| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Activated from IR | |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Placed on IR | |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned to AHL for conditioning stint | |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Activated from IR | |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled from AHL | |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned to AHL | |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cleared Waivers | |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Placed on Waivers | |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Placed on Non Roster Status | |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Recalled from AHL | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Assigned to AHL | |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cleared Waivers | |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Placed on Waivers | |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Signed 6 years @ $4.500M AAV starting in 2023-24 | |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Colorado Avalanche | Signed 3 years @ $3.167M AAV starting in 2020-21 | |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche | Signed 1 year @ $735K AAV starting in 2019-20 | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Colorado Avalanche | Signed 1 year @ $650K AAV starting in 2018-19 | |
| Mar 17, 2014 | New York Rangers | Signed to an entry level contract. |
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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.
Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.
The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.
All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | Producer | Playmaker | Shooter | Sniper | Rebound | Rush | Skating | Defend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | COL | 26 | 0.33 | -0.72 | 2.40 | 2.62 | - | -1.03 | - | -1.67 | |
| 2019-20 | COL | 69 | 0.60 | -0.31 | 1.65 | 1.14 | - | 0.21 | - | 0.42 | |
| 2020-21 | COL | 54 | 0.64 | 0.39 | -0.07 | -0.47 | - | -0.81 | - | 0.07 | |
| 2021-22 | NJD | 75 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.88 | 0.44 | - | 1.81 | -1.04 | -0.58 | |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 78 | -0.23 | -0.55 | 0.32 | 0.57 | - | 1.23 | -1.09 | -0.05 | |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 70 | -0.65 | -0.54 | -0.55 | -0.03 | - | 0.89 | -1.14 | 1.52 | |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 61 | -1.44 | -1.33 | -0.81 | -0.49 | - | -0.68 | -0.49 | 0.55 | |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 22 | -1.59 | -1.61 | -0.40 | -0.17 | - | -0.70 | -0.55 | -1.31 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | 5v5 TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI | Possession | Drive | Suppress | Faceoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | COL | 26 | -3.43 | -1.74 | -0.94 | 0.79 | 2.07 | 1.00 | - | |
| 2019-20 | COL | 69 | -0.20 | -1.74 | 1.13 | 0.28 | -0.12 | -0.54 | - | |
| 2020-21 | COL | 54 | -0.30 | -1.61 | 1.62 | -0.92 | -0.64 | 0.61 | - | |
| 2021-22 | NJD | 75 | 0.49 | -1.47 | 1.14 | -0.16 | -0.18 | 0.07 | - | |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 78 | 0.30 | -1.36 | 0.87 | -0.94 | -0.83 | 0.68 | - | |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 70 | -0.05 | -1.47 | 0.31 | -0.32 | -0.38 | 0.10 | - | |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 61 | -1.86 | -1.49 | -0.05 | -0.60 | -1.62 | -0.99 | - | |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 22 | -1.02 | -1.51 | -1.48 | 1.12 | -0.77 | -2.75 | - |
Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.
The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.
All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.
Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | COL | 26 | 248:42 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.96 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 8.70 | 3.41 | 5.28 | 0.00 | 5.26 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 69 | 1025:35 | 0.47 | 0.76 | 1.23 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 6.35 | 3.79 | 2.56 | 1.20 | 4.82 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 54 | 803:14 | 0.15 | 0.90 | 1.05 | 0.23 | -0.08 | 2.25 | 3.52 | -1.27 | 0.00 | 2.34 |
| 2021-22 | NJD | 75 | 1286:53 | 0.28 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 6.06 | 5.17 | 0.89 | 2.72 | 2.72 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 78 | 1306:22 | 0.32 | 0.60 | 0.92 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 5.34 | 4.16 | 1.18 | 2.35 | 1.18 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 70 | 1113:07 | 0.16 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 4.11 | 3.81 | 0.30 | 1.98 | 4.95 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 61 | 796:15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.11 | -0.03 | 2.56 | 3.74 | -1.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 22 | 317:05 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.20 | -0.01 | 4.76 | 4.99 | -0.23 | 0.00 | 5.26 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | COL | 26 | 248:42 | 49.46 | 2.65 | 2.38 | 44.87 | 2.41 | 2.77 | 52.38 | 46.12 | -0.07 | 0.60 | -6.79 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 69 | 1025:35 | 43.12 | 3.69 | 2.37 | 39.72 | 1.81 | 2.21 | 67.02 | 51.75 | -0.11 | -0.14 | 0.36 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 54 | 803:14 | 44.82 | 2.69 | 2.41 | 34.73 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 57.14 | 56.51 | -0.46 | -0.00 | -4.18 |
