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Ryan McDonagh

Tampa Bay Lightning
Position D
Age 37
Height 6'1"
Weight 218LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place St. Paul, MN, USA
Born Jun 12, 1989

Key Insights

2026-27
The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +4 on the season.

91st in the league
He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

McDonagh plays 16:04 a night, 175th among defencemen.

177 minutes across 11 games
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is McDonagh with Cernak, Girgensons, Holmberg and Mikheyev, 53 minutes at 5v5.

59.0% of the expected goals, 5 goals for and 2 against
This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Cernak, Cirelli and Hagel: 3 goals against in 12 minutes.

14.59 against an hour, 2.2 expected
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
Philipp Grubauer

No goalie has seen more of him than Philipp Grubauer: 12 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
Emil Heineman

He has drawn 2 penalties on Emil Heineman.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play
Scouting Report

Shooting Analysis

Situation
Outcome
Shooting % — Goals / SOG
Shots On Net % — SOG / Total Attempts
Avg. Distance — Feet from net
Low Vol
High Vol
Cold
Hot

xG is Digest’s estimated expected-goals model, derived from shot location, type and game state. Coverage depends on play-by-play availability for the selected season.

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 12, 1989
Birth Place St. Paul, MN, USA
Height 6'1"
Weight 218 LBS
Shoots/Catches L