Michael Rasmussen

#27Center6'6"218 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

SOG

9.2% SH

12:39

TOI/GP

C · DET · NHL id 8479992

Michael Rasmussen has played 64 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2025-26, scoring 6 goals and 8 assists (14 points) on 65 shots while averaging 12:39 a night (10:43 at even strength, 0:13 on the power play and 1:21 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 43% of his 5v5 minutes with Moritz Seider and 41% with James van Riemsdyk over the last 10 games, and the Red Wings have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Rasmussen on the ice (15-25 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Red Wings' most recent game against CBJ he was on L4 with James van Riemsdyk and Carter Mazur and off the power play. He is shooting 9.2% this season against 10.7% across the 454 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 7 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data

Line

James van Riemsdyk Carter Mazur

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK2F

Dylan Larkin

Last 5: L2 · L3 · L4 · L4 · L4

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

11 games shown, 11:58 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed51st5122.2 mph

Bursts 20+ mph67th6893

Hardest shot39th4083.3 mph

Offensive-zone time12th1238.8%

Distance skated47th48125.0 mi

High-danger SOG52nd5230

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 133 attempts, 65 on goal, 6 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 64 GP · 14 points vs 16.6 expected

Luck Meter →

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Luck meter-28

Last 20 games: -74. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−1.4 G

On-ice SH%−7.2 G

On-ice SV%+3.6 G

IPP+2.8 G

Points vs expected−2.6 P

: 9.2%
: 97.9
: 73.7%
G vs xG: 6 / 7.4

• Role rose over the last 10 games (5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played64
Goals6408th of 715
Assists8513th of 715
Points14501st of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points1111th of 715
Shots on goal65472nd of 715
Hits64317th of 715
Blocked shots63185th of 715
Plus/minus−10561st of 715
Penalty minutes8640th of 715
Faceoffs won132158th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)45.0%634th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)45.7%603rd of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)43.6%631st of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.1%650th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.1%455th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)44.3%637th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.15235th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.072543rd of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.18660th of 719
Faceoff win %46.2%158th of 238
Draw Equity /100−0.032147th of 238

Usage

Ice time per game12:39559th of 715
Power-play time per game0:13463rd of 715
Power-play share10.8%489th of 713
Ice-time share20.8%556th of 715
Offensive-zone start %49.8%367th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.15186th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO979535th of 719
Goals above expected−1.4500th of 715
Luck Meter−28588th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.2367th of 715
20+ mph bursts93216th of 715
Hardest shot83.3579th of 715
Offensive-zone time38.8%630th of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 64 of 64 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.024
Season net: −0.27xG

Offensive TK/600.26 (3)

Offensive GV/601.32 (15)

Neutral TK/600.18 (2)

Neutral GV/600.88 (10)

Defensive TK/600.09 (1)

Defensive GV/600.18 (2)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.032
Season: −0.09G
: 46.2%286 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 36-50 · NZ 40-53 · DZ 56-51

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.15
Attempts: 13
: 0.055

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +0.41G
Per 60: +0.030
Drawn / taken: 6 / 4minors

Method Leaders

: 43.1%
: 48.1%
: 43.6%
Transition CF/60: 4.3
Turnovers won/60: 18.8
Turnovers lost/60: 18.1

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

65 shots on goal, 6 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	34%	23%	1
Center Point	0%	9%	0
L Net Side	11%	3%	0
Outside L	11%	4%	0
R Point	0%	6%	0
Outside R	0%	4%	0
High Slot	3%	7%	1

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to L1 from L4Mar 4, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L4Jan 19, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 12, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Nov 29, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Nov 27, 2024 alerts →
Played 14:10 less than his 5-game averageFeb 25, 2023 alerts →
Dropped off PP1Jan 10, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Dec 21, 2022 alerts →

