Riley
Stillman
D · EDM · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 10
- WAR
- -0.1
- Value
- 11
- PTS
- 3
2022-23№ 250 / 334
Riley Stillman (Edmonton Oilers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Riley Stillman
#61D
Edmonton Oilers
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : March 8, 1998 · Peterborough, Canada
Drafted : 2016 · FLA · round 4, pick #114
Contract : $775,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Buffalo Sabres | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022-23 | Vancouver Canucks | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 2020-21 | Chicago Blackhawks | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 167 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 111 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Riley Stillman: our analysis
2022-23 season: 18 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, +1 +/-, 12:03 TOI. WAR -0.1 (250th of 334) · PAL 10, very poor.
In 2022-23, Riley Stillman, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 10 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 250th among 334 regulars, in the bottom half.
On the other hand, defense (15, among the weakest in the league) and creation (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.1); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.8).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 11 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Riley Stillman's story
Born in Calgary while his father was still playing out west, Riley Stillman grew up in Peterborough and learned the game in the local Petes system. He moved through bantam and midget levels before spending 2014–15 in the Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Cobourg Cougars, then was selected 63rd overall in the OHL Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals and joined them late that season for nine games.
After a 21-point rookie season in the OHL in 2015–16, Stillman was taken in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers with the 114th overall pick. He was traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs on 28 December 2017 and, following a productive final junior year that included career highs in assists and points, signed a three-year entry-level contract with Florida on 5 March 2018 and helped the Bulldogs capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
Turning pro, Stillman began 2018–19 with the Springfield Thunderbirds in the AHL. His steady two-way work earned a first NHL recall on 26 February 2019 and he made his NHL debut that night in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes, joining his father as the first father–son pair to skate for the Panthers. On 8 April 2021 he was part of a trade to the Chicago Blackhawks and on 25 April 2021 signed a three-year, $4.05 million extension with Chicago.
Approaching 2022–23 he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on 7 October 2022, where injuries limited him to 32 games and five assists before a swap sent him to the Buffalo Sabres on 27 February 2023. As a free agent he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Carolina Hurricanes on 3 July 2024, started the season with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, then made his Hurricanes debut on 28 January 2025 in a 4–0 win at the New York Rangers while wearing number 61, the same number his father wore. He later agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 1 July 2025 and is currently playing with the Bakersfield Condors in the AHL while under contract to Edmonton.
On the ice, Stillman’s game is built around responsible defence and the ability to move the puck out of danger; he has combined those traits throughout his climb from junior hockey to regular roles in the AHL and opportunities in the NHL.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:02
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 4
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 39.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 42 %
60
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 63
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 70
- Confidence 48 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 58
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 64
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 82
- Confidence 48 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 90
- Confidence 24 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 73
- Confidence 48 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 42 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 65
- Confidence 42 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 38 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 59
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating63
- Top speed (35 %)34.3 · 60
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.38 · 70
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.7 · 73
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 63
ST — Strength70
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.235 · 70
- Body mass (50 %)0.093 · 73
EN — Endurance58
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.6 · 60
- Total ice time (20 %)726 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)44 · 61
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.6 · 59
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.75 · 61
DU — Durability64
- Share of games played (100 %)0.727 · 64
CK — Checking82
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.632 · 82
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.647 · 83
- Season volume (10 %)4.407 · 75
FG — Fighting90
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.666 · 90
DI — Discipline73
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.051 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.669 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.368 · 72
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.281 · 64
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.433 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.056 · 82
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.402 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.28 · 62
SC — Scoring65
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.157 · 64
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.195 · 67
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.193 · 70
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.065 · 62
- xG per shot (10 %)0.037 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.16 · 74
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.086 · 62
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.045 · 71
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.92 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.019 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.655 · 75
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.3 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.111 · 66
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience59
- Career regular-season games (65 %)71
- Career playoff games (25 %)26
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall60
- DF · Defense (30 %)65
- PA · Passing (22 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)63
- SC · Scoring (12 %)65
- EN · Endurance (9 %)58
- ST · Strength (6 %)70
- DI · Discipline (5 %)73
- CK · Checking (4 %)82
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
PAL Rating
10/ 100
Performance · Very poor
229 of 252 at the position
Value Rating
11/ 100
Very poor return
1.35 M$ · expected PAL 47
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 16
- Defense
- 18
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- Offense
- 18
- Creation
- 15
- Shooting
- 26
- Possession
- 38
- Defense
- 15
- Discipline
- 42
- Power play
- 58
- Penalty kill
- 32
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
42/ 100
Average
better than 42% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
32/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
56/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 128 of 222 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 22
- Shot selection
- 26
- Penalties drawn
- 43
- Puck management
- 78
Defense
- Takeaways
- 22
- Discipline
- 68
- Safe zone exits
- 68
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 0.0 — 90% interval
216 of 325 defensemen
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- 0.0
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 4 | -0.0 | -0.0 to 0.0 | 216/325 |
| 2024-25 | CAR | 5 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 214/314 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 50 | -0.1 | -0.8 to 0.3 | 250/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 117.5 km/h7th percentileleague avg. 143.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.2 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 18th percentileleague avg. 31
- Offensive zone time
- 39.8 %21st percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 11.2 km11th percentileleague avg. 214.3 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.09 km5th percentileleague avg. 5.23 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.8 %6th percentileleague avg. 42.1 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.0 %99th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.3 %35th percentileleague avg. 40.9 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 14th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 16th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
WPG
MIN
BOSRiley Stillman: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Riley Stillman have in 2025-26?
Riley Stillman has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 4 games in 2025-26.
How old is Riley Stillman?
Riley Stillman is 28 years old: he was born on March 9, 1998.
How tall is Riley Stillman, and how much does he weigh?
Riley Stillman is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Riley Stillman from?
Canada: Riley Stillman was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Riley Stillman play for?
Riley Stillman plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 61.
Is Riley Stillman injured?
No: Riley Stillman is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Riley Stillman?
Riley Stillman produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 216th of 325 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Riley Stillman make?
Riley Stillman carries a cap hit of $775K per season, on a contract worth $1.6M in total over 2 years.
When does Riley Stillman's contract end?
Riley Stillman's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Riley Stillman a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 216th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Riley Stillman played lately?
Over his last 4 games, Riley Stillman has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Riley Stillman's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Riley Stillman has 167 games, 4 goals, 22 assists and 26 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 12 points in 52 games.
Where was Riley Stillman drafted?
Riley Stillman was drafted 114th overall (round 4) by Florida Panthers in 2016.
How does Riley Stillman perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Riley Stillman has 3 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.16).
Does Riley Stillman have siblings?
Yes: his brother Chase (plays in the Vancouver Canucks organization), his brother-in-law Sam Lafferty (NHL player).
Is Riley Stillman related to anyone famous?
Yes: Cory (father, former member of the Calgary Flames; played with the Panthers franchise (first father and son to have played with the franchise)).
What is Riley Stillman's nationality?
Riley Stillman is Canadian.
How many championships has Riley Stillman won?
1: J. Ross Robertson Cup with the Hamilton Bulldogs (2017–18).
Where did Riley Stillman play before turning pro?
played bantam and midget hockey within the Peterborough Petes organization; Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) 2014–15; selected 63rd in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals; Oshawa Generals (joined end of 2014–15 through 2017), traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs on December 28, 2017; final junior season 2017–18.
See also: his Edmonton Oilers teammates
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