Dallas Stars · #96 · Right wing

Mikko Rantanen

Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′4″ · 228 lb · Born Nousiainen, FIN

Drafted 2015, #10 overall by Colorado

Next game · Thu 8 Octat Buffalo · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 2 vs BUF

40+ goals 28%Hart Trophy 0.5%Markets →

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals1T-2nd on DAL

Assists1T-2nd on DAL

Points2T-1st on DAL

P / GP0.67T-132nd in the NHL

Shots714.3% shooting

TOI / GP21:133rd on DAL

2025-262025-26: 64 games, 22-55-77, 1.20 points per game Season detail →

Mikko Rantanen has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 77 points in 64 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 25th-placed Dallas

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time21:1396th

Penalty differential+295th

Takeaways290th

Blocked shots383rd

Shots / GP2.3378th

Points / GP0.6767th

Shooting %14.3%61st

Goals / 600.9459th

Assists / 600.9447th

PP points036th

Hits233rd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points2T-1st on DAL

Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists1T-2nd on DAL

Shooting %14.3%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time21:133rd on DAL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-line forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Dallas's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:14

Power play4:59

Shorthanded0:00

Total21:13

18.0 shifts a game, averaging 71 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on DAL

PP assists0T-1st on DAL

PP points0T-1st on DAL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on DAL

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on DAL

Overtime goals0T-1st on DAL

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading1

Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Dallas trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 100%

Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.89

Goals / 600.94

Shots / 606.6

ES points / 602.462 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot4 att · 0 G

Wing9 att · 1 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

15 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.992nd

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.1

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.086

ixG per 600.89

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 91st percentile of forwards: 86.91 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Defensive-zone time33.0%94th

Hardest shot, mph86.9191st

Offensive-zone time47.8%89th

Distance skated, mi9.170th

Average shot, mph58.963rd

20+ mph bursts561st

Top speed, mph21.3254th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance / 60, mi8.591st

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.32Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph86.91Forward average 74.7

Distance skated9.1 mi3.35 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts34.9%30.2% defensive · 34.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

47.8%All situations33.0%

43.4%Even strength35.6%

62.5%Power play24.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.32vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 13:42
20.78vsSTL2 Oct · 1st 13:14
20.70vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 04:48
20.25vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 07:02
20.18@NSH3 Oct · 1st 12:10
19.89@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 00:36
19.82@NSH3 Oct · 2nd 18:57
19.63vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 00:25

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph5 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph12 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

86.91vsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 11:14
83.90vsSTL2 Oct · 1st 19:32
73.22vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 14:41
70.63vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 14:21
66.03@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 07:24
63.09vsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 15:22
62.85@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 12:16
56.32@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 04:07

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph2 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.55vsSJS5 Oct · 17:34 TOI
3.35@NSH3 Oct · 23:55 TOI
3.21vsSTL2 Oct · 22:10 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.04 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways2T-1st on DAL

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio1.00

Hits2T-11th on DAL

Blocked shots3T-8th on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn2

Net penalties+2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken62.0 a game

Won3

Win %50.0%

Offensive zone3 of 5

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026@

BUFW 4-3 SO0001−218:33

31 Dec 2025vs

BUFL 1-40001−220:36

Prediction markets

28% for the 40+ goals

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

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40+ goals2026-27 regular season28%—37¢Not listedNot listed

Hart TrophyMost valuable player0.5%—0.9¢Not listedNot listed

Art Ross TrophyPoints leader1.0%—2¢Not listedNot listed

Rocket Richard TrophyGoals leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote3.5%—Not listed4¢Not listed

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2025-26 · The season

77 points in 64 games on a team that finished 3rd

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 602.5699th

PP points3498th

Points / GP1.2097th

Ice time20:1193rd

Shooting %15.8%78th

Takeaways2476th

Shots / GP2.1775th

Goals / 601.0273rd

Blocked shots3043rd

Penalty differential038th

Hits4834th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points773rd on DAL

Points per game1.2014th in NHL

Goals22T-100th in NHL

Assists551st on DAL

Shooting %15.8%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time20:115th on DAL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Dallas's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:14

Power play3:55

Shorthanded0:01

Total20:11

21.2 shifts a game, averaging 57 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals6T-3rd on DAL

PP assists281st on DAL

PP points343rd on DAL · T-8th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 608.132nd on DAL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP71Dallas total

Involved in34goals or assists

Share47.9%of every DAL PPG

PP TOI share84.6%of DAL PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 22 goals and 55 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-10th on DAL

Overtime goals0T-6th on DAL

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals16

Power-play goals6

Goals by period

1st3

2nd3

3rd16

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied6

Leading6

Trailing10

6 of 22 goals broke a tie; 10 came with Dallas trailing.

Assists

Primary34 · 62%

Secondary21 · 38%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.58

Goals / 601.02

Shots / 606.5

ES points / 602.4843 ES points

PP points / 608.1334 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease25 att · 8 G

Slot144 att · 11 G

Wing108 att · 4 G

Point15 att · 0 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

295 attempts across the 67 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.992nd

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.1

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.086

ixG per 600.89

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 70th percentile of forwards: 22.84 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time44.5%77th

Defensive-zone time37.8%76th

Top speed, mph22.8470th

Average shot, mph54.367th

Distance skated, mi195.359th

Hardest shot, mph87.1349th

20+ mph bursts7538th

90+ mph shots038th

22+ mph bursts130th

Distance / 60, mi9.0810th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.84Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph87.13Forward average 87.1

Distance skated195.3 mi3.71 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts38.5%29.3% defensive · 32.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.5%All situations37.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph74 · avg 102

18-20 mph384 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph12 · avg 15

70-79 mph48 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways24T-5th on DAL

Giveaways75

TK / GV ratio0.32

Hits48T-15th on DAL

Blocked shots3015th on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes93

Minors29

Majors3

Penalties drawn34

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken841.3 a game

Won37

Win %44.0%

Offensive zone27 of 56

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in almost three games out of four (48 of 64)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point4875% of games

Multi-point games2234%

Goals in21 games33%

Pointless games1625%

Streaks

Longest point streak7 games28 Nov – 9 Dec

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run2 games

Final ten8 in 10point in 6

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026@

BUFW 4-3 SO0001−218:33

31 Dec 2025vs

BUFL 1-40001−220:36

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road34401.18

Home30371.23

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Buffalo200.00

vs Central20271.35

vs Eastern Conf.27271.00

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October11121.09

November14211.50

December14211.50

January13120.92

February231.50

March331.00

April750.71

Prediction markets

28% for the 40+ goals

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

40+ goals2026-27 regular season28%—37¢Not listedNot listed

Hart TrophyMost valuable player0.5%—0.9¢Not listedNot listed

Art Ross TrophyPoints leader1.0%—2¢Not listedNot listed

Rocket Richard TrophyGoals leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote3.5%—Not listed4¢Not listed

Contract

$12M a season through 2032-33

In 2025-26 he scored 6.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 291st of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$12M11.5% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 2 of 8

Expires2032-33UFA at 36

Cap value$96MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.