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Ryan Reaves

San Jose Sharks
Position R
Age 39
Height 6'2"
Weight 225LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Born Jan 19, 1987

Key Insights

2025-26
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Reaves with Desharnais, Dickinson, Goodrow and Ostapchuk, 33 minutes at 5v5.

37.7% of the expected goals, 0 goals for and 0 against
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Reaves has been shuffled through 13 different five-man units, and only 1 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

4 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Reaves this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Dmitry Orlov is the partner who brings the best out of him
Dmitry Orlov

Reaves is at his best beside Orlov: 62.0% of the expected goals together against 40.4% apart.

104 minutes together, 283 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Mario Ferraro
Mario Ferraro

The pairing with Ferraro is the one that costs him: 37.1% of the expected goals together, 50.7% apart.

132 minutes together, 256 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Dmitry Orlov

Orlov is a different player beside him: 62.0% of the expected goals with Reaves, 50.8% without him.

104 minutes together, 1,300 minutes apart for Orlov

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 19, 1987
Birth Place Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height 6'2"
Weight 225 LBS
Shoots/Catches R