Rasmus Ristolainen

Rasmus Ristolainen

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D · 6'4" · 208 lb · Shoots R
Age 31
Career
0.39
P / GP
319P in 823 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.1M
Signed through 2027
Career points
319
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
0.3
7 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.7
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.2
5 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.2
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
1.3
87 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.5
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
27.8
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
-1
2 GF · 3 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2013–14 · age 19
Buffalo Sabres
0.12 P/GP
34 GP · 2G · 2A
Emerging
2014–15 → 2017 · age 20–22
Buffalo Sabres
0.44 P/GP
239 GP · 23G · 83A
Prime
2017–18 → 2025 · age 23–30
Buffalo Sabres
0.39 P/GP
503 GP · 31G · 163A
Veteran
2025–26 → 2027 · age 31–32
Philadelphia Flyers
0.32 P/GP
47 GP · 2G · 13A

Rasmus Ristolainen, a defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers, is entering his age-32 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists) in 3 games, a 0.33 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 27.8% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.7. HighDanger's model projects 26 points for 2026-27, in a 20 to 32 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–237431720-432519:010.27
2023–2431134-68016:410.13
2024–256341519+314320:310.30
2025–264411314+1016121:230.32
2026–27310100018:170.33
Career82358261319-169399121—0.39

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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