57 G · 261 A · 820 GP
0.388 P/GP · 121 PPP · 22:35 ATOI
Philadelphia Flyers#55Active
Rasmus Ristolainen
D · 6′4″ / 208 lb · Shoots R · Turku, FIN · Age 31 · 2013 #8 by BUF
318Career points
0.388Career P/GP
820Games played
57Goals
13 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2614points
The latest read.
14 points in 44 games in 2025-26. Career: 318 points across 820 games.
44GP
1goals
13assists
14points
58shots
1PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
1 G · 4 A · 10 GP
0.500 P/GP · 0 PPP · 25:00 ATOI
0.118 → 0.318P/GP by season · 13 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2016-17
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 13 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 10 GP · 1 G · 4 A · 5 pts (0.500 P/GP)
45.0
52.1
57.7
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2013 draft#8round 1 · BUF
29Players in sample
100.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Derian Hatcher (1990, MNS), 1,045 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #8, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Rasmus Ristolainen's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Rasmus Ristolainen. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2016-17 peak: 79 GP / 6 G / 39 A / 45 Pts / 0.570 P/GP · 26:28 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 79 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 0.570 |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 0.562 |
| 2018-19 | 78 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 0.551 |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 0.500 |
| 2019-20 | 69 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.478 |
| Prime-five | 381 | 32 | 171 | 203 | 0.533 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-09vs CARPlayoff23:34 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-05-07vs CARPlayoff20:09 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-05-04@ CARPlayoff28:16 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-05-02@ CARPlayoff23:57 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
2026-04-29vs PITPlayoff30:12 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart13 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 44 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +10 | 1 | 58 |
| 2024-25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +3 | 3 | 100 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 5 | 86 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 1 | 97 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 49 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -18 | 7 | 73 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -2 | 9 | 128 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 5 | 38 | 43 | -41 | 17 | 182 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | -25 | 23 | 182 |
| 2016-17Peak | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 6 | 39 | 45 | -9 | 25 | 186 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | -21 | 21 | 202 |
| 2014-15 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -32 | 9 | 121 |
| 2013-14 | Buffalo Sabres | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 0 | 52 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 18 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2016-17 is the best season either way: 0.570 raw, 0.618 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44 | 0.318 | 3.13 | 0.305 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 0.302 | 3.04 | 0.298 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 0.129 | 3.11 | 0.124 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 0.270 | 3.18 | 0.255 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 0.242 | 3.14 | 0.231 |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 0.367 | 2.94 | 0.375 |
| 2019-20 | 69 | 0.478 | 3.02 | 0.475 |
| 2018-19 | 78 | 0.551 | 3.01 | 0.549 |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 0.562 | 2.97 | 0.567 |
| 2016-17Best adjusted | 79 | 0.570 | 2.77 | 0.618 |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 0.500 | 2.71 | 0.553 |
| 2014-15 | 78 | 0.256 | 2.73 | 0.282 |
| 2013-14 | 34 | 0.118 | 2.74 | 0.129 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Finland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | EHT | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Rochester | 34 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2013-14 | WJC-A | Finland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Rochester | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Finland | TPS | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012-13 | Fin-Jr. | TPS Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011-12 | Fin-Jr. | TPS Jr. | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011-12 | Finland | TPS | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011-12 | Finland | TPS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Fin-Jr. | TPS Jr. | 27 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2010-11 | Fin-U18 | TPS U18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010-11 | Finland | TPS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Fin-U18 | TPS U18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009-10 | Fin-Jr. | Tps Jr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | Fin-U18 | TPS U18 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009-10 | Fin-U18 | TPS U18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | Jr. C SM-sarja Q | TPS U16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | U16 SM-sarja | TPS U16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 820 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 656 to 984); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 48 of them cleared the band.
Colton ParaykoD · 2012 #86 · active800 GP · 81 G · 232 A · 313 P0.391 P/GP · +0.003Jaccob SlavinD · 2012 #120 · active784 GP · 56 G · 251 A · 307 P0.392 P/GP · +0.004Dmitry OrlovD · 2009 #55 · active949 GP · 79 G · 285 A · 364 P0.384 P/GP · −0.004Jacob TroubaD · 2012 #9 · active906 GP · 84 G · 274 A · 358 P0.395 P/GP · +0.007Brady SkjeiD · 2012 #28 · active773 GP · 81 G · 225 A · 306 P0.396 P/GP · +0.008
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed93.3mph67.8
150.1 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed21.4mph41.4
34.5 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated207.3km47.2
128.8 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game6.2km75.9
3.8 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph17bursts46.0
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time41.1%42.7
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time18.1%66.2
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time40.8%47.1
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal58shots51.8
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal9shots84.6
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Center Point120 G61th
R Point110 G66th
R Circle80 G81th
Low Slot60 G73th
Outside R60 G79th
L Point50 G52th
Beyond Red Line31 G52th
Crease30 G97th
High Slot20 G41th
R Net Side20 G87th
Behind the Net00 G0th
L Circle00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
Outside L00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
9high danger0 G · 0.0%
10mid danger0 G · 0.0%
28long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 58 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Assists / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 46.0 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.DET22 points38 GP · 3 G · 19 A76 shots · 12 PP points
Career vs.WSH18 points37 GP · 2 G · 16 A68 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.PIT18 points43 GP · 2 G · 16 A86 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.EDM16 points21 GP · 3 G · 13 A48 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.LAK15 points22 GP · 3 G · 12 A34 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.OTT14 points32 GP · 1 G · 13 A63 shots · 8 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.EDM0.76 P/GP21 GP · 3 G · 13 A48 shots · 7 PP pointsPace vs.LAK0.68 P/GP22 GP · 3 G · 12 A34 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.VAN0.62 P/GP21 GP · 2 G · 11 A35 shots · 3 PP pointsPace vs.DET0.58 P/GP38 GP · 3 G · 19 A76 shots · 12 PP points
Pace vs.CHI0.56 P/GP18 GP · 0 G · 10 A32 shots · 2 PP points
Pace vs.CGY0.50 P/GP22 GP · 5 G · 6 A33 shots · 4 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Rasmus Ristolainen has faced 63 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.34blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#281Yahoo#307Fantrax#300Roto#274
25-2644 GP1 G13 A1.31 pts/gm
This desk has Rasmus Ristolainen No. 281 among skaters on the ESPN points board, off a 1.34 three-season blended per-game figure.
The room.
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