Roster ratings · 2018-19 · New Jersey Devils

Who has actually been good

TeamNew Jersey Devils
Season2018-19

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 total14.3wins above replacement across 41 players
#PlayerRatingGPTOIWAR splitWAR
1Kyle PalmieriC90741344Situation split+1.64
2Mackenzie BlackwoodG51231264Situation split+1.63
3Cory SchneiderG41261352Situation split+1.17
4Nico HischierC78691249Situation split+1.15
5Travis ZajacC73801542Situation split+1.07
6Will ButcherD84781503Situation split+1.05
7Marcus JohanssonL6958924Situation split+0.89
8Keith KinkaidG36412302Situation split+0.67
9Jesper BrattL5351774Situation split+0.64
10Blake ColemanL50781327Situation split+0.59
11Sami VatanenD60501086Situation split+0.51
12Mirco MuellerD5853958Situation split+0.48
13Kenny AgostinoL4063814Situation split+0.46
14Brian BoyleC3873981Situation split+0.42
15Taylor HallL3533650Situation split+0.37
16Miles WoodL3263863Situation split+0.32
17Brett SeneyL2051527Situation split+0.17
18Ben LovejoyD32711213Situation split+0.14
19Pavel ZachaC1961981Situation split+0.14
20Drew StaffordR1857699Situation split+0.13
21Kevin RooneyC1741517Situation split+0.13
22Joey AndersonR1534439Situation split+0.11
23Stefan NoesenR1441522Situation split+0.10
24Connor CarrickD2534571Situation split+0.09
25Egor YakovlevD2325392Situation split+0.08
26Damon SeversonD19821808Situation split+0.06
27Michael McLeodC921256Situation split+0.06
28Jean-Sebastien DeaC—23236Situation split+0.05
29John QuennevilleC—19215Situation split+0.05
30Blake PietilaL519252Situation split+0.02
31Nathan BastianR—789Situation split+0.02
32Nick LappinR—11151Situation split+0.01
33Eric TangradiL—683Situation split+0.01
34Andy GreeneD10821708Situation split+0.01
35Steven SantiniD939650Situation split+0.00
36Josh JacobsD—115Situation split+0.00
37Colton WhiteD—343Situation split+0.00
38Brandon GignacC—19Situation split+0.00
39Ryan MurphyD—334Situation split-0.00
40Eric GrybaD—10153Situation split-0.03
41Kurtis GabrielR—22162Situation split-0.04
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