| 2021-22 | NJD | 75 | 1286:53 | 43.55 | 2.89 | 2.98 | 43.13 | 3.40 | 2.70 | 45.93 | 52.42 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.59 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 78 | 1306:22 | 44.41 | 3.12 | 3.09 | 41.11 | 2.34 | 2.61 | 57.14 | 54.14 | -0.05 | 0.25 | -2.85 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 70 | 1113:07 | 44.31 | 1.99 | 2.60 | 44.25 | 2.05 | 2.66 | 49.33 | 49.45 | -0.22 | 0.07 | -2.70 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 61 | 796:15 | 37.15 | 1.58 | 2.12 | 39.26 | 2.49 | 2.21 | 38.89 | 48.96 | -0.58 | -0.56 | -0.44 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 22 | 317:05 | 38.22 | 2.08 | 2.38 | 33.11 | 2.65 | 2.06 | 44.00 | 53.54 | -0.23 | -0.67 | 4.72 |
| 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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| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
| Season | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|
| 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. |
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Ryan Graves signed a $9,500,000 3-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Joe Sakic on October 12, 2020 with an AAV of $3,166,667. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.89% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 25 | $3,166,667 | $3,166,667 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2021-22 | 26 | $3,166,667 | $3,166,667 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2022-23 | 27 | $3,166,667 | $3,166,667 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | UFA | ||
| Total | - | - | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
Ryan Graves signed a $735,000 1-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Joe Sakic on July 8, 2019 with an AAV of $735,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.90% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 24 | $735,000 | $735,000 | - | - | $735,000 | $735,000 | $350,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $735,000 | $735,000 | $350,000 |
Ryan Graves signed a $650,000 1-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Joe Sakic on July 16, 2018 with an AAV of $650,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.82% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 23 | $650,000 | $650,000 | - | - | $650,000 | $650,000 | $85,000 | RFA | ||
| Total | - | - | $650,000 | $650,000 | $85,000 |
Ryan Graves signed a $2,060,000 3-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Glen Sather on March 17, 2014 with an AAV of $660,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.96% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 19 | $660,000 | $850,000 | - | $90,000 | - | $90,000 | - | ELC | ||
| 2015-16 | 20 | $656,667 | $846,667 | $260,000 | $85,000 | $575,000 | $660,000 | $65,000 | ELC | ||
| 2016-17 | 21 | $656,667 | $846,667 | $190,000 | $80,000 | $580,000 | $660,000 | $67,500 | ELC | ||
| 2017-18 | 22 | $656,667 | $846,667 | $120,000 | - | $650,000 | $650,000 | $67,500 | ELC | ||
| Total | $570,000 | $255,000 | $1,805,000 | $2,060,000 | $200,000 |
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2010-11 | NSMHL | South Shore | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2010-11 | MJrHL | Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2011-12 | QMJHL | P.E.I. | 62 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -23 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | QMJHL | P.E.I. | 68 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +7 | 90 | 81 | 370.0 | 6 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2013-14 | QMJHL | Charlottetown | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 52 | 101 | 300.0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-14 | QMJHL | Val-d'Or | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +22 | 16 | 65 | 310.0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +12 | 24 | ||||
| 2013-14 | M-Cup | Val-d'Or | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Quebec | 50 | 15 | 24 | 39 | +17 | 49 | 160 | 940.0 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +11 | 25 | 60 | 830.0 | ||
| 2014-15 | M-Cup | Quebec | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 11 | 1,820.0 | ||||||||||
| 2015-16 | AHL | Hartford | 74 | 9 | 12 | 21 | +6 | 53 | 150 | 600.0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-17 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -17 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | AHL | Hartford Wolf Pack | 57 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -15 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | AHL | San Antonio Rampage | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 2 | 26 | 11.5 | 11:06 | |||||||||
| 2019-20 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 69 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +40 | 45 | 134 | 6.7 | 18:57 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 6 | 33 | 3.0 | 20:11 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | +15 | 55 | 101 | 2.0 | 19:03 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 10 | 15 | 6.7 | 18:31 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 75 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -9 | 24 | 111 | 5.4 | 20:43 | |||||||||
| 2021-22 | WC | Canada | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | |||||||||||||
| 2022-23 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | +34 | 28 | 141 | 5.7 | 19:57 | 10 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 19:48 | |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +10 | 30 | 77 | 3.9 | 18:23 | |||||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -15 | 29 | 39 | 2.6 | 14:59 | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 10 | 21 | 4.8 | 15:18 | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| NHL Career | 455 | 33 | 86 | 119 | +76 | 223 | 650 | 5.1 | 18:11 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +13 | 20 | 57 | 3.5 | 19:36 | ||