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Ryan O'Reilly

Position	Center	Current Team	Nashville Predators
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	207	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	34 (Feb 7, 1991)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2009, Round 2, Overall 33 (COL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2023	Nashville Predators	Signed 4 years @ $4.500M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 3, 2015	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 7 years @ $7.500M AAV starting in 2016-17
Jul 23, 2014	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 2 years @ $6.000M AAV starting in 2014-15
Feb 28, 2013	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 2 years @ $5.000M AAV starting in 2012-13
Sep 21, 2009	Colorado Avalanche	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.
2015-16	BUF	71	1042:49	0.46	0.86	1.32	0.43	0.03	8.70	8.12	0.58	3.42	4.27
2016-17	BUF	72	1081:49	0.61	0.78	1.39	0.62	-0.01	8.27	8.40	-0.13	4.07	2.91
2017-18	BUF	81	1160:39	0.36	0.72	1.09	0.56	-0.19	5.07	7.80	-2.73	2.07	5.18
2018-19	STL	82	1178:04	0.92	1.27	2.19	0.82	0.09	10.91	9.79	1.12	1.83	6.85
2019-20	STL	71	1002:14	0.36	1.68	2.04	0.45	-0.09	8.57	10.68	-2.10	3.09	3.09
2020-21	STL	56	806:57	0.74	1.12	1.86	0.50	0.25	11.90	7.97	3.94	0.97	4.85
2021-22	STL	78	1032:53	0.46	1.34	1.80	0.64	-0.17	7.77	10.66	-2.89	1.49	5.22
2022-23	STL	40	547:47	0.88	0.66	1.53	0.69	0.19	13.79	10.83	2.97	1.39	12.50
2022-23	TOR	13	169:56	1.06	1.41	2.47	0.68	0.38	17.65	11.36	6.28	4.17	8.33
2022-23	STL, TOR	53	717:43	0.92	0.84	1.76	0.69	0.23	14.67	10.95	3.72	2.08	11.46
2023-24	NSH	82	1087:40	0.61	1.27	1.88	0.66	-0.05	10.19	11.00	-0.82	3.50	9.09
2024-25	NSH	79	1094:33	0.44	1.10	1.53	0.69	-0.25	8.33	13.05	-4.72	0.68	11.56
2025-26	NSH	6	79:44	0.75	0.75	1.51	0.88	-0.13	25.00	29.33	-4.33	0.00	7.69

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
2015-16	BUF	71	1042:49	39.70	1.96	2.18	40.51	2.59	2.30	43.04	48.62	0.13	0.05	1.00
2016-17	BUF	72	1081:49	41.65	2.11	2.32	43.76	2.11	2.47	50.00	48.45	0.02	-0.02	0.40
2017-18	BUF	81	1160:39	42.70	1.91	2.23	42.39	2.33	2.35	45.12	48.73	0.20	-0.08	3.20
2018-19	STL	82	1178:04	45.69	3.11	2.86	38.76	1.63	2.29	65.59	55.46	0.38	-0.01	3.64
2019-20	STL	71	1002:14	40.23	2.99	2.32	36.28	1.98	2.20	60.24	51.29	-0.05	-0.13	0.95
2020-21	STL	56	806:57	40.08	2.60	2.12	37.47	1.93	2.37	57.38	47.26	0.09	-0.01	1.14
2021-22	STL	78	1032:53	37.00	2.61	2.33	41.53	2.09	2.64	55.56	46.92	-0.22	-0.20	-0.41
2022-23	STL	40	547:47	42.17	2.41	2.80	42.94	4.05	2.69	37.29	50.99	0.42	-0.10	5.03
2022-23	TOR	13	169:56	46.61	3.88	3.34	39.90	2.47	2.44	61.11	57.79	0.65	0.01	5.25
2022-23	STL, TOR	53	717:43	43.22	2.76	2.93	42.22	3.68	2.63	42.86	52.66	0.47	-0.07	5.09
2023-24	NSH	82	1087:40	47.66	3.14	2.90	41.81	2.59	2.52	54.81	53.50	0.29	0.12	1.36
2024-25	NSH	79	1094:33	45.17	2.36	2.63	39.85	2.96	2.40	44.33	52.25	0.28	-0.01	2.93
2025-26	NSH	6	79:44	45.15	2.26	3.19	45.90	2.26	2.57	50.00	55.38	0.88	0.28	5.15

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

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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.

