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Loading…A 93.5 overall puts Eichel 10th among 195 rated centers, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the highest-rated player on the Vegas Golden Knights roster.
Offensive creation is where he wins, at 94, while penalty killing at 31 is the clear area to improve.
Over 11 rated seasons since 2015-16 he has averaged 87.7, peaking at 97.5 in 2019-20; last season's 95.6 was up 6.3 points.
His $13.5M cap hit through 2033-34 grades Overpaid, about $2.77M above the $10.7M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 8 seasons left to run.
His cap hit is the largest on the Vegas Golden Knights NHL roster and uses 13.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $430K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 94 |
| Defense | 48 |
| Play driving | 86 |
| Finishing | 84 |
| Power play | 50 |
| Penalty kill | 31 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 74 | 95.6 | 1.2 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 77 | 89.3 | 1.1 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 63 | 93.1 | 1.6 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 67 | 88.8 | 1.5 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 34 | 73.4 | 0.6 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 21 | 81.3 | 0.7 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 68 | 97.5 | 1.9 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 77 | 95.7 | 1.2 |
| 2017-18 | BUF | 67 | 87.6 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | BUF | 61 | 90.8 | 1.1 |
Other VGK centers by rating: Tomas Hertl (91.8), William Karlsson (49.8), Tanner Laczynski (28.9), Nic Dowd (12.3). See the full Vegas Golden Knights cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.