Phil Kessel

Team not recorded#8Right wing Shoots right

Age 39 · 5′11″ · 208 lb · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

No checked season results are available for this selection.

Games82T-4th in NHL

Goals270.33/GP▼0.09T-59th in NHL

Assists550.67/GP▼0.04T-18th in NHL

Points821.00/GP▼0.12T-23rd in NHL…

5v5 xG share49.1%63rd of 102…

Avg TOI17:59240th in NHL…

Career awards

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Season metrics

2018–19 · five-on-five · vs 102 positional peers

Player	Percentile	Rank
2.28		15 / 10286th
0.79		41 / 10260th
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Shooting & finishing	Player	Percentile	Rank
	0.76		48 / 10253rd
	7.62		49 / 10252nd
	12.76		53 / 10249th
	0.076		32 / 8463rd
	0.04		42 / 8451st

Elite90+Strong70–89Average30–69Weak10–29Poor<10Bar length is the peer percentile, so longer is always better · tick at the 50th

How to read these comparisons

Player values are recorded season results. Peer averages are arithmetic means of qualified players in the selected group; each row uses the same peers for its average and rank. Ranks use unrounded values, with tied players sharing a rank and the next rank skipped. Lower xG against ranks better. Bar colours are the five performance tiers; context rows are blue and not graded. Differences from the average describe the season, not isolated player impact.

Goals above expected is the raw goals-minus-xG rate, without the shrinkage used in the older finishing comparison. On-ice measures include teammates, opponents and deployment. These recorded metrics describe different quantities from the adjusted Season score components beside them.

Skaters need 20 appearances and 300 five-on-five minutes; quality and finishing also need 75 unblocked attempts. Early in a season these minimums scale down with games played so far. At least 30 peers must qualify. Playoff ranks are withheld. A reviewed axis whose own evidence fails is withheld and shown with its reason rather than ranked. These workload rules do not express statistical confidence.

Position uses the NHL listed primary position available now; it does not establish historical position or actual deployment. Broad groups are forwards, defence and goalies. This version uses the current model’s covered games only.

Season vs reference

Reference

Per game · all situations

Metric2018–19ReferenceDiff

0.330.41-0.09

0.670.71-0.04

1.001.12-0.12

2.623.18-0.56

Reference: 2017–18 · 82 games.

Season comparisons

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Rolling Radar

Recent NHL history, carried across seasons. The radar compares this broader profile with a fixed position-group reference.

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Results vs expected

Five-on-five · what happened beside the chances created and allowed

Chances	Player	Percentile	Rank
	2.71		34 / 10267th
	2.81		91 / 10211th
	49.1		63 / 10239th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

5v5 goals: —
5v5 expected: 51.1–53.0
EPV added: +2.76

On ice vs off ice

Pittsburgh's share with Phil Kessel on the ice against the same team without him.

Share	On ice and off ice	On-minus-off gap in percentage points
xGF%	On ice 49.1% · Off ice unavailable	—
CF%	On ice 46.7% · Off ice unavailable	—
GF%	On ice unavailable · Off ice unavailable	—

On iceOff ice

Scale 40–65% · marker at 50% · right column is the on-minus-off gap in points

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Defensive metrics

Five-on-five on-ice suppression; individual events in all situations.

Player	Percentile	Rank
62.62		99 / 1023rd
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0.060		51 / 10250th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Physical style	Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

Evidence coverage: high danger 24 of 82 games.

Discipline & puck management

Recorded season event counts · all situations

Penaltiesnet —

Taken —Drawn —

Puck eventsnet —

Giveaways —Takeaways —

Blocks: —
Hits: —

Both penalty counts cover 30 of 82 games with every drawn role recorded.

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SituationChancesViewShot type

Shot map

All 281 attempts

Goal27Shot on goal188Missed shot66Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG

Shooting by zone

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Zone	Att	G	xG	Goal rate	Exp.	G−xG
Inner slot	69	17	9.0	24.6%	13.0%	+8.0
Outer slot	17	2	1.9	11.8%	11.5%	+0.1
Right circle	24	0	0.6	0.0%	2.3%	−0.6
Point	41	0	0.9	0.0%	2.1%	−0.9
Left circle	11	0	1.0	0.0%	9.2%	−1.0
High slot	119	8	11.4	6.7%	9.6%	−3.4
All zones	281	27	24.8	9.6%	8.8%	+2.2

Finishing evidence. Scoring 9.6% on chances vs 8.8% expected (+0.8 points), led by inner slot volume and snap finishing.

Sorted by goals minus expected goals. Goal rate is goals per unblocked attempt against the expected rate.

