260 G · 307 A · 862 GP
0.658 P/GP · 147 PPP · 17:27 ATOI
Pittsburgh Penguins#67Active
Rickard Rakell
R · 6′1″ / 194 lb · Shoots R · Sundbyberg, SWE · Age 33 · 2011 #30 by ANA
567Career points
0.658Career P/GP
862Games played
260Goals
14 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2648points
The latest read.
48 points in 60 games in 2025-26. Career: 567 points across 862 games.
60GP
24goals
24assists
48points
166shots
16PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
12 G · 11 A · 54 GP
0.426 P/GP · 5 PPP · 15:30 ATOI
0.222 → 0.800P/GP by season · 13 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2017-18
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 14 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 54 GP · 12 G · 11 A · 23 pts (0.426 P/GP)
65.3
73.2
77.9
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-29@ PHIPlayoff22:10 TOI0G 0A0 P · 4 S
2026-04-27vs PHIPlayoff20:59 TOI0G 0A0 P · 5 S
2026-04-25@ PHIPlayoff17:25 TOI1G 1A2 P · 1 S
2026-04-22@ PHIPlayoff24:34 TOI0G 1A1 P · 3 S
2026-04-20vs PHIPlayoff19:28 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2011 draft#30round 1 · ANA
19Players in sample
89.5%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Brock Nelson (2010, NYI), 1,001 NHL games.
Sample: 19 players taken #30, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Rickard Rakell's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Rickard Rakell. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2017-18 peak: 77 GP / 34 G / 35 A / 69 Pts / 0.896 P/GP · 19:25 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 77 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 0.896 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 0.864 |
| 2025-26 | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 0.800 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 0.732 |
| 2016-17 | 71 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 0.718 |
| Prime-five | 371 | 154 | 144 | 298 | 0.803 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy16th · 2018Lady Byng Memorial Trophy20th · 2017Lady Byng Memorial Trophy21st · 2026Lady Byng Memorial Trophy49th · 2025
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart15 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | -2 | 16 | 166 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 35 | 35 | 70 | -22 | 19 | 203 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +4 | 6 | 165 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | -5 | 21 | 243 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 51 | 16 | 12 | 28 | -7 | 9 | 136 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 1 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -14 | 4 | 144 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 65 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -5 | 9 | 186 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | -13 | 13 | 194 |
| 2017-18Peak | Anaheim Ducks | 77 | 34 | 35 | 69 | +6 | 18 | 230 |
| 2016-17 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 33 | 18 | 51 | +10 | 12 | 177 |
| 2015-16 | Anaheim Ducks | 72 | 20 | 23 | 43 | -1 | 10 | 169 |
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 9 | 22 | 31 | +6 | 9 | 105 |
| 2013-14 | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 22 |
| 2012-13 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | Anaheim Ducks | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +13 | 1 | 48 |
| 2015-16 | Anaheim Ducks | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2013-14 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2017-18 is the best season either way: 0.896 raw, 0.905 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 0.800 | 3.13 | 0.768 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 0.864 | 3.04 | 0.853 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 0.529 | 3.11 | 0.509 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 0.732 | 3.18 | 0.690 |
| 2021-22 | 70 | 0.586 | 3.14 | 0.559 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 0.538 | 2.94 | 0.550 |
| 2019-20 | 65 | 0.646 | 3.02 | 0.642 |
| 2018-19 | 69 | 0.623 | 3.01 | 0.620 |
| 2017-18Best adjusted | 77 | 0.896 | 2.97 | 0.905 |
| 2016-17 | 71 | 0.718 | 2.77 | 0.779 |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 0.597 | 2.71 | 0.661 |
| 2014-15 | 71 | 0.437 | 2.73 | 0.480 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | WC | Sweden | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | WC | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Norfolk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Norfolk | 46 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Norfolk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Plymouth | 40 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2012-13 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Plymouth | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Plymouth | 60 | 28 | 34 | 62 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Plymouth | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Plymouth | 49 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2010-11 | OHL | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-Jr. | AIK Jr. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-U18 | AIK U18 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-Jr. | AIK Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-U18 | AIK U18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | Swe-U18 | AIK U18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007-08 | Sweden-4 | Spanga | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 862 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 690 to 1,034); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 98 of them cleared the band.
Chris KreiderL · 2009 #19 · active958 GP · 348 G · 284 A · 632 P0.660 P/GP · +0.002Brock NelsonC · 2010 #30 · active1,001 GP · 334 G · 318 A · 652 P0.651 P/GP · −0.006Adrian KempeR · 2014 #29 · active711 GP · 230 G · 244 A · 474 P0.667 P/GP · +0.009Teuvo TeravainenC · 2012 #18 · active827 GP · 184 G · 368 A · 552 P0.667 P/GP · +0.010Evander KaneL · 2009 #4 · retired1,001 GP · 339 G · 309 A · 648 P0.647 P/GP · −0.010
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed88.0mph69.3
141.6 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.8mph80.1
36.8 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated299.6km70.4
186.2 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game6.3km89.9
3.9 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph99bursts70.9
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time44.7%82.1
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time17.4%22.1
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time37.9%76.5
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal166shots84.7
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal90shots97.2
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot7212 G96th
High Slot204 G88th
Crease184 G99th
R Circle130 G74th
L Circle123 G70th
Outside L70 G74th
L Net Side60 G86th
Outside R50 G64th
R Net Side51 G83th
Beyond Red Line20 G59th
Center Point20 G49th
Behind the Net10 G56th
L Point10 G30th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G31th
R Point10 G33th
L Corner00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
90high danger16 G · 17.8%
45mid danger7 G · 15.6%
4long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 166 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 4 ballot appearances · 2 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.EDM35 points44 GP · 18 G · 17 A124 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.SJS33 points40 GP · 16 G · 17 A113 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.NSH31 points36 GP · 10 G · 21 A80 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.LAK27 points42 GP · 10 G · 17 A96 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.PHI24 points28 GP · 12 G · 12 A74 shots · 9 PP points
Career vs.NYI24 points29 GP · 12 G · 12 A81 shots · 6 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.MTL0.91 P/GP22 GP · 9 G · 11 A56 shots · 6 PP pointsPace vs.NSH0.86 P/GP36 GP · 10 G · 21 A80 shots · 6 PP pointsPace vs.PHI0.86 P/GP28 GP · 12 G · 12 A74 shots · 9 PP points
Pace vs.DET0.85 P/GP27 GP · 9 G · 14 A74 shots · 5 PP pointsPace vs.NYI0.83 P/GP29 GP · 12 G · 12 A81 shots · 6 PP pointsPace vs.SJS0.82 P/GP40 GP · 16 G · 17 A113 shots · 7 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
561 shots on goal against 79 goaltenders, 77 goals: 13.7% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 3 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya SorokinNYI | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | wrist |
| Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | wrist |
| Dan VladarPHI | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan VladarPHI | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | wrist |
| Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | wrist |
| Ilya SorokinNYI | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
2.09blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#60Yahoo#77Fantrax#75Roto#90
25-2660 GP24 G24 A2.09 pts/gm
2nd half+0.01Market avg#116Point games60%Worst blank run4
This desk has Rickard Rakell No. 60 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 56 seats lower.
The room.
Every current Pittsburgh Penguins teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
