Phil
Kessel
R · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 6
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 36
2022-23№ 478 / 617
Phil Kessel stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Phil Kessel
Retired 2023#8R
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 1, 1987 · Madison, United States
Drafted : 2006 · BOS · round 1, pick #5
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 40 |
| 2020-21 | Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 22 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 28 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 36 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 20 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 18 |
| 2014-15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 30 |
| 2013-14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 27 |
| 2012-13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 18 |
| 2011-12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 20 |
| 2010-11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 24 |
| 2009-10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 21 |
| 2008-09 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 16 |
| 2007-08 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 28 |
| 2006-07 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| NHL totals | 1286 | 413 | 579 | 992 | 402 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Arizona Coyotes | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 |
| 2012-13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | Boston Bruins | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 2007-08 | Boston Bruins | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 100 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 24 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cup3 times · 2022-23, 2016-17, 2015-16
- 🏆 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophyonce · 2006-07
Phil Kessel: our analysis
2022-23 season: 82 GP, 14 G, 22 A, 36 PTS, -7 +/-, 12:49 TOI. WAR -0.1 (478th of 617) · PAL 6, very poor.
In 2022-23, Phil Kessel, 39, posts a PAL Rating of 6 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 478th among 617 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: power play (72, above average). On the other hand, discipline (3, among the weakest in the league) and defense (7, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.0); his biggest cost: EV defense (-3.7).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:49
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:27
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:01
- Pts/GP
- 0.44
- EV points
- 27
- Hits
- 10
- Blocks
- 28
- Takeaways
- 36
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 35.6 %
- Faceoffs
- 41.7 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 51 %
63
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 70
- Confidence 56 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 69
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 95
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 47
- Confidence 56 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 56
- Confidence 34 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 48
- Confidence 56 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 77
- Confidence 51 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 73
- Confidence 51 %
- DF
- Defense
- 58
- Confidence 46 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 63
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 97
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.866 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.5 · 62
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.6 · 76
ST — Strength70
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.404 · 63
- Body mass (50 %)0.077 · 78
EN — Endurance69
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.4 · 67
- Total ice time (20 %)1,034 · 74
- Shift length (15 %)45.5 · 76
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.8 · 67
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.847 · 65
DU — Durability95
- Share of games played (100 %)0.877 · 95
CK — Checking47
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.959 · 48
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.67 · 42
- Season volume (10 %)2.398 · 46
FG — Fighting56
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.959 · 56
DI — Discipline48
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.055 · 48
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.791 · 68
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.467 · 55
PA — Passing77
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.608 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.673 · 84
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.053 · 79
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.633 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.61 · 70
SC — Scoring73
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.841 · 76
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.808 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.031 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.888 · 51
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 57
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.3 · 82
DF — Defense58
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.157 · 54
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.253 · 58
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.912 · 65
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.012 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.403 · 80
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)62.2 · 56
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.805 · 69
PS — Penalty shot63
- Shootouts (60 %)33.4 · 62
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience97
- Career regular-season games (65 %)100
- Career playoff games (25 %)87
- NHL seasons (10 %)98
OV — Overall63
- SC · Scoring (20 %)73
- PA · Passing (20 %)77
- DF · Defense (20 %)58
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)69
- DI · Discipline (5 %)48
- ST · Strength (3 %)70
- CK · Checking (2 %)47
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
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
-0.1
wins above replacement
478 of 617
PAL Rating
6/ 100
Performance · Very poor
434 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 40
- Defense
- 6
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- Offense
- 45
- Creation
- 47
- Shooting
- 40
- Possession
- 17
- Defense
- 7
- Discipline
- 3
- Power play
- 72
- Penalty kill
- 29
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
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
20/ 100
Below average
better than 20% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
2/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
62/ 100
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, 338 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 17
- Shot selection
- 13
- Penalties drawn
- 5
- Puck management
- 33
Defense
- Takeaways
- 62
- Discipline
- 44
- Safe zone exits
- 67
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.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-1.2 to 1.2 — 90% interval
478 of 617 forwards
-0.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.0
- EV defense
- -3.7
- Power play
- +0.6
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +0.4
- Penalties
- -1.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.7
In goals.
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
- 148.4 km/h79th percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.5 km/h77th percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 13083rd percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 42.3 %54th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 261.9 km63rd percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.05 km27th percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.6 %39th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.2 %76th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.5 %55th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 14976th percentile | 1466th percentile | 9.4 %19th percentile |
| High danger | 4262nd percentile | 864th percentile | 19.1 %58th percentile |
| Mid range | 6184th percentile | 465th percentile | 6.6 %20th percentile |
| Long range | 1683rd percentile | 178th percentile | 6.3 %73rd percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2023 | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:42 |
| April 22, 2023 | @WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 |
| April 20, 2023 | vsWPG | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11:15 |
| April 18, 2023 | vsWPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 |
| April 13, 2023 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 |
Phil Kessel: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Phil Kessel have in 2022-23?
Phil Kessel has 14 goals and 36 points (22 assists) in 82 games in 2022-23.
How old is Phil Kessel?
Phil Kessel is 39 years old: he was born on October 2, 1987.
How tall is Phil Kessel, and how much does he weigh?
Phil Kessel is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Phil Kessel from?
United States: Phil Kessel was born in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
How good is Phil Kessel?
Phil Kessel produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 478th of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 6 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Phil Kessel a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 478th of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Phil Kessel's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Phil Kessel has 1,286 games, 413 goals, 579 assists and 992 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 92 points in 82 games.
Where was Phil Kessel drafted?
Phil Kessel was drafted 5th overall (round 1) by Boston Bruins in 2006.
How does Phil Kessel perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Phil Kessel has 100 games and 83 points in his career. His pace (0.83 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.77).
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