#96 · Right Wing

Mikko Rantanen

Age: 29
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 228 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Nousiainen, FIN

GP: 6
G: 2
A: 4
P: 6
+/-: +5
SOG: 13

Drafted 2015 · Round 1, #10 overall (COL)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	2	1	3-1
A	4	4	4
P	6	5	7-1
SOG	13	10	17-4
PPP	1	2	3-2
+/-	+5	+2	0+5
PIM	4	4	8-4
TOI/GP	20:39	20:33+0:06	21:04−0:25
SH%	15.4	10.0+5.4	17.6-2.3

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:Rantanen is shooting 15.4% (2 on 13 shots) against 15.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.9 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 52.1; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 54.3; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.8; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.213; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.9; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +1.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 63.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:42; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Rantanen is used

#96 · R · Dallas Stars

Mikko Rantanen

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 20:20; 15:42 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 63.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 54.3%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.1%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Rantanen58.7s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Rantanen35%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Wyatt Johnston53.7 min together57%shot attempts

Sam Steel42.4 min together56%shot attempts

Thomas Harley32.7 min together59%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Dallas Stars	6	2	4	6	+5	4	0	13	15.4	20:39
2025–26	Dallas Stars	64	22	55	77	0	93	6	139	15.8	20:11
2025–26 (P)	Dallas Stars	6	1	6	7	-8	12	1	14	7.1	22:41
2024–25	Colorado Avalanche	49	25	39	64	+12	28	8	135	18.5	22:30
2024–25	Carolina Hurricanes	13	2	4	6	-3	10	1	40	5.0	19:49
2024–25	Dallas Stars	20	5	13	18	+4	22	2	37	13.5	19:07
2024–25 (P)	Dallas Stars	18	9	13	22	-3	10	2	50	18.0	20:46
2023–24	Colorado Avalanche	80	42	62	104	+19	50	14	271	15.5	22:54
2023–24 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	11	4	10	14	-1	8	1	32	12.5	24:03
2022–23	Colorado Avalanche	82	55	50	105	+15	82	13	306	18.0	22:13
2022–23 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	7	7	3	10	+4	2	2	27	25.9	21:26
2021–22	Colorado Avalanche	75	36	56	92	+35	56	16	254	14.2	20:59
2021–22 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	20	5	20	25	+3	4	1	53	9.4	20:11
2020–21	Colorado Avalanche	52	30	36	66	+30	34	9	177	16.9	19:55
2020–21 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	10	5	8	13	+5	4	3	32	15.6	21:22
2019–20	Colorado Avalanche	42	19	22	41	-2	14	8	107	17.8	18:57
2019–20 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	15	7	14	21	+11	6	2	55	12.7	20:04
2018–19	Colorado Avalanche	74	31	56	87	+13	54	16	193	16.1	20:51
2018–19 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	12	6	8	14	-1	4	2	34	17.6	21:39
2017–18	Colorado Avalanche	81	29	55	84	0	34	12	178	16.3	18:58
2017–18 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	6	0	4	4	-1	0	0	10	0.0	19:37
2016–17	Colorado Avalanche	75	20	18	38	-25	22	4	133	15.0	18:03
2015–16	Colorado Avalanche	9	0	0	0	-7	2	0	9	0.0	8:57

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsCOL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	21:37
Sat, Oct 10	@PIT	0	0	0	0	4	4	23:09
Thu, Oct 8	@BUF	1	3	4	+3	2	0	15:27
Mon, Oct 5	vsSJS	1	0	1	+2	3	0	17:34
Sat, Oct 3	@NSH	0	1	1	+1	3	0	23:55
Fri, Oct 2	vsSTL	0	0	0	-2	1	0	22:10

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Finland · OG	5	2	4	6	+1	2	1	12	17.0	18:15
2024–25	Finland · 4 Nations	3	1	0	1	-1	0	1	6	16.0	20:35
2022–23	Finland · WC	8	0	9	9	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland · WC	8	5	6	11	+1	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	San Antonio Rampage · AHL	4	0	2	2	0	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland · WC	10	4	6	10	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland · EHT	3	0	1	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	San Antonio · AHL	52	24	36	60	+20	42	5	140	1710.0	–
2015–16	Finland · WC-A	5	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	–	–
2015–16	Finland U20 · WJC-20	7	2	3	5	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland · EHT	3	0	3	3	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	TPS · Finland	56	9	19	28	–	22	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	7	6	8	14	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	2	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	17	5	13	18	–	8	–	–	–	–
2013–14	TPS · Finland	37	5	4	9	–	10	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Finland · WJ18-A	5	3	2	5	+2	0	1	12	–	–
2013–14 (P)	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	3	2	1	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	5	2	6	8	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	35	10	14	24	–	14	–	–	–	–
2012–13	TPS · Finland	15	2	1	3	–	4	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	1	1	0	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	TPS Jr. · Fin-Jr.	9	2	4	6	–	4	–	–	–	–
2011–12	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	22	5	8	13	–	6	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	TPS U18 · Fin-U18	7	1	1	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2010–11	TPS U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	10	7	7	14	0	8	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	TPS U16 · U16 SM-sarja	10	2	6	8	–	4	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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