#55 · Defence · PHI
RasmusRistolainen
Next milestone 81 points from 400
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 1
- A
- 0
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 25.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- October 27, 1994 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- Turku, FIN
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 208 lb (94 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2013 BUF, round 1, #8 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.3 mphleague avg 20.5 mph80th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1league avg 1.925th percentile
- Distance skated7.5 mileague avg 8.0 mi42nd percentile
- Hardest shot98.2 mphleague avg 80.3 mph100th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone35.4%league avg 40.8%7th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.58 | +0.42 | 8 | 1 | .073 |
| 2025-26 | 1 | 4.70 | -3.70 | 142 | 12 | .033 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 45:54 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 30.5% | 22.3% | +8.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 36.4% | 32.0% | +4.4 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–3
- xG for–against
- 1.4–3.3
- Average rating
- 5.3
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Sanheim | 3 | 41:05 | 28.0% |
| Jamie Drysdale | 2 | 1:23 | 100.0% |
| Simon Benoit | 1 | 1:18 | — |
| David Jiricek | 1 | 0:43 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 823 | 58 | 261 | 319 | -169 | 399 | 1517 | 3.8 | 121 |
| Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 20 | 18 | 5.5 | 0 |
Season by season (14)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Flyers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Flyers | 44 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +10 | 16 | 58 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Flyers | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +3 | 14 | 100 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Flyers | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 8 | 46 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Flyers | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 32 | 86 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Flyers | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 38 | 97 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | Sabres | 49 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -18 | 36 | 73 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | Sabres | 69 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -2 | 46 | 128 | 4.7 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | Sabres | 78 | 5 | 38 | 43 | -41 | 38 | 182 | 2.8 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | Sabres | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | -25 | 48 | 182 | 3.3 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | Sabres | 79 | 6 | 39 | 45 | -9 | 58 | 186 | 3.2 | 25 |
| 2015-16 | Sabres | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | -21 | 33 | 202 | 4.5 | 21 |
| 2014-15 | Sabres | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -32 | 26 | 121 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 2013-14 | Sabres | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 6 | 52 | 3.9 | 0 |