Shot profile

Context · not graded

On-net rate: 76.5%
Slot share: 66.9%
Average distance: 28.5 ft
Rebound attempts / 60: 0.53

Shot types

281 attempts

Type	Share	Sh%	G−xG
Wrist	63.3%	9.6%	−2.0
Snap	22.8%	16.7%	+2.8
Tip-in	7.1%	25.0%	+1.4
Backhand	3.6%	12.5%	−0.1
Slap	2.1%	0.0%	−0.4
Deflected	1.1%	50.0%	+0.7

Share is context, not a grade. Sh% counts shots on goal only.

High-danger chances

Model goal probability ≥ 0.20

Conversion30.8%+1.8 pts vs expected

Actual30.8%

Expected28.9%

Attempts: 13
Goals: 4
Expected goals: 3.8
G−xG: +0.2

Shot locations

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Usage by situation

Ice time, share of team ice time, scoring and scoring rate, with where shifts start.

Scope	TOI/GP	Team share	G	A	P	P/60
Five-on-five	13:49	—	15	28	43	2.28
Power play	3:14	—	12	24	36	8.15
Penalty kill	0:00	—	0	0	0	0.00
Other	0:55	—	1	3	4	3.17
All situations	17:59	—	28	55	83	3.38

Where the 83 points come from · All situations

Goals28 · 1.14/60
Primary assists— · —/60
Secondary assists— · —/60

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Offensive —Neutral —Defensive —

Shifts

— a game · — average

Zone starts: five-on-five · Shifts: all situations

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Power play

264:53 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PP: —
PP points: 36
Unit xGF / 60: 7.72

Player	Percentile	Rank
8.15		3 / 5196th
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12.23		16 / 5170th
1.76		16 / 5170th
7.72		13 / 5176th
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Evidence coverage: goals 12 of 81 games · team time 28 of 82 games.

Penalty kill

0:12 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PK: —
SH points: 0
Unit xGA / 60: 0.00

Player	Percentile	Rank
0.00		—
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0.00		—

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Evidence coverage: goals 0 of 2 games · high danger 0 of 2 games · team time 28 of 82 games.

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Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	5v5 xG share	Team record
Venue
Home	41	16	26	42	1.02	47.7%	23–14–4
Away	41	11	29	40	0.98	50.5%	21–12–8
Rest
Back-to-back	11	2	6	8	0.73	48.0%	6–4–1
1 day of rest	50	17	31	48	0.96	50.3%	27–14–9
2+ days of rest	20	8	16	24	1.20	46.4%	10–8–2
Opponent
vs Eastern	52	16	32	48	0.92	51.1%	26–15–11
vs Western	30	11	23	34	1.13	45.5%	18–11–1
vs playoff teams	41	13	25	38	0.93	45.8%	23–15–3
vs non-playoff teams	41	14	30	44	1.07	52.1%	21–11–9
Recent
Last 10	10	3	7	10	1.00	51.8%	5–2–3

Split	G	A	P	5v5 xG share	5v5 CF%	5v5 GF–GA
Period
1st period	10	13	23	—	—	—
2nd period	13	21	34	—	—	—
3rd period	2	20	22	—	—	—
Overtime	2	1	3	—	—	—
Score state · 5v5 on ice
Leading	—	—	—	51.0%	44.0%	28–15
Tied	—	—	—	51.2%	50.5%	13–15
Trailing	—	—	—	51.9%	49.0%	21–9

Teammate	Pos	TOI together	xG share together	GF–GA	CF%	Him without	Teammate without
Evgeni Malkin	C	647:11	54.4%	43–26	51.3%	46.8%	54.2%
Jack Johnson	D	400:07	46.3%	19–11	45.6%	54.2%	48.9%
Brian Dumoulin	D	304:05	52.2%	16–7	47.5%	51.0%	54.6%
Marcus Pettersson	D	281:17	58.2%	16–9	53.2%	49.0%	54.1%
Olli Maatta	D	276:55	47.3%	18–13	41.5%	52.4%	52.8%
Kris Letang	D	271:46	54.3%	13–8	49.6%	50.4%	54.6%
Tanner Pearson	L	230:00	47.6%	16–5	40.8%	52.2%	52.7%
Zachary Aston-Reese	L	208:15	56.6%	15–7	51.6%	50.2%	49.7%
Jamie Oleksiak	D	180:07	46.2%	13–11	46.6%	52.2%	48.1%
Derick Brassard	C	169:10	40.5%	11–7	37.8%	53.3%	44.3%
Juuso Riikola	D	167:30	52.9%	8–7	43.5%	51.0%	48.3%
Carl Hagelin	L	154:16	50.4%	10–11	50.9%	51.5%	47.5%

