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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 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nils Lundkvist DAL · 19 P in 59 GP Simon Nemec NJD · 19 P in 60 GP Jan Rutta SJS · 19 P in 69 GP Chris Tanev DAL · 19 P in 75 GP Braden Schneider NYR · 19 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

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
58 5 14 19 3 12 90 99 0.33 5.6 22:33

Contract

$6.15MCap hitends in 2030, then UFA
$324KCap dollars per point19 points in 58 games
$1.744MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.5 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.8MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Oct 14, 2021, as a new contract: 8 years and $49.2M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2029-30, with 6 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
2022-23 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M NTC
2023-24 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M NTC
2024-25 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M NTC
2025-26 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M NTC
2026-27 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M NTC
2027-28 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M M-NTC
2028-29 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M M-NTC
2029-30 $6.15M $6.15M $0 $6.15M 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
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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+3.5Goals above replacement276th of 721 skaters, 69th of 252 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 252 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 35th percentileEven-strength defence+1.3 77th percentilePower play+0.0 83rd percentilePenalty kill-0.1 35th percentilePenalties-0.4 63rd 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.

-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

45.7Corsi for %1010 attempts for, 1199 against
-1.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.3Expected goals for %42.8 expected for, 42.4 against
+1.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.5Goals for %46 for, 45 against
101.1PDO9.4% shooting + 91.7% saves
157Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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 Pulock · Alexander Romanov54505:2846.050.019-19
Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock42283:4546.950.212-12
Mike Reilly · Ryan Pulock32103:0744.952.15-4
Ryan Pulock · Samuel Bolduc1467:3747.352.52-4

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.9Expected goalsfrom 133 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.18 expected goals per 60 minutes49th
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt37th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected74thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012345Game 20Game 40Goals 5Expected 3.9

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 17, 2024 vs PIT W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 22:02
Apr 15, 2024 @ NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:46
Apr 13, 2024 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 24:39
Apr 11, 2024 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 24:47
Apr 9, 2024 vs NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:39
Apr 6, 2024 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 24:51
Apr 4, 2024 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 23:45
Apr 2, 2024 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:36
Apr 1, 2024 @ PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 25:17
Mar 30, 2024 @ TBL L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 22:49
Mar 28, 2024 @ FLA W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 24:44
Mar 24, 2024 vs NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:30
Mar 23, 2024 vs WPG W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 23:38
Mar 21, 2024 @ DET L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 21:38
Mar 19, 2024 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 21:57
Mar 17, 2024 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 17:46
Mar 16, 2024 vs OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 24:12
Mar 14, 2024 @ BUF L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:32
Mar 11, 2024 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 22:13
Mar 10, 2024 @ ANA W 6-1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 21:54
Mar 7, 2024 @ SJS W 7-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:42
Mar 5, 2024 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 20:52
Mar 2, 2024 vs BOS W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 24:19
Feb 29, 2024 @ DET W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 22:29
Feb 26, 2024 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 20:59
Feb 24, 2024 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:14
Feb 22, 2024 @ STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 21:55
Feb 20, 2024 @ PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:34
Feb 18, 2024 vs NYR L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 23:19
Feb 13, 2024 vs SEA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 18:46
Feb 10, 2024 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:14
Feb 8, 2024 vs TBL W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 18:19
Feb 5, 2024 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 20:15
Dec 7, 2023 vs CBJ W 7-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 16:28
Dec 5, 2023 vs SJS L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 23:24
Dec 2, 2023 @ FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 23:49
Nov 30, 2023 @ CAR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 22:27
Nov 28, 2023 @ NJD L 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 22:38
Nov 25, 2023 vs PHI L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:33
Nov 24, 2023 @ OTT W 5-3 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 28:47
Nov 22, 2023 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:05
Nov 18, 2023 @ CGY W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 20:02
Nov 16, 2023 @ SEA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 20:40
Nov 15, 2023 @ VAN L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:43
Nov 13, 2023 @ EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 20:27
Nov 11, 2023 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 22:18
Nov 9, 2023 @ BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:29
Nov 7, 2023 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 16:31
Nov 4, 2023 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 26:32
Nov 2, 2023 @ WSH W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 24:44
Oct 30, 2023 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 25:24
Oct 28, 2023 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:43
Oct 26, 2023 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:51
Oct 24, 2023 vs COL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 24:57
Oct 21, 2023 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 23:07
Oct 20, 2023 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 26:57
Oct 17, 2023 vs ARI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:14
Oct 14, 2023 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22:52