Frank
Vatrano
R · ANA · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 1
- WAR
- -1.0
- Value
- 0
- PTS
- 9
2025-26№ 606 / 615
Frank Vatrano (Anaheim Ducks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Frank Vatrano
#77RPlays: Right wing · 3% of faceoffs
Anaheim Ducks
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : March 13, 1994 · East Longmeadow, United States
Contract : $4,571,189 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Anaheim Ducks | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 50 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 40 |
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 81 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 80 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 85 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 81 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 66 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 49 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 56 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 81 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 38 |
| 2017-18 | Florida Panthers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | Boston Bruins | 44 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 |
| 2015-16 | Boston Bruins | 39 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| NHL totals | 703 | 188 | 140 | 328 | 451 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Boston Bruins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | |
Frank Vatrano: our analysis
2025-26 season: 50 GP, 5 G, 4 A, 9 PTS, -15 +/-, 11:49 TOI. WAR -1.0 (606th of 615) · PAL 1, very poor.
In 2025-26, Frank Vatrano, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 1 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.0 ranks 606th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, possession (6, among the weakest in the league) and power play (9, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-3.6).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 5; his WAR, though, went from -1.9 to -1.0.
Frank Vatrano's story
Growing up in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Vatrano spent his youth years in local programs and took part in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Minuteman Flames. He moved through high school hockey and the U.S. National Team Development Program before skating for the Boston Jr. Bruins prior to his collegiate chapter.
His college path hit a snag when an NCAA eligibility ruling ended his brief Boston College plan; he returned to the Jr. Bruins and later joined the UMass Minutemen. After a lone appearance late in 2013–14, Vatrano played a full 2014–15 season for UMass, putting up 18 goals and 28 points in 36 games and choosing to forgo his senior year to turn professional.
Undrafted, he signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Boston Bruins on 12 March 2015 and started pro life with Providence in the AHL. The 2015–16 campaign saw him explode offensively—36 goals in 36 AHL games—earning the Willie Marshall Award, a share of the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as top rookie, and spots on the AHL First All-Star and All-Rookie teams; that season also included NHL call-ups to Boston where he scored his first NHL goals and recorded a hat trick.
Traded to the Florida Panthers on 22 February 2018, Vatrano carved out a scoring role, signed a one-year extension after his first stint, and established career highs—24 goals in 2018–19 and another multi-goal performance in January 2020 including his second NHL hat trick. He took part in Florida’s playoff runs, adapted to penalty-kill and power-play duties, and finished his Panthers tenure before being dealt to the New York Rangers on 16 March 2022, contributing to their run to the Eastern Conference Final.
A free agent signing by the Anaheim Ducks on 13 July 2022, Vatrano elevated his production in 2023–24 with multiple hat tricks, an NHL All-Star selection—where he had two goals and an assist in the semi-final—and led Anaheim with 37 goals and 60 points that season. He signed a three-year extension on 5 January 2025 that includes deferred payments to lower the cap hit, and continued to deliver multi-point nights. Internationally, he won silver with the U.S. at the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and gold at the IIHF World U18 Championship in 2012.
On the ice he is straightforwardly a scoring winger: a player who generates shots, finishes chances around the net and has grown into special teams roles including the penalty kill and secondary power-play units.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:32
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:41
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:18
- Pts/GP
- 0.33
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 11
- Blocks
- 4
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 42.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
13between 3 and 23 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 7
- Games
- 58
So far: 3 pts in 9 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.21 pts per game (last season: 0.18).
