Rasmus Ristolainen
Defense · BUF · 2018-19

Rasmus Ristolainen

Age
31
Height
6'4"
Weight
207 lb
Shoots
R
Born
Turku
Games
78
Goals
5
Assists
39
Points
44
Ice time
24:38/gm
Season2018-19
Rating · 2018-19
Below replacement

Offensive Creator

Better than 4% of NHL defencemen.

-0.65wins 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 offense1521 min32among all skaters at the position
Even-strength defense1521 min25among all skaters at the position
Power play229 min41among defencemen who run a power play
Penalty kill172 min92among defencemen who kill penalties
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.

SeasonGPRatingWARWhere it came from
2013-14BUF3445+0.24Where it came from
2014-15BUF784-0.62Where it came from
2015-16BUF8281+0.98Where it came from
2016-17BUF792-0.76Where it came from
2017-18BUF7378+0.83Where it came from
2018-19BUF784-0.65Where it came from
2019-20BUF6912-0.08Where it came from
2020-21BUF4924+0.15Where it came from
2021-22PHI662-0.71Where it came from
2022-23PHI7421-0.08Where it came from
2023-24PHI3120-0.03Where it came from
2024-25PHI6357+0.47Where it came from
2025-26PHI4451+0.34Where it came from
2026-27PHI2—+0.15Where it came from
Career14 seasons822—+0.24
Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense
Game log

Regular season · 78 games

GameResultTOIGAPShotsBlocksGrade
@ DETApr 6W 7-121:3202220C+
vs OTTApr 4W 5-223:4101130B
vs NSHApr 2L 2-323:4501102D
@ NJDMar 25L 1-320:0300020C
@ MTLMar 23L 4-721:4300032D

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.