Rickard Rakell

Rickard Rakell

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RW · 6'1" · 194 lb · Shoots R
Age 33
Career
0.66
P / GP
567P in 862 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5M
Signed through 2028
Career points
567
Regular season

Rickard Rakell, a right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is entering his age-33 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 48 points (24 goals, 24 assists) in 60 games, a 0.80 points-per-game pace, 16 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.4% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.9. HighDanger's model projects 59 points for 2026-27, in a 49 to 69 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–22194913+74117:010.68
2022–2382283260-5162118:260.73
2023–2470152237+422616:310.53
2024–2581353570-22141919:180.86
2025–2660242448-281618:570.80
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On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2484th
Assists 2469th
Avg TOI / GP 18:5787th
Shots 16681st
PIM 816th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 4874th
Primary points 2168th
xGF % 52.4%69th
xGF / 60 2.0083rd
xGA / 60 1.8226th

Career journey

Rookie
2012–13 · age 19
Anaheim Ducks
0.0 P/GP
4 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2013–14 → 2016 · age 20–22
Anaheim Ducks
0.48 P/GP
161 GP · 29G · 49A
Prime
2016–17 → 2024 · age 23–30
Anaheim Ducks
0.67 P/GP
556 GP · 172G · 199A
Veteran
2024–25 → 2026 · age 31–32
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.84 P/GP
141 GP · 59G · 59A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

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