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Jan

Rutta

D · Limited · Very poor

PAL
8
WAR
-0.7
PTS
9

2024-25№ 297 / 314

Jan Rutta stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.

Jan Rutta

#84D

HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : R

Born : July 28, 1990 · Pisek, Czechia

NHL record

Year Team GPGAPTSPIM
2024-25San Jose Sharks5436928
2023-24San Jose Sharks695141938
2022-23Pittsburgh Penguins5636930
2021-22Tampa Bay Lightning763151847
2020-21Tampa Bay Lightning3508822
2019-20Tampa Bay Lightning3316714
2018-19Tampa Bay Lightning140224
2018-19Chicago Blackhawks2324612
2017-18Chicago Blackhawks576142024
NHL totals417237598219

Playoffs

Year Team GPGAPTSPIM
2021-22Tampa Bay Lightning1714517
2020-21Tampa Bay Lightning232138
2019-20Tampa Bay Lightning501112
2018-19Tampa Bay Lightning40220
Playoff totals49381137

Honours

  • 🏆 Stanley Cup2 times · 2020-21, 2019-20

Jan Rutta: our analysis

2024-25 season: 54 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 PTS, -3 +/-, 17:15 TOI. WAR -0.7 (297th of 314) · PAL 8, very poor.

In 2024-25, Jan Rutta, 36, posts a PAL Rating of 8 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.7 ranks 297th among 314 regulars, in the bottom quarter.

His strengths: power play (62, above average). On the other hand, possession (2, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (12, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.

Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.3); his biggest cost: EV offense (-3.9).

A season in line with 2023-24 (PAL of 8); his WAR went from -0.7 to -0.7.

Advanced stats

TOI/GP
17:15
PP TOI/GP
0:01
SH TOI/GP
1:46
Pts/GP
0.17
EV points
9
Hits
40
Blocks
81
Takeaways
11
Corsi % (SAT)
45.4 %
Off. zone starts
28.6 %

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)

Player ratings, 2024-25

All ratings →

Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.

OV · OverallConfidence 76 %

56

Replacement or prospect

SK
Skating
77
Confidence 73 %
ST
Strength
72
Confidence 80 %
EN
Endurance
71
Confidence 75 %
DU
Durability
69
Confidence 73 %
CK
Checking
72
Confidence 80 %
FG
Fighting
69
Confidence 53 %
DI
Discipline
62
Confidence 80 %
FO
Faceoffs
—
PA
Passing
45
Confidence 76 %
SC
Scoring
66
Confidence 76 %
DF
Defense
72
Confidence 73 %
PS
Penalty shot
76
Confidence 0 %
EX
Experience
81
Confidence 100 %
Why these ratings?

SK — Skating77

  • Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 84
  • Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.059 · 79
  • Distance /60 (20 %)13.6 · 54
  • Speed consistency (15 %)34.5 · 76

ST — Strength72

  • Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.717 · 71
  • Body mass (50 %)0.261 · 75

EN — Endurance71

  • Ice time per game (45 %)18.1 · 71
  • Total ice time (20 %)880 · 67
  • Shift length (15 %)46.9 · 74
  • Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.1 · 73
  • Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.36 · 76

DU — Durability69

  • Share of games played (100 %)0.772 · 69

CK — Checking72

  • Hits /60 (70 %)3.224 · 72
  • Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.761 · 72
  • Season volume (10 %)3.638 · 68

FG — Fighting69

  • Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.725 · 69

DI — Discipline62

  • Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.075 · 62
  • Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.782 · 66
  • Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.347 · 73

PA — Passing45

  • Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.224 · 58
  • Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.355 · 69
  • Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.202 · 41
  • Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.257 · 75
  • Assist consistency (10 %)0.07 · 48

SC — Scoring66

  • Goals /60 (25 %)0.192 · 73
  • Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.14 · 56
  • Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.181 · 80
  • High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.028 · 37
  • xG per shot (10 %)0.032 · 48
  • Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.674 · 74

