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Dylan McIlrath

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Washington Capitals
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	2 years ($800.0K CapHit)
Height	6'5"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	240	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age (DOB)	34 (Apr 20, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 1, Overall 10 (NYR)

News and Opinions

Dylan McIlrath to play in favor of Declan Chisholm against Mammoth, John Carlson ruled out again due to injury at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Mar 3, 2026)
Dylan McIlrath sparks Capitals after fight with Arber Xhekaj and big hit on Jayden Struble at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Jan 14, 2026)
Un solide combat éclate entre Arber Xhekaj et Dylan McIlrath at HABSolument Fan (Tue Jan 13, 2026)
Questionable hit on Jayden Struble could put Dylan McIlrath on NHL Player Safety's radar at Habs Fanatics (Tue Jan 13, 2026)
Aliaksei Protas will be a game-time decision against the Blackhawks, Declan Chisholm to replace Dylan McIlrath on defense at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Ryan Leonard moved by teammates Brandon Duhaime and Dylan McIlrath seeking revenge for him against Ducks: ‘It went without saying that you knew my teammate was going to step up for me’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Jan 7, 2026)
Brett Leason to make Capitals season debut on fourth line against Dallas Stars, Dylan McIlrath stays in on defense at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Jan 7, 2026)
Spencer Carbery calls fights by Brandon Duhaime and Dylan McIlrath ‘the most important part of the game’ as players give enforcers standing ovation in locker room at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Jan 6, 2026)
Spencer Carbery says Capitals not interested in payback for Jacob Trouba’s hit on Ryan Leonard as Dylan McIlrath will play in just his sixth game this season at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Jan 5, 2026)
Charlie Lindgren and Dylan McIlrath will both get into lineup for Capitals against Rangers at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Dec 31, 2025)
Charlie Lindgren and Dylan McIlrath will be back in Capitals lineup against Jets at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Nov 26, 2025)
Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas, and Dylan McIlrath catch up with Todd Nelson after Capitals-Penguins game at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Nov 8, 2025)
The Capitals losing Vincent Iorio to waivers was avoidable and poor asset management at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Sonny Milano to begin season as healthy scratch, Dylan McIlrath still skating in no-contact jersey at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath miss Capitals practice after suffering injuries in preseason finale against Blue Jackets at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Matt Roy and Dylan McIlrath suffer injuries in final preseason game that could keep them out ‘maybe a week, two weeks’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
These are the 7 players on the bubble fighting for the remaining 3 spots on the Capitals’ opening night roster at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Oct 3, 2025)

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	Minor-MB	Wpg. Warriors	34	5	17	22		68
2008-09	WHL	Moose Jaw	53	1	3	4	-22	102
2009-10	WHL	Moose Jaw	65	7	17	24	+20	169				7		1	1	-3	21
2010-11	AHL	Connecticut	2	0	0	0	-1	7	1	0.0
2010-11	WHL	Moose Jaw	62	5	18	23		153				6					15
2011-12	WHL	Moose Jaw	52	3	20	23	+7	127				14		6	6	+3	12
2011-12	AHL	Connecticut										5				-1	9	5	0.0
2012-13	AHL	Connecticut	45	0	5	5	+7	125	38	0.0
2013-14	AHL	Hartford	62	6	11	17	+2	165	76	790.0
2013-14	NHL	New York Rangers	2	0	0	0	-1	7		0.0	7:02
2014-15	NHL	New York Rangers	1	0	0	0		9		0.0	8:02
2014-15	AHL	Hartford	73	6	11	17	+5	165	78	770.0		15		2	2	+2	23	17	0.0
2015-16	NHL	New York Rangers	34	2	2	4	+7	64	28	7.1	14:07	1				+1		1	0.0	9:07
2016-17	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	18	1	3	4		28
2016-17	NHL	Florida Panthers	5	1	0	1	-2	10	3	33.3	9:34
2016-17	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	4	0	0	0	-3	11
2016-17	NHL	New York Rangers	1	0	0	0		4		0.0	9:14
2016-17	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	21	0	4	4	-3	42				19		5	5	+10	25
2017-18	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	76	7	10	17	+8	119				5				+1	4
2018-19	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	7	0	0	0	+2	4	6	0.0	15:11
2018-19	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	52	1	9	10	+13	98				4				+1	10
2019-20	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	44	0	8	8	-5	73
2019-20	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	16	0	0	0	-4	23	14	0.0	14:49
2020-21	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	29	2	6	8	+2	70
2021-22	AHL	Hershey Bears	74	4	6	10	+4	99				3	1		1	-1	4
2022-23	NHL	Washington Capitals	6	0	1	1	-6	7	1	0.0	11:41
2022-23	AHL	Hershey Bears	60	0	13	13	+6	102				20	1	1	2	-1	44
2023-24	AHL	Hershey Bears	58	3	6	9	+6	100				20		3	3	+5	14
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	3	0	1	1	+1	5	1	0.0	10:18	4				+2	10	1	0.0	11:33
2024-25	NHL	Washington Capitals	17	0	2	2	-3	28	10	0.0	11:39
2025-26	NHL	Washington Capitals	13	0	0	0	-1	10	5	0.0	9:19
NHL Career			105	3	6	9	-7	171	68	4.4	12:36	5				+3	10	2	0.0	11:04

