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Derek Ryan

#10 · Centre · Edmonton Oilers

Born Dec 29, 1986 in Spokane, Washington, USA · 5'10", 185 lb · Shoots right

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

Christian Thomas ARI · 2 P in 6 GP Jayson Megna NYR · 2 P in 6 GP Tobias Lindberg TOR · 2 P in 6 GP Blake Pietila NJD · 2 P in 7 GP Dustin Jeffrey ARI · 2 P in 7 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: 2 points215-162016-17: 29 points2916-172017-18: 38 points3817-182018-19: 38 points3818-192019-20: 29 points2919-202020-21: 13 points1320-212021-22: 22 points2221-222022-23: 20 points2022-232023-24: 12 points1223-242024-25: 6 points624-25

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 CAR 6 2 0 2 1 2 5 2 0.33 $600K
2016-17 CAR 67 11 18 29 -8 22 73 33 0.43 $600K
2017-18 CAR 80 15 23 38 -15 28 135 52 0.48 $1.425M
2018-19 CGY 81 13 25 38 21 24 103 19 0.47 $3.125M
2019-20 CGY 68 10 19 29 9 10 102 12 0.43 $3.125M
2020-21 CGY 43 2 11 13 6 16 37 13 0.30 $3.125M
2021-22 EDM 75 10 12 22 -4 8 72 38 0.29 $1.25M
2022-23 EDM 80 13 7 20 11 28 92 54 0.25 $1.25M
2023-24 EDM 70 5 7 12 -3 8 52 59 0.17 $900K
2024-25 EDM 36 1 5 6 -4 12 20 25 0.17 $900K
10 seasons Career 606 82 127 209 14 158 691 307 0.34

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 CGY 5 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 0.20
2019-20 CGY 10 0 2 2 3 0 8 9 0.20
2021-22 EDM 15 1 2 3 -3 4 12 18 0.20
2022-23 EDM 11 1 2 3 3 0 19 11 0.27
2023-24 EDM 19 0 1 1 -9 8 11 35 0.05
5 seasons Playoffs 60 3 7 10 -5 14 54 75 0.17

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
6 2 0 2 1 2 5 2 0.33 40.0 12:12

Contract

$600KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2017
$300KCap dollars per point2 points in 6 games
$1.698MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.4 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on Jun 15, 2015, as an extension of the contract he was on: 1 year and $600K, beginning in 2015-16. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Carolina Hurricanes on Jun 16, 2016, 1 year and $600K at $600K a season, beginning in 2016-17.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2015-16 $600K $600K $0 $600K

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
Jun 13, 2023 Edmonton Oilers Extension (35+) 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.8M $900K
Jul 28, 2021 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $2.5M $1.25M
Jul 1, 2018 Calgary Flames New contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $9.375M $3.125M
Jun 26, 2017 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $1.425M $1.425M
Jun 16, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes Extension not begun 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $600K $600K
Jun 15, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2015-16 to 2015-16 1 $600K $600K

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

Rating

+0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.4Even-strength defence+0.5Power play+0.2Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.2

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.

-2024682015-162017-182019-202021-222023-24Goals 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

56.6Corsi for %56 attempts for, 43 against
+14.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Expected goals for %1.8 expected for, 1.6 against
+8.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %3 for, 2 against
100.6PDO8.6% shooting + 92.0% saves
8Attempts 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
Chris Terry · Brock McGinn · Derek Ryan217:4434.627.60-1
Chris Terry · Riley Nash · Derek Ryan19:1278.693.51-0
Nathan Gerbe · Patrick Brown · Derek Ryan19:0961.136.91-0
Sergey Tolchinsky · Patrick Brown · Derek Ryan16:3787.566.11-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 5 unblocked attempts
+1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.28 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt33rd
Finishing +1.7 goals above expected74thOne 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.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 0.3

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 7, 2016 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:36
Mar 31, 2016 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:28
Mar 29, 2016 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:57
Mar 22, 2016 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13:18
Mar 5, 2016 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 12:16
Mar 1, 2016 @ NJD W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:38