Roster ratings · 2017-18 · New Jersey Devils

Who has actually been good

TeamNew Jersey Devils
Season2017-18

Every New Jersey Devils 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 total21.3wins above replacement across 34 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Cory SchneiderG76402332Situation split+3.26
2Keith KinkaidG55412298Situation split+1.66
3Taylor HallL88761455Situation split+1.63
4Nico HischierC86821337Situation split+1.51
5Will ButcherD90811301Situation split+1.44
6Kyle PalmieriC83621073Situation split+1.38
7Patrick MaroonL70741224Situation split+1.06
8Stefan NoesenR6572957Situation split+0.98
9Michael GrabnerL62801186Situation split+0.91
10Miles WoodL5676947Situation split+0.77
11Adam HenriqueC55811441Situation split+0.75
12Brian BoyleC5469917Situation split+0.73
13Jesper BrattL49741128Situation split+0.64
14Travis ZajacC47631128Situation split+0.61
15Sami VatanenD62721613Situation split+0.61
16Ben LovejoyD5557946Situation split+0.52
17Blake ColemanL40791137Situation split+0.49
18Damon SeversonD48761496Situation split+0.44
19Drew StaffordR3859818Situation split+0.43
20Marcus JohanssonL3629464Situation split+0.39
21John MooreD35811621Situation split+0.31
22Pavel ZachaC3069992Situation split+0.30
23Kenneth ApplebyG363124Situation split+0.22
24Mirco MuellerD2828467Situation split+0.20
25Brian GibbonsC2259851Situation split+0.19
26Andy GreeneD13811711Situation split+0.05
27Jimmy HayesR733394Situation split+0.04
28Blake PietilaL—219Situation split+0.00
29Kevin RooneyC—112Situation split-0.00
30John QuennevilleC—227Situation split-0.00
31Nick LappinR—659Situation split-0.00
32Dalton ProutD—456Situation split-0.02
33Eddie LackG228344Situation split-0.05
34Steven SantiniD236730Situation split-0.10
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