Rickard Rakell
#67 · Right wing · Pittsburgh Penguins
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19:29 |
| Last season | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 166 | 18:57 |
Role
Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.
- Power play
PP1 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Second wave 9 of 12 kills · 0:36 a kill · starts only 1
- Ice time
19:29 a game, most among Pittsburgh forwards · 13:12 5-on-5 · 3:17 PP · 1:05 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 79% of forwards · home 76%, road 81%
Tougher opponents than 78% of forwards · road 90%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Power-play chances
2.12 expected goals /60better than 93% of forwards
Staying out of the box
0.39 penalties taken /60better than 90% of forwards
Creating his own chances
0.93 expected goals /60better than 89% of wingers
Shorthanded threat
1.06 expected goals for /60better than 85% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Faceoffs
39.3% wonbehind 97% of forwards
Preventing chances
+0.11 expected goals against /60behind 82% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most forwards.
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.17 expected goals against /60behind 93% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 60, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.08 expected goals /60top 34%
+0.07 expected goals /60top 39%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.11 expected goals against /60bottom 18%
+0.17 expected goals against /60bottom 7%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
14.7 shot attempts /60top 25%
14.1 shot attempts /60top 32%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.93 expected goals /60top 11%
0.80 expected goals /60top 36%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 27%
−0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 33%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.59 first assists /60top 34%
0.58 first assists /60top 36%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
2.12 expected goals /60top 7%
1.78 expected goals /60bottom 38%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
1.06 expected goals for /60top 15%
0.92 expected goals for /60top 34%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 110top 31%1.21 takeaways /60top 20%
takeaway score 94average0.62 takeaways /60bottom 12%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.64 penalties drawn /60bottom 25%
0.77 penalties drawn /60bottom 44%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.39 penalties taken /60top 10%
0.68 penalties taken /60average
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
39.3% wonbottom 3%
48.9% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
254 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
15 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
80 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
6 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
22.9 mphtop 28%
21.9 mphtop 28%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
5.5 bursts /60average
8.6 bursts /60top 26%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
88.0 mphaverage
81.8 mphtop 39%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.83 miles /60top 24%
9.95 miles /60top 24%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.7% of his timetop 37%
42.4% of his timetop 36%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.