DF — Defense72

  • RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.021 · 74
  • Relative xG against (20 %)-0.169 · 84
  • On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.798 · 61
  • Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.189 · 61
  • Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.512 · 78
  • Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)62.7 · 55
  • Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.956 · 78

PS — Penalty shot76

  • Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
  • Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76

EX — Experience81

  • Career regular-season games (65 %)85
  • Career playoff games (25 %)74
  • NHL seasons (10 %)75

OV — Overall56

  • DF · Defense (30 %)72
  • PA · Passing (22 %)45
  • SK · Skating (12 %)77
  • SC · Scoring (12 %)66
  • EN · Endurance (9 %)71
  • ST · Strength (6 %)72
  • DI · Discipline (5 %)62
  • CK · Checking (4 %)72
Season by season
SeasonOVSKSCDF
2024-2556776672
2023-2455766870
2022-2366716979

The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.

WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25

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.

ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends

Offense
6
Defense
31
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Offense
12
Creation
26
Shooting
29
Possession
2
Defense
57
Discipline
12
Power play
62
Penalty kill
28

From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALValue
2024-25SJS-0.78—
2023-24SJS-0.78—
2022-23PIT-0.034—

Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.

-0.7

wins above replacement

-1.3 to 0.1 — 90% interval

297 of 314 defensemen

-3.7 goals above replacement

Full leaderboard →
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EV offense
-3.9
EV defense
+0.3
Power play
0.0
Penalty kill
-0.6
Shooting
+0.2
Penalties
-1.6
Average → replacement
+1.9

In goals.

Season by season
SeasonTeamGPWARRank
2024-25SJS52-0.7297/314
2023-24SJS69-0.7294/316
2022-23PIT56-0.0192/334

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.

Season
Hardest shot
150.2 km/h70th percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
Top skating speed
36.7 km/h90th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
Bursts over 20 mph, season
2861st percentileleague avg. 29
Offensive zone time
39.6 %20th percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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Total distance, season
201.8 km45th percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
Distance, single-game high
5.40 km53rd percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
Offensive zone at 5v5
40.6 %21st percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
Neutral zone time
17.6 %33rd percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
Defensive zone time
42.8 %17th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %

Shooting

Shots on goalGoalsShooting %
All5549th percentile352nd percentile5.5 %46th percentile
High danger244th percentile164th percentile50.0 %94th percentile
Mid range638th percentile268th percentile33.3 %99th percentile
Long range3050th percentile00th percentile0.0 %0th percentile

Shots on goal by zone

Neutral zone : 1 · 45th percentileOutside left : 1 · 33th percentileOutside right : 8 · 83th percentileLeft point : 1 · 15th percentileRight point : 28 · 85th percentileCenter point : 1 · 10th percentileLeft circle : 0 · 0th percentileRight circle : 3 · 57th percentileHigh slot : 3 · 53th percentileLeft of the net : 0 · 0th percentileRight of the net : 2 · 86th percentileLow slot : 2 · 46th percentileCrease : 0 · 0th percentileLeft corner : 0 · 0th percentileBehind the net : 0 · 0th percentileRight corner : 0 · 0th percentile11812810330220000
Beyond the red line : 5

2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.

Last 5 games

DateOpponentGAPTS+/-TOI
April 16, 2025vsEdmonton Oilers logoEDM000026:15
April 13, 2025@Calgary Flames logoCGY101221:14
April 11, 2025@Edmonton Oilers logoEDM000119:29
January 23, 2025vsNashville Predators logoNSH000013:49
January 21, 2025@Nashville Predators logoNSH000-114:27

Jan Rutta in five questions

How many goals does Jan Rutta have in 2024-25?

Jan Rutta has 3 goals and 9 points (6 assists) in 54 games in 2024-25.

How old and how tall is Jan Rutta?

Jan Rutta is 36 years old (born July 29, 1990). He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).

Where is Jan Rutta from?

Jan Rutta was born in Pisek, Czechia.

How good is Jan Rutta?

Jan Rutta produced -0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 297th of 314 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 8 out of 100: very poor for his position.

Where can I find Jan Rutta'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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