Rasmus Ristolainen
Age 28 Oct 27, 1994
Turku FIN
Defense shoots right
6'4" 193 cm
220 lbs 100 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2021
Agent Robert Hooper 
Transaction History
| Apr 4, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus the St. Louis Blues, Charlie O'Connor of The Athletic reports. |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) will be a game-time decision Tuesday versus St. Louis, Giana Han of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Mar 26, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen collected an assist during Saturday's win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen garnered an assist in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen notched two assists in a 4-3 loss to Seattle on Sunday. |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen registered a shorthanded assist in Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Kings. |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen has yet to produce any offense this season. |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen had three this and three blocks during Tuesday's 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (lower body) will make his season debut Thursday against the Florida Panthers, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (lower body) is hoping to suit up against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, Sam Carchidi of Philly Hockey Now reports. |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (lower body) was moved to injured reserve Monday, Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (undisclosed) is not expected to play Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks, according to Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (undisclosed) will not play Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia. |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen left Wednesday's practice session early with an undisclosed injury, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) will participate in Friday's intrasquad scrimmage, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports. |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) won't return this season, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) is considered out indefinitely, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen will be sidelined versus the New York Rangers on Wednesday with an upper-body injury. |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen finalized a five-year, $25.5 million extension with Philadelphia on Thursday, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia. |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) will participate in Monday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Charlie O'Connor of The Athletic reports Sunday. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) will not participate in Thursday's game against the Washington Capitals, per Bill Meltzer of NHL.com. |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen was withheld from Saturday's game against the Detroit Red Wings due to an upper-body injury, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports Monday. |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (undisclosed) will not play Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (undisclosed) was deemed day-to-day Thursday, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (conditioning) will play Monday against the New York Islanders, Giana Han of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen has cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols, but he won't play Saturday versus the New York Rangers due to conditioning issues, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Saturday, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia. |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen was designated for the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Tuesday. |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen delivered an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen picked up two assists while adding six hits, three shots, one blocked shot, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen tallied an assist, three hits, and a plus-3 rating in Monday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche. |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen produced an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Friday's 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) will make his season debut Wednesday against the Boston Bruins, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) practiced Sunday but remains day-to-day and will not play Monday against the Seattle Kraken, Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (upper body) won't play in Friday's season opener versus Vancouver, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports. |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen is dealing with an upper-body issue, but there's no concern regarding his status for Friday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, Ariel Melendez of Broad Street Buzz reports. |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen didn't practice Saturday or Sunday to recover from minor "bumps and bruises" ahead of Friday's season-opener against the Vancouver Canucks, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports. |
| Jul 23, 2021 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Rasmus Ristolainen from the Buffalo Sabres for Robert Hagg, 2021 First Round Pick, and 2023 second round pick |
| May 6, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen notched two assists, eight hits and four blocked shots in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| May 3, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen tallied two assists with two PIM and two hits in Monday's 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen picked up two assists while adding six hits and three blocks shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen put up two assists, four blocked shots and six hits in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen has been held off the scoresheet in the past nine games. |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (not injury related) will play in Saturday's game versus the Philadelphia Flyers, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports. |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Although he's not quite 100 percent yet, Ristolainen (not injury related) told reporters Thursday he "feels really close and really good," Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports. |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Coach Ralph Krueger is hopeful Ristolainen (not injury related) will be ready to play "in a few weeks," Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports. |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen (not injury related) isn't with the Buffalo Sabres for the start of their four-game road trip, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen has been removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports. |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen been placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils. |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen picked up two power-play assists in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals. |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | Announced C Rasmus Ristolainen has served his suspension. |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL suspended D Rasmus Ristolainen three games for interference against an opponent. |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Signed D Rasmus Ristolainen to a six-year, $32.4 million contract. |
| Mar 27, 2014 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL). |
| Mar 24, 2014 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL). |
| Mar 15, 2014 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL). |
| Jan 11, 2014 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL). |
| Nov 19, 2013 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL). |
| Oct 21, 2013 | Buffalo Sabres | Recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL). |
| Oct 19, 2013 | Buffalo Sabres | Assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL). |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Rasmus Ristolainen |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Philadelphia Flyers
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74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 32 | 1,150 | 46.20 | 49.00 | 0.20 | 45.60 | -3.30 | 0.05 | 0.57 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | TPS U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | TPS U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | TPS U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | TPS U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | TPS U18 | U18 SM-sarja Q | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | TPS U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | TPS U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | TPS U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 27 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | TPS U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Playoffs | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | TPS | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | TPS U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | TPS | Liiga | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 78 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | TPS | ET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | TPS | Liiga | 52 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | TPS | ET | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | Finland (all) | International | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 529 | 34.21 | 36.34 | -0.70 | 38.79 | -1.15 | 0.23 | 0.45 | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 34 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 1,270 | 33.33 | 38.34 | -3.06 | 35.50 | -0.90 | 0.09 | 0.38 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Finland | EHT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Finland (all) | International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 33 | 1,496 | 42.31 | 46.21 | -1.80 | 44.50 | -3.74 | 0.16 | 0.72 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Finland | WCup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Finland (all) | International | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 58 | 1,508 | 45.54 | 46.76 | -1.97 | 43.44 | -5.45 | 0.16 | 0.64 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 1,361 | 42.00 | 45.90 | 0.58 | 46.66 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.62 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 1,424 | 40.80 | 47.06 | -0.94 | 47.70 | -3.18 | 0.13 | 0.88 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 1,183 | 50.00 | 45.60 | -4.20 | 46.00 | -4.80 | 0.20 | 0.76 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 845 | 34.70 | 42.40 | -5.60 | 43.30 | -4.70 | 0.07 | 0.57 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 1,200 | 47.70 | 44.70 | 0.90 | 46.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 1,150 | 46.20 | 49.00 | 0.20 | 45.60 | -3.30 | 0.05 | 0.57 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 5 Years $25,500,000 6.11% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Clauses | ||||||
| UFA Year | ||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 6 Years $32,400,000 7.40% of cap space
Signing Team 
Signing Date July 12, 2013
Signing Date July 12, 2013
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $5,325,000 1.44% of cap space