Defense · BUF · 2013-14

Rasmus Ristolainen

Age: 31
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 207 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Turku

Games: 34
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
Points: 4
Ice time: 19:07/gm

Season2013-14

Rating · 2013-14

45/100

Everyday NHLer

Shooter

Better than 45% of NHL defencemen.

+0.24wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense547 min11among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense547 min30among all skaters at the position

Power play56 min35among defencemen who run a power play · small sample

Penalty kill47 min27among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2013-14BUF	34	45	+0.24	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	78	4	-0.62	Where it came from
2015-16BUF	82	81	+0.98	Where it came from
2016-17BUF	79	2	-0.76	Where it came from
2017-18BUF	73	78	+0.83	Where it came from
2018-19BUF	78	4	-0.65	Where it came from
2019-20BUF	69	12	-0.08	Where it came from
2020-21BUF	49	24	+0.15	Where it came from
2021-22PHI	66	2	-0.71	Where it came from
2022-23PHI	74	21	-0.08	Where it came from
2023-24PHI	31	20	-0.03	Where it came from
2024-25PHI	63	57	+0.47	Where it came from
2025-26PHI	44	51	+0.34	Where it came from
2026-27PHI	2	—	+0.15	Where it came from
Career14 seasons	822	—	+0.24

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 34 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs NYIApr 13	OTL 3-4 OT	23:18	1	1	3	2	C+
@ BOSApr 12	L 1-4	21:29	0	0	3	0	C-
@ NYRApr 10	L 1-2	20:59	0	0	0	1	D+
vs DETApr 8	L 2-4	21:41	0	0	2	0	D
@ PHIApr 6	L 2-5	24:50	0	0	2	0	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.