Mikko Rantanen
Dallas Stars · #96

Mikko Rantanen

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RW · 6'4" · 228 lb · Shoots L
Age 29
Career
1.09
P / GP
782P in 716 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Playmaker
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$12M
Signed through 2031
Career points
782
Regular season

Mikko Rantanen, a right wing for the Dallas Stars, is entering his age-30 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 77 points (22 goals, 55 assists) in 64 games, a 1.20 points-per-game pace, 34 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 49.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +3.2. HighDanger's model projects 95 points for 2026-27, in a 89 to 101 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2023–24804262104+19504022:541.30
2024–2549253964+12281922:301.31
2024–2513246-310219:490.46
2024–252051318+422519:070.90
2025–26642255770933420:111.20
Career716316466782+915012881.09

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2280th
Assists 5597th
Avg TOI / GP 20:1194th
Shots 13969th
PIM 9398th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 7795th
Primary points 2989th
xGF % 49.2%44th
xGF / 60 1.3823rd
xGA / 60 1.4372nd

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 19
Colorado Avalanche
0.0 P/GP
9 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2016–17 → 2019 · age 20–22
Colorado Avalanche
0.91 P/GP
230 GP · 80G · 129A
Prime
2019–20 → 2026 · age 23–29
Dallas Stars
1.2 P/GP
477 GP · 236G · 337A

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Trajectory

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

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.