Roster ratings · 2018-19 · Montréal Canadiens

Who has actually been good

TeamMontréal Canadiens
Season2018-19

Every Montréal Canadiens 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 total23.7wins above replacement across 34 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Carey PriceG76663880Situation split+3.98
2Tomas TatarL96801312Situation split+2.18
3Brendan GallagherR95821343Situation split+2.02
4Jeff PetryD96821895Situation split+1.81
5Phillip DanaultC84811439Situation split+1.32
6Jesperi KotkaniemiC81791086Situation split+1.24
7Shea WeberD90581360Situation split+1.23
8Paul ByronL7156816Situation split+1.01
9Victor MeteD82711262Situation split+0.99
10Brett KulakD80571017Situation split+0.96
11Artturi LehkonenL67821276Situation split+0.87
12Mike ReillyD75571065Situation split+0.86
13Max DomiC67821425Situation split+0.85
14Jordie BennD75811474Situation split+0.85
15Jordan WealC6663848Situation split+0.84
16Jonathan DrouinL64811371Situation split+0.81
17Andrew ShawR50631003Situation split+0.60
18Joel ArmiaR5057900Situation split+0.60
19Kenny AgostinoL4063814Situation split+0.46
20Nate ThompsonC31781014Situation split+0.30
21Dale WeiseR2651601Situation split+0.23
22Matthew PecaC1839411Situation split+0.14
23Charles HudonL1532374Situation split+0.11
24Nicolas DeslauriersL1248482Situation split+0.08
25David SchlemkoD2318357Situation split+0.08
26Xavier OuelletD1619323Situation split+0.05
27Noah JuulsenD1521359Situation split+0.04
28Michael ChaputC732359Situation split+0.04
29Christian FolinD1145705Situation split+0.02
30Karl AlznerD—9156Situation split+0.00
31Ryan PoehlingC—111Situation split+0.00
32Tomas PlekanecC—333Situation split-0.02
33Charlie LindgrenG17165Situation split-0.17
34Antti NiemiG217969Situation split-0.66
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