D · BUF · NHL id 8480839
Rasmus Dahlin has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 25:58 a night (20:23 at even strength, 5:01 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 67% of his 5v5 minutes with Mattias Samuelsson and 45% with Tage Thompson in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 60% of shot attempts with Dahlin on the ice (0-1 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on D1 with Mattias Samuelsson and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
- +1:30 PP TOI
- Moved from D2 to D1
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 25:24 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 7 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 7 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.22 expected goals; best chance Rasmus Dahlin at 0.11 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 77 GP · 74 points vs 62.7 expected
Last 20 games: +61. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 9.7%
- 102.0
- 55.6%
- G vs xG
- 19 / 18.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 57% → 65%, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.080 xG per attempt lately vs 0.055 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played77
- Goals19136th of 715
- Assists5519th of 715
- Points7437th of 715
- Power-play points2259th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal19461st of 715
- Hits67296th of 715
- Blocked shots79144th of 715
- Plus/minus+1847th of 715
- Penalty minutes7633rd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.0%185th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.5%158th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.2%132nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.1%133rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.6%171st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.6%169th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.38573rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.128694th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3885th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game24:1118th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:2735th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %46.3%469th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.29465th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1020139th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.3295th of 715
- Luck Meter+4667th of 828
- Ascension score55124th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.5280th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts61353rd of 715
- Hardest shot96.262nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.5%56th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 77 of 77 games through the sequence engine
- −0.078
- Season net
- −1.87xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.38
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.016
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Played 10:44 more than his 5-game averageMay 18, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 22, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Jan 20, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 6, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 23, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:44 more than his 5-game averageJan 6, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 29, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 3, 2024 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 vs MTL | Cycle | — | 3 | 46.5 | one-timer | |
| May 16, 2026 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 15.8 | — | |
| May 10, 2026 @ MTL | Deflection | — | 4* | 34.1 | deflection | |
| Apr 28, 2026 vs BOS | Rush | carry | 0 | 53.3 | one-timer | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 44.3 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 @ WSH | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 49.8 | 3-on-1 | |
| Mar 28, 2026 vs SEA | Cycle | — | 2 | 63.6 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2026 vs DET | Cycle | loose | 3 | 3.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Mar 21, 2026 @ LAK | Rebound | — | 0 | 3.5 | rebound | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 25.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 8, 2026 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 2 | 14.5 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2026 @ TBL | Rush | pass | 1 | 63.1 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ TOR | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 15.2 | 6-on-2 | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ TOR | Deflection | — | 4* | 30.8 | deflection | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 2* | 34.2 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ NYI | Cycle | — | 0 | 19.2 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 67.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 14, 2026 vs PHI | Cycle | carry | 3* | 74.3 | — | |
| Jan 14, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 63.7 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs NYI | Rush | carry | 0 | 33.5 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 67.3 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 8, 2025 @ CGY | Deflection | carry | 1 | 38.1 | 5-on-3 | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ BOS | Point shot | — | 4* | 81.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 12, 2025 @ FLA | Rush | carry | 3* | 59.4 | one-timer | |
| Apr 10, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 48.8 | — | |
| Apr 6, 2025 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 58.9 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2025 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 80.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 23, 2025 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 68.4 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Mar 15, 2025 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 89.1 | one-timer | |
| Mar 6, 2025 @ TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 69.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 3, 2025 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 63.6 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs NYR | Point shot | — | 2 | 61.9 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs NYR | Deflection | — | 1 | 60.5 | deflection | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 61.9 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2024 @ SJS | Deflection | — | 0 | 68.3 | deflection | |
| Nov 16, 2024 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 67.3 | one-timer | |
| Nov 14, 2024 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 73.8 | one-timer | |
| Nov 11, 2024 vs MTL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 66.4 | — | |
| Nov 7, 2024 @ NYR | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 47.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 28, 2024 vs FLA | Point shot | — | 0 | 75.2 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Dahlin
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Dahlin apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 13:10 | 67% | 59.1% | 0% (0-1) | 62.5% 6:31 | 25.0% 3:35 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 1 | 8:55 | 45% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 10:46 | 70.0% 5:55 |
| Josh Doan | RW | 1 | 8:49 | 45% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 53.3% 10:52 | 70.0% 5:46 |
| Josh Norris | C | 1 | 7:59 | 41% | 64.3% | — (0-0) | 56.3% 11:42 | 77.8% 4:08 |
| Jack Quinn | RW | 1 | 6:10 | 31% | 88.9% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 13:31 | 63.6% 7:24 |
| Zach Benson | LW | 1 | 5:51 | 30% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 13:50 | 63.6% 7:27 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 1 | 5:22 | 27% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 69.6% 14:19 | 36.4% 7:04 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 5:11 | 26% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 60.9% 14:30 | 60.0% 15:34 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 1 | 5:00 | 25% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 14:41 | 69.2% 7:41 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 4:32 | 23% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 15:09 | 38.5% 9:56 |
| Konsta Helenius | C | 1 | 4:18 | 22% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 15:23 | 41.7% 7:52 |
| Jiri Kulich | C | 1 | 1:10 | 6% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 60.7% 18:31 | 50.0% 6:51 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,437 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
64th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
66th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Dahlin's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Dahlin's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25:58 | 20:23 | 5:01 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 25:58 | 25:58 | 29 | 13 | 69.0% | 61.3% | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.3 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Even strength | 1 | 20:23 | 20:23 | 18 | 12 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 19:41 | 19:41 | 18 | 12 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:01 | 5:01 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% | 88.9% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 3:01 | 3:01 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v3 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 25:58 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +4 | 20 | 46 | 8.7% | 15 | 14 | 23:58 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 77 | 19 | 55 | 74 | +18 | 76 | 194 | 9.8% | 67 | 79 | 24:11 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 73 | 17 | 51 | 68 | +11 | 54 | 200 | 8.5% | 101 | 98 | 24:14 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 81 | 20 | 39 | 59 | -3 | 66 | 235 | 8.5% | 195 | 154 | 25:25 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 78 | 15 | 58 | 73 | +12 | 92 | 204 | 7.4% | 105 | 132 | 25:48 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 80 | 13 | 40 | 53 | -22 | 68 | 170 | 7.6% | 121 | 91 | 24:01 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 56 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -36 | 26 | 115 | 4.3% | 80 | 45 | 21:36 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 59 | 4 | 36 | 40 | -7 | 38 | 90 | 4.4% | 72 | 51 | 19:18 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 82 | 9 | 35 | 44 | -13 | 34 | 177 | 5.1% | 97 | 66 | 21:09 |
Rasmus Dahlin news
- 3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 6-3 Loss to the Blue JacketsThe Hockey Writers
- Rasmus Dahlin eager to build on last season after Atlantic-winning Sabres snapped 14-year playoff droughtRome Sentinel
- Sabres Announce the 2026-27 Opening Night RosterThe Hockey Writers
- Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin receives another accolade ahead of 2026-27 seasonSabre Noise
- Rasmus Dahlin makes perfect statement about what comes next for the SabresSabre Noise
- Predicting the Sabres’ Major Stat Category Leaders for 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Rasmus Dahlin HomeNHL.com
- Rasmus Dahlin StatsNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.