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Ryan Pulock

#6 · Defence · New York Islanders

Born Oct 6, 1994 in Dauphin, Manitoba, CAN (age 32) · 6'2", 221 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 15th overall in 2013 by NYI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Aaron Ekblad FLA · 37 P in 82 GP Jake Muzzin TOR · 37 P in 80 GP Shea Theodore VGK · 37 P in 79 GP Shayne Gostisbehere PHI · 37 P in 78 GP Damon Severson NJD · 39 P in 82 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.

01020302015-16: 4 points415-162016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 32 points3217-182018-19: 37 points3718-192019-20: 35 points3519-202020-21: 17 points1720-212021-22: 21 points2121-222022-23: 26 points2622-232023-24: 19 points1923-242024-25: 23 points2324-252025-26: 27 points2725-262026-27: 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
2015-16 NYI 15 2 2 4 1 5 15 13 0.27 $863K
2016-17 NYI 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 $863K
2017-18 NYI 68 10 22 32 -4 14 184 113 0.47 $863K
2018-19 NYI 82 9 28 37 21 22 180 143 0.45 $2M
2019-20 NYI 68 10 25 35 8 14 163 110 0.51 $2M
2020-21 NYI 56 2 15 17 15 8 121 97 0.30 $5M
2021-22 NYI 56 5 16 21 0 2 122 86 0.38 $5M
2022-23 NYI 82 5 21 26 10 14 126 140 0.32 $6.15M
2023-24 NYI 58 5 14 19 3 12 90 99 0.33 $6.15M
2024-25 NYI 74 5 18 23 2 16 97 100 0.31 $6.15M
2025-26 NYI 76 3 24 27 9 16 93 49 0.36 $6.15M
2026-27 NYI 5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0.00 $6.15M
12 seasons Career 641 56 185 241 65 125 1192 955 0.38

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2015-16 NYI 6 1 2 3 -4 0 5 12 0.50
2018-19 NYI 8 0 1 1 -2 4 9 14 0.13
2019-20 NYI 22 2 8 10 -1 6 45 54 0.45
2020-21 NYI 19 4 2 6 -3 4 29 70 0.32
2022-23 NYI 6 1 3 4 0 6 12 26 0.67
2023-24 NYI 5 0 3 3 1 0 2 14 0.60
6 seasons Playoffs 66 8 19 27 -9 20 102 190 0.41

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 9 28 37 21 22 180 143 0.45 5.0 22:22

Contract

$2MCap hitends in 2020
$54KCap dollars per point37 points in 82 games
$279KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.2 goals above replacement
$5.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.5MValueworth 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 696 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Jul 17, 2018, as a new contract: 2 years and $4M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2019-20, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2018-19 $2M $1.35M $0 $1.35M
2019-20 $2M $2.65M $0 $2.65M

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
Oct 14, 2021 New York Islanders New contract 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $49.2M $6.15M
Nov 4, 2020 New York Islanders New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $10M $5M
Jul 17, 2018 New York Islanders New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $4M $2M
Oct 1, 2013 New York Islanders Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $4.275M $863K

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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+7.2Goals above replacement128th of 699 skaters, 30th of 244 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 244 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+0.6 76th percentileEven-strength defence+2.4 85th percentilePower play-0.4 20th percentilePenalty kill-1.2 5th percentilePenalties-0.3 62nd 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.

-505102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

46.6Corsi for %1212 attempts for, 1387 against
-1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Expected goals for %60.2 expected for, 55.3 against
+2.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.2Goals for %62 for, 41 against
103.6PDO9.5% shooting + 94.1% saves
291Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock69816:0848.052.830-22
Nick Leddy · Ryan Pulock53279:0743.841.816-13
Thomas Hickey · Ryan Pulock22186:5042.952.17-3
Ryan Pulock · Devon Toews3346:3048.667.92-1

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.2Expected goalsfrom 240 unblocked attempts
-2.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.34 expected goals per 60 minutes92nd
Shot quality 4.3% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing -2.2 goals above expected11thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 10.2Goals 8

