RW · PIT · NHL id 8476483
Rickard Rakell has played 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 18:32 a night (11:36 at even strength, 4:52 on the power play and 1:45 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 93% of his 5v5 minutes with Sidney Crosby and 92% with Nick Robertson in his only game so far, and the Penguins have controlled 68% of shot attempts with Rakell on the ice (1-0 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on L1 with Sidney Crosby and Nick Robertson and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 18:13 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.33 expected goals; best chance Rickard Rakell at 0.15 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 60 GP · 48 points vs 46.4 expected
Last 20 games: +76. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.5%
- 101.8
- 55.8%
- G vs xG
- 24 / 22.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played60
- Goals2479th of 715
- Assists24202nd of 715
- Points48144th of 715
- Power-play points16106th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal166109th of 715
- Hits71282nd of 715
- Blocked shots43304th of 715
- Plus/minus−2368th of 715
- Penalty minutes8640th of 715
- Faceoffs won81190th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.9%310th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.8%334th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.5%412th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.4%423rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.6%217th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.9%340th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.65453rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.059485th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35142nd of 719
- Faceoff win %36.0%230th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.184234th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game18:57183rd of 715
- Power-play time per game3:1556th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %66.1%72nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.4271st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1018161st of 719
- Goals above expected+1.3177th of 715
- Luck Meter+20248th of 828
- Ascension score50180th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.8152nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts99196th of 715
- Hardest shot88.0371st of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.6%105th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 60 of 60 games through the sequence engine
- −0.036
- Season net
- −0.50xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.185
- Season
- −0.42G
- 36.0%225 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 29-68 · NZ 38-43 · DZ 14-33
- Per 60
- 0.65
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.025
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 8, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 27, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 29, 2025 alerts →
- Played 5:10 more than his 5-game averageOct 31, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Oct 14, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 12, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Feb 15, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L2 from L1Jan 22, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 @ PHI | Rebound | dump | 0 | 15.3 | rebound | |
| Apr 5, 2026 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 25.2 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Apr 5, 2026 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 5* | 56.8 | one-timer | |
| Apr 4, 2026 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 32.7 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 31.5 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 63.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 30, 2026 @ NYI | Deflection | pass | 0 | 22.2 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Mar 30, 2026 @ NYI | Deflection | carry | 0 | 29.4 | deflection | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 58.8 | one-timer | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 70.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 24, 2026 vs COL | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 2.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs WPG | Rush | loose | 1 | 30.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 12, 2026 @ VGK | Deflection | — | 2 | 17.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs PHI | Rush | pass | 3 | 69.7 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2026 vs VGK | Cycle | — | 5 | 24.8 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 vs NYR | Rebound | — | 2 | 12.3 | rebound | |
| Jan 22, 2026 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.1 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2026 @ SEA | Point shot | — | 0 | 9.2 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2026 vs CBJ | Rush | loose | 1* | 31.0 | one-timer | |
| Jan 4, 2026 @ CBJ | Cycle | — | 4* | 50.4 | one-timer | |
| Jan 3, 2026 @ DET | Rush | loose | 0 | 68.7 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2025 vs MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 20.1 | rebound | |
| Oct 23, 2025 @ FLA | Point shot | — | 2 | 21.7 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2025 @ ANA | Deflection | — | 2 | 6.5 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2025 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 2.0 | 5-on-4 | |
| Apr 13, 2025 vs BOS | Rebound | carry | 3* | 9.3 | 4-on-3, rebound | |
| Apr 6, 2025 @ CHI | Cycle | — | 6 | 49.5 | one-timer | |
| Apr 3, 2025 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 61.4 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 25.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 15, 2025 vs NJD | Cycle | — | 5 | 39.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 13, 2025 vs STL | Odd-man rush | loose | 3* | 63.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ COL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 25.4 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Mar 2, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | loose | 0 | 22.2 | — | |
| Mar 2, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | — | 2* | 33.0 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 51.5 | — | |
| Feb 7, 2025 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 22.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs NJD | Rebound | pass | 0 | 7.7 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Jan 17, 2025 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 63.7 | one-timer | |
| Jan 12, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 14.0 | — | |
| Jan 9, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 2 | 23.1 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Rakell
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Rakell apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | C | 1 | 10:47 | 93% | 68.2% | 100% (1-0) | — 0:49 | 25.0% 1:48 |
| Nick Robertson | LW | 1 | 10:41 | 92% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 0:55 | 33.3% 3:23 |
| Declan Carlile | D | 1 | 5:26 | 47% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 80.0% 6:10 | 60.9% 9:31 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 1 | 5:09 | 44% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 85.7% 6:27 | 75.0% 7:31 |
| Kris Letang | D | 1 | 3:41 | 32% | 90.9% | 100% (1-0) | 45.5% 7:55 | 56.3% 12:51 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 1 | 3:19 | 29% | 90.9% | 100% (1-0) | 45.5% 8:17 | 47.4% 14:04 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 2:54 | 25% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 72.2% 8:42 | 64.0% 13:51 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 1 | 2:48 | 24% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 68.4% 8:48 | 62.5% 13:03 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 18:32 | 11:36 | 4:52 | 1:45 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 18:32 | 18:32 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% | 65.5% | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 71% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:36 | 11:36 | 15 | 7 | 68.2% | 70.0% | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:36 | 11:36 | 15 | 7 | 68.2% | 70.0% | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% |
| Power play | 1 | 4:52 | 4:52 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:45 | 1:45 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 4:52 | 4:52 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.1 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 18:32 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 16 | 6.3% | 14 | 2 | 20:25 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | -2 | 8 | 166 | 14.5% | 71 | 43 | 18:57 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 81 | 35 | 35 | 70 | -22 | 14 | 203 | 17.2% | 116 | 77 | 19:18 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 70 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +4 | 22 | 165 | 9.1% | 112 | 40 | 16:31 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | -5 | 16 | 243 | 11.5% | 141 | 53 | 18:26 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 9:26 |
| 2021-22 | PIT, ANA | 70 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 184 | 10.9% | 99 | 44 | 17:59 |
| 2020-21 | ANA | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -14 | 12 | 144 | 6.3% | 65 | 16 | 17:50 |
| 2019-20 | ANA | 65 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -5 | 12 | 186 | 8.1% | 81 | 29 | 18:10 |
| 2018-19 | ANA | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | -13 | 27 | 194 | 9.3% | 82 | 38 | 18:28 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | ANA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 11 | 9.1% | 12 | 2 | 19:04 |
| 2017-18 | ANA | 77 | 34 | 35 | 69 | +6 | 14 | 230 | 14.8% | 115 | 30 | 19:25 |
Rickard Rakell news
- Rickard Rakell News: Generates goal in preseason lossRotoWire
- Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Generates goal in preseason lossCBS Sports
- Rickard Rakell Homenhl.com
- Rickard Rakell StatsNHL.com
- Rickard Rakell Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Pittsburgh Penguins Musings, and the Top NHL Trade TargetsNHLRumors.com
- Potential Sabres Trade Or Free Agent Acquisitions - Rickard RakellThe Hockey News
- Why haven't the Penguins traded Rickard Rakell or Bryan Rust?PensBurgh
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.