PHILADELPHIA FLYERSBorn in Finland#55 ·Defenseman
Rasmus Ristolainen
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Rasmus Ristolainen has played in the NHL since 2013–14 and currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers. He is 32 years old (born in 1994), is originally from Turku, is 193 cm tall and weighs 94 kg. He has previously played for Buffalo Sabres. Ristolainen has put up 319 points in 824 games, 58 goals and 261 assists, an average of 0.39 points per game. The best season so far is 2016–17 with 45 points in 79 games.
DRAFT 2013: selected No. 8 in round 1 · Buffalo SabresDEBUT October 3, 2013(13y ago)@Detroit Red WingsCONTRACT $5,100,000/yr (≈ 4 174 593 kr/month, 50 095 117 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28
Latest games
October 24vsANAAnaheim DucksL4–5No points-1+/-1shots14:34toiOctober 4vsCARCarolina HurricanesL2–3 OTNo points0+/-0shots14:26toiOctober 2@NJDNew Jersey DevilsL2–3 OT+1 goal+1P+1G+1+/-4shots22:44toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season4 games2026–27 SEASON
Milestones
Recent
Playoffs10 playoff games5mo ago
Career250 career assists10mo ago
Next up
Match season best: 9 goals
1 now · previous best 9
8left
Career100 career goals42 away
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Season
Match season best: 9 goals8 away
Match season best: 45 points44 away
30 goals this season29 away
Match season best: 39 assists39 away
Playoffs
10 playoff games5mo ago
First playoff goal6mo ago
First playoff point6mo ago
Career
100 career goals42 away
500 career points181 away
1,000 NHL games176 away
500 career assists239 away
250 career assists10mo ago
750 NHL games1y ago
50 career goals3y ago
250 career points4y ago
500 NHL games5y ago
100 career assists8y ago
25 career goals9y ago
100 career points9y ago
250 NHL games9y ago
50 career assists10y ago
50 career points10y ago
100 NHL games11y ago
First NHL point13y ago
First NHL goal13y ago
Compared with the NHL
Rasmus Ristolainen has a higher +/− than about 78% of all defensemen.
2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities
Points / 60 min
0.89
Upper halfRasmus Ristolainen scores points more often than 53% of NHL defensemen (126 of 239)
Assists / 60 min
0.83
Upper halfRasmus Ristolainen records assists more often than 64% of NHL defensemen (153 of 239)
Blocked shots / 60 min
4.02
Lower halfRasmus Ristolainen blocks more shots than 48% of NHL defensemen (114 of 239)
Hits / 60 min
3.06
Upper halfRasmus Ristolainen hits more often than 54% of NHL defensemen (129 of 239)
Shots / 60 min
3.70
Upper halfRasmus Ristolainen shoots more often than 57% of NHL defensemen (137 of 239)
Goals / 60 min
0.06
Bottom 16%Rasmus Ristolainen scores goals more often than 15% of NHL defensemen (35 of 239)
+/−
+10
Top 23%Rasmus Ristolainen has a higher +/− than 78% of NHL defensemen (186 of 239)
The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.
Rasmus Ristolainen's whole career
Stats
Games played
824
Points
319
Points per game
0.39
Goals
58
Assists
261
+/-
-170