
Dec 31, 2013 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 28:10
Dec 29, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 27:26
Dec 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 29:53
Dec 23, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 29:31
Dec 22, 2013 vs MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 25:32
Dec 20, 2013 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:38
Dec 18, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 5 2 28:52
Dec 15, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31:01
Dec 12, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 27:12
Dec 10, 2013 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 27:18
Dec 8, 2013 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 24:53
Dec 7, 2013 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 28:05
Dec 5, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 23:41
Dec 2, 2013 vs WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:22
Nov 30, 2013 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 21:14
Nov 29, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 27:10
Nov 27, 2013 @ FLA W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 27:47
Nov 25, 2013 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 22:55
Nov 23, 2013 @ NSH W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 25:58
Nov 21, 2013 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 22:11
Nov 19, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:54
Nov 17, 2013 vs LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25:38
Nov 16, 2013 @ MTL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:59
Nov 12, 2013 vs NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 25:32
Nov 10, 2013 vs FLA W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 24:04
Nov 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-2 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 25:12
Nov 6, 2013 vs PIT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 25:02
Nov 4, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 22:58
Nov 2, 2013 vs CAR W 5-1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 23:06
Oct 31, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:57
Oct 29, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 23:30
Oct 28, 2013 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 24:56
Oct 26, 2013 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 26:52
Oct 24, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:14
Oct 19, 2013 @ NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:20
Oct 16, 2013 @ WSH W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 25:14
Oct 12, 2013 @ STL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:02
Oct 10, 2013 @ ANA L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 20:27
Oct 8, 2013 @ SJS L 2-9 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 19:01
Oct 7, 2013 @ LAK W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 23:53
Oct 3, 2013 @ PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:08