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Chicago Blackhawks · left winger · age 30

Ryan Donato scouting report

Overall
55.4
Position rank
159th / 384
Cap hit
$4M
Expires
2028-29 UFA
Value verdict
Fair
Model value
$5.31M

The Chicago Blackhawks left winger carries a 55.4 overall, 159th of 384 rated wingers, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is play driving at 58, with penalty killing (3) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 86.9 in 2024-25 to 63.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 9-season card history.

The contract, $4M through 2028-29, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $5.31M is within $1.31M of what he is paid.

His cap hit is the 9th-largest on the Chicago Blackhawks NHL roster and uses 3.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $5.76M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense53
Defense53
Play driving58
Finishing39
Power play44
Penalty kill3

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26CHI8263.90.3
2024-25CHI8086.91.3
2023-24CHI78540.1
2022-23SEA7159.70.5
2021-22SEA7459.70.3
2020-21SJS5061.90.2
2019-20MIN6271.20.6
2018-19MIN5667.70.3
2017-18BOS1282.30.9

Other CHI wingers by rating: Tyler Bertuzzi (68.7), Roman Kantserov (64.4), Patrick Kane (59.5), Teuvo Teravainen (58). See the full Chicago Blackhawks cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.