How his goals happened

30 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Jan 5, 2026 @ OTT	Odd-man rush	carry	0	69.5	2-on-1
Dec 27, 2025 @ CAR	Forecheck turnover	carry	1	44.3	—
Nov 29, 2025 @ BOS	Deflection	pass	3*	29.6	3-on-2, one-timer, rebound
Nov 28, 2025 vs TBL	Dump and chase	dump	0	7.6	3-on-2
Nov 13, 2025 vs ANA	Rush	carry	3	57.0	—
Oct 15, 2025 vs FLA	Deflection	carry	1	20.3	1-on-0
Apr 4, 2025 vs CAR	Rush	loose	0	13.9	—
Mar 14, 2025 @ CAR	Rush	carry	0	8.1	—
Feb 23, 2025 vs ANA	Deflection	—	0	24.3	rebound
Jan 30, 2025 @ EDM	Deflection	carry	2	58.0	3-on-2
Jan 25, 2025 vs TBL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	18.5	1-on-0
Dec 18, 2024 vs PHI	Off the faceoff	—	0	59.2	—
Dec 14, 2024 vs TOR	Deflection	—	2	33.6	deflection
Dec 1, 2024 vs VAN	Rebound	—	1	21.9	rebound
Nov 18, 2024 @ SJS	Cycle	—	1	6.8	—
Oct 26, 2024 @ BUF	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	18.5	—
Oct 24, 2024 vs NJD	Rush	loose	0	33.5	—
Mar 9, 2024 @ VGK	Deflection	—	1	30.1	deflection
Feb 24, 2024 vs STL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	60.9	2-on-1
Feb 10, 2024 vs VAN	Deflection	—	3*	7.2	—
Jan 17, 2024 @ FLA	Deflection	—	1*	52.7	—
Jan 7, 2024 @ ANA	Deflection	—	0	41.4	one-timer
Jan 2, 2024 @ SJS	Odd-man rush	loose	0	44.4	1-on-0
Dec 14, 2023 vs CAR	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	69.0	—
Dec 12, 2023 @ STL	Point shot	—	0	20.0	—
Dec 7, 2023 vs SJS	Deflection	—	2	65.0	deflection
Dec 7, 2023 vs SJS	Deflection	—	1	31.0	deflection
Dec 5, 2023 @ BUF	Rush	pass	2	41.0	—
Nov 7, 2023 @ NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	47.1	—
Oct 16, 2023 @ CBJ	Forecheck turnover	—	0	25.2	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Rasmussen

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Rasmussen apart	CF% mate apart
James van Riemsdyk	LW	38	279:10	41%	46.0%	54% (7-6)	39.5% 109:40	55.6% 89:57
Mason Appleton	C	35	271:21	40%	45.1%	31% (5-11)	38.6% 108:28	50.3% 152:23
Ben Chiarot	D	62	258:58	38%	41.8%	32% (6-13)	48.2% 400:39	46.0% 861:36
Moritz Seider	D	64	242:54	36%	52.7%	57% (8-6)	41.2% 437:50	52.4% 1011:07
Albert Johansson	D	64	232:58	34%	40.1%	18% (3-14)	47.5% 447:46	49.8% 672:53
Simon Edvinsson	D	57	218:23	32%	48.5%	75% (6-2)	42.3% 389:07	52.0% 907:58
Elmer Soderblom	LW	25	217:20	32%	53.1%	17% (1-5)	36.0% 44:22	44.6% 44:36
J.T. Compher	LW	25	207:47	31%	39.7%	59% (10-7)	48.8% 70:31	50.5% 105:18
Axel Sandin-Pellikka	D	55	165:57	24%	48.0%	50% (5-5)	44.6% 416:32	49.0% 605:49
Jacob Bernard-Docker	D	47	152:18	22%	38.0%	25% (2-6)	46.3% 360:52	49.2% 491:09
Travis Hamonic	D	20	65:31	10%	44.4%	0% (0-4)	49.2% 139:20	45.3% 183:18
Andrew Copp	C	10	61:03	9%	56.1%	67% (2-1)	51.4% 37:32	50.6% 47:23
Dylan Larkin	C	7	36:27	5%	44.0%	0% (0-2)	48.9% 48:21	48.6% 67:57
Jonatan Berggren	RW	5	34:29	5%	49.2%	67% (2-1)	41.7% 14:32	36.0% 17:59

