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Ryan Donato

Position	Left Wing / Center	Current Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'0"	Expires	2028-29
Weight (lbs)	190	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Age	29 (Apr 9, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2014, Round 2, Overall 56 (BOS)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 18, 2025	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 4 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2023	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 2 years @ $2.000M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 27, 2022	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $1.200M AAV starting in 2022-23
Sep 12, 2021	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 16, 2019	Minnesota Wild	Signed 2 years @ $1.900M AAV starting in 2019-20
Mar 18, 2018	Boston Bruins	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2017-18	BOS	12	138:23	1.30	0.87	2.17	0.67	0.63	23.08	11.83	11.25	5.26	5.26
2018-19	MIN	22	283:55	0.63	1.27	1.90	0.97	-0.34	5.66	8.68	-3.02	4.05	1.35
2018-19	BOS	34	339:41	0.35	0.53	0.88	0.88	-0.53	3.33	8.30	-4.97	5.00	6.25
2018-19	BOS, MIN	56	623:36	0.48	0.87	1.35	0.92	-0.44	4.42	8.48	-4.06	4.55	3.90
2019-20	MIN	62	576:09	1.35	0.73	2.08	0.85	0.50	16.25	10.19	6.06	3.28	6.56
2020-21	SJS	50	520:44	0.46	1.04	1.50	0.94	-0.48	5.00	10.21	-5.21	4.72	7.55
2021-22	SEA	74	861:25	1.04	1.04	2.09	0.91	0.13	12.20	10.63	1.56	2.30	4.02
2022-23	SEA	71	736:54	1.14	0.90	2.04	0.85	0.29	12.17	9.12	3.05	3.47	8.33
2023-24	CHI	78	909:45	0.73	0.86	1.58	0.76	-0.03	9.02	9.39	-0.37	5.10	6.37
2024-25	CHI	80	1089:46	1.27	0.99	2.26	0.79	0.48	16.08	10.02	6.06	2.87	4.31
2025-26	CHI	7	91:27	0.66	1.31	1.97	1.14	-0.49	8.33	14.53	-6.20	0.00	25.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2017-18	BOS	12	138:23	45.53	3.47	2.77	38.59	2.60	2.18	57.14	55.96	0.52	-0.00	5.15
2018-19	MIN	22	283:55	43.53	1.90	2.55	45.44	2.11	2.38	47.37	51.71	0.09	-0.01	0.99
2018-19	BOS	34	339:41	42.04	1.59	2.34	42.04	2.12	2.36	42.86	49.74	-0.27	0.11	-3.95
2018-19	BOS, MIN	56	623:36	42.72	1.73	2.43	43.59	2.12	2.37	45.00	50.66	-0.12	0.07	-1.91
2019-20	MIN	62	576:09	43.11	3.02	2.51	40.61	2.50	2.19	54.72	53.39	0.25	0.01	2.45
2020-21	SJS	50	520:44	38.83	2.07	2.43	43.32	2.77	2.58	42.86	48.51	-0.12	0.02	-1.39
2021-22	SEA	74	861:25	36.43	2.79	2.21	39.49	3.00	2.34	48.19	48.57	-0.15	-0.02	-1.43
2022-23	SEA	71	736:54	41.85	3.26	2.58	38.51	2.04	2.43	61.54	51.51	0.05	0.11	-0.65
2023-24	CHI	78	909:45	38.12	2.04	2.23	46.83	2.90	2.93	41.33	43.21	0.19	0.03	1.86
2024-25	CHI	80	1089:46	37.22	2.64	2.24	46.03	2.86	2.81	48.00	44.40	0.30	0.12	2.46
2025-26	CHI	7	91:27	52.49	3.28	3.31	41.33	1.31	2.07	71.43	61.46	1.52	-0.83	23.34

