Rickard Rakell

Rickard Rakell

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RW · 6'1" · 190 lb · Shoots R
Age 33
Career
0.65
P / GP
569P in 870 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5M
Signed through 2028
Career points
569
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
3.0
31 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-3.0
vs expected
5v5 ixG
2.0
20 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-2.0
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
7.6
183 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
6.2
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
55.3
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+0
7 GF · 7 GA

Statistical comparables

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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 → 2027 · age 31–33
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.81 P/GP
149 GP · 59G · 61A

Rickard Rakell, a right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is entering his age-33 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 8 games, a 0.25 points-per-game pace, 1 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 51.5% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -2.2. HighDanger's model projects 61 points for 2026-27, in a 51 to 71 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382283260-5162118:260.73
2023–2470152237+422616:310.53
2024–2581353570-22141919:180.86
2025–2660242448-281618:570.80
2026–278022-24119:470.25
Career870260309569-43184148—0.65

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Trajectory

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

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