Rasmus Ristolainen
Philadelphia Flyers · D · #55- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 208 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Turku, FIN
- Draft
- 2013 BUF · R1 #8
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 32 GP tracked · 12h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 809 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.10M
cap hit
$5.42M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rasmus Ristolainen | 72 | Steady Blueliner | 14 P · 44 GP | $5.10M | $5.42M | C+$0.3M | this player |
 Devon Toews | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 68 GP | $7.25M | $6.40M | D−$0.8M | 88% |
 Kris Letang | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 34 P · 74 GP | $6.10M | $5.10M | D−$1.0M | 83% |
 Hampus Lindholm | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 26 P · 67 GP | $6.50M | $7.09M | C+$0.6M | 82% |
 Cam Fowler | 69 | Steady Blueliner | 30 P · 82 GP | $6.50M | $4.49M | D−$2.0M | 81% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Travis Konecny · 5 goals together
Creates for
goals Rasmus assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 23:27 TOI
vs DAL
1P
0G 1A
vs DAL 03-29
0G 1A · 1 shots · 22:12 TOI
@ WSH
1P
0G 1A
@ WSH 03-31
0G 1A · 0 shots · 24:59 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 04-02
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:48 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 04-03
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:02 TOI
vs BOS
1P
0G 1A
vs BOS 04-05
0G 1A · 2 shots · 22:47 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:34 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:51 TOI
@ WPG
2P
0G 2A
@ WPG 04-11
0G 2A · 2 shots · 21:45 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 04-13
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:14 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
Playmaking gravity: 14 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 63 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Buffalo Sabres | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -15 |
| 2014-15 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -32 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | -21 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 6 | 39 | 45 | -9 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | -25 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 5 | 38 | 43 | -41 |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 49 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -18 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -9 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -4 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 |
| 2024-25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 44 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Career | 2 teams | 820 | 57 | 261 | 318 | -169 |