Chad
Ruhwedel
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Chad Ruhwedel
Retired 2025#5D
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : May 6, 1990 · San Diego, United States
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Buffalo Sabres | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 369 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 94 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:06
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:19
- Pts/GP
- 0.20
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 8
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 27.7 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100, computed from data (play-by-play, NHL EDGE, PickALeague analytics), never by hand. Each compares the player with others at the same position, over several seasons. 75 = established NHL player, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 57 %
69
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 62
- Confidence 62 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 47
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 67
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 86
- Confidence 62 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 38 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 80
- Confidence 62 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 58
- Confidence 57 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 63
- Confidence 57 %
- DF
- Defense
- 86
- Confidence 52 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 78
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35.4 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.735 · 75
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.9 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 68
ST — Strength62
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.639 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)-0.903 · 60
EN — Endurance47
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.1 · 47
- Total ice time (20 %)646 · 61
- Shift length (15 %)43.8 · 62
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.3 · 48
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.142 · 69
DU — Durability67
- Share of games played (100 %)0.745 · 67
CK — Checking86
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.751 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.717 · 88
- Season volume (10 %)4.511 · 78
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.872 · 72
DI — Discipline80
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.029 · 80
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.499 · 83
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.329 · 68
PA — Passing58
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.214 · 52
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.313 · 62
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.037 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.411 · 82
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.167 · 58
SC — Scoring63
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.148 · 65
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.156 · 61
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.024 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.067 · 66
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 61
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.441 · 74
DF — Defense86
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.08 · 82
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.236 · 87
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.548 · 82
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.015 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.118 · 90
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.9 · 81
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.515 · 69
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience78
- Career regular-season games (65 %)83
- Career playoff games (25 %)61
- NHL seasons (10 %)87
OV — Overall69
- DF · Defense (30 %)86
- PA · Passing (22 %)58
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- SC · Scoring (12 %)63
- EN · Endurance (9 %)47
- ST · Strength (6 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)80
- CK · Checking (4 %)86
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 69 | 75 | 63 | 86 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 83 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
PAL Rating
49/ 100
Performance · Around average
130 of 258 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 5
- Defense
- 78
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- Offense
- 6
- Creation
- 11
- Shooting
- 16
- Possession
- 25
- Defense
- 89
- Discipline
- 81
- Power play
- 67
- Penalty kill
- 73
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NYR | 0.3 | 49 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 0.2 | 47 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →WAR estimates how many wins a player added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player it could have called up from the AHL. It adds up offense, defense, special teams, shooting and penalties, then converts those goals into wins.
0.0
wins above replacement
0.0 to 0.0 — 90% interval
182 of 314 defensemen
+0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -0.0
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NYR | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 182/314 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 52 | 0.3 | 0.0 to 0.9 | 108/316 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 47 | 0.2 | -0.3 to 0.7 | 128/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →NHL EDGE measures what the eye can't put a number on: skating speed, shot power, distance covered and time spent in each zone, captured by chips in the puck and the shoulder pads. The percentile places the player within the league: 90th means better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 122.6 km/h6th percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h43rd percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 419th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 38.0 %3rd percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 16.7 km11th percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.63 km6th percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.2 %3rd percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.1 %64th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.9 %6th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 13rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 14th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2024 | vs CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:15 |
| December 20, 2024 | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| December 17, 2024 | @ NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:25 |
| December 15, 2024 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 |
| October 19, 2024 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:04 |
Chad Ruhwedel in five questions
How many goals does Chad Ruhwedel have in 2024-25?
Chad Ruhwedel has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 5 games in 2024-25.
How old and how tall is Chad Ruhwedel?
Chad Ruhwedel is 36 years old (born May 7, 1990). He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Chad Ruhwedel from?
Chad Ruhwedel was born in San Diego, California, United States.
How good is Chad Ruhwedel?
Chad Ruhwedel produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 182nd of 314 players at his position in the NHL.
Where can I find Chad Ruhwedel's full stats?
On this PickALeague page: his season-by-season stats, WAR, PAL rating and skill ratings, updated daily during the season.
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