#26 · Defense

Rasmus Dahlin

Age: 26
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 206 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Lidkoping, SWE

GP: 6
G: 2
A: 2
P: 4
+/-: 0
SOG: 19

Drafted 2018 · Round 1, #1 overall (BUF)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	2	0	0+2
A	2	1	5-3
P	4	1	5-1
SOG	19	8	19
PPP	2	0	3-1
+/-	0	-3	-6+6
PIM	2	4	4-2
TOI/GP	23:38	26:33−2:55	25:50−2:12
SH%	10.5	0.0+10.5	0.0+10.5

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:Dahlin is shooting 10.5% (2 on 19 shots) against 8.9% 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%: 53.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 58.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.5; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.003; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.9; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +1.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 60.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 19:22; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Dahlin is used

#26 · D · Buffalo Sabres

Rasmus Dahlin

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

Pair 1
PP1

Ice time / game: 23:10; 19:22 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 60.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 58.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 53.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Dahlin57.0s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Dahlin39%

NHL average26%

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

Mattias Samuelsson53.8 min together55%shot attempts

Tage Thompson34.3 min together51%shot attempts

Jack Quinn33.3 min together54%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Buffalo Sabres	6	2	2	4	0	2	1	19	10.5	23:38
2025–26	Buffalo Sabres	77	19	55	74	+18	76	6	194	9.8	24:11
2025–26 (P)	Buffalo Sabres	13	4	10	14	+4	20	2	46	8.7	23:58
2024–25	Buffalo Sabres	73	17	51	68	+11	54	5	200	8.5	24:14
2023–24	Buffalo Sabres	81	20	39	59	-3	66	6	235	8.5	25:25
2022–23	Buffalo Sabres	78	15	58	73	+12	92	6	204	7.4	25:48
2021–22	Buffalo Sabres	80	13	40	53	-22	68	3	170	7.6	24:01
2020–21	Buffalo Sabres	56	5	18	23	-36	26	1	115	4.3	21:36
2019–20	Buffalo Sabres	59	4	36	40	-7	38	2	90	4.4	19:18
2018–19	Buffalo Sabres	82	9	35	44	-13	34	5	177	5.1	21:09

	Opp							TOI
Mon, Oct 12	vsFLA	1	0	1	0	4	0	9:06
Sat, Oct 10	vsUTA	0	1	1	0	4	0	25:42
Thu, Oct 8	vsDAL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	26:24
Tue, Oct 6	vsMIN	0	1	1	+1	3	2	29:15
Sat, Oct 3	vsCHI	1	0	1	+1	3	0	25:23
Thu, Oct 1	@CBJ	0	0	0	-1	4	0	25:58

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Sweden · OG	5	1	4	5	+4	2	1	20	5.0	21:23
2024–25	Sweden · 4 Nations	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.0	17:45
2023–24	Sweden · WC	10	2	7	9	+4	29	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Sweden · EHT	1	0	2	2	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Sweden · WC	8	2	5	7	+5	4	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Sweden (EHT) · EHT	1	0	2	2	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Frölunda HC · SHL	41	7	13	20	+4	20	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Frölunda HC J20 · J20 SuperElit	1	1	1	2	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Frölunda HC · Champions HL	7	2	0	2	0	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Sweden · EHT	2	0	1	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Sweden U20 · WJC-20	7	0	6	6	+7	6	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Sweden · OG	2	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Frölunda HC · SHL	6	1	2	3	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	1	1	2	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Frölunda HC J20 · J20 SuperElit	24	9	13	22	+18	74	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Frölunda HC J18 · J18 Elit	1	3	1	4	+6	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Frölunda HC · SHL	26	1	2	3	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Frölunda HC · Champions HL	4	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden U20 · WJC-20	7	1	1	2	0	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Frölunda HC J20 · J20 SuperElit	1	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Frölunda HC · SHL	14	3	2	5	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Frölunda HC J18 · J18 Elit	16	5	7	12	+12	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Frölunda HC U16 · U16 Elit	3	0	0	0	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Västergötland · TV-Pucken	6	4	6	10	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Frölunda HC J20 · J20 SuperElit	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Frölunda HC U16 · U16 SM	2	0	1	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Frölunda HC J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	17	3	8	11	+9	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Frölunda HC J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	6	0	3	3	+5	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	HC Lidköping · Division 3	10	1	5	6	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	HC Lidköping J18 · J18 Div.1	18	12	14	26	–	44	–	–	–	–
2014–15	HC Lidköping U16 · U16 Div.1	15	19	29	48	–	32	–	–	–	–
2014–15	HC Lidköping U16 2 · U16 Div.2	5	27	9	36	–	6	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Västergötland · TV-Pucken	11	2	6	8	–	16	–	–	–	–
2013–14	HC Lidköping U16 · U16 Div.1	7	1	2	3	–	45	–	–	–	–
2013–14	HC Lidköping U16 2 · U16 Div.2	13	8	15	23	–	16	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Sweden Selects U13 · WSI U13	9	0	1	1	–	8	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Sweden Selects U13 · WSI U13	9	0	1	1	–	8	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

How Dahlin is used

Dahlin in the news