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 6, 2019 @ WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:44
Apr 4, 2019 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 25:31
Apr 1, 2019 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23:21
Mar 30, 2019 vs BUF W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 21:44
Mar 28, 2019 @ WPG W 5-4 0 3 3 0 0 7 3 25:50
Mar 26, 2019 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:33
Mar 24, 2019 vs ARI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:08
Mar 23, 2019 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 21:13
Mar 21, 2019 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 24:26
Mar 19, 2019 vs BOS L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 21:11
Mar 17, 2019 @ MIN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:56
Mar 16, 2019 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:48
Mar 14, 2019 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20:52
Mar 11, 2019 vs CBJ W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 24:56
Mar 9, 2019 vs PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 25:11
Mar 7, 2019 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 19:54
Mar 5, 2019 vs OTT W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 23:01
Mar 3, 2019 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:52
Mar 1, 2019 vs WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 23:14
Feb 28, 2019 vs TOR W 6-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 21:04
Feb 26, 2019 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:19
Feb 23, 2019 @ VAN W 4-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 22:16
Feb 21, 2019 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 2 2 3 22:34
Feb 20, 2019 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 22:24
Feb 16, 2019 vs EDM W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 21:01
Feb 14, 2019 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 20:42
Feb 12, 2019 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:38
Feb 10, 2019 vs MIN W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:31
Feb 9, 2019 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 8 3 22:56
Feb 7, 2019 @ NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 22:44
Feb 5, 2019 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 22:06
Feb 2, 2019 vs LAK W 4-2 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 22:07
Feb 1, 2019 vs TBL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:20
Jan 22, 2019 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:04
Jan 20, 2019 vs ANA W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:04
Jan 18, 2019 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 19:14
Jan 17, 2019 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:19
Jan 15, 2019 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 23:26
Jan 13, 2019 vs TBL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:22
Jan 12, 2019 vs NYR L 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 24:24
Jan 10, 2019 @ NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:35
Jan 8, 2019 vs CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 21:37
Jan 5, 2019 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 20:51
Jan 3, 2019 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 23:50
Dec 31, 2018 @ BUF W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 22:22
Dec 29, 2018 @ TOR W 4-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 5 20:20
Dec 28, 2018 vs OTT W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:51
Dec 23, 2018 @ DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 20:42
Dec 20, 2018 @ VGK L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 23:59
Dec 18, 2018 @ ARI W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 20:22
Dec 17, 2018 @ COL W 4-1 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 23:30
Dec 15, 2018 vs DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 23:37
Dec 12, 2018 vs VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:06
Dec 10, 2018 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:49
Dec 8, 2018 @ DET W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 21:50
Dec 6, 2018 @ PIT L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 23:13
Dec 4, 2018 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 22:39
Dec 1, 2018 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22:40
Nov 29, 2018 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23:47
Nov 26, 2018 vs WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 6 0 22:16
Nov 24, 2018 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:25
Nov 23, 2018 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 22:47
Nov 21, 2018 @ NYR L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 22:58
Nov 18, 2018 vs DAL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 20:53
Nov 15, 2018 vs NYR W 7-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 23:35
Nov 13, 2018 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 22:04
Nov 10, 2018 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 23:05
Nov 8, 2018 @ TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 22:12
Nov 5, 2018 vs MTL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 29:00
Nov 3, 2018 vs NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 22:57
Nov 1, 2018 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 26:51
Oct 30, 2018 @ PIT W 6-3 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 21:23
Oct 28, 2018 @ CAR W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 21:58
Oct 27, 2018 @ PHI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:42
Oct 24, 2018 vs FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:44
Oct 20, 2018 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 24:29
Oct 18, 2018 @ LAK W 7-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 21:40
Oct 17, 2018 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 2 23:08
Oct 13, 2018 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:49
Oct 8, 2018 vs SJS W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:22
Oct 6, 2018 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25:21
Oct 4, 2018 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 22:30