Roster ratings · 2017-18 · Vegas Golden Knights

Who has actually been good

TeamVegas Golden Knights
Season2017-18

Every Vegas Golden Knights 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 total23.8wins above replacement across 35 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Marc-Andre FleuryG90462673Situation split+5.11
2William KarlssonC98821534Situation split+2.39
3Jonathan MarchessaultC94771348Situation split+1.96
4Colin MillerD92821586Situation split+1.56
5Nate SchmidtD91761690Situation split+1.49
6Reilly SmithR81671201Situation split+1.35
7Tomas TatarL80821334Situation split+1.34
8James NealL78711219Situation split+1.25
9Erik HaulaL73761320Situation split+1.13
10Brayden McNabbD78761532Situation split+0.99
11Malcolm SubbanG47221230Situation split+0.87
12Shea TheodoreD73611242Situation split+0.78
13David PerronL52701247Situation split+0.69
14Oscar DanskG444169Situation split+0.63
15Alex TuchR47781190Situation split+0.62
16Pierre-Edouard BellemareL4372888Situation split+0.55
17Brad HuntD5045749Situation split+0.46
18Deryk EngellandD43791602Situation split+0.40
19Brendan LeipsicL3658762Situation split+0.39
20Oscar LindbergL3263742Situation split+0.33
21Ryan CarpenterC3252655Situation split+0.32
22Tomas NosekL3067743Situation split+0.31
23Cody EakinC27801163Situation split+0.26
24Ryan ReavesR1579600Situation split+0.12
25William CarrierL1437327Situation split+0.11
26Jon MerrillD2034547Situation split+0.10
27Luca SbisaD1330586Situation split+0.05
28Dylan FergusonG—19Situation split+0.03
29Tomas HykaR—10121Situation split+0.03
30Brandon PirriC—235Situation split+0.01
31Vadim ShipachyovC—332Situation split+0.00
32Stefan MatteauC—866Situation split+0.00
33Zach WhitecloudD—117Situation split+0.00
34Jason GarrisonD—8153Situation split-0.00
35Maxime LagaceG016874Situation split-1.87
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