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Ryan O'Reilly

#90 · Centre · Nashville Predators

Born Feb 7, 1991 in Clinton, Ontario, CAN (age 35) · 6'1", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 33rd overall in 2009 by COL (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2018-19
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2018-19
Frank J. Selke Trophy Top Defensive Forward 2018-19
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 2013-14

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.

Brandon Dubinsky CBJ · 20 P in 29 GP Patrick Sharp CHI · 20 P in 28 GP T.J. Oshie STL · 20 P in 30 GP Benoit Pouliot TBL · 20 P in 34 GP Ales Hemsky EDM · 20 P in 38 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.

02040602009-10: 26 points2609-102010-11: 26 points262011-12: 55 points5511-122012-13: 20 points202013-14: 64 points6413-142014-15: 55 points552015-16: 60 points6015-162016-17: 55 points552017-18: 61 points6117-182018-19: 77 points772019-20: 61 points6119-202020-21: 54 points542021-22: 58 points5821-222022-23: 30 points302023-24: 69 points6923-242024-25: 53 points532025-26: 74 points7425-262026-27: 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
2009-10 COL 81 8 18 26 4 18 135 37 0.32 $880K
2010-11 COL 74 13 13 26 -7 16 119 53 0.35 $880K
2011-12 COL 81 18 37 55 -1 12 189 62 0.68 $880K
2012-13 COL 29 6 14 20 -3 4 66 7 0.69 $5M
2013-14 COL 80 28 36 64 -1 2 201 22 0.80 $5M
2014-15 COL 82 17 38 55 -5 12 171 38 0.67 $6M
2015-16 BUF 71 21 39 60 -16 8 157 17 0.85 $6M
2016-17 BUF 72 20 35 55 -1 10 189 21 0.76 $7.5M
2017-18 BUF 81 24 37 61 -23 2 230 42 0.75 $7.5M
2018-19 STL 82 28 49 77 22 12 234 31 0.94 $7.5M
2019-20 STL 71 12 49 61 11 10 118 16 0.86 $7.5M
2020-21 STL 56 24 30 54 26 18 129 24 0.96 $7.5M
2021-22 STL 78 21 37 58 11 12 168 20 0.74 $7.5M
2022-23 STL 40 12 7 19 -24 10 80 13 0.48 $7.5M
2022-23 TOR 13 4 7 11 3 6 22 5 0.85
2023-24 NSH 82 26 43 69 6 18 180 25 0.84 $4.5M
2024-25 NSH 79 21 32 53 -23 24 151 20 0.67 $4.5M
2025-26 NSH 81 25 49 74 8 22 154 17 0.91 $4.5M
2026-27 NSH 4 1 2 3 -5 2 8 3 0.75 $4.5M
18 seasons Career 1237 329 572 901 -18 218 2701 473 0.73

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 COL 6 1 0 1 0 2 7 3 0.17
2013-14 COL 7 2 4 6 3 0 14 1 0.86
2018-19 STL 26 8 15 23 2 4 54 11 0.88
2019-20 STL 6 4 4 8 2 0 19 6 1.33
2020-21 STL 4 0 3 3 -7 2 9 3 0.75
2021-22 STL 12 7 5 12 3 2 34 10 1.00
2022-23 TOR 11 3 6 9 -3 5 21 14 0.82
2023-24 NSH 6 1 1 2 -1 0 12 1 0.33
8 seasons Playoffs 78 26 38 64 -1 15 170 49 0.82

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
29 6 14 20 -3 4 66 7 0.69 9.1 18:30

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2014
$250KCap dollars per point20 points in 29 games
$868KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.8 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$512KValueworth 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

Signed by the Colorado Avalanche on Feb 28, 2013, as an offer sheet, matched: 2 years and $10M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2013-14, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $5M $1M $2.5M $3.5M
2013-14 $5M $6.5M $0 $6.5M

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 Nashville Predators New contract 2023-24 to 2026-27 4 $18M $4.5M
Jul 3, 2015 Buffalo Sabres Extension 2016-17 to 2022-23 7 $52.5M $7.5M
Jul 23, 2014 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 2 $12M $6M
Feb 28, 2013 Colorado Avalanche Offer sheet, matched 2012-13 to 2013-14 2 $10M $5M
Sep 21, 2009 Colorado Avalanche Entry-level 2009-10 to 2011-12 3 $2.7M $880K

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 analytics

Rating

+5.8Goals above replacement76th of 605 skaters, 62nd of 397 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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-0.2 48th percentileEven-strength defence+2.8 98th percentilePower play+0.7 89th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 62nd percentilePenalties+0.9 82nd 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals 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

55.4Corsi for %402 attempts for, 324 against
+8.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Expected goals for %14.7 expected for, 13.1 against
+9.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.6Goals for %16 for, 15 against
98.3PDO7.1% shooting + 91.2% saves
78Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Cody McLeod · Ryan O'Reilly · Gabriel Landeskog14125:4655.161.55-3
John Mitchell · Aaron Palushaj · Ryan O'Reilly949:0666.773.93-1
Aaron Palushaj · Ryan O'Reilly · Gabriel Landeskog929:1247.429.81-3
Milan Hejduk · Ryan O'Reilly · Gabriel Landeskog523:5151.455.00-0

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.0Expected goalsfrom 88 unblocked attempts
+1.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.56 expected goals per 60 minutes25th
Shot quality 5.6% chance per attempt7th
Finishing +1.0 goals above expected66thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Goals 6Expected 5.0

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 27, 2013 vs MIN L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:13
Apr 26, 2013 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 17:56
Apr 23, 2013 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:59
Apr 21, 2013 vs STL W 5-3 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 15:44
Apr 19, 2013 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:37
Apr 15, 2013 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20:39
Apr 13, 2013 vs VAN W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:28
Apr 11, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:48
Apr 10, 2013 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:52
Apr 8, 2013 vs CGY L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19:51
Apr 6, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:36
Apr 5, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:14
Apr 2, 2013 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:25
Apr 1, 2013 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:24
Mar 30, 2013 vs NSH W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:05
Mar 28, 2013 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 20:30
Mar 27, 2013 @ CGY L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 20:19
Mar 24, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 25:12
Mar 23, 2013 @ DAL L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:45
Mar 20, 2013 vs DAL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 15:09
Mar 18, 2013 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:22
Mar 16, 2013 vs MIN L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 20:36
Mar 14, 2013 @ MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:43
Mar 12, 2013 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16:28
Mar 10, 2013 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 17:15
Mar 8, 2013 vs CHI W 6-2 1 1 2 1 0 9 0 18:24
Mar 6, 2013 @ CHI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19:08
Mar 5, 2013 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 18:10
Mar 3, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:52