Roster ratings · 2026-27 · Vancouver Canucks

Who has actually been good

TeamVancouver Canucks
Season2026-27

Every Vancouver Canucks 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 total0.4wins above replacement across 24 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Leevi MeriläinenG918397Situation split+0.89
2Elias PetterssonC6112235Situation split+0.11
3Elias PetterssonD5912231Situation split+0.09
4Marco RossiC4810161Situation split+0.08
5Linus KarlssonC4612172Situation split+0.08
6Max SassonC4012153Situation split+0.07
7Tom WillanderD4612246Situation split+0.05
8Jonathan LekkerimäkiR3412174Situation split+0.05
9Jake DeBruskL3010160Situation split+0.04
10Arshdeep BainsL1510110Situation split+0.02
11Drew O'ConnorL1212189Situation split+0.01
12Brendan GallagherR911116Situation split+0.01
13Victor ManciniD—451Situation split+0.01
14Liam OhgrenL711160Situation split+0.01
15Filip ChytilC6596Situation split+0.00
16Guillaume BriseboisD—225Situation split-0.00
17Luke SchennD98106Situation split-0.03
18Brock BoeserR112224Situation split-0.03
19Jamie OleksiakD710174Situation split-0.04
20Paul CotterL111168Situation split-0.04
21Zeev BuiumD412248Situation split-0.06
22Filip HronekD212306Situation split-0.10
23Kevin LankinenG07301Situation split-0.78
24Thatcher DemkoG—0Situation split—
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