Ryan McDonagh
Tampa Bay Lightning · #27 · Defenseman · age 37 · 6'1" · 216 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 St. Paul, Minnesota · Drafted 2007 · Rd 1 #12
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.15 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
2 points in 13 games — 132nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
9HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 36% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
McDonagh is the stoic anchor, the bedrock of the defense. His career assist rate and consistent ice time reveal a masterful playmaker who elevates his partners, a true shutdown defender who quarterbacks the blue line with quiet authority.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 9 lately — hotter than 36% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 9 · +9 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — 1.3× his usual pace, and 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 1 | 3 | 6 | ▼ 0.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +2.3 | +0.0 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:02 | 16:25 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 9 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 17:51 | 10 |
| Oct 24 | @ UTA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 18:30 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 17:27 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 11 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points132nd of 228 defensemen2leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots169th of 228 defensemen7leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus19th of 228 defensemen+6leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game159th of 228 defensemen16:25leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (87th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ McDonagh this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 13 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 46 in 2018–19.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | +6 |
| 2025–26 | TBL | 48 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0.44 | +14 |
| 2024–25 | TBL | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 0.38 | +43 |
| 2023–24 | NSH | 74 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 0.43 | +19 |
| 2022–23 | NSH | 71 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.28 | +12 |
| 2021–22 | TBL | 71 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 0.37 | +15 |
| 2020–21 | TBL | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.24 | +13 |
| 2019–20 | TBL | 50 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.24 | +7 |
| 2018–19 · best | TBL | 82 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 0.56 | +38 |
| 2017–18 | TBL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.21 | +1 |
| 2017–18 |  NYR | 49 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 0.53 | +7 |
| 2016–17 | NYR | 77 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 0.55 | +20 |
| 2015–16 | NYR | 73 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 0.47 | +26 |
| 2014–15 | NYR | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0.46 | +23 |
| 2013–14 | NYR | 77 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 0.56 | +11 |
| 2012–13 | NYR | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0.40 | +13 |
| 2011–12 | NYR | 82 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 0.39 | +25 |
| 2010–11 | NYR | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.23 | +16 |