Defense · BUF · 2023-24

Ryan Johnson

Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 194 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Newport Beach

Games: 41
Goals: 0
Assists: 6
Points: 6
Ice time: 13:52/gm

Season2023-24

Rating · 2023-24

15/100

Below replacement

Shutdown Defender

Better than 15% of NHL defencemen.

-0.09wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense561 min37among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense561 min78among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty killDoesn't kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2023-24BUF	41	15	-0.09	Where it came from
2024-25BUF	3	—	-0.05	Where it came from
2025-26BUF	3	—	-0.04	Where it came from
Career3 seasons	47	—	-0.17

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 41 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ TORMar 6	OTL 1-2 OT	9:21	2	1	C
vs WPGMar 3	L 2-5	10:20	0	3	C-
vs VGKMar 2	W 7-2	17:13	3	0	C-
@ TBLFeb 29	W 3-2 OT	14:40	1	0	D
@ CBJFeb 23	W 2-1	10:41	1	2	C+

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.