Rickard Rakell

Pittsburgh Penguins·RW·#67

Position: Right wing
Age: 33May 5, 1993
Height: 6'1"185 cm
Weight: 190 lbs86 kg
Shoots: Right
Born: Sundbyberg, SWE
Nationality: SWE
Draft: 2011 · Round 1 · 30th overall · ANA

GP16

PTS9

+/--2

S%12.5%

TOI/GP19:40

GWG0

OTG—

SHG1

PPP2

Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins right wing, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

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Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Sundbyberg, SWE · Draft: 2011 · Round 1, pick 30 (#30 overall) · ANA · 16 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 876
G: 264
A: 311
PTS: 575
+/-: -42

Playoffs

GP: 54
G: 12
A: 11
PTS: 23
+/-: 2

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ MTL	1	1	2	3	2	21:58
2026-10-29	vs UTA	1	0	1	0	3	18:31
2026-10-24	vs NSH	1	0	1	0	4	19:45
2026-10-22	vs FLA	0	0	0	0	2	19:06
2026-10-19	@ UTA	1	1	2	1	3	19:00

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits16#285 of 659
Hits per game1.00#321 of 659
Hits per 603.04#377 of 659
Blocked shots13#199 of 659
Takeaways4#177 of 659
Giveaways11#266 of 659

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)5.83#38 of 659
Expected goals per 601.11#56 of 659
Goals above expected-0.83#495 of 659
xG per shot (shot quality)0.090#148 of 659
High-danger shots26#19 of 659

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)50.7%#275 of 659
Corsi relative to team-3.6%#484 of 659
Fenwick (unblocked share)48.9%#351 of 659
PDO at 5v50.997#315 of 659
Offensive zone starts62.1%#82 of 659
Time on ice per game19:40#144 of 659

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 16 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 41.9%44.9%Beats 79%
Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.4%42.7%Beats 79%
Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 39.1%37.2%Beats 78%

Speed

Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph22.3 mphBeats 72%
Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 2041Beats 88%
Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 11Beats 59%
Average shot speedLeague avg 54.6 mph55.9 mphBeats 66%
Hardest shotLeague avg 80.5 mph87.1 mphBeats 80%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

Close-range shotsLeague avg 818Beats 94%
Close-range shooting %League avg 19.8%11.1%Beats 28%
Mid-range shotsLeague avg 712Beats 84%
Mid-range shooting %League avg 12.7%16.7%Beats 66%
Long-range shotsLeague avg 22More than 73%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

42.9%

Won–Lost

3–4

7 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone0.0% · 0/1
Neutral zone100.0% · 2/2
Defensive zone25.0% · 1/4

By situation

Even strength50.0% · 1/2
Power play— · 0/0
Shorthanded40.0% · 2/5

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	@ LAK	0	0	0	2	0	20:00	W
Nov 6	BOS	0	0	0	-3	3	17:15	L
Nov 4	VGK	1	0	1	2	2	21:14	L
Oct 31	@ MTL	1	1	2	3	2	21:58	L
Oct 29	UTA	1	0	1	0	3	18:31	L
Oct 24	NSH	1	0	1	0	4	19:45	W
Oct 22	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	19:06	W
Oct 20	@ UTA	1	1	2	1	3	19:00	L
Oct 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	-3	2	19:38	L
Oct 17	@ COL	0	0	0	0	5	18:51	L

Show all 17 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	@ LAK	0	0	0	2	0	20:00	W
Nov 6	BOS	0	0	0	-3	3	17:15	L
Nov 4	VGK	1	0	1	2	2	21:14	L
Oct 31	@ MTL	1	1	2	3	2	21:58	L
Oct 29	UTA	1	0	1	0	3	18:31	L
Oct 24	NSH	1	0	1	0	4	19:45	W
Oct 22	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	19:06	W
Oct 20	@ UTA	1	1	2	1	3	19:00	L
Oct 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	-3	2	19:38	L
Oct 17	@ COL	0	0	0	0	5	18:51	L
Oct 14	@ CHI	0	0	0	-1	4	19:47	L
Oct 10	DAL	0	0	0	0	1	22:15	W
Oct 9	@ CBJ	0	0	0	1	0	20:29	L
Oct 7	@ WSH	0	0	0	-3	3	19:22	L
Oct 5	WPG	0	0	0	-1	2	20:37	L
Oct 3	MTL	0	1	1	1	2	18:26	W
Sep 30	@ PHI	0	1	1	1	2	18:32	W

Career Arc

16 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	PIT	14	4	4	8	-1	4	35	11.4	19:44	1	1
2025-26	PIT	60	24	24	48	-2	8	166	14.5	18:57	7	9
2024-25	PIT	81	35	35	70	-22	14	203	17.2	19:18	9	10
2023-24	PIT	70	15	22	37	+4	22	165	9.1	16:31	4	2
2022-23	PIT	82	28	32	60	-5	16	243	11.5	18:26	11	10
2021-22	ANA	51	16	12	28	-7	8	136	11.8	18:21	5	4
2021-22	PIT	19	4	9	13	+7	4	48	8.3	17:01	0	1
2020-21	ANA	52	9	19	28	-14	12	144	6.3	17:50	0	4
2019-20	ANA	65	15	27	42	-5	12	186	8.1	18:10	3	6
2018-19	ANA	69	18	25	43	-13	27	194	9.3	18:28	6	7
2017-18	ANA	77	34	35	69	+6	14	230	14.8	19:25	8	10
2016-17	ANA	71	33	18	51	+10	12	177	18.6	17:23	5	7
2015-16	ANA	72	20	23	43	-1	19	169	11.8	16:04	4	6
2014-15	ANA	71	9	22	31	+6	10	105	8.6	12:34	2	7
2013-14	ANA	18	0	4	4	-3	2	22	0.0	11:43	0	0
2012-13	ANA	4	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0.0	8:57	0	0

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Rickard Rakell

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Tracking data

Territory

Speed

Where the shots come from

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

Career Stats

Fantasy Value

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