Roster ratings · 2014-15 · Chicago Blackhawks

Who has actually been good

TeamChicago Blackhawks
Season2014-15

Every Chicago Blackhawks 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 total32.8wins above replacement across 37 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Corey CrawfordG97573343Situation split+6.15
2Jonathan ToewsC99811584Situation split+2.87
3Scott DarlingG6914833Situation split+2.52
4Duncan KeithD99802074Situation split+2.29
5Patrick KaneR91611227Situation split+1.89
6Brandon SaadL90821430Situation split+1.81
7Marian HossaR85821521Situation split+1.62
8Niklas HjalmarssonD86821824Situation split+1.37
9Patrick SharpL80681143Situation split+1.36
10Andrew ShawR78791181Situation split+1.33
11Brent SeabrookD83821819Situation split+1.21
12Antti RaantaG4515796Situation split+1.07
13Bryan BickellL6780966Situation split+1.03
14Johnny OduyaD69761542Situation split+0.92
15Kris VersteegR6061967Situation split+0.81
16Ben SmithR58801044Situation split+0.78
17Michal RozsivalD59651106Situation split+0.66
18Marcus KrugerC50811060Situation split+0.65
19Brad RichardsC48761132Situation split+0.63
20David RundbladD5149627Situation split+0.48
21Antoine VermetteC38821478Situation split+0.41
22Tim ErixonD3042639Situation split+0.19
23Teuvo TeravainenC2534435Situation split+0.18
24Jeremy MorinL1943439Situation split+0.14
25Andrew DesjardinsL1869741Situation split+0.13
26Daniel CarcilloL1639319Situation split+0.11
27Joakim NordstromC1438417Situation split+0.09
28Trevor van RiemsdykD1818244Situation split+0.07
29Adam ClendeningD1621349Situation split+0.05
30Klas DahlbeckD1223406Situation split+0.02
31Kyle CumiskeyD—793Situation split+0.01
32Peter ReginC—433Situation split+0.00
33Phillip DanaultC—219Situation split+0.00
34Kyle BaunR—338Situation split+0.00
35Michael PaliottaD—113Situation split+0.00
36Ryan HartmanR—541Situation split-0.00
37Kimmo TimonenD—16192Situation split-0.02
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