GRIT & GF
Rasmus Ristolainen

Philadelphia Flyers, Defence

Rasmus Ristolainen

  • Finisher
  • Shot-eater
  • Net-front
Points, 2026–27
1
1 G, 0 A in 3 GP
Individual xG
0.4
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:17
4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
30.6
share of chances while he's on

Rasmus Ristolainen has 1 goal and 0 assists (1 point) in 3 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 18:17 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 40.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

3 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

40.7050100
Rated above 78% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality85thGF78thIntimidation18thChemistry51thClutch83th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.17, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 78% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality

+0.72 SD · 85th percentile · weight 38% · +0.0 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.3.366th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.5.181th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.9265th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.6877th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.6073th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8945th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 47 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs PIT

    Saturday, April 25

    Volume

    Rasmus Ristolainen had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.2. The Flyers lost 4-2 to the Penguins.

  2. vs PIT

    Wednesday, April 22

    Drought over

    Rasmus Ristolainen scored for the first time in 28 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 24:33 and had one shot on goal. The Flyers beat the Penguins 5-2.

  3. at TOR

    Monday, March 2

    Ice time

    Rasmus Ristolainen played 27:14, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 6 points in 23 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Flyers in a shootout.

  4. vs WSH

    Tuesday, February 3

    Drought over

    Rasmus Ristolainen scored for the first time in 24 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 20:41 and had two shots on goal. The Flyers beat the Capitals 4-2.

  5. vs ANA

    Tuesday, January 6

    Volume

    Rasmus Ristolainen had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.6. He also blocked 6 shots. It finished 5-2 for the Flyers.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:17
    39
  • Points per 601.09
    63
  • Goals per 601.09
    99
  • Individual xG per 600.40
    88
  • Shots per 604.4
    67

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.00
    18
  • xG against per 60, on ice4.55
    0
  • xGF%30.6%
    1

Physical

  • Hits per 604.4
    72
  • Blocks per 607.7
    94
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    66
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated8 mi
    15

Shooting

  • Hardest shot98.2 mph
    99
  • Shots on goal4
    33
  • Shooting %25.0%
    99

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time35.4%
    2
  • Offensive zone time, even strength35.1%
    0

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Travis Sanheim341:4234–661.3–3.52–327%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 7 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.501.00
04-0210-03

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27310140.418:174730.6
2025–264411314585.421:23486352.0
2024–2563415191005.720:31979451.5
2023–2431134462.216:41564556.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0314:260000.00120
2026-10-0122:441040.32230
2026-09-3017:400000.05120
2026-05-0923:340010.03012
2026-05-0720:090000.00502
2026-05-0428:160020.04112
2026-05-0223:570030.16320
2026-04-2930:120020.07210
2026-04-2723:210210.11110
2026-04-2526:090040.21100
2026-04-2224:331010.09110
2026-04-2024:490030.975112
2026-04-1825:000210.00112
2026-04-1323:140000.03230
2026-04-1121:450220.07100
2026-04-0918:510010.04002
2026-04-0723:340000.00200
2026-04-0522:470120.04000
2026-04-0322:020000.86140
2026-04-0222:480020.12100