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Rasmus Ristolainen
Defenseman #55 Flyers $5.100M
Player Information

Rasmus Ristolainen has 6 points (1 goals, 5 assists) in 19 games for the Philadelphia Flyers this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 8) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 310 points (57 goals, 253 assists) in 795 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 31.3 yrs (27.10.1994)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 94 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 8th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Flyers controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Rasmus Ristolainen is off the ice, the Flyers control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 29% in the defensive zone.

  • 75

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 109th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 74th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.69
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.18
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.54
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.27
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.02
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.61
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.87
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.87
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.36
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.66
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.08
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.25
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.100M
Player Contract Value: $4.700M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 33.7 yrs (27.10.1994)
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Rasmus Ristolainen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 1:01 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 21:52 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 1 1 0 22:22 0 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 1 2 2 20:40 2 50.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 22:56 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 0 5 20.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2013-14 Team Logo Sabres 34 2 2 4 -15 19:07 52 3.8% 6
2014-15 Team Logo Sabres 78 8 12 20 -32 20:37 121 6.6% 26
2015-16 Team Logo Sabres 82 9 32 41 -21 25:16 202 4.5% 33
2016-17 Team Logo Sabres 79 6 39 45 -9 26:28 186 3.2% 58
2017-18 Team Logo Sabres 73 6 35 41 -25 26:30 182 3.3% 48
2018-19 Team Logo Sabres 78 5 38 43 -41 24:37 182 2.7% 38
2019-20 Team Logo Sabres 69 6 27 33 -2 22:48 128 4.7% 46
2020-21 Team Logo Sabres 49 4 14 18 -18 22:16 73 5.5% 36
2021-22 Team Logo Flyers 66 2 14 16 -9 21:25 97 2.1% 38
2022-23 Team Logo Flyers 74 3 17 20 -4 19:01 86 3.5% 32
2023-24 Team Logo Flyers 31 1 3 4 -6 16:40 46 2.2% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Flyers 63 4 15 19 3 20:31 100 4.0% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Flyers 19 1 5 6 -4 19:55 29 3.4% 4
Season Projection 45 2 12 14 -9 19:54 69 2.9% 9
Total 795 57 253 310 -183 1484 3.8% 387
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 Ristolainen Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 193 cm / 94 kg 0.32 0.39 62 82 $5.100M
88% Artem Zub Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.34 0.28 62 82 $4.600M
88% Cam Fowler Team Logo D 34.2 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.32 0.46 62 81 $2.500M
87% Philip Broberg Team Logo D 24.7 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.34 0.30 61 85 $4.581M
87% Hampus Lindholm Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.41 66 81 $6.500M
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