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

3 Takeaways From the Blackhawks’ 2-1 OT Win Over the Ducks at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
NHL Morning Recap – October 20, 2025 at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Top-4 : Finalement, peut-être que le CH devrait avoir peur des Wings… at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Blackhawks Post Game Musings: Knight leads resilient squad in OT win over Ducks at Blackhawk Up (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
I Gotta Feeling: Blackhawks 2, Ducks 1 (OT) at Second City Hockey (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Ten Takeaways From Blackhawks 2-1 Overtime Win Over Ducks at Chicago Hockey Now (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Play of the Game: Donato's OT Winner lifts Blackhawks past Ducks 2-1 at Blackhawk Up (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Ryan Donato's Overtime Winner Lifts Blackhawks Past Ducks 2-1 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Blackhawks Give Up Late Tying Goal, Recover in OT to Defeat Ducks 2-1 at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Lane Hutson et Ivan Demidov ont rencontré des partisans à Mascouche at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Oct 20, 2025)
Tragic Kingdom: Blackhawks vs. Ducks Preview at Second City Hockey (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch versus Ducks at Blackhawk Up (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Ducks: Quenneville’s Return, Preview, Lineups, & How To Watch at Chicago Hockey Now (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
10 Best Boston Bruins Players From Massachusetts at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Blackhawks Postgame Musings: Blown call overshadows another positive outing at Blackhawk Up (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Blackhawks Sloppy Second Period Proves Costly in 3-2 Shootout Loss To Canucks at Chicago Hockey Now (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Canucks 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO) at Second City Hockey (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Canucks Beat Blackhawks in Shootout, 3-2 at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch against the Canucks at Blackhawk Up (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Blackhawks Postgame Musings: Speed, confidence on full display in blowout of Blues at Blackhawk Up (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
The Children Sing: Blackhawks 8, Blues 3 at Second City Hockey (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch versus the Blues at Blackhawk Up (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
3 Takeaways From the Blackhawks’ 3-1 Victory Over the Mammoth at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
Ilya Mikheyev, Spencer Knight Steer Blackhawks To First Win of Jeff Blashill Era at Chicago Hockey Now (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
It’s Just a Jump to the Left: Blackhawks vs. Mammoth Preview at Second City Hockey (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch versus Mammoth at Blackhawk Up (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Mammoth: Dickinson Game-Time Decision, Lineups, & How To Watch at Chicago Hockey Now (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
5 Takeaways From Blackhawks’ Centennial Home-Opener Celebration at The Hockey Writers (Sun Oct 12, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch in Blackhawks home opener versus Canadiens at Blackhawk Up (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Analyzing the First 2 Games of the Blackhawks’ Blashill Era at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Projected Lineups for Bruins vs Blackhawks – 10/09/25 at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch versus the Bruins at Blackhawk Up (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Rose Tattoo: Blackhawks at Bruins Preview at Second City Hockey (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Bruins: Vlasic Returns, Soderblom Starts, Lineups, & How To Watch at Chicago Hockey Now (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Blackhawks Vs Bruins: Projected Lineup, How To Watch, & More Ahead Of Game 2 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Important Stats, Key Takeaways From Blackhawks Season-Opening Loss at Chicago Hockey Now (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch in season opener versus Panthers at Blackhawk Up (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Blackhawks’ Burakovsky Expresses Optimism for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Blackhawks Tough Training Camp Decisions Resolved, Regular Season Awaits at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Feel So Close: Blackhawks vs. Wild Preseason Preview at Second City Hockey (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Wild Preseason: Projected Lineups, Preview, How To Watch, & More at Chicago Hockey Now (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
What can the Blackhawks expect from offseason addition Andre Burakovsky? at Second City Hockey (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
3 bold predictions that will define the Blackhawks' 2025-26 season at Blackhawk Up (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Preseason: Projected Lineups, How To Watch, & More at Chicago Hockey Now (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Q&A With Blackhawks Difference-Maker Ryan Donato at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Blackhawks 4, Wild 1 at Second City Hockey (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Frank Nazar’s Hat Trick Leads Blackhawks To 4-1 Win Over Wild at Chicago Hockey Now (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Blackhawks Postgame Musings: Top six gives encouraging performance heading into regular season at Blackhawk Up (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Blackhawks Gameday: 3 things to watch versus Wild at Blackhawk Up (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Wild Preseason: Projected Lineups, How To Watch, & More at Chicago Hockey Now (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
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Blackhawks Training Camp: NHL & AHL Groups Start Forming at Chicago Hockey Now (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
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Andre Burakovsky might be the playmaker Connor Bedard needs to get off to a hot start at Blackhawk Up (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
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3 Veterans & 2 Rookies To Watch Closely At Blackhawks Training Camp at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
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4 Blackhawks Storylines to Follow Heading Into Training Camp at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
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Tyler Bertuzzi will thrive under Jeff Blashill at Blackhawk Up (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Blues can't afford to underestimate an upstart division rival at Bleedin' Blue (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Blackhawks 2025-26 Player Previews: Ryan Donato at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
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Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2026-27	30	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2027-28	31	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2028-29	32		$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$16,000,000	$16,000,000	$16,000,000

