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Rickard Rakell
Right Wing #67 Penguins $5.000M
Player Information

Rickard Rakell has 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 35 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 30) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, he has 543 points (246 goals, 297 assists) in 837 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 19 points (11 goals, 8 assists) in 48 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 32.8 yrs (05.05.1993)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 30th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Penguins controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Rickard Rakell is off the ice, the Penguins control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 45% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 13% in the defensive zone.

  • 75

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 66th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 124th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.03
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.89
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.69
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.59
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.23
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.71
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.14
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.49
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.45
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.75
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.51
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.86
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.10
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.76
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.38
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.46
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.13
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.000M
Player Contract Value: $5.300M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 36.2 yrs (05.05.1993)
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Rickard Rakell
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
25.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 -1 16:19 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 18:04 6 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 1 1 2 -1 19:55 5 20.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 19:01 0 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 16:40 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -4 12 8.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2012-13 Team Logo Ducks 4 0 0 0 -2 8:56 3 0.0% 0
2013-14 Team Logo Ducks 18 0 4 4 -3 11:43 22 0.0% 2
2014-15 Team Logo Ducks 71 9 22 31 6 12:34 105 8.6% 10
2015-16 Team Logo Ducks 72 20 23 43 -1 16:04 169 11.8% 19
2016-17 Team Logo Ducks 71 33 18 51 10 17:22 177 18.6% 12
2017-18 Team Logo Ducks 77 34 35 69 6 19:25 230 14.8% 14
2018-19 Team Logo Ducks 69 18 25 43 -13 18:28 194 9.3% 27
2019-20 Team Logo Ducks 65 15 27 42 -5 18:10 186 8.1% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Ducks 52 9 19 28 -14 17:49 144 6.2% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Ducks 51 16 12 28 -7 18:21 136 11.8% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 19 4 9 13 7 17:01 48 8.3% 4
2022-23 Team Logo Penguins 82 28 32 60 -5 18:25 243 11.5% 16
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 70 15 22 37 4 16:31 165 9.1% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 81 35 35 70 -22 19:18 203 17.2% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 35 10 14 24 0 18:58 103 9.7% 4
Season Projection 61 17 24 41 0 18:59 180 9.4% 7
Total 837 246 297 543 -39 2128 11.6% 176
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2013-14 Team Logo Ducks 4 1 1 2 -2 10:58 2 50.0% 0
2014-15 Team Logo Ducks 16 1 0 1 -2 11:31 20 5.0% 2
2015-16 Team Logo Ducks 7 1 1 2 -4 15:03 13 7.7% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Ducks 15 7 6 13 13 19:03 48 14.6% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Ducks 4 1 0 1 -4 19:04 11 9.1% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 2 0 0 0 0 9:25 6 0.0% 0
Total 48 11 8 19 1 100 11.0% 2
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Rickard Rakell Team Logo RW 32.8 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.69 0.65 76 74 $5.000M
90% Adam Fantilli Team Logo C 21.4 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.64 0.63 77 74 $0.950M
88% Kyle Palmieri Team Logo C 35.1 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.72 0.59 75 71 $3.817M
86% JJ Peterka Team Logo RW 24.1 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.67 0.64 72 71 $7.700M
85% Adrian Kempe Team Logo RW 29.5 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.82 0.65 76 76 $5.500M
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