Rickard Rakell's NHL career

Rickard Rakell is drafted 30 overall by Anaheim Ducks

Selected

30 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

28 selected

First Swede off the board

Gabriel Landeskog#2

Rickard Rakell makes his NHL debut in 7–⁠3 win against Vancouver Canucks

Rickard was 19 years old · Rogers Arena, Canada

Other Swedes on the ice: Alexander Edler, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin.

2012-2013

Rickard Rakell's first NHL season: 0 points

Points

0

#50NHL#732

Games

4 of 48

8%

Goals

0

#41NHL#626

Assists

0

#49NHL#700

P/GP

0.00

+/-

-2

#38NHL#499

PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings

0 of 7 games0 points

First roundDETDetroit Red Wings3–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2012-2013

4

Games

#215

0

Points

#213

0

Goals

#197

0

Assists

#211

-2

+/-

#119

2013-2014

Rickard Rakell plays only 18 games for 4 points

Points

4

#43NHL#630

Games

18 of 82

22%

Goals

0

#53NHL#701

Assists

4

#42NHL#573

P/GP

0.22

+/-

-3

#39NHL#556

PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings

4 of 13 games2 points1 G · 1 A

First roundDALDallas Stars4–2Second roundLAKLos Angeles Kings3–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2013-2014

22

Games

#195

4

Points

#191

0

Goals

#208

4

Assists

#188

-5

+/-

#150

2014-2015

Rickard Rakell scores 31 points

Points

31

#25NHL#229

Games

71 of 82

87%

Goals

9

#25NHL#268

Assists

22

#22NHL#185

P/GP

0.44

#26NHL#240

+/-

+6

#21NHL#171

PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks

16 games1 points1 G · 0 A

First roundWPGWinnipeg Jets4–0Second roundCGYCalgary Flames4–1Conference finalCHIChicago Blackhawks3–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2014-2015

93

Games

#153

35

Points

#139

9

Goals

#145

26

Assists

#138

+1

+/-

#93

2015-2016

Rickard Rakell scores 43 points

Points

43

#19NHL#132

Games

72 of 82

88%

Goals

20

#9NHL#89

Assists

23

#25NHL#173

P/GP

0.60

#18NHL#132

+/-

-1

#43NHL#451

PlayoffsEliminated by Nashville Predators

7 games2 points1 G · 1 A

First roundNSHNashville Predators3–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2015-2016

165

Games

#136

78

Points

#119

29

Goals

#100

49

Assists

#119

0

+/-

#111

2016-2017

Rickard Rakell scores 51 points

Points

51

#11NHL#90

Games

71 of 82

87%

Goals

33

#1NHL#13

Assists

18

#27NHL#237

P/GP

0.72

#8NHL#62

+/-

+10

#10NHL#105

PlayoffsEliminated by Nashville Predators

15 of 17 games13 points7 G · 6 A

First roundCGYCalgary Flames4–0Second roundEDMEdmonton Oilers4–3Conference finalNSHNashville Predators2–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2016-2017

236

Games

#120

129

Points

#97

62

Goals

#73

67

Assists

#111

+10

+/-

#69

2017-2018

Rickard Rakell scores 69 points

Points

69

#3NHL#37

Games

77 of 82

94%

Goals

34

#2NHL#17

Assists

35

#10NHL#82

P/GP

0.90

#3NHL#42

+/-

+6

#22NHL#174

PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks

4 games1 points1 G · 0 A

First roundSJSSan Jose Sharks0–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2017-2018

313

Games

#110

198

Points

#74

96

Goals

#54

102

Assists

#89

+16

+/-

#63

2018-2019

Rickard Rakell scores 43 points

Points

43

#19NHL#148

Games

69 of 82

84%

Goals

18

#14NHL#134

Assists

25

#17NHL#160

P/GP

0.62

#15NHL#131

+/-

-13

#81NHL#815

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2018-2019

382

Games

#104

241

Points

#69

114

Goals

#51

127

Assists

#81

+3

+/-

#107

2019-2020

Rickard Rakell scores 42 points

Points

42

#12NHL#119

Games

65 of 71

92%

Goals

15

#14NHL#146

Assists

27

#12NHL#105

P/GP

0.65

#14NHL#123

+/-

-5

#68NHL#655

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2019-2020

447

Games

#96

283

Points

#62

129

Goals

#44

154

Assists

#70

-2

+/-

#162

2020-2021

Rickard Rakell scores 28 points

Points

28

#18NHL#166

Games

52 of 56

93%

Goals

9

#20NHL#194

Assists

19

#14NHL#130

P/GP

0.54

#17NHL#182

+/-

-14

#81NHL#868

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2020-2021

499

Games

#88

311

Points

#57

138

Goals

#45

173

Assists

#64

-16

+/-

#268

Rickard Rakell is traded from Anaheim Ducks to Pittsburgh Penguins

Here he joins fellow Swede Marcus Pettersson.

2021-2022

Rickard Rakell scores 41 points

Points

41

#19NHL#185

Games

70 of 82

85%

Goals

20

#12NHL#127

Assists

21

#30NHL#237

P/GP

0.59

#21NHL#189

+/-

0

#41NHL#370

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

2 of 7 games0 points

First roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2021-2022

569

Games

#81

352

Points

#50

158

Goals

#39

194

Assists

#61

-16

+/-

#281

2022-2023

Rickard Rakell scores 60 points

Points

60

#10NHL#95

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

28

#6NHL#56

Assists

32

#16NHL#126

P/GP

0.73

#13NHL#121

+/-

-5

#67NHL#656

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2022-2023

651

Games

#63

412

Points

#45

186

Goals

#33

226

Assists

#53

-21

+/-

#303

2023-2024

Rickard Rakell scores 37 points

Points

37

#21NHL#214

Games

70 of 82

85%

Goals

15

#16NHL#191

Assists

22

#24NHL#217

P/GP

0.53

#19NHL#202

+/-

+4

#24NHL#229

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2023-2024

721

Games

#51

449

Points

#42

201

Goals

#29

248

Assists

#50

-17

+/-

#300

2024-2025

Rickard Rakell scores 70 points — the best season of his career

Points

70

#6NHL#43

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

35

#2NHL#18

Assists

35

#11NHL#85

P/GP

0.86

#7NHL#59

+/-

-22

#79NHL#886

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2024-2025

802

Games

#44

519

Points

#35

236

Goals

#23

283

Assists

#42

-39

+/-

#357

2025-2026

Rickard Rakell scores 48 points

Points

48

#16NHL#144

Games

60 of 82

73%

Goals

24

#8NHL#79

Assists

24

#23NHL#202

P/GP

0.80

#10NHL#93

+/-

-2

#53NHL#531

PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers

6 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2025-2026

862

Games

#41

567

Points

#30

260

Goals

#17

307

Assists

#44

-41

+/-

#374

2026-2027

Rickard Rakell scores 2 points

Points

2

#35NHL#320

Games

8 of 8

100%

Goals

0

#41NHL#370

Assists

2

#22NHL#190

P/GP

0.25

#49NHL#405

+/-

-2

#57NHL#484

Rickard Rakell's career in total through 2026-2027

870

Games

#41

569

Points

#30

260

Goals

#17

309

Assists

#44

-43

+/-

#380