Signed: June 18, 2025

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Kyle Davidson

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.19

Clause: Player can submit a 10 team no trade list in 2025-26 and an 8 team no trade list in 2026-27 and 2027-28.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	27	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Kyle Davidson

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.4

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	26		$1,200,000	$1,200,000	-	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000

Signed: July 27, 2022

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.45

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	25		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000

Signed: Sep 12, 2021

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.92

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	23	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	24	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	-	-	$2,150,000	$2,150,000	$2,150,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000

Signed: July 16, 2019

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Paul Fenton

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 2.33

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	21	$900,000	$1,350,000	$50,000	$92,500	$782,500	$875,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	22	$900,000	$1,350,000	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$900,000	$185,000	$1,615,000	$1,800,000	$140,000

Signed: Mar 18, 2018

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: Don Sweeney

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2011-12	High-MA	Dexter	26	14	22	36
2011-12	Minor-MA	Cape Cod U-16	12	6	2	8		4
2012-13	High-MA	Dexter	28	29	31	60
2012-13	Minor-MA	Cape Cod U-16	12	18	14	32		6
2013-14	High-MA	Dexter	30	37	41	78
2013-14	Minor-MA	Cape Cod	9	8	9	17		33
2013-14	U-18	USNTDP	4	1	0	1
2014-15	USPHL	South Shore	13	5	5	10		4
2014-15	USHL	Omaha	8	5	5	10	-3	4	24	2,080.0		3	1		1	-1	15	6	1,670.0
2015-16	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	32	13	8	21	+4	26
2015-16	WJC-20	USA U20	7	3	1	4	+4	2
2016-17	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	36	21	19	40	+19	25
2017-18	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	29	26	17	43	+15	10
2017-18	OG	USA	5	5	1	6	-1	2
2017-18	NHL	Boston Bruins	12	5	4	9	+2	2	24	20.8	14:42	3				-3		7	0.0	11:50
2018-19	NHL	Boston Bruins	34	6	3	9	-11	2	75	8.0	12:30
2018-19	NHL	Minnesota Wild	22	4	12	16	-4	4	64	6.2	15:33
2018-19	AHL	Providence Bruins	18	7	5	12	-1	7
2018-19	AHL	Iowa Wild	3	2	3	5	+1	4				11	2	4	6	-6	4
2019-20	NHL	Minnesota Wild	62	14	9	23	+5	12	95	14.7	10:38	2				+1	2	1	0.0	9:00
2020-21	NHL	San Jose Sharks	50	6	14	20	-11	10	104	5.8	12:36
2020-21	WC	USA	10	1	3	4	+2	6
2021-22	NHL	Seattle Kraken	74	16	15	31	-13	40	159	10.1	13:48
2022-23	NHL	Seattle Kraken	71	14	13	27	+16	46	122	11.5	11:15	14		2	2	-2	12	24	0.0	9:05
2023-24	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	78	12	18	30	-14	26	149	8.1	14:00
2024-25	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	80	31	31	62	-15	41	182	17.0	16:19
2025-26	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	7	3	2	5	+3	6	17	17.6	15:09
NHL Career			490	111	121	232	-42	189	991	11.2	13:23	19		2	2	-4	14	32	0.0	9:30