O'Reilly provided a power-play assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Wild.
O'Reilly helped out on the first of Filip Forsberg's two goals in the game. The 33-year-old O'Reilly had scored five times over the last seven games but had gone eight contests without a helper. The center is up to 13 goals, 14 assists, 10 power-play points, 78 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating over 42 appearances this season.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Deposits empty-netter
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O'Reilly scored an empty-net goal and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
O'Reilly has five goals over his last six games despite failing to record a shot in two of those contests. The center is up to 13 tallies, 26 points, 73 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 40 appearances. With a little momentum in a second-line role, O'Reilly represents a decent depth center for fantasy, though historically the bulk of his point production has come in the form of assists.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Leads the way with hat trick
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O'Reilly scored three times on six shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
He potted two power-play goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter in the third. O'Reilly continued a productive stretch with his best game of the year. He has seven goals and four assists over his last 11 outings. With the Predators finding more offense in recent weeks, O'Reilly's recent surge should be somewhat sustainable. He's up to 12 goals, 25 points, 68 shots on net, 34 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating through 37 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Pots goal in loss
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O'Reilly scored a goal on five shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.
O'Reilly has played well since returning from a lower-body injury. He has four goals and four assists over his last eight outings, with all of that action coming in a second-line role and on the first power-play unit. Typically, moving down the lineup doesn't help players, but it's worked for O'Reilly after a sluggish start to the season on the top line. The 33-year-old center is at nine goals, 22 points, 62 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating over 35 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Helps out on power play
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O'Reilly logged an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Blues.
O'Reilly has a goal and three assists during his four-game point streak. The center is up to 21 points (seven on the power play), 57 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a minus-17 rating through 33 appearances this season. He's played in a second-line role since returning from a lower-body injury, and given the success of the Predators' first line in recent weeks, it's unlikely O'Reilly will be moving up any time soon.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores power-play goal
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O'Reilly scored a power-play goal in Monday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
O'Reilly found the back of the net just 30 seconds into the third period to give the Predators a three-goal lead with a wrister following an impressive set-up from Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault. This was O'Reilly's third straight game with at least one point, and he's been very productive since returning from a three-game absence due to a lower-body injury, putting up six points (three goals, three assists) in his last six appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Finds helper in overtime win
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O'Reilly provided an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.
O'Reilly helped out on a Zachary L'Heureux goal in the first period. O'Reilly has five points in as many contests since he returned from a lower-body injury. The center has been on the second line since he returned, as Steven Stamkos moved to the first line in O'Reilly's absence and has turned a corner for the Predators. O'Reilly is at seven goals, 12 assists, 51 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating through 31 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Carries offense in return
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O'Reilly scored two goals and added an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Stars.
The veteran center missed the prior three games with a lower-body injury, but O'Reilly made a big impact in his return, opening the scoring midway through the second period en route to a season high in points. It was his first multi-point performance since Oct. 22, and on the campaign, O'Reilly has seven goals and 17 points in 27 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Ready to return
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O'Reilly (lower body) is set to return to the lineup Thursday versus the Stars, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
O'Reilly will center the second line in his return, while Steven Stamkos will stay on the top line. O'Reilly was initially labeled week-to-week, but he ended up missing just three games.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Out on week-to-week basis
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The Predators announced Thursday that O'Reilly (lower body) is out on a week-to-week basis.
O'Reilly's absence figures to be a big one for Nashville, a team that can ill afford missing one of its top players. The 33-year-old has has 14 points through 26 outings this season. O'Reilly's absence likely leaves room for both Mark Jankowski and Michael McCarron to play in the near term.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores power-play goal
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O'Reilly scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.
The Predators have suffered three straight 3-2 overtime losses, and O'Reilly has found the back of the net in two of those contests. The 33-year-old center seems far from matching the numbers he delivered in 2023-24, his first year with the Predators. He posted 26 goals and 69 points in 82 regular-season appearances last campaign, whereas he's up to five goals and only 14 points across 25 outings in 2024-25.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores goal in OT loss
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O'Reilly scored a goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.
O'Reilly found the back of the net in the late stages of the first period to notch his fourth goal of the campaign, but most importantly, he snapped a 13-game drought without lightning the lamp with this tally. The 33-year-old is up to 13 points (four goals, nine assists) across 23 games this season, though it wouldn't be surprising if his numbers experience an uptick in the coming weeks now that the slump has finally ended.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Notches power-play helper
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O'Reilly provided a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Canucks.
O'Reilly's goal drought is up to 10 games, but he snapped his stretch of five contests without a point. The center helped out on Steven Stamkos' power-play marker at 12:17 of the second period. While he's started to falter on offense, O'Reilly continues to see steady first-line usage. He's at 11 points, 30 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 19 appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Adds assist with man advantage
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O'Reilly provided a power-play assist, blocked two shots and won 15 of 25 faceoffs in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
O'Reilly entered Saturday with a 51.6 percent win rate on faceoffs, but he raised it to 52.5 percent with a strong showing at the dot. While his faceoff work has been worse than usual this year, he's still offering quality offense. He has three goals, six assists, 19 shots on net, 10 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 11 appearances, and three of his points have come on the power play. O'Reilly's two-way play makes him a virtual lock to stay on the top line throughout the campaign.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Scores on power play
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O'Reilly scored a power-play goal on three shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning.
O'Reilly continues to offer steady offense from the top line. He's gotten on the scoresheet in seven of nine games so far, and two of his three goals have come on the power play. The center has a total of eight points, 17 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a minus-4 rating while averaging 20:53 of ice time.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Provides helper Saturday
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O'Reilly logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
O'Reilly bounced back from a scoreless outing Friday by setting up Filip Forsberg on a second-period tally. The 33-year-old O'Reilly has been reliable offensively in a top-line role this year, earning two goals and five assists over eight contests. He's added 14 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a minus-3 rating, though he's been a little rough at the faceoff dot, losing more than 50 percent of his draws in five straight outings.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Two points in Tuesday's win
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O'Reilly scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Bruins.
O'Reilly broke the deadlock for the Predators in the final minutes of the first period with his first power-play goal of the campaign, which also extended his goal streak to four contests. The veteran center later helped seal the win with an assist in Gustav Nyquist's third-period goal. O'Reilly has been one of Nashville's best players amid the team's woeful start to the season and has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his six appearances.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Deals assist Thursday
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O'Reilly recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.
O'Reilly has had some quiet individual success so far, earning a goal, two assists, eight shots on net and five blocked shots over four games. He's also taken a minus-4 rating, as the Predators' defensive struggles have found him as well. The 33-year-old remains in a top-line role and on the first power-play unit, where he should be a consistent playmaker to complement Filip Forsberg's finishing skill.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Deposits goal in loss
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O'Reilly scored a goal in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
O'Reilly tallied with the extra attacker on the ice at 18:25 of the third period, but the Predators' comeback attempt fell short. Last season, O'Reilly had 26 goals and 43 assists in 82 regular-season contests, leading to his highest point total (69) since 2018-19. The 33-year-old is more of a playmaker typically, and he'll have strong fantasy value in formats that focus on offense and those that count faceoff wins.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Registers helper Sunday
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O'Reilly produced an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canucks in Game 4.
O'Reilly got on the scoresheet for the first time since his Game 1 goal when he set up a Gustav Nyquist tally in the second period. The 33-year-old O'Reilly has added eight shots on net, three blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over four playoff contests. He remains in a top-line role, but the Predators will need more from him now that they're facing elimination.
