Ryan Graves headshot

D · PIT · #27

Ryan Graves

Height
HT 6'5"
Weight
WT 225 lbs
Birth date
May 21, 1995 (age 31)
Bio
CAN · Shoots L

He ranks D253 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

78

#685 overall · D224 of 272

2025–26 scoring

7.4 pts

22 GP · 0.3 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

71.3 pts

57.1 games · 1.2 PPG

2.7 G · 4.1 A · 6.8 P · 12:17 TOI · 0:01 PP · 2.3 xG

Projection range

60.6–78.4

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–26——42.5%11.021.3 mph
2026–27Proj12:170:0141.7%2.72.321.2 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003002018: 56.8 FP5720182019: 222.8 FP22320192020: 127.0 FP12720202021: 181.4 FP18120212022: 221.0 FP22120222023: 144.7 FP14520232024: 61.4 FP6120242025: 7.4 FP720252026 projection: 71.3 FP712026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMxGHD
2026–27Proj57.171.31.212:170:012.74.16.8——49.648.766.3-2.626.02.32.2
2025–26227.40.3——1010021——-3101.01
2024–256161.41.014:590:0113400397573-15291.80
2023–2470144.72.118:230:013111400777214210303.36
2022–2378221.02.819:570:038182602141831523428——
2021–2275181.42.420:430:04622280011190135-924——
2020–2154127.02.419:030:03213150010177911555——
2019–2069222.83.218:570:0491726021341121504045——
2018–192656.82.211:060:003250026325142——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Ryan Graves's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Graves's Dynasty Value Score?
Graves scores 78 out of 10,000 (#685 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Graves's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 71.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 57.114999999999995 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.