Calgary Flames · Center · Shoots R

Ryan Strome

Age 33 · 6'1" · 192 lb · Born in Mississauga, CAN

Cap hit

$5M

4.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

25.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

16:01

PP 0:45 · PK 1:01

xGF%

44.6

5v5, -5.3 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.52

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

3 W · 6 L

Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 1 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs SEA · L 6-1	1	0	4	0	1	16:01	0:45	1:01	3-6	80	1	-1	+0.52
Apr 16 vs LAK · W 3-1	0	1	0	0	0	12:56	1:32	1:23	5-3	100	0	0	-0.08
Apr 12 vs UTA · W 4-1	0	0	1	0	0	14:08	2:51	0:00	3-4	0	1	+1	-0.14
Apr 11 @ SEA · L 4-1	0	0	0	0	0	12:34	0:40	0:00	5-4	0	1	0	-0.32
Apr 7 @ DAL · OTL 4-3	0	0	0	1	0	13:10	1:09	0:12	3-4	100	1	0	-0.35

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 592 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%49.9%

56th percentile

Relative xGF%+1.7

67th percentile

HDCF%53.8%

74th percentile

CF%50.5%

64th percentile

Relative CF%+0.6

58th percentile

FF%49.5%

52nd percentile

GF%45.0%

33rd percentile

CF/6060.7

73rd percentile

CA/6059.4

35th percentile

ixG/600.73

27th percentile

Goals above expected+0.8

69th percentile

IPP66.7%

55th percentile

PDO98.1

29th percentile

OZS%57.2%

65th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleDefensive depth center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Strome is a low-volume, defensive-minded center who plays a careful, possession-oriented game focused on limiting chances against. He lacks the physical tools and puck skills to drive offense but contributes steady backcheck work and neutral-zone discipline.

Defensive anchorLow-event playerPossession-neutral

Shooting volume: 32
Playmaking: 43
Zone entries(est.): 44
Forechecking: 40
Physicality: 15
Defensive impact: 63
Puck management: 13
Speed: 13

Where he shoots from

Slot 57% · Mid-range 27% · Perimeter 17%(90 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Solid defensive impact in the 63rd percentile keeps play manageable from his position
Strong xGF% at 49.9 suggests balanced possession despite minimal offensive output
Slot-heavy shooting approach (57%) shows positioning awareness near scoring areas

Watch-outs

Puck management in the 13th percentile limits his ability to create clean chances
Speed ranked 13th percentile constrains his effectiveness in transition and forecheck
Physicality at 15th percentile means he relies on positioning rather than engagement

Similar style: Jonathan Toews, Teuvo Teravainen (CHI)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 52 GP · goals above average

Season total -2.4 goals, or -0.05 per game.

Even strength offense: +0.1
Even strength defense: -0.1
Power play: -0.9
Finishing: +0.8
Playmaking: -1.0
Penalties: -0.9
Faceoffs: -0.3

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	CGY	1	1	0	1	-1	4	16:01	—	+0.52
2025-26	ANA, CGY	52	8	13	21	-8	57	13:18	45.8%	-0.05
2024-25	ANA	82	10	31	41	-3	137	16:41	41.7%	-0.13
2023-24	ANA	79	11	30	41	-20	131	15:48	46.1%	-0.11
2022-23	ANA	82	15	26	41	-30	130	17:02	43.8%	-0.16

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.3 mph; 16th pct
20+ mph bursts: 23
Hardest shot: 80.7 mph; 23rd pct
Distance: 116.7 mi
OZ time: 44.2%; 77th pct
DZ time: 37.0%