Evan
Rodrigues
C · NJD · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 73
- WAR
- 0.8
- Value
- 69
- PTS
- 31
2025-26№ 187 / 615
Evan Rodrigues (New Jersey Devils) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Evan Rodrigues
#17CPlays: Centre · 88% of faceoffs
New Jersey Devils
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 83 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : July 27, 1993 · Toronto, Canada
Contract : $3,000,000 · 2023-24 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $2,225,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New Jersey Devils | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 38 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 38 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 80 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 69 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 74 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 25 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 48 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 633 | 110 | 167 | 277 | 223 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 21 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 61 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 20 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cup2 times · 2024-25, 2023-24
Evan Rodrigues: our analysis
2025-26 season: 69 GP, 11 G, 20 A, 31 PTS, -16 +/-, 17:00 TOI. WAR 0.8 (187th of 615) · PAL 73, very good.
In 2025-26, Evan Rodrigues, 33, posts a PAL Rating of 73 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 0.8 ranks 187th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: possession (93, among the best in the league), defense (90, among the best in the league) and power play (68, above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (8, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (22, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+3.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-4.5).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 45 in 2024-25 to 73; his WAR, though, went from 1.2 to 0.8.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 69 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Evan Rodrigues's story
He finished his senior year at Boston University with 61 points in 41 games, capping a four-year college career that put him among the top scorers in Hockey East. Born July 28, 1993 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Evan Rodrigues developed his game playing with his brothers and moved from junior A hockey in Ontario to NCAA competition with the Terriers.
Before college, Rodrigues spent two seasons with the Georgetown Raiders in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, producing 105 points across 94 games and helping his team reach the playoffs both years. At Boston University from 2011 to 2015 he totaled 121 points in 146 appearances and earned Hockey East Second-Team All-Star honours twice.
Undrafted, he signed a two-way entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on April 22, 2015. His first pro season was primarily in the AHL with the Rochester Americans; he made his NHL debut on April 8, 2016 and recorded his first NHL goal and assist the following night against the New York Islanders.
Rodrigues established himself in Buffalo, including a full 2018–19 season (74 games, 9 goals, 20 assists), and later took part in several roster moves: a trade to Pittsburgh on February 24, 2020, a brief transaction involving Toronto in August 2020, a return to Pittsburgh later that year, a one-year deal with Colorado in September 2022, and a four-year contract with the Florida Panthers in July 2023. With Florida he won consecutive Stanley Cups in 2024 and 2025.
On the ice, Rodrigues is known for steady offensive contributions and the flexibility to fill different forward responsibilities, from scoring lines to more defensive assignments. Off it, he is married to Christina and they have three children.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:19
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:30
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:20
- Pts/GP
- 0.41
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 26
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 7
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 52.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 44.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
33between 16 and 50 (80% range)
- Goals
- 12
- Assists
- 21
- Games
- 78
So far: 7 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.43 pts per game (last season: 0.45).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.49 in 23-24, 0.45 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 45 → 73
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 33: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 82 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 71
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 68
- Confidence 85 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 78
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 81
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 85 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 60
- Confidence 65 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 71
- Confidence 85 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 68
- Confidence 77 %
- PA
- Passing
- 75
- Confidence 82 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 82 %
- DF
- Defense
- 85
- Confidence 80 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 84
- Confidence 48 %
- EX
- Experience
- 87
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating71
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 71
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.977 · 70
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 70
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.5 · 75
ST — Strength68
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.531 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)-1.203 · 61
EN — Endurance78
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.7 · 78
- Total ice time (20 %)1,140 · 77
- Shift length (15 %)45.4 · 76
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.4 · 77
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.437 · 75
DU — Durability81
- Share of games played (100 %)0.858 · 81
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.31 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.168 · 67
- Season volume (10 %)4.159 · 76
FG — Fighting60
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.67 · 60
DI — Discipline71
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.014 · 74
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.878 · 62
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.96 · 84
FO — Faceoffs68
- Faceoff % (85 %)48 · 69
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)28 · 66
PA — Passing75
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.588 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.505 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.171 · 85
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.597 · 59
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.35 · 67
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.694 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.845 · 79
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.784 · 63
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.314 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.076 · 48
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)16 · 87
DF — Defense85
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.108 · 86
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.156 · 81
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.399 · 87
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.096 · 65
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.1 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.1 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.909 · 60
PS — Penalty shot84
- Shootouts (60 %)33.5 · 85
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience87
- Career regular-season games (65 %)91
- Career playoff games (25 %)78
- NHL seasons (10 %)84
OV — Overall78
- SC · Scoring (20 %)72
- PA · Passing (20 %)75
- DF · Defense (20 %)85
- SK · Skating (12 %)71
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)68
- EN · Endurance (8 %)78
- DI · Discipline (5 %)71
- ST · Strength (3 %)68
- CK · Checking (2 %)75
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 71 | 72 | 85 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 79 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 70 | 75 | 85 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 67 | 77 | 81 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
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.
