Rickard Rakell
Pittsburgh Penguins · RW · #67- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 194 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Sundbyberg, SWE
- Draft
- 2011 ANA · R1 #30
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 42 GP tracked · 13h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 904 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.00M
cap hit
$9.00M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$4.0M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickard Rakell | 84 | Top-Six Threat | 48 P · 60 GP | $5.00M | $9.00M | A+$4.0M | this player |
 Bryan Rust | 86 | Dual Threat | 65 P · 72 GP | $5.13M | $9.72M | A++$4.6M | 88% |
 Mark Stone | 90 | Sniper | 73 P · 60 GP | $9.50M | $11.21M | B+$1.7M | 88% |
 Juraj Slafkovský | 84 | Sniper | 73 P · 82 GP | $7.60M | $9.00M | B+$1.4M | 86% |
 Zach Hyman | 85 | Sniper | 52 P · 58 GP | $5.50M | $9.36M | A+$3.9M | 83% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Sidney Crosby · 20 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Rickard’s goals
Creates for
goals Rickard assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ OTT
3P
2G 1A
@ OTT 03-26
2G 1A · 6 shots · 20:52 TOI
vs DAL
1P
0G 1A
vs DAL 03-28
0G 1A · 1 shots · 21:45 TOI
@ NYI
2P
2G 0A
@ NYI 03-30
2G 0A · 3 shots · 16:28 TOI
vs DET
1P
1G 0A
vs DET 03-31
1G 0A · 2 shots · 18:02 TOI
@ TBL
1P
1G 0A
@ TBL 04-02
1G 0A · 3 shots · 18:24 TOI
vs FLA
2P
1G 1A
vs FLA 04-04
1G 1A · 5 shots · 17:19 TOI
vs FLA
2P
2G 0A
vs FLA 04-05
2G 0A · 3 shots · 18:16 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-09
0G 0A · 8 shots · 18:06 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:57 TOI
@ WSH
0P
0G 0A
@ WSH 04-12
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:47 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 10 of 24 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 32 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 54 blocks · 11 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2013-14 | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 |
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | Anaheim Ducks | 72 | 20 | 23 | 43 | -1 |
| 2016-17 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | Anaheim Ducks | 77 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | -13 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 65 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -5 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -14 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 51 | 16 | 12 | 28 | -7 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | -5 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 35 | 35 | 70 | -22 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | -2 |
| Career | 2 teams | 862 | 260 | 307 | 567 | -41 |