PITTSBURGH PENGUINSBorn in Canada#27 ·Defenseman

Ryan Graves

INJURED

Knee·IR

Out since APR 14Est. return NOV 28

194days out

~34to return

18GP missed

Ryan Graves has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is 31 years old (born in 1995), is originally from Yarmouth, is 196 cm tall and weighs 103 kg. He has previously played for Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils. Graves has put up 119 points in 455 games, 33 goals and 86 assists, an average of 0.26 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 26 points in 78 games.

BirthplaceYarmouth

Born1995 (31 years)Height196 cmWeight103 kgShootsLNHL8 seasons

DRAFT 2013: selected No. 110 in round 4 · New York RangersDEBUT December 28, 2018(7y ago)@Vegas Golden KnightsCONTRACT —

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

Goals

Assists

Form

N/A

No recent outings yet

Games played

0 of 11

games

Point pace

—

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

Ice time/game

—

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs10 playoff points3y ago

Career100 career points3y ago

Next up

50 career goals

33 now · target 50

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SeasonMatch season best: 9 goals9 away

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Season

Match season best: 9 goals9 away

Match season best: 28 points28 away

Match season best: 22 assists22 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

10 playoff points3y ago

25 playoff games5y ago

5 playoff assists5y ago

10 playoff games6y ago

First playoff point6y ago

First playoff goal6y ago

Career

50 career goals17 away

100 career assists14 away

500 NHL games45 away

250 career points131 away

100 career points3y ago

25 career goals3y ago

250 NHL games3y ago

50 career assists4y ago

50 career points4y ago

100 NHL games5y ago

First NHL point7y ago

First NHL goal7y ago

Compared with the NHL

Ryan Graves is in the top 1% of NHL defensemen for blocked shots per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

0.18

Bottom 2%Ryan Graves scores points more often than 1% of NHL defensemen (2 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.00

Bottom 1%Ryan Graves records assists more often than 0% of NHL defensemen (0 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

6.77

Top 1%Ryan Graves blocks more shots than 99% of NHL defensemen (237 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

4.10

Upper halfRyan Graves hits more often than 68% of NHL defensemen (163 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

3.74

Upper halfRyan Graves shoots more often than 60% of NHL defensemen (144 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.18

Upper halfRyan Graves scores goals more often than 50% of NHL defensemen (119 of 239)

+/−

-3

Lower halfRyan Graves has a higher +/− than 36% of NHL defensemen (85 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Ryan Graves's whole career

Stats

Games played

455

Points

119

Points per game

0.26

Goals

Assists

+/-

+76

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonG

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Teams player has played for

PITPittsburgh PenguinsCurrent

Seasons

2023–24 to 2025–26

Since OCT 10 · 3 seasons

PTS

153

NJDNew Jersey Devils

Seasons

2021–22 to 2022–23

OCT 15–APR 11 · 2 seasons

PTS

153

COLColorado Avalanche

Seasons

2018–19 to 2020–21

DEC 27–MAY 13 · 3 seasons

PTS

149

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