- Age
- 33
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Sundbyberg, SWE
- GP
- 7
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- P
- 2
- +/-
- -2
- SOG
- 14
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2011 · Round 1, #30 overall (ANA)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 7 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| G | 0 | 2 | 2-2 |
| A | 2 | 1 | 4-2 |
| P | 2 | 3 | 6-4 |
| SOG | 14 | 10 | 13+1 |
| PPP | 1 | 2 | 2-1 |
| +/- | -2 | -2 | +2-4 |
| PIM | 4 | 2 | 2+2 |
| TOI/GP | 19:55 | 17:58+1:57 | 17:56+1:59 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 20.0-20.0 | 15.4-15.4 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Rakell is shooting 0.0% (0 on 14 shots) against 13.9% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 1.6 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.6).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 45.1
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 47.0
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -6.1
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.010
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.6
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -1.6
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 69.8
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 13:47
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
37 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Rakell is used
#67 · R · Pittsburgh Penguins
Rickard Rakell
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PP1
- PK · rarely
- Ice time / game
- 20:05
- 13:47 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 69.8%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 47.0%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 45.1%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025–26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 35 | 35 | 70 |
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| 2022–23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 2021–22 | Anaheim Ducks | 51 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2021–22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Anaheim Ducks | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 2019–20 | Anaheim Ducks | 65 | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| 2018–19 | Anaheim Ducks | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 2017–18 | Anaheim Ducks | 77 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 33 | 18 | 51 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Anaheim Ducks | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | 72 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Anaheim Ducks | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Anaheim Ducks | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:47 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:15 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:29 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 19:22 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:37 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:26 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:32 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Sweden · OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Sweden · 4 Nations | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Sweden · WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Sweden · WC | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2014–15 | Norfolk · AHL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Norfolk · AHL | 46 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Norfolk · AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Sweden · WJC-A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012–13 | Plymouth · OHL | 40 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Plymouth · OHL | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011–12 | Plymouth · OHL | 60 | 28 | 34 | 62 |
| 2011–12 | Sweden · WJC-A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Plymouth · OHL | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2010–11 | Plymouth · OHL | 49 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2010–11 (P) | Plymouth · OHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | AIK U18 · Swe-U18 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| 2009–10 | AIK Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009–10 (P) | AIK U18 · Swe-U18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009–10 (P) | AIK Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | AIK U18 · Swe-U18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | Spanga · Sweden-4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Rakell in the news
NHL Highlights: Penguins 2, Stars 1 (SO)Connor Dewar opened the scoring early in the third period before Tyler Seguin tied the game with 30 seconds remaining. Rickard Rakell scored the decisive shootout goal to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 win over the…Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-11
Rickard Rakell’s ‘impatient’ take on how Penguins let Jets game get awayThe Pittsburgh Penguins have had a solid start to the 2026-27 NHL season thus far. Pittsburgh has been able to claim some big wins early on. However, Rickard Rakell and his teammates were unable to pick up a win on…ClutchPoints NHL · 2026-10-06