Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Kevin Rooney

Kevin Rooney

#25 · Centre · Free agent, last with the Utah Mammoth

Born May 21, 1993 in Canton, Massachusetts, USA · 6'2", 190 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

MacKenzie Entwistle CHI · 12 P in 55 GP Ryan Carpenter CGY · 12 P in 67 GP Cody Eakin BUF · 12 P in 69 GP Andrew Ladd ARI · 12 P in 51 GP Tyler Bozak STL · 12 P in 50 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

05102016-17: 0 points016-172017-18: 0 points017-182018-19: 10 points1018-192019-20: 9 points919-202020-21: 14 points1420-212021-22: 12 points1221-222022-23: 1 points122-232023-24: 4 points423-242024-25: 10 points1024-252025-26: 1 points125-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 NJD 4 0 0 0 -3 4 2 4 0.00 $796K
2017-18 NJD 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00 $650K
2018-19 NJD 41 6 4 10 -4 15 39 77 0.24 $700K
2019-20 NJD 49 4 5 9 8 20 59 64 0.18 $700K
2020-21 NYR 54 8 6 14 0 54 62 110 0.26 $750K
2021-22 NYR 61 6 6 12 -1 18 71 84 0.20 $750K
2022-23 CGY 17 0 1 1 -2 7 14 26 0.06 $1.3M
2023-24 CGY 33 3 1 4 -4 2 27 65 0.12 $1.3M
2024-25 CGY 70 5 5 10 -6 14 54 109 0.14 $1.3M
2025-26 UTA 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 $1.3M
10 seasons Career 331 33 28 61 -11 134 332 541 0.18

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 NYR 15 0 2 2 0 10 18 38 0.13
1 season Playoffs 15 0 2 2 0 10 18 38 0.13

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 6 6 12 -1 18 71 84 0.20 8.5 13:51

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2022, then UFA
$63KCap dollars per point12 points in 61 games
-$220KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$970KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Rangers on Oct 9, 2020, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.5M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $750K $700K $0 $700K
2021-22 $750K $800K $0 $800K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Oct 6, 2025 Utah Mammoth New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1.3M $1.3M
Mar 8, 2024 Calgary Flames Extension 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1.3M $1.3M
Jul 13, 2022 Calgary Flames New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $2.6M $1.3M
Oct 9, 2020 New York Rangers New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.5M $750K
Aug 13, 2018 New Jersey Devils New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $1.4M $700K
Jul 26, 2017 New Jersey Devils New contract 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $650K $650K
Feb 27, 2017 New Jersey Devils Entry-level 2016-17 to 2016-17 1 $625K $796K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2021-22 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2021-22 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.3Goals above replacement614th of 723 skaters, 423rd of 481 forwards
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-5.5 2nd percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 65th percentilePower play-0.1 47th percentilePenalty kill-0.4 12th percentilePenalties+1.6 88th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-2-101232016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

37.7Corsi for %424 attempts for, 700 against
-10.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.6Expected goals for %18.9 expected for, 30.1 against
-10.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %15 for, 20 against
100.9PDO6.2% shooting + 94.8% saves
96Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ryan Reaves · Dryden Hunt · Kevin Rooney27167:3940.747.60-5
Ryan Reaves · Barclay Goodrow · Kevin Rooney24136:5734.029.96-3
Ryan Reaves · Greg McKegg · Kevin Rooney16120:5334.934.23-6
Barclay Goodrow · Dryden Hunt · Kevin Rooney1125:2642.149.30-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.2Expected goalsfrom 83 unblocked attempts
-1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.44 expected goals per 60 minutes4th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt28th
Finishing -1.2 goals above expected42ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 6.2Goals 5

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 29, 2022 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:53
Apr 27, 2022 vs MTL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 15:02
Apr 26, 2022 vs CAR L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 15:46
Apr 23, 2022 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11:32
Apr 21, 2022 @ NYI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:34
Apr 19, 2022 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:09
Apr 16, 2022 vs DET W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:45
Apr 13, 2022 @ PHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10:23
Apr 12, 2022 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:25
Apr 9, 2022 vs OTT W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 15:27
Mar 2, 2022 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:26
Feb 27, 2022 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:58
Feb 26, 2022 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 16:21
Feb 24, 2022 vs WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:44
Feb 20, 2022 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:12
Feb 17, 2022 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:16
Feb 15, 2022 vs BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12:45
Feb 1, 2022 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:39
Jan 30, 2022 vs SEA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:49
Jan 28, 2022 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:55
Jan 27, 2022 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 14:50
Jan 24, 2022 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:55
Jan 22, 2022 vs ARI W 7-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 15:53
Jan 21, 2022 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:54
Jan 19, 2022 vs TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 16:53
Jan 15, 2022 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:42
Jan 13, 2022 @ SJS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:22
Jan 10, 2022 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:12
Jan 8, 2022 @ ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 13:55
Jan 6, 2022 @ VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:04
Jan 3, 2022 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:23
Dec 17, 2021 vs VGK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:00
Dec 15, 2021 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:32
Dec 14, 2021 @ COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 14:09
Dec 12, 2021 vs NSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:56
Dec 10, 2021 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:34
Dec 8, 2021 vs COL L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:23
Dec 7, 2021 @ CHI W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 13:46
Dec 4, 2021 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:54
Dec 3, 2021 vs SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:44
Dec 1, 2021 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:27
Nov 26, 2021 @ BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 13:16
Nov 24, 2021 @ NYI W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 15:14
Nov 21, 2021 vs BUF W 5-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 14:17
Nov 18, 2021 @ TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:09
Nov 16, 2021 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:15
Nov 14, 2021 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:05
Nov 13, 2021 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 12:56
Nov 8, 2021 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 14:18
Nov 6, 2021 @ CGY L 0-6 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 15:00
Nov 5, 2021 @ EDM L 5-6 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 14:55
Nov 2, 2021 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:36
Oct 31, 2021 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:18
Oct 29, 2021 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:06
Oct 25, 2021 vs CGY L 1-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 12:41
Oct 23, 2021 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:19
Oct 21, 2021 @ NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:57
Oct 18, 2021 @ TOR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:55
Oct 16, 2021 @ MTL W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:55
Oct 14, 2021 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:32
Oct 13, 2021 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:38