Roster ratings · 2011-12 · Minnesota Wild

Who has actually been good

TeamMinnesota Wild
Season2011-12

Every Minnesota Wild player rated out of 100 against NHL players at his own position. Wins above replacement sits beside each rating, and the bars show where the number comes from — sort by any situation to see who is driving the power play or holding up defensively.

90+Elite75+Top of the roster60+Middle of the roster40+Everyday NHLer20+Depth0+Below replacement
Focus
Roster total15.8wins above replacement across 47 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Niklas BackstromG73462590Situation split+2.88
2Josh HardingG60341850Situation split+1.60
3Jared SpurgeonD86701512Situation split+1.24
4Devin SetoguchiR74691212Situation split+1.13
5Marek ZidlickyD76631344Situation split+0.97
6Dany HeatleyL62821717Situation split+0.85
7Matt CullenC61731382Situation split+0.82
8Mikko KoivuC57551174Situation split+0.76
9Tom GilbertD64671611Situation split+0.74
10Kyle BrodziakC53821561Situation split+0.66
11Marco ScandellaD55631371Situation split+0.61
12Cal ClutterbuckR50741210Situation split+0.60
13Pierre-Marc BouchardC4337604Situation split+0.48
14Greg ZanonD4856997Situation split+0.48
15Nick JohnsonR42771112Situation split+0.45
16Clayton StonerD3451897Situation split+0.30
17Erik ChristensenC2849510Situation split+0.23
18Matt HackettG2312536Situation split+0.14
19Justin FalkD1847916Situation split+0.14
20Kurtis FosterD1651811Situation split+0.13
21Nate ProsserD1551982Situation split+0.11
22Steven KampferD1323343Situation split+0.09
23Nick PalmieriR1238402Situation split+0.09
24Mike LundinD1117344Situation split+0.07
25Nick SchultzD11821616Situation split+0.07
26Guillaume LatendresseL916243Situation split+0.06
27Casey WellmanC—14178Situation split+0.05
28Jed OrtmeyerR735340Situation split+0.04
29Matt KassianL—24133Situation split+0.03
30Darroll PoweC5821147Situation split+0.02
31Chad RauC—998Situation split+0.01
32Brett BulmerR—999Situation split+0.01
33Carson McMillanR—11122Situation split+0.01
34Stephane VeilleuxL—22216Situation split+0.00
35Jason ZuckerL—666Situation split+0.00
36Jarod PalmerC—680Situation split+0.00
37David McIntyreC—776Situation split+0.00
38Jeff TaffeL—565Situation split+0.00
39Chay GenowayD—118Situation split+0.00
40Kristopher FoucaultL—19Situation split+0.00
41Kris FredheimD—336Situation split-0.00
42Tyler CumaD—111Situation split-0.00
43Jon DisalvatoreR—115Situation split-0.00
44Warren PetersC358614Situation split-0.00
45Cody AlmondC—10102Situation split-0.01
46Colton GilliesC275757Situation split-0.01
47Brad StaubitzR062404Situation split-0.07
Situation split
Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defensePenalties (drawn minus taken)Finishing (goals above expected)

A rating is a player's percentile among NHL players at his position — defensemen are ranked against defensemen, not against forwards, so a 70 means different things for a winger and a blueliner in raw wins. It is measured from wins above replacement, which converts on-ice and individual contributions into wins beyond what a freely available replacement would provide. Bars are drawn on a shared scale, so they are comparable down the column. How this is calculated