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Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	32	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2024-25	33	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2025-26	34	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2026-27	35	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$18,000,000	$18,000,000	$18,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: Barry Trotz

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.39

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	25	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$10,000,000	$1,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	UFA
2017-18	26	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$8,000,000	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2018-19	27	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$7,500,000	$1,000,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	UFA
2019-20	28	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2020-21	29	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2021-22	30	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2022-23	31	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$5,000,000	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$45,500,000	$7,000,000	$52,500,000	$52,500,000

Signed: July 3, 2015

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Tim Murray

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 10.27

Retained Salary: St. Louis Blues retained 50.0% of total salary on February 17, 2023

Retained Salary: Minnesota Wild retained 25.0% of total salary on February 17, 2023

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	23	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	RFA-arb
2015-16	24	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	-	-	$6,200,000	$6,200,000	$6,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000

Signed: July 23, 2014

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Greg Sherman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.7

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	21	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	$2,500,000	$1,000,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA
2013-14	22	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$2,500,000	$7,500,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000

Signed: Feb 28, 2013

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Greg Sherman

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 8.33

Note: This contract was a failed RFA offer sheet signing. The Colorado Avalanche chose to match the Calgary Flames offer sheet.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2009-10	18	$880,000	$900,000	$60,000	$90,000	$750,000	$840,000	$67,500	ELC
2010-11	19	$880,000	$900,000	-	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2011-12	20	$880,000	$900,000	-	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$60,000	$270,000	$2,370,000	$2,640,000	$202,500

Signed: Sep 21, 2009

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Greg Sherman

Exp. Status: RFA

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
2005-06	AHMMPL	Huron Perth Lakers Min Mdgt AAA	51	31	40	71		60
2006-07	GTHL	Tor. Jr. Canadiens	50	31	43	74
2006-07	OPJHL	Tor. Canadiens	1	1	0	1
2006-07	OJHL	Toronto Jr. Canadiens										4	2		2
2007-08	OHL	Erie	61	19	33	52	-18	14
2008-09	WJ18-A	Canada	6	2	3	5
2008-09	OHL	Erie	68	16	50	66	+1	26				5		5	5	+1	2
2009-10	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	81	8	18	26	+4	18	135	5.9	16:46	6	1		1		2	7	14.3	17:05
2010-11	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	74	13	13	26	-7	16	119	10.9	16:03
2011-12	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	81	18	37	55	-1	12	189	9.5	19:32
2011-12	WC-A	Canada	7	2	2	4	+3	4
2012-13	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	29	6	14	20	-3	4	66	9.1	18:30
2012-13	KHL	Magnitogorsk	12	5	5	10		2
2012-13	WC-A	Canada	8	1	2	3	+4
2013-14	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	80	28	36	64	-1	2	201	13.9	19:49	7	2	4	6	+3		14	14.3	22:21
2014-15	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	82	17	38	55	-5	12	171	9.9	19:43
2014-15	WC-A	Canada	10	2	9	11	+10		23
2015-16	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	71	21	39	60	-16	8	157	13.4	21:44
2015-16	WC-A	Canada	10	2	6	8	+9	2	18
2016-17	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	72	20	35	55	-1	10	189	10.6	21:28
2016-17	WC	Canada	10	6	3	9	+1
2016-17	WCup	Canada	6	0	0	0	-1
2017-18	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	81	24	37	61	-23	2	230	10.4	20:49
2017-18	WC	Canada	10	4	0	4	+5	2
2018-19	NHL	St. Louis Blues	82	28	49	77	+22	12	234	12.0	20:46	26	8	15	23	+2	4	54	14.8	21:00
2019-20	NHL	St. Louis Blues	71	12	49	61	+11	10	118	10.2	20:34	9	4	7	11	+3		23	17.4	23:17
2020-21	NHL	St. Louis Blues	56	24	30	54	+26	18	129	18.6	20:45	4		3	3	-7	2	9	0.0	21:07
2021-22	NHL	St. Louis Blues	78	21	37	58	+11	12	168	12.5	19:05	12	7	5	12	+3	2	34	20.6	21:24
2022-23	NHL	St. Louis Blues	40	12	7	19	-24	10	80	15.0	18:24
2022-23	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	13	4	7	11	+3	6	22	18.2	16:32	11	3	6	9	-3	5	21	14.3	19:49
2023-24	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	26	43	69	+6	18	180	14.4	19:46	6	1	1	2	-1		12	8.3	22:32
2024-25	NHL	Nashville Predators	79	21	32	53	-23	24	151	13.9	18:59
2024-25	WC	Canada	8	2	2	4	+3	4
2024-25	International	Team Canada	2	1	1	2
2025-26	NHL	Nashville Predators	6	2	1	3	-3		7	28.6	19:46
NHL Career			1158	305	522	827	-24	194	2546	12.0	19:33	81	26	41	67		15	174	14.9	21:06