Game log

64 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	+/-		HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 7	vs CBJ	OTL 3-4	0	0	1	4	29%	7:57	6:25	—	1:32
Apr 5	vs MIN	L 4-5	0	0	1	0	33%	12:08	10:48	—	1:20
Apr 4	@ NYR	L 1-4	-1	1	0	2	0%	9:31	6:48	0:10	1:37
Mar 12	@ TBL	L 1-4	0	1	2	2	38%	12:58	12:27	0:18	0:13
Mar 10	@ FLA	L 3-4	-2	1	1	2	22%	16:26	13:49	0:03	2:18
Mar 8	@ NJD	W 3-0	+1	1	0	1	40%	10:57	10:03	—	0:54
Mar 6	vs FLA	L 1-3	-1	0	2	0	0%	7:43	5:08	—	2:29
Mar 4	vs VGK	OTL 3-4	-2	0	2	1	0%	16:09	15:13	—	0:53
Mar 2	@ NSH	W 4-2	0	2	0	2	—	17:29	13:09	—	2:51
Feb 28	@ CAR	L 2-5	-1	1	2	3	50%	12:17	10:28	—	1:49
Feb 26	@ OTT	W 2-1	0	0	0	2	29%	10:48	9:03	—	1:45
Feb 4	@ UTA	L 1-4	0	0	0	0	33%	10:44	9:22	—	1:18
Feb 2	@ COL	W 2-0	0	0	1	1	0%	11:31	8:40	—	1:32
Jan 31	vs COL	L 0-5	0	3	0	1	80%	12:26	10:52	—	1:34
Jan 29	vs WSH	OTL 3-4	-1	0	0	2	25%	12:52	11:17	0:11	1:24
Jan 27	vs LAK	L 1-3	0	0	1	0	100%	11:43	10:30	0:08	1:05
Jan 24	@ WPG	W 5-1	0	1	1	1	33%	13:44	12:42	—	0:24
Jan 22	@ MIN	OTL 3-4	0	1	0	3	40%	12:51	9:51	—	3:00
Jan 21	@ TOR	W 2-1	0	2	3	1	45%	14:33	12:54	0:08	1:31
Jan 18	vs OTT	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	36%	11:58	10:35	0:07	1:16

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	64	809:36	12:39	638	923	40.9%	41.6%	279	394	19	40	32%	29.8	45.6	39%
Even strength	64	685:31	10:43	582	714	44.9%	45.6%	247	308	15	25	38%	23.4	30.2	49%
5v5	64	680:44	10:38	580	709	45.0%	45.7%	246	305	15	25	38%	23.2	30.1	50%
Power play	27	14:18	0:32	15	2	88.2%	92.3%	6	1	0	0	—	1.0	0.0	89%
Penalty kill	63	86:53	1:23	22	163	11.9%	14.2%	18	70	1	11	8%	2.6	11.4	0%
4v4	9	4:43	0:31	2	5	28.6%	28.6%	1	3	0	0	—	0.1	0.2	0%
5v4	27	14:12	0:32	15	2	88.2%	92.3%	6	1	0	0	—	1.0	0.0	89%
4v5	63	86:53	1:23	22	163	11.9%	14.2%	18	70	1	11	8%	2.6	11.4	0%
6v5, own net empty	12	5:44	0:29	11	5	68.8%	66.7%	5	2	1	2	33%	0.5	2.8	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	22	16:41	0:46	7	39	15.2%	12.5%	2	13	2	2	50%	2.2	1.1	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26	DET	64	6	8	14	-10	8	65	9.2%	64	63	12:39
2024-25	DET	77	11	10	21	-12	24	99	11.1%	141	59	13:25
2023-24	DET	75	13	20	33	+8	47	101	12.9%	124	76	15:11
2022-23	DET	56	10	19	29	+2	43	88	11.4%	119	48	15:06
2021-22	DET	80	15	12	27	-25	66	128	11.7%	142	65	14:31
2020-21	DET	40	3	9	12	-5	26	62	4.8%	72	28	14:48
2018-19	DET	62	8	10	18	-8	29	74	10.8%	84	28	12:05