Roster ratings · 2011-12 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Who has actually been good

TeamPittsburgh Penguins
Season2011-12

Every Pittsburgh Penguins 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 total25.9wins above replacement across 35 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Evgeni MalkinC100751574Situation split+2.91
2Marc-Andre FleuryG72673891Situation split+2.74
3James NealL96801528Situation split+2.10
4Chris KunitzL95821502Situation split+2.06
5Paul MartinD98731679Situation split+2.01
6Jordan StaalC85621242Situation split+1.50
7Pascal DupuisR83821388Situation split+1.38
8Matt NiskanenD88751345Situation split+1.33
9Matt CookeL77821286Situation split+1.18
10Steve SullivanL76791213Situation split+1.16
11Tyler KennedyC7460862Situation split+1.13
12Kris LetangD77511265Situation split+0.99
13Brooks OrpikD74731646Situation split+0.92
14Zbynek MichalekD73621342Situation split+0.89
15Mark LetestuC6262970Situation split+0.83
16Deryk EngellandD58731179Situation split+0.63
17Craig AdamsR5082925Situation split+0.60
18Sidney CrosbyC4522406Situation split+0.50
19Joe VitaleC4168760Situation split+0.42
20Arron AshamR3364591Situation split+0.29
21Richard ParkR3054589Situation split+0.26
22Cal O'ReillyC2433421Situation split+0.18
23Ben LovejoyD1834451Situation split+0.14
24Dustin JeffreyL2026315Situation split+0.13
25Simon DespresD918256Situation split+0.05
26Alexandre PicardD—17223Situation split+0.05
27Eric TangradiL—24215Situation split+0.04
28Brian StraitD—9116Situation split+0.01
29Jason WilliamsC—885Situation split+0.01
30Robert BortuzzoD—665Situation split+0.01
31Colin McDonaldR—542Situation split+0.00
32Carl SneepD—116Situation split+0.00
33Steve MacIntyreL—1238Situation split-0.01
34Brent JohnsonG916811Situation split-0.21
35Brad ThiessenG45258Situation split-0.32
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