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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Rasmus Ristolainen
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Rasmus Ristolainen
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Rasmus Ristolainen

D Defensive Defenseman Reasonable PNHL Blackhawks
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
6-Game Scoring Drought
CK73
FG43
DI86
SK41
ST88
EN92
DU75
PH40
FO30
PA54
SC47
DF77
PS61
EX82
LD77
MO34
OV59

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: October 27, 1994
Age: 31 yrs
Height / Weight: 193 cm • 95 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2013 • #6 overall (1st Round) by Predators
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 3 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $2,500,000
Cap Percentage: 2.72%
Remaining Cap Hit: $2,294,872
Expiry Status: UFA 2029
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP6
G0
A0
PTS0
+/--1
PIM2
TOI/G17:09
PPG0
GWG0
S%0%
HITS4
82G Pace0P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 65th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 91th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Playmaking & Vision 81th Pct
Above Average
Defense 80th Pct
Above Average
Physical & Grit 76th Pct
Above Average
Character & IQ 90th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 0% (0G / 4S) Career: 5.9%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 0G (50%) • 0A (50%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.00
Points / GP
0.00
Goals / GP
0.00
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 17:09 TOI/G
5v5: 13:56 (81%)
PP: 00:25 (2%)
PK: 02:48 (17%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP900
G67
A276
PTS343
+/-+91
P/G0.38
PIM603
TOI/G20:47
PPG13
BKS1373
S%5.9%
FO%0%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 8 2018-19
Assists 43 2021-22
Points 50 2021-22
+/- +43 2015-16
Hits 284 2021-22
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 17:45
PP: 01:05
PK: 01:56

90 pts

Career Stars (9-23-17)

11 GWG

Career GWG Total

1-2-2

Career Fights

2035

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2013-14 NSH 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 3 0.0% 05:38 0.00
2015-16 NSH 80 5 18 23 43 6 0 0 0 92 5.4% 53 77 0.0% 13:40 0.29
2016-17 NSH 82 8 39 47 26 22 2 0 1 177 4.5% 133 148 0.0% 21:54 0.57
2017-18 NSH 81 5 28 33 0 18 2 0 1 160 3.1% 175 131 0.0% 21:30 0.41
2018-19 NSH 82 8 38 46 25 24 2 1 2 186 4.3% 235 110 0.0% 23:22 0.56
2019-20 WPG 80 4 18 22 16 34 0 0 0 111 3.6% 197 140 0.0% 21:00 0.28
2020-21 WPG 82 8 24 32 -9 86 3 0 2 79 10.1% 219 111 0.0% 22:01 0.39
2021-22 WPG 82 7 43 50 26 117 0 0 0 95 7.4% 284 116 0.0% 22:30 0.61
2022-23 WPG 82 6 18 24 10 119 1 0 2 57 10.5% 276 134 0.0% 22:46 0.29
2023-24 PIT 82 5 16 21 11 53 0 0 1 48 10.4% 141 105 0.0% 15:43 0.26
2024-25 NYI 76 4 12 16 -24 58 2 0 1 64 6.3% 151 135 0.0% 22:30 0.21
2025-26 NYI 79 7 22 29 -32 60 1 0 1 66 10.6% 166 151 0.0% 22:55 0.37
2026-27 NYI 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 2 9 0.0% 15:29 0.00
2026-27 CHI 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2 3 0.0% 25:24 0.00
2026-27 CHI 6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0.0% 4 12 0.0% 17:08 0.00
ON PACE (82G) 82 0 0 0 -14 27 0 0 0 55 0.0% 55 164 0.0% 17:08 0.00
NHL CAREER TOTAL 900 67 276 343 91 603 13 11 1139 5.9% 2035 1373 0.0% 20:47 0.38

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2015 Playoffs NSH 20 0 4 4 5 6 0 0 0 25 0.0% 11 22 0.0% 13:41 0.20
2016 Playoffs NSH 13 1 3 4 -2 0 1 0 1 30 3.3% 21 15 0.0% 22:18 0.31
2017 Playoffs NSH 5 0 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 13 0.0% 16 7 0.0% 22:57 0.60
2018 Playoffs NSH 20 1 7 8 -7 4 0 0 0 34 2.9% 54 29 0.0% 23:17 0.40
2019 Playoffs WPG 4 0 0 0 -7 0 0 0 0 10 0.0% 4 13 0.0% 24:24 0.00
2020 Playoffs WPG 5 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 4 0.0% 11 7 0.0% 21:21 0.00
2021 Playoffs WPG 25 3 5 8 5 34 0 0 0 34 8.8% 93 39 0.0% 24:25 0.32
2022 Playoffs WPG 6 1 1 2 -7 6 0 0 0 9 11.1% 10 14 0.0% 19:17 0.33
2023 Playoffs PIT 8 0 2 2 -1 8 0 0 0 4 0.0% 20 7 0.0% 13:49 0.25

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2013-14 NSH 55 0 8 8 12 4 0 0 0 13 0.0% 26 14 50.0% 05:53 0.15
2014-15 NSH 82 35 59 94 133 10 1 2 6 145 24.1% 170 156 57.1% 24:40 1.15

