#55 · Defense

Rasmus Ristolainen

Age: 31
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 208 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Turku, FIN

GP: 3
G: 1
A: 0
P: 1
+/-: 0
SOG: 4

Drafted 2013 · Round 1, #8 overall (BUF)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 first 3 GP
GP	3	3
G	1	0+1
A	0	0
P	1	0+1
SOG	4	6-2
PPP	0	0
+/-	0	0
PIM	0	4-4
TOI/GP	18:17	19:47−1:31
SH%	25.0	0.0+25.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Ristolainen is shooting 25.0% (1 on 4 shots) against 2.9% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.0 expected goals this season (G − xG 0.0).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 37.0; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 40.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -2.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.067; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.0; Individual expected goals
G − xG: 0.0; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 10.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:48; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

8 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Philadelphia Flyers	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0	18:17
2025–26	Philadelphia Flyers	44	1	13	14	+10	16	0	58	1.7	21:23
2025–26 (P)	Philadelphia Flyers	10	1	4	5	+1	20	0	18	5.6	25:00
2024–25	Philadelphia Flyers	63	4	15	19	+3	14	0	100	4.0	20:31
2023–24	Philadelphia Flyers	31	1	3	4	-6	8	0	46	2.2	16:41
2022–23	Philadelphia Flyers	74	3	17	20	-4	32	1	86	3.5	19:01
2021–22	Philadelphia Flyers	66	2	14	16	-9	38	0	97	2.1	21:26
2020–21	Buffalo Sabres	49	4	14	18	-18	36	1	73	5.5	22:17
2019–20	Buffalo Sabres	69	6	27	33	-2	46	2	128	4.7	22:48
2018–19	Buffalo Sabres	78	5	38	43	-41	38	1	182	2.8	24:38
2017–18	Buffalo Sabres	73	6	35	41	-25	48	1	182	3.3	26:30
2016–17	Buffalo Sabres	79	6	39	45	-9	58	1	186	3.2	26:28
2015–16	Buffalo Sabres	82	9	32	41	-21	33	4	202	4.5	25:17
2014–15	Buffalo Sabres	78	8	12	20	-32	26	4	121	6.6	20:37
2013–14	Buffalo Sabres	34	2	2	4	-15	6	0	52	3.9	19:07

	Opp					TOI
Sat, Oct 3	vsCAR	0	0	0	0	14:26
Thu, Oct 1	@NJD	1	1	+1	4	22:44
Wed, Sep 30	vsPIT	0	0	-1	0	17:40

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Finland · OG	6	0	3	3	+9	2	0	7	0.0	19:45
2016–17	Finland · WCup	3	0	0	0	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Finland · EHT	4	0	0	0	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Rochester · AHL	34	6	14	20	-2	22	4	66	910.0	–
2013–14	Finland · WJC-A	5	3	0	3	+1	8	0	15	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Rochester · AHL	5	0	2	2	-2	2	0	11	0.0	–
2012–13	TPS · Finland	52	3	12	15	–	32	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	5	2	1	3	–	2	–	–	–	–
2011–12	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	8	0	4	4	–	6	–	–	–	–
2011–12	TPS · Finland	40	3	5	8	–	78	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	TPS · Finland	2	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	2	1	2	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	27	0	12	12	–	30	–	–	–	–
2010–11	TPS · Finland	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	13	5	3	8	–	8	–	–	–	–
2009–10	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	32	3	7	10	–	28	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Tps Jr. · Fin-Jr.	5	1	1	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	3	1	0	1	–	4	–	–	–	–
2008–09	TPS U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	5	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	TPS U16 · U16 SM-sarja	7	1	1	2	–	2	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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