Kyle
Okposo
R · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 41
- WAR
- 0.4
- PTS
- 0
2023-24№ 233 / 608
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Kyle Okposo
Retired 2024#8R
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 15, 1988 · St. Paul, United States
Drafted : 2006 · NYI · round 1, pick #7
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 61 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2022-23 | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo Sabres | 74 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 43 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 52 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 41 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 76 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 40 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 24 |
| 2015-16 | New York Islanders | 79 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 51 |
| 2014-15 | New York Islanders | 60 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 12 |
| 2013-14 | New York Islanders | 71 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 51 |
| 2012-13 | New York Islanders | 48 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 38 |
| 2011-12 | New York Islanders | 79 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 46 |
| 2010-11 | New York Islanders | 38 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 |
| 2009-10 | New York Islanders | 80 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 34 |
| 2008-09 | New York Islanders | 65 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 36 |
| 2007-08 | New York Islanders | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 1051 | 242 | 372 | 614 | 554 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015-16 | New York Islanders | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | New York Islanders | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | New York Islanders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Playoff totals | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 21 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2023-24
Kyle Okposo: our analysis
2023-24 season: 6 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 10:42 TOI. WAR 0.4 (233rd of 608) · PAL 41, around average.
In 2023-24, Kyle Okposo, 38, posts a PAL Rating of 41 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.4 ranks 233rd among 608 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (71, above average). On the other hand, discipline (15, among the weakest in the league) and power play (32, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+1.4); his biggest cost: penalties (-0.7).
A marked decline: his PAL was 61 in 2022-23, against 41 now; his WAR, though, went from -0.3 to 0.4.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:21
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:12
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:46
- Pts/GP
- 0.33
- EV points
- 17
- Hits
- 75
- Blocks
- 35
- Takeaways
- 20
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 51.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 33.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 47.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 66 %
70
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 73
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 71 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 71
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 76
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 71 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 66
- Confidence 47 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 65
- Confidence 71 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 70
- Confidence 61 %
- PA
- Passing
- 66
- Confidence 66 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 66 %
- DF
- Defense
- 83
- Confidence 62 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 91
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating73
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.409 · 63
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.6 · 67
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 77
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.569 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)0.623 · 81
EN — Endurance71
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.8 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)870 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)44.6 · 71
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.3 · 71
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.055 · 73
DU — Durability76
- Share of games played (100 %)0.826 · 76
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.927 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.605 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)4.331 · 76
FG — Fighting66
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.815 · 66
DI — Discipline65
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.012 · 66
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.826 · 69
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.753 · 73
FO — Faceoffs70
- Faceoff % (85 %)49 · 71
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)25.9 · 57
PA — Passing66
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.554 · 66
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.374 · 66
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.012 · 69
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.973 · 70
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.488 · 72
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.816 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.851 · 73
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.316 · 68
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.392 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14 · 73
DF — Defense83
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.09 · 85
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.207 · 85
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.65 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.029 · 63
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.396 · 78
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.5 · 86
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.258 · 76
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience91
- Career regular-season games (65 %)98
- Career playoff games (25 %)70
- NHL seasons (10 %)98
OV — Overall70
- SC · Scoring (28 %)71
- PA · Passing (22 %)66
- DF · Defense (18 %)83
- SK · Skating (12 %)73
- EN · Endurance (8 %)71
- DI · Discipline (5 %)65
- ST · Strength (4 %)79
- CK · Checking (3 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 83 |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 78 | 65 | 91 |
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.
WAR
0.4
wins above replacement
233 of 608
PAL Rating
41/ 100
Performance · Around average
256 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 44
- Defense
- 64
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- Offense
- 37
- Creation
- 59
- Shooting
- 50
- Possession
- 48
- Defense
- 71
- Discipline
- 15
- Power play
- 32
- Penalty kill
- 44
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 | FLA | 0.4 | 41 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | BUF | -0.3 | 61 | — | — |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
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
17/ 100
Low
better than 17% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
42/ 100
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, 339 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 41
- Shot selection
- 56
- Penalties drawn
- 25
- Puck management
- 63
Defense
- Takeaways
- 25
- Discipline
- 17
- Safe zone exits
- 47
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | FLA | 17 | 42 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 25 | 32 | 26 |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.4
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 1.5 — 90% interval
233 of 608 forwards
+2.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +1.4
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -0.3
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | FLA | 67 | 0.4 | -0.5 to 1.5 | 233/608 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 75 | -0.3 | -1.5 to 0.5 | 515/617 |
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/h49th percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.5 km/h43rd percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4242nd percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 42.3 %52nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 224.9 km52nd percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.60 km46th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.8 %63rd percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %65th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.7 %54th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 11463rd percentile | 1260th percentile | 10.5 %33rd percentile |
| High danger | 3860th percentile | 548th percentile | 13.2 %13th percentile |
| Mid range | 3970th percentile | 678th percentile | 15.4 %83rd percentile |
| Long range | 1267th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:51 |
| June 18, 2024 | vsEDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7:13 |
| June 15, 2024 | @EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:37 |
| June 13, 2024 | @EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:26 |
| June 10, 2024 | vsEDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:53 |
Kyle Okposo: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kyle Okposo have in 2023-24?
Kyle Okposo has 12 goals and 22 points (10 assists) in 67 games in 2023-24.
How old is Kyle Okposo?
Kyle Okposo is 38 years old: he was born on April 16, 1988.
How tall is Kyle Okposo, and how much does he weigh?
Kyle Okposo is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Kyle Okposo from?
United States: Kyle Okposo was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.
How good is Kyle Okposo?
Kyle Okposo produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 233rd of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 41 out of 100: around average for his position.
Is Kyle Okposo a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 233rd of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Kyle Okposo getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 61 in 2022-23 to 41 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Kyle Okposo's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kyle Okposo has 1,051 games, 242 goals, 372 assists and 614 points. His best season: 2013-14, with 69 points in 71 games.
Where was Kyle Okposo drafted?
Kyle Okposo was drafted 7th overall (round 1) by New York Islanders in 2006.
How does Kyle Okposo perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Kyle Okposo has 41 games and 17 points in his career. His pace (0.41 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.58).
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