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	NYR	33	416:34	-0.62	-1.03	0.33	1.64	-	-0.89	-	2.45
2016-17	FLA, NYR	6	50:42	-	-	-	-0.74	-	-0.96	-	1.36
2018-19	DET	7	91:43	-1.71	-1.66	-0.96	-0.48	-	-1.03	-	1.97
2019-20	DET	16	189:56	-1.57	-1.47	-0.85	-1.86	-	-0.88	-	3.48
2022-23	WSH	6	66:48	0.66	2.68	-0.95	-9.66	-	-0.89	-0.78	-6.62
2023-24	WSH	3	30:54	8.60	17.30	-1.01	-2.57	-	-1.10	-1.58	1.05
2024-25	WSH	17	192:42	-0.77	0.11	-0.94	-2.36	-	-0.68	-0.19	-0.62
2025-26	WSH	13	118:24	-1.67	-1.61	-0.95	-1.85	-	-0.70	-0.71	3.75

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	NYR	33	416:34	-1.82	-1.53	-1.28	0.03	0.11	0.05	-
2016-17	FLA, NYR	6	50:42	-4.31	-1.64	-2.05	-5.03	-5.39	1.15	-
2018-19	DET	7	91:43	-2.02	-1.74	0.04	-0.17	-0.95	-1.11	-
2019-20	DET	16	189:56	-2.14	-1.76	0.83	-0.88	-0.80	0.31	-
2022-23	WSH	6	66:48	-2.31	-1.42	-1.74	-0.45	1.68	2.58	-
2023-24	WSH	3	30:54	-3.52	-1.48	-2.18	2.99	2.38	-1.70	-
2024-25	WSH	17	192:42	-2.62	-1.45	-1.88	-2.91	-2.23	2.04	-
2025-26	WSH	13	118:24	-3.89	-1.52	-1.85	-1.90	-4.23	-2.89	-

See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	NYR	33	416:34	0.29	0.29	0.58	0.14	0.15	7.41	3.62	3.79	0.00	2.27
2016-17	FLA	5	41:28	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	-0.05	0.00	1.74	-1.74	0.00	0.00
2016-17	NYR	1	9:14	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	FLA, NYR	6	50:42	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	-0.04	0.00	1.74	-1.74	0.00	0.00
2018-19	DET	7	91:43	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	-0.04	0.00	1.29	-1.29	0.00	0.00
2019-20	DET	16	189:56	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.16	-0.16	0.00	4.25	-4.25	0.00	5.26
2022-23	WSH	6	66:48	0.00	0.90	0.90	0.21	-0.21	0.00	23.84	-23.84	0.00	10.00
2023-24	WSH	3	30:54	0.00	1.94	1.94	0.12	-0.12	0.00	6.07	-6.07	0.00	0.00
2024-25	WSH	17	192:42	0.00	0.62	0.62	0.17	-0.17	0.00	5.46	-5.46	0.00	4.76
2025-26	WSH	13	118:24	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	-0.11	0.00	5.31	-5.31	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	NYR	33	416:34	39.75	2.45	2.32	39.47	1.30	2.25	65.38	50.67	-0.01	-0.24	2.44
2016-17	FLA	5	41:28	30.39	0.00	1.38	43.41	4.34	2.93	0.00	32.01	-1.37	0.31	-19.19
2016-17	NYR	1	9:14	6.50	0.00	0.91	45.49	0.00	0.93	-	49.39	-1.87	-1.70	-2.00
2016-17	FLA, NYR	6	50:42	26.04	0.00	1.29	43.79	3.55	2.57	0.00	33.51	-1.46	-0.05	-17.72
2018-19	DET	7	91:43	34.67	2.62	1.99	45.79	1.31	2.77	66.67	41.78	-0.08	-0.19	0.69
2019-20	DET	16	189:56	32.85	0.63	1.66	42.65	2.21	2.55	22.22	39.42	-0.42	-0.10	-4.54
2022-23	WSH	6	66:48	52.10	1.80	2.82	48.50	6.29	2.70	22.22	51.15	-0.52	-0.14	-2.96
2023-24	WSH	3	30:54	46.60	1.94	2.40	34.95	0.00	1.38	100.00	63.47	0.51	-0.88	18.02
2024-25	WSH	17	192:42	33.94	2.18	2.38	45.46	3.11	2.66	41.18	47.22	-0.49	0.46	-9.37
2025-26	WSH	13	118:24	25.84	0.51	1.98	33.95	1.01	2.23	33.33	47.09	-0.83	-0.92	-0.02

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating			Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

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Skating data is from NHL Edge
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