Ryan
Donato
C · CHI · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 22
- WAR
- 0.5
- Value
- 14
- PTS
- 30
2025-26№ 232 / 615
Ryan Donato (Chicago Blackhawks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ryan Donato
#8CPlays: Centre and winger · 35% of faceoffs
Chicago Blackhawks
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 8, 1996 · Boston, United States
Drafted : 2014 · BOS · round 2, pick #56
Contract : $4,000,000 · 2025-26 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 41 |
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 78 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | Seattle Kraken | 71 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | Seattle Kraken | 74 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 40 |
| 2020-21 | San Jose Sharks | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 62 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 22 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 583 | 125 | 137 | 262 | 234 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Seattle Kraken | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Ryan Donato: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 15 G, 15 A, 30 PTS, -16 +/-, 14:44 TOI. WAR 0.5 (232nd of 615) · PAL 22, below average.
In 2025-26, Ryan Donato, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 22 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 232nd among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: creation (65, above average). On the other hand, power play (1, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (24, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.2); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.1).
A marked decline: his PAL was 61 in 2024-25, against 22 now; his WAR went from 2.3 to 0.5.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 14 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ryan Donato's story
The moment his name entered NHL history came on October 12, 2021, when he scored the first official goal for the Seattle Kraken. Born April 9, 1996 in Boston, Ryan Donato developed through Dexter School and local junior circuits, skating for the South Shore Kings before a stint with the Omaha Lancers in the USHL. He then moved to Harvard University, where his father Ted Donato was the head coach.
Selected 56th overall in the second round of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, Donato made a name for himself in college before turning pro. His junior year at Harvard produced 26 goals and 17 assists for 43 points in 29 games, prompting him to sign an entry-level deal with Boston on March 18, 2018. He made an immediate impact, recording a goal and two assists the following night and later appearing in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Donato split time between Boston and the AHL's Providence before being traded to the Minnesota Wild on February 20, 2019—Minnesota also received a conditional 2019 fifth-round pick in the deal for Charlie Coyle. He debuted for the Wild the next day with two assists and earned a two-year, $3.8 million extension on July 16, 2019. On October 5, 2020 he was sent to the San Jose Sharks for a 2021 third-round pick, debuting for San Jose in January 2021.
As a free agent, Donato signed with the expansion Seattle Kraken on September 12, 2021 for one year at $750,000. He opened Seattle's preseason scoring on September 26, then registered the franchise's first regular-season goal on October 12, 2021; he finished that inaugural season with a career-high 16 goals and 31 points in 74 games. After a brief period without a qualifying offer, the Kraken re-signed him on July 27, 2022 to a one-year, $1.2 million deal. In 2022–23 he posted 13 goals and 27 points in 71 games and added two assists over 14 playoff contests.
Donato signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2023. He recorded his first NHL hat-trick on March 28, 2025 and on June 18, 2025 agreed to a four-year, $16 million extension. Internationally, he represented the United States at the 2016 World Junior Championship (bronze medal, 3 goals in 7 games) and at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he led Team USA with six points and tied for the tournament lead with five goals. His game is defined by goal scoring and offensive versatility, producing in a variety of forward roles.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:18
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.28
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 42.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 36.8 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
28between 12 and 43 (80% range)
- Goals
- 12
- Assists
- 16
- Games
- 83
So far: 5 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.35 pts per game (last season: 0.37).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.38 in 23-24, 0.37 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 61 → 22
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 30: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 81 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 68
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 84 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 74
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 88
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 84 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 81
- Confidence 66 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 84 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 64
- Confidence 76 %
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 81 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 81 %
- DF
- Defense
- 69
- Confidence 78 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 47
- Confidence 54 %
- EX
- Experience
- 80
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating68
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.146 · 64
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 71
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 71
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.939 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-0.704 · 69
EN — Endurance74
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.4 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)1,176 · 78
- Shift length (15 %)48 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.7 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.751 · 65
DU — Durability88
- Share of games played (100 %)0.883 · 88
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.605 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.997 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)4.369 · 78
FG — Fighting81
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.004 · 81
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.028 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.758 · 67
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.924 · 82
FO — Faceoffs64
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.5 · 66
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)22.9 · 63
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.725 · 78
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.355 · 64
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.066 · 78
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.423 · 55
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.468 · 75
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.943 · 80
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.842 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.254 · 82
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.252 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.4 · 82
DF — Defense69
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.055 · 65
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.119 · 79
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.752 · 66
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.042 · 70
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.987 · 84
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.6 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.548 · 49
PS — Penalty shot47
- Shootouts (60 %)28 · 42
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience80
- Career regular-season games (65 %)89
- Career playoff games (25 %)56
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)79
- PA · Passing (20 %)74
- DF · Defense (20 %)69
- SK · Skating (12 %)68
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)64
- EN · Endurance (8 %)74
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- ST · Strength (3 %)77
- CK · Checking (2 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 68 | 79 | 69 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 68 | 84 | 67 |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 70 | 77 | 67 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 75 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
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.