	Opponent	Result		G	A		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
Apr 16	vs NYI	L 1–3	18:54	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	26.0%	View →
Apr 14	vs NYI	L 1–4	17:04	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	45.5%	View →
Apr 12	@ NYI	L 1–3	16:59	0	0	0	—	0	7	0.49	51.7%	View →
Apr 10	@ NYI	L 3–4 OT	20:56	1	1	2	—	1	5	0.73	70.8%	View →
Filtered 4	—	0–4	18:28 avg	1	1	2	—	-1	14	1.26	51.4%	—

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	P/GP	5v5 ixG/60	5v5 GP
2022–23	4	0	2	2	5	0.50	0.89	4
2019–20	9	1	3	4	22	0.44	0.72	9
2018–19	4	1	1	2	14	0.50	1.44	4
2017–18	12	1	8	9	18	0.75	0.30	12
2016–17	25	8	15	23	68	0.92	0.63	25
2015–16	24	10	12	22	98	0.92	1.02	24

	Opponent	Result		G	A		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
Apr 6	vs NYR	OTL 3–4 OT	19:51	0	0	0	—	-2	3	0.26	39.5%	View →
Apr 4	vs DET	W 4–1	19:09	2	1	3	—	1	5	0.24	40.0%	View →
Apr 2	@ DET	L 1–4	17:57	1	0	1	0	0	5	0.51	77.1%	View →
Mar 31	vs CAR	W 3–1	13:11	0	0	0	—	0	2	0.07	62.0%	View →
Mar 29	vs NSH	L 1–3	20:02	0	1	1	—	1	1	0.00	50.1%	View →
Mar 25	@ NYR	W 5–2	16:17	0	2	2	—	1	1	0.07	62.2%	View →
Mar 23	@ DAL	W 3–2	15:57	0	2	2	—	1	1	0.07	52.4%	View →
Mar 21	@ NSH	W 2–1 SO	15:37	0	0	0	—	-1	1	0.24	50.9%	View →
Mar 19	@ CAR	OTL 2–3 SO	16:05	0	0	0	—	-1	4	0.21	22.6%	View →
Mar 17	vs PHI	OTL 1–2 OT	17:19	0	1	1	—	1	6	0.35	67.5%	View →
Filtered 10	—	5–2–3	17:09 avg	3	7	10	—	1	29	2.03	51.8%	—

Season	Box score · all situations	5v5 individual	5v5 on ice	Season performance
2022–23	35	VGK	82	14	22	36	-7	30	149	9.4	2	12:49	—	—	1.64	0.77	7.65	0.073	2.80	3.03	48.0	45.9	—	—	—	—
2021–22	34	ARI	82	8	44	52	-24	40	175	4.6	2	16:41	—	—	1.84	0.68	7.19	0.072	2.37	3.21	42.4	44.4	—	—	—	—
2020–21	33	ARI	56	20	23	43	-17	12	115	17.4	4	17:05	—	—	1.79	0.61	6.51	0.075	1.99	2.73	42.2	46.5	—	—	—	—
2019–20	32	ARI	70	14	24	38	-21	22	153	9.2	9	17:09	—	—	1.12	0.60	7.24	0.061	2.21	2.42	47.7	50.0	—	—	—	—
2018–19	31	PIT	82	27	55	82	-19	28	215	12.6	12	17:59	—	—	2.28	0.76	7.62	0.076	2.71	2.81	49.1	46.7	—	—	—	—
2017–18	30	PIT	82	34	58	92	-4	36	261	13.0	12	18:41	—	—	2.15	0.81	8.77	0.073	3.13	3.02	50.9	50.4	—	—	—	—
2016–17	29	PIT	82	23	47	70	3	20	229	10.0	8	17:56	—	—	2.01	0.79	8.58	0.074	2.74	2.97	48.1	47.2	—	—	—	—
2015–16	28	PIT	82	26	33	59	9	18	274	9.5	4	18:23	—	—	1.96	0.94	9.70	0.075	2.91	2.50	53.8	53.7	—	—	—	—
Career	—	8 seasons	618	166	306	472	-80	206	1571	10.6	53	17:05	—	—	1.88	0.76	8.00	0.072	2.64	2.84	48.2	48.2	—	—	—	—

4 award records

Stanley Cup · 2022–23
Stanley Cup · 2016–17
Stanley Cup · 2015–16
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy · 2006–07

Every metric name opens its definition; the full list lives in Metrics.

Traditional statistics cover all situations. Supporting five-on-five analyses use completed games, raw adjustment and exposure from xG model v4. The two samples can differ.

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. A partial season remains partial. Where a panel reports evidence coverage, its rates use only the covered games. History never substitutes a different model, and a missing appearance interrupts a rolling model window.

Shot maps use the same shot model as Game Center and show which model version scored recent shots beside the rink. Older seasons can use earlier model versions. High danger means a model scoring probability of at least 0.20 on an unblocked attempt; for goalies, medium danger is 0.08 to 0.20 and low is below 0.08.