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
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.73 in 23-24, 0.18 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 5 → 1
Outlook, age included
↓ DecliningAge 32: 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 %
53
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 83
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 69
- Confidence 85 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 69
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 85 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 81
- Confidence 65 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 56
- Confidence 85 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 60
- Confidence 82 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 73
- Confidence 82 %
- DF
- Defense
- 45
- Confidence 79 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 85
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating83
- Top speed (35 %)37.1 · 89
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.463 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.4 · 59
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.6 · 91
ST — Strength69
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.36 · 67
- Body mass (50 %)-0.127 · 75
EN — Endurance69
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.9 · 75
- Total ice time (20 %)576 · 61
- Shift length (15 %)45 · 70
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12 · 65
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.613 · 79
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.816 · 75
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.628 · 81
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.001 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)4.443 · 78
FG — Fighting81
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.005 · 81
DI — Discipline56
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.036 · 59
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)1.177 · 57
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.967 · 82
PA — Passing60
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.461 · 57
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.464 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.001 · 63
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.637 · 62
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.27 · 61
SC — Scoring73
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.96 · 76
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.93 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.195 · 69
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.266 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.075 · 59
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)16.8 · 83
DF — Defense45
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.18 · 51
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.254 · 57
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)3.116 · 37
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.293 · 42
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.132 · 84
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)64.2 · 37
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.113 · 86
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience85
- Career regular-season games (65 %)92
- Career playoff games (25 %)67
- NHL seasons (10 %)84
OV — Overall53
- SC · Scoring (28 %)73
- PA · Passing (22 %)60
- DF · Defense (18 %)45
- SK · Skating (12 %)83
- EN · Endurance (8 %)69
- DI · Discipline (5 %)56
- ST · Strength (4 %)69
- CK · Checking (3 %)80
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53 | 83 | 73 | 45 |
| 2024-25 | 62 | 84 | 78 | 46 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 82 | 83 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 81 | 75 | 45 |
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
-1.0
wins above replacement
606 of 615
PAL Rating
1/ 100
Performance · Very poor
473 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
0/ 100
Very poor return
4.57 M$ · expected PAL 61
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 9
- Defense
- 4
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- Offense
- 10
- Creation
- 40
- Shooting
- 14
- Possession
- 6
- Defense
- 9
- Discipline
- 15
- Power play
- 9
- Penalty kill
- 11
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 | ANA | -1.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.57 M$ |
| 2024-25 | ANA | -1.9 | 5 | 2 | 3.65 M$ |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 1.1 | 11 | 6 | 3.65 M$ |
| 2022-23 | ANA | -0.6 | 2 | 1 | 3.65 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
16/ 100
Low
better than 16% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
36/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
17/ 100
Low
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, 355 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 14
- Shot selection
- 10
- Penalties drawn
- 55
- Puck management
- 100
Defense
- Takeaways
- 9
- Discipline
- 22
- Safe zone exits
- 50
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 | ANA | 16 | 36 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 9 | 61 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 16 | 19 | 25 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-1.0
wins above replacement
-1.7 to -0.5 — 90% interval
606 of 615 forwards
-5.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- -2.1
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.4
- Shooting
- -3.6
- Penalties
- -0.5
- Average → replacement
- +1.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 50 | -1.0 | -1.7 to -0.5 | 606/615 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 78 | -1.9 | -2.9 to -0.1 | 595/596 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 82 | 1.1 | -0.8 to 2.9 | 132/608 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 81 | -0.6 | -1.8 to 0.8 | 576/617 |
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
- 135.1 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.0 km/h44th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 618th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 40.9 %38th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 24.0 km22nd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.86 km28th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.3 %53rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.2 %92nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.9 %46th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 925th percentile | 254th percentile | 22.2 %89th percentile |
| High danger | 221st percentile | 274th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Mid range | 442nd percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd 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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VGKFrank Vatrano: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Frank Vatrano have in 2026-27?
Frank Vatrano has 2 goals and 3 points (1 assist) in 9 games in 2026-27.
How old is Frank Vatrano?
Frank Vatrano is 32 years old: he was born on March 14, 1994.
How tall is Frank Vatrano, and how much does he weigh?
Frank Vatrano is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Frank Vatrano from?
United States: Frank Vatrano was born in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States.
What team does Frank Vatrano play for?
Frank Vatrano plays for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL, at R, wearing number 77.
Is Frank Vatrano injured?
No: Frank Vatrano is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Frank Vatrano?
Frank Vatrano produced -1.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 606th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 1 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Frank Vatrano make?
Frank Vatrano earns $4.6M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 0 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Frank Vatrano's contract end?
Frank Vatrano's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Frank Vatrano overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 0 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Frank Vatrano a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 606th 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 Frank Vatrano getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 5 in 2024-25 to 1 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Frank Vatrano played lately?
Over his last 9 games, Frank Vatrano has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist).
What are Frank Vatrano's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Frank Vatrano has 703 games, 188 goals, 140 assists and 328 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 60 points in 82 games.
How does Frank Vatrano perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Frank Vatrano has 34 games and 16 points in his career. His pace (0.47 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.47).
Which player is most similar to Frank Vatrano?
Isaac Howard: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Isaac Howard's page →Is Frank Vatrano a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 13 points in 2026-27, or 0.22 points per game.
What is Frank Vatrano's nationality?
Frank Vatrano is American. Internationally: United States: silver at the World U‑17 Hockey Challenge (2011); gold at the IIHF World U18 Championship (2012); 2016 IIHF World Championship (4th place — he scored both goals in the bronze‑medal game loss to Russia); 2019 IIHF World Championship (eliminated in quarterfinals).
What awards has Frank Vatrano won?
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award – AHL outstanding rookie (2015–16, shared with Mikko Rantanen) ; Willie Marshall Award – AHL leading goal scorer (2015–16) ; Named to the AHL First All‑Star Team (2015–16) ; Named to the AHL All‑Rookie Team (2015–16) ; AHL Rookie of the Month (March 2016).
Where did Frank Vatrano play before turning pro?
Minuteman Flames (Quebec Pee‑Wee Tournament, 2006); Boston Jr. Bruins (2009–10); U.S. National Team Development Program; Cathedral High School; Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, to play with the US NTDP); UMass Minutemen (Hockey East, 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons).
How many points is Frank Vatrano projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 13 points in 58 games in 2026-27 (3 to 23 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Anaheim Ducks teammates
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