Left wing · BUF · 2016-17

William Carrier

Age: 31
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 214 lb
Shoots: L
Born: LaSalle

Games: 41
Goals: 5
Assists: 3
Points: 8
Ice time: 9:00/gm

Rating · 2016-17

39/100

Depth

Complete

Better than 39% of NHL forwards.

+0.37wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense367 min12among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense367 min56among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty killDoesn't kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2016-17BUF	41	39	+0.37	Where it came from
2017-18VGK	37	8	-0.36	Where it came from
2018-19VGK	54	45	+0.38	Where it came from
2019-20VGK	71	17	+0.03	Where it came from
2020-21VGK	52	62	+0.88	Where it came from
2021-22VGK	63	14	-0.21	Where it came from
2022-23VGK	56	62	+0.83	Where it came from
2023-24VGK	39	32	+0.16	Where it came from
2024-25CAR	43	10	-0.26	Where it came from
2025-26CAR	70	50	+0.47	Where it came from
2026-27CAR	6	—	-0.32	Where it came from
Career11 seasons	532	—	+1.98

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 41 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ TBLApr 9	L 2-4	11:20	1	0	1	2	0	C-
vs TORApr 3	L 2-4	8:46	0	0	0	2	0	D+
vs NYIApr 2	L 2-4	9:15	0	1	1	2	0	C
@ CBJMar 28	L 1-3	10:36	0	0	0	2	2	C-
vs FLAMar 27	W 4-2	6:45	0	0	0	0	0	F

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.