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Nate Schmidt OTT • 35 yrs • 3 PTS (7 GP)
$2,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 13, 2026
CK 72
SK 40
PH 40
PA 52
SC 49
DF 78
Joel Edmundson LAK • 33 yrs • 2 PTS (5 GP)
$1,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2024
CK 75
SK 40
PH 41
PA 54
SC 49
DF 80
Matt Grzelcyk WPG • 32 yrs • 2 PTS (6 GP)
$3,200,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 10, 2025
CK 67
SK 41
PH 40
PA 53
SC 47
DF 74
Jonas Siegenthaler WSH • 29 yrs • 6 PTS (7 GP)
$2,400,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 20, 2026
CK 74
SK 38
PH 38
PA 52
SC 47
DF 79
Scott Mayfield CHI • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (2 GP)
$4,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 06, 2026
CK 73
SK 38
PH 38
PA 51
SC 48
DF 78
Timothy Liljegren COL • 27 yrs • 2 PTS (7 GP)
$1,600,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 70
SK 39
PH 39
PA 51
SC 47
DF 78
Nicolas Hague NYR • 27 yrs • 4 PTS (8 GP)
$1,200,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 75
SK 39
PH 39
PA 52
SC 49
DF 78
Jacob Middleton LAK • 30 yrs • 0 PTS (5 GP)
$2,200,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 75
SK 39
PH 40
PA 52
SC 49
DF 80
Total Remaining Contract
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3 yr(s) remaining • $2,500,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 6 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
18.06.2025 18:17
Rasmus Ristolainen signed with Islanders for $2,500,000 for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 18.06.2024 17:20
Islanders receives:
Rasmus Ristolainen, 5th PIT 2024, $4,000,000 (Money)
Penguins receives:
Andrew Copp, $2,000,000 (Salary Cap Year 1)
Official League Trade 12.12.2023 21:14
Penguins receives:
Rasmus Ristolainen
Avalanche receives:
Marco Scandella, 3rd PIT 2025
Official League Trade 26.10.2023 21:22
Avalanche receives:
Rasmus Ristolainen
Jets receives:
Michael Pezzetta, 4th COL 2026
Contract Signing
11.07.2021 22:22
Rasmus Ristolainen signed with Jets for 4 000 000 Kč for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing
16.05.2020 0:00
Rasmus Ristolainen signed with Jets for $4,500,000 for 1 year(s).
Contract Signing
25.06.2019 0:00
Rasmus Ristolainen signed with Jets for $5,000,000 for 1 year(s).
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:10
Jets receives:
Blaine Byron, Brendan Gaunce, Carter Hutton, Claude Giroux, Cody Franson, Cole Schneider, Daniel Winnik, Dennis Rasmussen, Deryk Engelland, Ethan Bear, Garret Sparks, Henrik Samuelsson, Chase De Leo, J.C. Lipon, Jake Dotchin, Jonny Brodzinski, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Josh Leivo, Kevin Boyle, Laurent Brossoit, Marian Gaborik, Matthew Peca, Michael Brodzinski, Mike Fisher, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Nate Thompson, Nick Foligno, Ondrej Palat, Paul LaDue, Philip Samuelsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Richard Panik, Robert Hagg, Roman Josi, Ryan Miller, Ryan Rupert, Sami Niku, Samuel Montembeault, Sean Couturier, Shea Weber, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Johns, Teddy Blueger, Tomas Hertl, Tyler Wong, Valtteri Filppula, Viktor Loov, William Nylander
Predators receives:
Adam Payerl, Alexander Volkov, Alexandre Burrows, Anders Lindback, Anthony Bitetto, Anton Blidh, Brett Pollock, Buddy Robinson, Casey Bailey, Dalton Prout, Dennis Robertson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Dominik Masin, Drew Stafford, Dylan Sadowy, Eric Robinson, Erik Gustafsson, Etienne Marcoux, Filip Chytil, Gemel Smith, Chris Bigras, Jack Dougherty, Jannik Hansen, Jason Chimera, Joe Cannata, Joel Ward, Jori Lehtera, Julius Bergman, Jussi Jokinen, Kyle Quincey, Kyle Rau, Lance Bouma, Luke Johnson, Luke Witkowski, Marc Methot, Marcus Sorensen, Mark Barberio, Martin Hanzal, Matt Read, Matthew Highmore, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Kapla, Michael Mersch, Mirco Mueller, Nikolai Kulemin, Patrick Eaves, Phil Lane, Retention WPG, Robbie Russo, Seth Helgeson, Tim Heed, Tristan Jarry, Tyler Moy, Yakov Trenin, Yan-Pavel Laplante
Contract Signing NTC
20.02.2017 0:00
Rasmus Ristolainen signed with Predators for $5,300,000 for 2 year(s) with NTC.
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
15.07.2014 0:00
Rasmus Ristolainen signed with Predators for $1,100,000 for 3 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2013
Selected in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft (#6th overall, 1st Round) by Predators