Ryan Leonard
Washington Capitals · #9 · Right wing · age 21 · 6'1" · 205 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Northampton, Massachusetts · Drafted 2023 · Rd 1 #8
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.62 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
8 points in 13 games — 130th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
11HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -11hotter than 20% of forwards · average forward 27
86ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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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.
Cooling: 60 after the game against CAR, 11 now — still hotter than 20% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 11 · −48 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — below his own pace (3.1 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.3× his usual |
| Shots | 15 | 13 | 8 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 6.7% | 11.4% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −2 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 14:38 | 14:07 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:18 | 11 |
| Oct 29 | @ NSH | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 13:53 | 22 |
| Oct 28 | vs PHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 14:16 | 22 |
| Oct 24 | vs BUF | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:10 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:31 | 56 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points130th of 424 forwards8leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals88th of 424 forwards4leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists140th of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots49th of 424 forwards35leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points112th of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus208th of 424 forwards−1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game240th of 424 forwards14:07leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (89th), goals (75th). Below the middle: ice time (43rd), plus/minus (45th).
■ Leonard this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 50 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 45 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | WSH | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.62 | −1 |
| 2025–26 · best | WSH | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 0.60 | +2 |
| 2024–25 | WSH | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | −4 |