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Season2017-18
Every Washington Capitals 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
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Roster total22.8wins above replacement across 31 players
| # | Player | Rating | GP | TOI | WAR split | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden HoltbyG | 87 | 54 | 3068 | +4.55 | |
| 2 | Philipp GrubauerG | 83 | 35 | 1865 | +4.05 | |
| 3 | Alex OvechkinL | 90 | 82 | 1652 | +1.71 | |
| 4 | Dmitry OrlovD | 94 | 82 | 1897 | +1.63 | |
| 5 | T.J. OshieR | 88 | 74 | 1363 | +1.60 | |
| 6 | Nicklas BackstromC | 87 | 81 | 1593 | +1.55 | |
| 7 | Evgeny KuznetsovC | 66 | 79 | 1486 | +1.00 | |
| 8 | John CarlsonD | 76 | 82 | 2032 | +0.92 | |
| 9 | Lars EllerC | 62 | 81 | 1239 | +0.90 | |
| 10 | Andre BurakovskyL | 58 | 56 | 775 | +0.82 | |
| 11 | Jakub VranaL | 57 | 73 | 912 | +0.80 | |
| 12 | Christian DjoosD | 68 | 63 | 884 | +0.71 | |
| 13 | Tom WilsonR | 48 | 78 | 1247 | +0.62 | |
| 14 | Michal KempnyD | 48 | 53 | 843 | +0.44 | |
| 15 | Brett ConnollyR | 37 | 70 | 840 | +0.41 | |
| 16 | Matt NiskanenD | 41 | 68 | 1537 | +0.38 | |
| 17 | Jakub JerabekD | 38 | 36 | 588 | +0.35 | |
| 18 | Devante Smith-PellyR | 28 | 75 | 926 | +0.27 | |
| 19 | Chandler StephensonC | 26 | 67 | 795 | +0.25 | |
| 20 | Alex ChiassonR | 16 | 61 | 718 | +0.13 | |
| 21 | Madison BoweyD | 22 | 51 | 699 | +0.12 | |
| 22 | Nathan WalkerL | — | 9 | 85 | +0.01 | |
| 23 | Shane GersichL | — | 3 | 27 | +0.00 | |
| 24 | Liam O'BrienC | — | 3 | 21 | -0.00 | |
| 25 | Tyler GraovacC | — | 5 | 34 | -0.00 | |
| 26 | Taylor ChorneyD | 8 | 25 | 329 | -0.00 | |
| 27 | Travis BoydC | — | 8 | 71 | -0.00 | |
| 28 | Anthony PelusoR | — | 2 | 9 | -0.00 | |
| 29 | Aaron NessD | — | 8 | 102 | -0.01 | |
| 30 | Jay BeagleC | 2 | 79 | 983 | -0.03 | |
| 31 | Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 81 | 1569 | -0.41 |
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