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Ryan Ufko

#12 · Defence · Nashville Predators

Born May 7, 2003 in Smithtown, New York, USA (age 23) · 6'0", 174 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 115th overall in 2021 by NSH (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Ginning PHI · 0 P in 1 GP Cameron Crotty MIN · 0 P in 1 GP Daemon Hunt MIN · 0 P in 1 GP Daniil Misyul NJD · 0 P in 1 GP Frederic Brunet BOS · 0 P in 1 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.

05102024-25: 0 points024-252025-26: 11 points1125-262026-27: 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
2024-25 NSH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 $925K
2025-26 NSH 18 2 9 11 0 6 11 10 0.61 $925K
2026-27 NSH 1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0.00 $943K
3 seasons Career 20 2 9 11 -1 6 12 11 0.55

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.0 15:37

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2027, then RFA

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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Mar 29, 2024, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2026-27, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $925K $833K $93K $925K
2025-26 $925K $833K $93K $925K
2026-27 $943K $833K $93K $925K

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
Mar 29, 2024 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2024-25 to 2026-27 3 $2.775M $925K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence-0.2Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

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.

-0.500.512024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

45.8Corsi for %11 attempts for, 13 against
-1.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
27.4Expected goals for %0.4 expected for, 1.0 against
-18.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %1 for, 1 against
106.7PDO16.7% shooting + 90.0% saves
1Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Marc Del Gaizo · Ryan Ufko17:2936.421.30-0
Brady Skjei · Ryan Ufko16:5150.031.41-1
Ryan Ufko · Nick Blankenburg10:340.00.00-0
Jordan Oesterle · Ryan Ufko10:25100.0100.00-0

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.

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. "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 14, 2025 vs UTA L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:37