Ryan
Lindgren
D · SEA · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 3
- WAR
- -1.6
- Value
- 3
- PTS
- 9
2025-26№ 322 / 325
Ryan Lindgren (Seattle Kraken) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ryan Lindgren
#55D
Seattle Kraken
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 10, 1998 · Burnsville, United States
Drafted : 2016 · BOS · round 2, pick #49
Contract : $4,500,000 · 2025-26 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $2,000,000M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle Kraken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Seattle Kraken | 76 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 60 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 54 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 76 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 63 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 45 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 78 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 51 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 35 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
| 2018-19 | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| NHL totals | 485 | 16 | 95 | 111 | 326 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 50 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | |
Ryan Lindgren: our analysis
2025-26 season: 76 GP, 2 G, 7 A, 9 PTS, -2 +/-, 18:20 TOI. WAR -1.6 (322nd of 325) · PAL 3, very poor.
In 2025-26, Ryan Lindgren, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 3 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.6 ranks 322nd among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (82, well above average). On the other hand, possession (2, among the weakest in the league) and offense (7, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+0.1); his biggest cost: EV offense (-6.6).
A marked decline: his PAL was 13 in 2024-25, against 3 now; his WAR went from -1.4 to -1.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 3 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ryan Lindgren's story
Born in Minneapolis, Ryan Lindgren came up through Minnesota hockey with a clear defensive identity: physical, positionally sound and focused on shutting down opponents rather than producing offence. He attended the University of Minnesota before deciding to turn pro early, trading collegiate seasons for a chance at the NHL and its affiliates.
Selected 49th overall in round two by the Boston Bruins in the 2016 draft, Lindgren never played an NHL game for Boston. On 25 February 2018 he was moved to the New York Rangers as part of a multi-player, multi-pick deal for Rick Nash. In March of that year he signed with the Rangers organization and immediately accepted an amateur tryout with their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, foregoing his remaining college eligibility.
Lindgren spent time developing in Hartford before earning NHL opportunities: he was recalled by New York on 15 January 2019, appeared in several games, and was briefly returned to the Wolf Pack. He later secured longer-term deals with the Rangers, including a three-year contract in May 2021 and a one-year extension on 30 July 2024. The 2022–23 campaign was a career highlight statistically — 17 assists and 18 points, a team-leading +29 rating and 91 blocked shots — and included a three-assist game on 30 November 2022; fans honoured him with the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in April 2023.
On 1 March 2025 Lindgren was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in a multi-player exchange. When that contract concluded he entered free agency and signed a four-year, $18 million deal with the Seattle Kraken on 1 July 2025. Internationally, he has represented the United States at multiple junior levels: captain at the 2015 U-17 World Hockey Challenge, captain of the U-18s at the 2016 World U18s (bronze), member of the gold-winning 2017 World Junior team and alternate captain of the 2018 bronze junior squad. He was ejected from a 2026 World Championship quarterfinal after an illegal check to the head.
Lindgren's game is defined by defensive responsibility: he relies on positioning, physical engagement and shot-blocking rather than offensive flair. That trade-off has made him a regular option in defensive pairings and penalty-killing roles.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:45
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:05
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:01
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 1
- Blocks
- 4
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 41.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 17.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
7between 0 and 13 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 5
- Games
- 61
So far: 0 pts in 4 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.12 pts per game (last season: 0.12).
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: 0.22 in 23-24, 0.12 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 13 → 3
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 28: 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.
