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Urho Vaakanainen
Defenseman #18 Rangers $1.550M
Player Information

Urho Vaakanainen has 4 points (0 goals, 4 assists) in 27 games for the New York Rangers this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, he has 44 points (3 goals, 41 assists) in 214 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, the Anaheim Ducks and the New York Rangers.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 27.2 yrs (01.01.1999)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 18th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoBoston Bruins
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 27-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Rangers controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Urho Vaakanainen is off the ice, the Rangers control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 9% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 47% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 187th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 138th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.78
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.35
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.35
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.24
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.26
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.49
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.44
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.22
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.48
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.87
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.74
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.47
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.550M
Player Contract Value: $2.700M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 29.5 yrs (01.01.1999)
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Urho Vaakanainen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
26.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 2 12:33 1 0.0% 0
28.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 13:54 1 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 13:34 2 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -2 13:37 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 16:49 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 0 6 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 2 0 0 0 -1 9:05 2 0.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 5 0 0 0 2 16:51 2 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 9 0 2 2 -3 18:55 15 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 15 0 4 4 0 19:16 15 0.0% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Ducks 14 0 2 2 -5 19:21 12 0.0% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Ducks 23 0 2 2 -16 16:26 27 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Ducks 68 1 13 14 0 17:28 67 1.5% 26
2024-25 Team Logo Ducks 5 0 1 1 0 13:35 3 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Rangers 46 2 13 15 8 16:43 39 5.1% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Rangers 27 0 4 4 -2 13:52 20 0.0% 14
Season Projection 52 0 8 8 -4 13:53 39 0.0% 27
Total 214 3 41 44 -17 202 1.5% 70
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Urho Vaakanainen Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.15 0.21 56 77 $1.550M
91% Trevor van Riemsdyk Team Logo D 34.6 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.16 0.21 56 78 $3.000M
89% Zach Whitecloud Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.18 0.22 52 76 $2.750M
89% Drew Helleson Team Logo D 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.23 0.23 55 79 $1.100M
89% Braden Schneider Team Logo D 24.4 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.19 0.23 54 77 $2.200M
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