Rickard Rakell
Pittsburgh Penguins · #67 · Right wing · age 33 · 6'1" · 194 lb · shoots RBorn 🇸🇪 Sundbyberg, SWE · Drafted 2011 · Rd 1 #30
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.57 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
8 points in 14 games — 130th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
51HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 85% of forwards · average forward 27
97ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 0 to 51 in his last 5 games — hotter than 85% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 51 · +19 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
6 points and 4 goals in 5 games — 2.1× his usual pace, and 2.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games. He's shooting 29% in this stretch against 11% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ▲ 2.1× his usual |
| Shots | 14 | 13 | 8 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 28.6% | 11.4% | 13.6% | ▲ 2.5× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +4 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:40 | 19:44 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ MTL | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 21:58 | 51 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:31 | 35 |
| Oct 24 | vs NSH | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19:45 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs FLA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:06 | 17 |
| Oct 19 | @UTA | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 19:00 | 17 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points130th of 424 forwards8leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals88th of 424 forwards4leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists140th of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots49th of 424 forwards35leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points112th of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus208th of 424 forwards−1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game44th of 424 forwards19:44leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (90th), shots (86th). Below the middle: plus/minus (46th).
■ Rakell this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 47 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 70 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | PIT | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.57 | −1 |
| 2025–26 | PIT | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 0.80 | −2 |
| 2024–25 | PIT | 81 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 0.86 | −22 |
| 2023–24 | PIT | 70 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 0.53 | +4 |
| 2022–23 | PIT | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 0.73 | −5 |
| 2021–22 | PIT | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.68 | +7 |
| 2021–22 |  ANA | 51 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0.55 | −7 |
| 2020–21 | ANA | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0.54 | −14 |
| 2019–20 | ANA | 65 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 0.65 | −5 |
| 2018–19 | ANA | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 0.62 | −13 |
| 2017–18 · best | ANA | 77 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 0.90 | +6 |
| 2016–17 | ANA | 71 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 0.72 | +10 |
| 2015–16 | ANA | 72 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 0.60 | −1 |
| 2014–15 | ANA | 71 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 0.44 | +6 |
| 2013–14 | ANA | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.22 | −3 |
| 2012–13 | ANA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −2 |