Injured reserve· Upper Body· expected back November 19
OV · OverallConfidence 84 %
48
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 70
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 65
- Confidence 87 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 75
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 80
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 74
- Confidence 87 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 64 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 71
- Confidence 87 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 48
- Confidence 84 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 62
- Confidence 84 %
- DF
- Defense
- 68
- Confidence 82 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 83
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating70
- Top speed (35 %)35.1 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.697 · 73
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.8 · 64
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.7 · 77
ST — Strength65
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.744 · 72
- Body mass (50 %)-0.499 · 65
EN — Endurance75
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.6 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)1,365 · 75
- Shift length (15 %)47.1 · 74
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.9 · 77
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.52 · 77
DU — Durability80
- Share of games played (100 %)0.85 · 80
CK — Checking74
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.061 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.266 · 72
- Season volume (10 %)3.871 · 74
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.974 · 80
DI — Discipline71
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.049 · 71
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.833 · 65
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.545 · 84
PA — Passing48
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.258 · 61
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.332 · 64
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.264 · 37
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.15 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.193 · 70
SC — Scoring62
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.138 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.153 · 62
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.032 · 67
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.099 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)7.992 · 61
DF — Defense68
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.07 · 62
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.043 · 71
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.714 · 69
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.039 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.059 · 73
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.9 · 70
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.045 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience83
- Career regular-season games (65 %)87
- Career playoff games (25 %)74
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall48
- DF · Defense (30 %)68
- PA · Passing (22 %)48
- SK · Skating (12 %)70
- SC · Scoring (12 %)62
- EN · Endurance (9 %)75
- ST · Strength (6 %)65
- DI · Discipline (5 %)71
- CK · Checking (4 %)74
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48 | 70 | 62 | 68 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 75 | 65 | 73 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 75 | 61 | 87 |
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
-1.6
wins above replacement
322 of 325
PAL Rating
3/ 100
Performance · Very poor
240 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
3/ 100
Very poor return
4.50 M$ · expected PAL 63
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 2
- Defense
- 10
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- Offense
- 7
- Creation
- 27
- Shooting
- 21
- Possession
- 2
- Defense
- 10
- Discipline
- 38
- Power play
- 44
- Penalty kill
- 82
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 | SEA | -1.6 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | COL | -1.4 | 13 | 4 | 4.50 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NYR | -0.6 | 41 | 27 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2022-23 | NYR | -0.3 | 66 | 56 | 3.00 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
16/ 100
Low
better than 16% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
29/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
19/ 100
Low
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, 188 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 7
- Shot selection
- 48
- Penalties drawn
- 54
- Puck management
- 28
Defense
- Takeaways
- 46
- Discipline
- 26
- Safe zone exits
- 17
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 | SEA | 16 | 29 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 18 | 40 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 67 | 76 | 47 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 58 | 77 | 37 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-1.6
wins above replacement
-2.5 to -1.0 — 90% interval
322 of 325 defensemen
-8.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -6.6
- EV defense
- -2.6
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -1.5
- Average → replacement
- +2.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 76 | -1.6 | -2.5 to -1.0 | 322/325 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 71 | -1.4 | -2.2 to -0.5 | 312/314 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 76 | -0.6 | -1.4 to 0.2 | 292/316 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 63 | -0.3 | -0.9 to 0.3 | 277/334 |
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
- 136.1 km/h34th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 32.6 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 110th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 36.1 %1st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 11.3 km10th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.02 km21st percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.2 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %44th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 45.9 %2nd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 314th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 136th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 222nd percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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EDMRyan Lindgren: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ryan Lindgren have in 2026-27?
Ryan Lindgren has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 4 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ryan Lindgren?
Ryan Lindgren is 28 years old: he was born on February 11, 1998.
How tall is Ryan Lindgren, and how much does he weigh?
Ryan Lindgren is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Ryan Lindgren from?
United States: Ryan Lindgren was born in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Ryan Lindgren play for?
Ryan Lindgren plays for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL, at D, wearing number 55.
Is Ryan Lindgren injured?
Yes: Ryan Lindgren is on injured reserve (upper body). He is expected back around November 19.
How good is Ryan Lindgren?
Ryan Lindgren produced -1.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 322nd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Ryan Lindgren make?
Ryan Lindgren earns $4.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 3 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ryan Lindgren's contract end?
Ryan Lindgren's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Ryan Lindgren overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 3 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ryan Lindgren a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 322nd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Ryan Lindgren getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 13 in 2024-25 to 3 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ryan Lindgren played lately?
Over his last 4 games, Ryan Lindgren has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Ryan Lindgren's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ryan Lindgren has 485 games, 16 goals, 95 assists and 111 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 19 points in 54 games.
Where was Ryan Lindgren drafted?
Ryan Lindgren was drafted 49th overall (round 2) by Boston Bruins in 2016.
How does Ryan Lindgren perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Ryan Lindgren has 50 games and 14 points in his career. His pace (0.28 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.23).
Which player is most similar to Ryan Lindgren?
Luke Schenn: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Luke Schenn's page →Is Ryan Lindgren a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 7 points in 2026-27, or 0.11 points per game.
Does Ryan Lindgren have siblings?
Yes: his brother Charlie Lindgren (goaltender for the Washington Capitals).
What is Ryan Lindgren's nationality?
Ryan Lindgren is American. Internationally: Represented the United States: captain at the 2015 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (lost in quarterfinals); captain at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship (third place); member of the gold-winning team at the 2017 World Junior Championship; alternate captain of the bronze-winning team at the 2018 World Junior Championship; ejected from a 2026 World Championship quarterfinal after an illegal check to the head.
What awards has Ryan Lindgren won?
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, 2023.
How many championships has Ryan Lindgren won?
3: Gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championship with the United States; Bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Championship with the United States; Third place (bronze) at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship with the United States.
Where did Ryan Lindgren play before turning pro?
University of Minnesota (forwent his junior and senior years of collegiate play to turn professional).
How many points is Ryan Lindgren projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 7 points in 61 games in 2026-27 (0 to 13 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Seattle Kraken teammates
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