Roster ratings · 2017-18 · New York Rangers

Who has actually been good

TeamNew York Rangers
Season2017-18

Every New York Rangers 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 total19.5wins above replacement across 40 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Henrik LundqvistG80633503Situation split+3.86
2Mika ZibanejadC89721294Situation split+1.69
3Rick NashL74711211Situation split+1.15
4Vladislav NamestnikovC73811384Situation split+1.12
5J.T. MillerC72821396Situation split+1.11
6Kevin HayesR72761319Situation split+1.11
7Michael GrabnerL62801186Situation split+0.91
8Pavel BuchnevichL59741111Situation split+0.84
9Chris KreiderL5958906Situation split+0.84
10Alexandar GeorgievG4510515Situation split+0.82
11Jimmy VeseyL56791132Situation split+0.77
12Nick HoldenD70731388Situation split+0.75
13Brady SkjeiD69821724Situation split+0.74
14Ryan McDonaghD62631470Situation split+0.61
15David DesharnaisC4371927Situation split+0.53
16Jesper FastR42711057Situation split+0.52
17Mats ZuccarelloR41801514Situation split+0.50
18Ryan SpoonerC3959902Situation split+0.46
19Kevin ShattenkirkD3446933Situation split+0.29
20Tony DeAngeloD3232530Situation split+0.23
21Ondrej PavelecG3419904Situation split+0.19
22Paul CareyC2060616Situation split+0.17
23John GilmourD2528481Situation split+0.15
24Brendan SmithD1744755Situation split+0.08
25Vinni LettieriC—19229Situation split+0.06
26Rob O'GaraD1530465Situation split+0.06
27Steven KampferD1522380Situation split+0.05
28Ryan SproulD1216262Situation split+0.04
29Neal PionkD928627Situation split+0.01
30Boo NievesC428286Situation split+0.01
31Matt BeleskeyL—15165Situation split+0.01
32Adam CracknellR—539Situation split+0.01
33Lias AnderssonC—784Situation split+0.01
34Daniel CatenacciC—111Situation split+0.00
35Steven FogartyC—112Situation split-0.00
36Filip ChytilC—9123Situation split-0.01
37Cody McLeodL348354Situation split-0.01
38Peter HollandC223285Situation split-0.03
39Marc StaalD6721334Situation split-0.04
40Brandon HalversonG—113Situation split-0.10
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