Current Season
GP
67
Goals
12
Assists
37
Points
49
+/-
+27
S%
14.5%
Career Stats
Contract
Cap Hit
$5.00M
Total Value
$20.00M
Expires
4 yrs · 2028-2029
Status
Then UFA
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Recent Stories
The Buffalo Sabres top the league with 10 shorthanded goals through the season, a mark that has front offices buzzing about their penalty kill turning into a weapon. Ryan McLeod leads all players with 5 of those tallies, fueling a breakout that's got Buffalo climbing the standings faster than anyone expected. Coaches around the league study tape of these rushes nightly, knowing one tweak to their system could flip games in the playoffs.
McLeod and Tuch light it up short-handed to bury Pittsburgh in a 5-1 Sabres statement. Buffalo's penalty kill turns assassin mode against a Penguins squad leaking oil. This dominance shifts the playoff odds in the Atlantic scrum.
KJ McLeod dances through coverage and slides the puck home for a shorthanded gem that flips the game's script. Penalty kill wizards like him turn defense into daggers, and this tally pumps adrenaline into his bench. Teams craving that shorty spark hunt players with his wheels at crunch time.