Rasmus Ristolainen

Age 26 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 Andrew Scott

Expansion Draft Status
Eligible

Draft Year 2013
Drafted Overall 8
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $5,400,000
6.6% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 6 of 6 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2022 | 27 yrs old
Career Earnings: $35,175,000

Transaction History

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Devils.
Jan 24, 2021		Buffalo Sabres \| Rasmus Ristolainen \| Ristolainen picked up two power-play assists in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Capitals.
Mar 29, 2017		Buffalo Sabres \| announced C Rasmus Ristolainen has served his suspension.
Mar 23, 2017	Suspended	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	Recalled	Buffalo Sabres \| recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL).
Mar 24, 2014	Assigned	Buffalo Sabres \| assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL).
Mar 15, 2014	Recalled	Buffalo Sabres \| recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL).
Jan 11, 2014	Assigned	Buffalo Sabres \| assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL).
Nov 19, 2013	Assigned	Buffalo Sabres \| assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL).
Oct 21, 2013	Recalled	Buffalo Sabres \| recalled D Rasmus Ristolainen from Rochester (AHL).
Oct 19, 2013	Assigned	Buffalo Sabres \| assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL).

Current Stats
Career Stats

2020-2021 Regular Season Stats

Rasmus Ristolainen	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Buffalo Sabres	49	4	14	18	-18	36	845	34.70	42.40	-5.60	43.30	-4.70	0.07	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
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date October 11, 2016
Signing Status RFA
Agent Andrew Scott

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 6 Years $32,400,000 6.63% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	UFA
AAV	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$4,400,000	$5,400,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000,000	$0
Total Salary	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000
Minors Salary	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 12, 2013

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $5,325,000 1.44% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	RFA
AAV	$1,775,000	$1,775,000	$1,775,000
Performance Bonuses	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000
Base Salary	$832,500	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
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