Special-team buckets include the wider recorded man-advantage and man-down states, read from the player’s own team; for a goalie, penalty kill means facing a power play. Their ranks need 100 recorded minutes and at least 30 qualified peers; below 100 minutes, penalty-kill percentiles are provisional. Playoff values have no ranks or percentiles. Team share is player ice time divided by team ice time in that situation, over the games the player dressed. Zone starts describe faceoff-started five-on-five shifts and exclude on-the-fly starts.

Penalties count events, including one for a double minor; bench and served-by roles are excluded, and victimless infractions have no drawn role. EPV added sums changes in the probability that the possessing team scores next; it is not standings points or an isolated player grade. Rolling windows never cross seasons or season types, and a missed game is not a zero-performance appearance. Career rates use summed counts and exposure, never an average of season rates; a missing contributing season withholds its career metric, and Performance begins in 2023–24.

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Season			Box score · all situations												5v5 individual				5v5 on ice					Season performance
Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	SOG	Sh%	PPG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	P/60	ixG/60	SOG/60	xG/UA	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	CF%	GF%	Perf/60	Grade	Rank
2022–23	35	VGK	82	14	22	36	-7	30	149	9.4	2	12:49	—	—	1.64	0.77	7.65	0.073	2.80	3.03	48.0	45.9	—	—	—	—
2021–22	34	ARI	82	8	44	52	-24	40	175	4.6	2	16:41	—	—	1.84	0.68	7.19	0.072	2.37	3.21	42.4	44.4	—	—	—	—
2020–21	33	ARI	56	20	23	43	-17	12	115	17.4	4	17:05	—	—	1.79	0.61	6.51	0.075	1.99	2.73	42.2	46.5	—	—	—	—
2019–20	32	ARI	70	14	24	38	-21	22	153	9.2	9	17:09	—	—	1.12	0.60	7.24	0.061	2.21	2.42	47.7	50.0	—	—	—	—
2018–19	31	PIT	82	27	55	82	-19	28	215	12.6	12	17:59	—	—	2.28	0.76	7.62	0.076	2.71	2.81	49.1	46.7	—	—	—	—
2017–18	30	PIT	82	34	58	92	-4	36	261	13.0	12	18:41	—	—	2.15	0.81	8.77	0.073	3.13	3.02	50.9	50.4	—	—	—	—
2016–17	29	PIT	82	23	47	70	3	20	229	10.0	8	17:56	—	—	2.01	0.79	8.58	0.074	2.74	2.97	48.1	47.2	—	—	—	—
2015–16	28	PIT	82	26	33	59	9	18	274	9.5	4	18:23	—	—	1.96	0.94	9.70	0.075	2.91	2.50	53.8	53.7	—	—	—	—
Career	—	8 seasons	618	166	306	472	-80	206	1571	10.6	53	17:05	—	—	1.88	0.76	8.00	0.072	2.64	2.84	48.2	48.2	—	—	—	—

Phil Kessel

Season performanceSelected-season standing and the components behind the scoreCollapse

Season metrics

Season vs reference

Season comparisons

Rolling Radar

Rolling Radar

On-ice impact5v5Average 49.1% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (63rd of 102)What the team creates and allows during the player’s five-on-five minutesExplore

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Defense5v5 · AllWeak 2.81 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (91st of 102)On-ice suppression and individual disciplineExplore

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Shooting & finishingAverage 0.76 individual expected goals per 60 (48th of 102)Where the player shoots, the quality of those chances, and actual versus expected goalsExplore

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

High-danger chances

Shot locations

Usage & deployment17:59 TOI per game (13:49 at five-on-five · 3:14 PP)Scoring by situation, zone starts and workloadExplore

Usage by situation

Where the 83 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

Usage by situation

Special teamsPP · PKElite 8.15 power-play points per 60 (3rd of 51)Power play and penalty killExplore

Power play

Penalty kill

FormExplore

Rolling Radar

Splits1.02 points per game at home · 0.98 awayVenue, rest and opponentExplore

By period and score state

Linemates5v5Most often with Evgeni Malkin: 647 five-on-five minutes, 54.4% xG share togetherWho he plays with at five-on-fiveExplore

Playoffs4 playoff games: 1 goal, 2 points · 78 career playoff gamesExplore

2018–19 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Game log82 games · most recent vs NYR, L 3–4: 0 G, 0 AOfficial totals and five-on-five evidenceExplore

Career8 NHL seasons: 618 games, 472 pointsEvery season and a recomputed career lineExplore

Data notesScopes, missing values and model evidenceExplore

2018–19 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Power play

Penalty kill

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

High-danger chances

Usage by situation

Where the 83 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

By period and score state

Season metrics

Season vs reference