WAR
0.8
wins above replacement
187 of 615
PAL Rating
73/ 100
Performance · Very good
115 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
69/ 100
Good value
3.00 M$ · expected PAL 54
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 50
- Defense
- 89
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- Offense
- 32
- Creation
- 53
- Shooting
- 22
- Possession
- 93
- Defense
- 90
- Discipline
- 41
- Power play
- 68
- Penalty kill
- 8
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 0.8 | 73 | 69 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 1.2 | 45 | 35 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 1.1 | 82 | 78 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2022-23 | COL | 1.7 | 77 | 76 | 2.00 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
34/ 100
Below average
better than 34% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
42/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
37/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 278 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 17
- Shot selection
- 5
- Penalties drawn
- 79
- Puck management
- 98
Defense
- Takeaways
- 97
- Discipline
- 16
- Safe zone exits
- 17
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 34 | 42 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 33 | 12 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 46 | 65 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 39 | 48 | 38 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.8
wins above replacement
0.1 to 1.7 — 90% interval
187 of 615 forwards
+4.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +3.2
- EV defense
- +1.8
- Power play
- +0.8
- Penalty kill
- -0.3
- Shooting
- -4.5
- Penalties
- +0.5
- Average → replacement
- +3.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 69 | 0.8 | 0.1 to 1.7 | 187/615 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 78 | 1.2 | 0.4 to 2.4 | 127/596 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 80 | 1.1 | -0.3 to 2.3 | 131/608 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 69 | 1.7 | 0.2 to 2.9 | 77/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 139.6 km/h78th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.1 km/h47th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1337th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 42.0 %49th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 67.3 km66th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.49 km48th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.2 %53rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %26th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.5 %40th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2153rd percentile | 366th percentile | 14.3 %57th percentile |
| High danger | 433rd percentile | 157th percentile | 25.0 %68th percentile |
| Mid range | 972nd percentile | 288th percentile | 22.2 %81st percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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PHIEvan Rodrigues: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Evan Rodrigues have in 2026-27?
Evan Rodrigues has 3 goals and 7 points (4 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Evan Rodrigues?
Evan Rodrigues is 33 years old: he was born on July 28, 1993.
How tall is Evan Rodrigues, and how much does he weigh?
Evan Rodrigues is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 183 lb (83 kg).
Where is Evan Rodrigues from?
Canada: Evan Rodrigues was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Evan Rodrigues play for?
Evan Rodrigues plays for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, at C, wearing number 17.
Is Evan Rodrigues injured?
No: Evan Rodrigues is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Evan Rodrigues?
Evan Rodrigues produced 0.8 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 187th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 73 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Evan Rodrigues make?
Evan Rodrigues earns $3.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 69 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Evan Rodrigues's contract end?
Evan Rodrigues's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Evan Rodrigues overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 69 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Evan Rodrigues a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 187th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Evan Rodrigues getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 45 in 2024-25 to 73 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Evan Rodrigues played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Evan Rodrigues has 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists).
What are Evan Rodrigues's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Evan Rodrigues has 633 games, 110 goals, 167 assists and 277 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 43 points in 82 games.
Is Evan Rodrigues better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.40 points per game at home (4 in 10 games) and 0.43 on the road (3 in 7 games).
How does Evan Rodrigues perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Evan Rodrigues has 61 games and 41 points in his career. His pace (0.67 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.44).
Which player is most similar to Evan Rodrigues?
Jared Wright: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jared Wright's page →Is Evan Rodrigues a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 33 points in 2026-27, or 0.42 points per game.
Is Evan Rodrigues married?
Yes, married to Christina.
What is Evan Rodrigues's nationality?
Evan Rodrigues is Canadian. Internationally: Member of Team Canada East; earned All-Star honours after scoring seven points (3 goals, 4 assists).
What awards has Evan Rodrigues won?
Two-time Hockey East Second-Team All-Star ; Hockey East Player of the Month (January 2015) ; Hockey East Player of the Month (April 2015) ; Named to Team Canada East All-Star honours after seven points (3 goals, 4 assists).
How many championships has Evan Rodrigues won?
2: Stanley Cup champion with the Florida Panthers (2024); Stanley Cup champion with the Florida Panthers (2025).
Where did Evan Rodrigues play before turning pro?
Played two seasons for the Georgetown Raiders (OJHL); played four seasons with the Boston University Terriers (2011–2015)..
How many points is Evan Rodrigues projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 33 points in 78 games in 2026-27 (16 to 50 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New Jersey Devils teammates
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