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Rasmus Ristolainen's NHL career
Points
320
Games
826
Assists
262
Goals
58
Plus/minus
-168
Defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen was drafted 8th overall by Buffalo Sabres in 2013. He has played 14 seasons for 2 clubs, since 2013. So far that is 826 games and 320 points, 58 goals and 262 assists.
Below: the whole of Rasmus Ristolainen's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20132013 NHL Draft
Rasmus Ristolainen is drafted 8 overall by Buffalo Sabres
First off the board- 1Nathan MacKinnonCOL
- 2Aleksander BarkovFLA
- 3Jonathan DrouinTBL
Swedes from the same draft
Elias Lindholm989 GP · 669 P- Alexander Wennberg880 GP · 428 P
- André Burakovsky779 GP · 420 P
- 3 months and 2 days later · 1 season2013-2014 seasonNHL debut
Rasmus Ristolainen makes his NHL debut in 1–2 loss against Detroit Red Wings
Rasmus was 18 years old ·
Joe Louis Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Henrik Tallinder, Mikael Samuelsson, Niklas Kronwall, among others.Year 2014Season2013-2014
Rasmus Ristolainen's first NHL season: 4 points
The whole season2013-2014Events48games missed - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Rasmus Ristolainen scores 9 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2015-2016EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season - Year 2017Season
2016-2017
Rasmus Ristolainen scores 45 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2016-2017EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 2024Season
2023-2024
Rasmus Ristolainen plays only 31 games for 4 points
The whole season2023-2024Events51games missed - Year 2025
- Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Rasmus Ristolainen plays only 44 games for 14 points
Events38games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2025-2026PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes10 games5 points1 G · 4 AFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2Second roundCARCarolina Hurricanes0–4 - Season
2026-2027
Rasmus Ristolainen plays only 6 games for 2 points
The whole season2026-2027Events16games missed