WAR
0.5
wins above replacement
232 of 615
PAL Rating
22/ 100
Performance · Below average
362 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
14/ 100
Very poor return
4.00 M$ · expected PAL 59
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 31
- Defense
- 33
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- Offense
- 33
- Creation
- 65
- Shooting
- 41
- Possession
- 28
- Defense
- 39
- Discipline
- 56
- Power play
- 1
- Penalty kill
- 24
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 0.5 | 22 | 14 | 4.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 2.3 | 61 | 61 | 2.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CHI | -0.0 | 21 | 19 | 2.00 M$ |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 0.8 | 50 | 57 | 1.20 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
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
73/ 100
Very good
better than 73% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
63/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
67/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 73, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 113 of 424 forwards. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Ryan Donato ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 44
- Shot selection
- 26
- Penalties drawn
- 86
- Puck management
- 73
Defense
- Takeaways
- 91
- Discipline
- 35
- Safe zone exits
- 45
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.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 73 | 63 | 67 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 67 | 71 | 53 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 92 | 67 | 93 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 63 | 38 | 75 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.5
wins above replacement
-0.9 to 1.7 — 90% interval
232 of 615 forwards
+2.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.2
- EV defense
- -1.1
- Power play
- -0.6
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.7
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +3.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 82 | 0.5 | -0.9 to 1.7 | 232/615 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 76 | 2.3 | 0.8 to 4.6 | 59/596 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 78 | -0.0 | -1.1 to 1.1 | 398/608 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 71 | 0.8 | -0.5 to 1.8 | 161/617 |
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
- 143.1 km/h87th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1132nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.7 %23rd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 56.7 km46th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.93 km30th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.3 %20th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.9 %87th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.3 %32nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1947th percentile | 254th percentile | 10.5 %36th percentile |
| High danger | 646th percentile | 157th percentile | 16.7 %43rd percentile |
| Mid range | 550th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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VGKRyan Donato: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ryan Donato have in 2026-27?
Ryan Donato has 2 goals and 5 points (3 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ryan Donato?
Ryan Donato is 30 years old: he was born on April 9, 1996.
How tall is Ryan Donato, and how much does he weigh?
Ryan Donato is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Ryan Donato from?
United States: Ryan Donato was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What team does Ryan Donato play for?
Ryan Donato plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL, at C, wearing number 8.
Is Ryan Donato injured?
No: Ryan Donato is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Ryan Donato?
Ryan Donato produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 232nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 22 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Ryan Donato make?
Ryan Donato earns $4.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 14 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ryan Donato's contract end?
Ryan Donato's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Ryan Donato overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 14 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ryan Donato a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 232nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Ryan Donato getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 61 in 2024-25 to 22 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ryan Donato played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Ryan Donato has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists).
What are Ryan Donato's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ryan Donato has 583 games, 125 goals, 137 assists and 262 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 62 points in 80 games.
Where was Ryan Donato drafted?
Ryan Donato was drafted 56th overall (round 2) by Boston Bruins in 2014.
Is Ryan Donato better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.33 points per game at home (3 in 9 games) and 0.22 on the road (2 in 9 games).
How does Ryan Donato perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Ryan Donato has 19 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.11 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.45).
Which player is most similar to Ryan Donato?
Taylor Ward: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Taylor Ward's page →Is Ryan Donato a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 28 points in 2026-27, or 0.34 points per game.
Is Ryan Donato related to anyone famous?
Yes: Ted Donato (father, former Boston Bruins player and longtime NHL player; current head coach of the Harvard Crimson).
Is Ryan Donato married?
Yes, married to Bradley Donato (July 30, 2023).
What is Ryan Donato's nationality?
Ryan Donato is American. Internationally: United States — bronze medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships; selected for the men's tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics (led Team USA in scoring with 6 points; 5 goals tied for most goals); team finish: seventh (2018).
What awards has Ryan Donato won?
Bronze medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships (with the United States)..
Where did Ryan Donato play before turning pro?
High school hockey with Dexter Southfield (Massachusetts); junior with the South Shore Kings (USPHL) and Omaha Lancers (USHL); college: Harvard University (led Harvard in scoring in the 2017–18 season; left college to sign professionally on March 18, 2018)..
How many points is Ryan Donato projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 28 points in 83 games in 2026-27 (12 to 43 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Chicago Blackhawks teammates
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