Buffalo Sabres · #26 · Defence

Rasmus Dahlin

Age 26 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 206 lb · Born Lidkoping, SWE

Drafted 2018, #1 overall by Buffalo

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Dallas · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 1 vs DAL

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals1T-3rd on BUF

Assists1T-5th on BUF

Points2T-4th on BUF

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

Shots1010.0% shooting

TOI / GP26:521st on BUF

2025-262025-26: 77 games, 19-55-74, 0.96 points per game Season detail →

Rasmus Dahlin has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 74 points in 77 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 14th-placed Buffalo

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shots / GP3.3398th

Ice time26:5297th

Hits792nd

Goals / 600.7484th

Points / GP0.6782nd

Shooting %10.0%78th

Takeaways161st

Assists / 600.7458th

Blocked shots452nd

PP points042nd

Penalty differential−123rd

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen 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-4th on BUF

Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists1T-5th on BUF

Shooting %10.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time26:521st on BUF

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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength23:34

Power play3:18

Shorthanded0:00

Total26:52

28.3 shifts a game, averaging 57 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on BUF

PP assists0T-1st on BUF

PP points0T-1st on BUF · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on BUF

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-3rd on BUF

Overtime goals0T-2nd on BUF

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

Leading0

Trailing1

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

Assists

Primary0 · 0%

Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.49

Goals / 600.74

Shots / 607.4

ES points / 601.702 ES points

PP points / 600.000 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

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot7 att · 1 G

Wing7 att · 0 G

Point4 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5237th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.5

Unblocked attempts10

xG per attempt.051

ixG per 600.38

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

Distance per 60 in the 96th percentile of defencemen: 9.26 miles

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Defensive-zone time31.5%98th

Distance / 60, mi9.2696th

Offensive-zone time48.9%94th

Distance skated, mi12.492nd

Average shot, mph73.278th

Hardest shot, mph85.6265th

22+ mph bursts048th

90+ mph shots042nd

20+ mph bursts139th

Top speed, mph20.1229th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen 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, mph20.12Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph85.62Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated12.4 mi4.37 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts36.0%22.7% defensive · 41.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

48.3%All situations31.3%

46.9%Even strength31.9%

56.6%Power play27.5%

100.0%Shorthanded0.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.12@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 05:42
19.97vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 12:09
19.48@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 04:10
19.41vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 14:09
18.88@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 11:01
18.75vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 02:54
18.73vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 19:01
18.71@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 06:05

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph1 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph22 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

79.10@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 19:07
77.01@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 05:09
76.62vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 09:45
73.90vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 14:20
72.72vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 14:12
72.27@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 15:08
71.47@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 19:14
70.32vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 06:10

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph2 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph11 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

4.37vsMIN6 Oct · 29:15 TOI
4.10vsCHI3 Oct · 25:23 TOI
3.98@CBJ1 Oct · 25:58 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 4.15 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

Takeaways1T-2nd on BUF

Giveaways4

TK / GV ratio0.25

Hits72nd on BUF

Blocked shots4T-2nd on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in zero of one

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

31 Dec 2025@

DALW 4-10005+124:43

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2025-26 · The season

74 points in 77 games on a team that finished 4th

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Points / GP0.9697th

Assists / 601.7796th

Goals / 600.6196th

Shots / GP2.5295th

PP points2294th

Ice time24:1191st

Takeaways3287th

Shooting %9.8%87th

Hits6756th

Penalty differential−553rd

Blocked shots7932nd

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points742nd on BUF

Points per game0.9642nd in NHL

Goals19T-136th in NHL

Assists551st on BUF

Shooting %9.8%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time24:111st on BUF

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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength19:55

Power play3:28

Shorthanded0:48

Total24:11

27.4 shifts a game, averaging 53 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals6T-4th on BUF

PP assists162nd on BUF

PP points222nd on BUF · T-60th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.943rd on BUF

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP48Buffalo total

Involved in22goals or assists

Share45.8%of every BUF PPG

PP TOI share69.4%of BUF 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 19 goals and 55 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-17th on BUF

Overtime goals0T-4th on BUF

First goal of the game5

Empty-net goals3

Even-strength goals13

Power-play goals6

Goals by period

1st7

2nd6

3rd6

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied6

Leading6

Trailing7

6 of 19 goals broke a tie; 7 came with Buffalo trailing.

Assists

Primary26 · 47%

Secondary29 · 53%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.38

Goals / 600.61

Shots / 606.3

ES points / 602.0352 ES points

PP points / 604.9422 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

Crease8 att · 1 G

Slot149 att · 8 G

Wing166 att · 7 G

Point123 att · 1 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

446 attempts across the 79 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5237th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.5

Unblocked attempts10

xG per attempt.051

ixG per 600.38

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

Distance per 60 in the 91st percentile of defencemen: 8.93 miles

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance skated, mi277.394th

90+ mph shots2894th

Offensive-zone time45.5%93rd

Defensive-zone time36.6%93rd

Distance / 60, mi8.9391st

Hardest shot, mph96.1778th

20+ mph bursts6175th

Top speed, mph22.4871st

Average shot, mph68.969th

22+ mph bursts155th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen 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, mph22.48Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph96.17Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated277.3 mi4.32 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts32.7%31.5% defensive · 36.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.5%All situations36.6%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph60 · avg 46

18-20 mph451 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph28 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph77 · avg 33

70-79 mph133 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways324th on BUF

Giveaways115

TK / GV ratio0.28

Hits6712th on BUF

Blocked shots797th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes76

Minors28

Majors2

Penalties drawn26

Net penalties−5drawn minus taken

Consistency

A point in three games out of five (48 of 77)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point4862% of games

Multi-point games1925%

Goals in16 games21%

Pointless games2938%

Streaks

Longest point streak7 games24 Jan – 5 Feb

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten9 in 10point in 7

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in zero of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

31 Dec 2025@

DALW 4-10005+124:43

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home39340.87

Road38401.05

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Dallas100.00

vs Atlantic25291.16

vs Western Conf.29321.10

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1190.82

November1170.64

December13120.92

January15161.07

February671.17

March15161.07

April671.17

Prediction markets

8.5% for the Norris Trophy

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

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Contract

$11M a season through 2031-32

In 2025-26 he scored 6.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 69th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$11M10.6% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 3 of 8

Expires2031-32UFA at 32

Cap value$88MCap 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 1 Oct 2026.