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Rasmus Dahlin
Defenseman #26 Sabres $11.000M
Player Information

Rasmus Dahlin has 48 points (11 goals, 37 assists) in 53 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 1) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 408 points (94 goals, 314 assists) in 562 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 25.9 yrs (13.04.2000)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 1st in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 25-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Sabres controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Rasmus Dahlin is off the ice, the Sabres control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 31% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 82

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 7th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 117th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.10
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    24.47
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.55
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.80
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.80
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.47
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.77
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.85
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.78
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.97
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.00
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.95
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.15
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.95
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.20
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $11.000M
Player Contract Value: $8.400M
Remaining: 7 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2032 UFA
Age at the end: 33.2 yrs (13.04.2000)
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Rasmus Dahlin
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 1 1 1 25:52 2 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 1 1 0 26:03 4 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 2 2 1 21:53 1 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 1 1 0 27:46 7 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 -1 26:31 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 6 6 1 15 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Sabres 82 9 35 44 -13 21:08 177 5.1% 34
2019-20 Team Logo Sabres 59 4 36 40 -7 19:18 90 4.4% 38
2020-21 Team Logo Sabres 56 5 18 23 -36 21:36 115 4.3% 26
2021-22 Team Logo Sabres 80 13 40 53 -22 24:01 170 7.6% 68
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 78 15 58 73 12 25:48 204 7.4% 92
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 81 20 39 59 -3 25:25 235 8.5% 66
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 73 17 51 68 11 24:13 200 8.5% 54
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 53 11 37 48 -6 24:33 143 7.7% 51
Season Projection 78 16 54 70 -9 24:32 210 7.6% 75
Total 562 94 314 408 -64 1334 7.0% 429
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
Rasmus Dahlin Team Logo D 25.9 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.91 0.73 88 78 $11.000M
88% John Carlson Team Logo D 36.1 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.84 0.67 85 78 $8.000M
84% Roman Josi Team Logo D 35.7 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.87 0.76 87 81 $9.059M
80% Evan Bouchard Team Logo D 26.4 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 1.09 0.74 94 84 $10.500M
79% Charlie McAvoy Team Logo D 28.2 yrs 185 cm / 95 kg 0.87 0.62 80 80 $9.500M
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