Roster ratings · 2014-15 · Minnesota Wild

Who has actually been good

TeamMinnesota Wild
Season2014-15

Every Minnesota Wild 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 total22.2wins above replacement across 35 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Devan DubnykG87583303Situation split+4.83
2Jason PominvilleR95821499Situation split+2.15
3Jared SpurgeonD94661493Situation split+1.71
4Zach PariseL87741433Situation split+1.70
5Ryan SuterD91772252Situation split+1.63
6Jonas BrodinD91711716Situation split+1.63
7Nino NiederreiterR79801162Situation split+1.34
8Mikko KoivuC77801540Situation split+1.25
9Charlie CoyleC75821193Situation split+1.23
10Jason ZuckerL7451768Situation split+1.20
11Mikael GranlundC69681232Situation split+1.07
12Marco ScandellaD67641390Situation split+0.87
13Justin FontaineR6071849Situation split+0.80
14Mathew DumbaD6458886Situation split+0.79
15Thomas VanekL49801297Situation split+0.63
16Erik HaulaL3872875Situation split+0.42
17Sean BergenheimL3756734Situation split+0.40
18Jordan LeopoldD3743642Situation split+0.28
19Christian FolinD3540608Situation split+0.26
20Kyle BrodziakC2573952Situation split+0.20
21Matt CookeL1929365Situation split+0.14
22Jordan SchroederC1425271Situation split+0.09
23Ryan CarterL1353535Situation split+0.09
24Nate ProsserD1363806Situation split+0.03
25Keith BallardD—14169Situation split+0.01
26Tyler GraovacC—328Situation split+0.00
27Jonathon BlumD—440Situation split+0.00
28Stephane VeilleuxL—1292Situation split+0.00
29Brett SutterL—656Situation split-0.00
30Justin FalkD—18194Situation split-0.01
31Stu BickelD—949Situation split-0.01
32John CurryG3269Situation split-0.39
33Chris StewartR0811286Situation split-0.40
34Darcy KuemperG1311549Situation split-0.79
35Niklas BackstromG0191005Situation split-0.97
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