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Rasmus Sandin

Age 26 · 5'11" · 189 lb · Born in Uppsala, SWE

Cap hit

$4.6M

4.4% of $104M cap

Term

3 yrs

Through 2028-29, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

5.6% shooting

Assists

14 primary

Points

0.40 per game

TOI/GP

19:12

PP 0:49 · PK 1:25

xGF%

49.0

5v5, -4 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.02

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 127 · Hits 88

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 11 @ PIT · W 6-3	0	1	1	0	15:35	0:00	0:00	—	0	1	0	0	+0.01
Apr 8 @ TOR · W 4-0	0	0	1	4	20:01	0:00	2:13	—	33	3	2	+2	-0.08
Apr 5 @ NYR · L 8-1	0	1	2	2	21:06	0:00	1:34	—	20	0	0	-1	-0.21
Apr 4 vs BUF · W 6-2	0	1	2	2	20:25	0:00	3:36	—	0	4	1	0	-0.13
Apr 2 @ NJD · L 7-3	1	2	1	2	18:56	0:04	0:36	—	50	0	2	-2	+0.49

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,178 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%49.0%

46th percentile

Relative xGF%-2.2

33rd percentile

HDCF%45.6%

29th percentile

CF%47.7%

35th percentile

Relative CF%-2.5

27th percentile

FF%49.0%

46th percentile

GF%49.0%

48th percentile

CF/6055.0

42nd percentile

CA/6060.4

31st percentile

ixG/600.24

64th percentile

Goals above expected+0.2

53rd percentile

IPP53.1%

97th percentile

PDO100.2

54th percentile

OZS%44.6%

39th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play stylePlaymaking puck-mover

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Sandin is a creative defenseman who excels at setting up plays and driving the offense through the neutral zone with strong forechecking and physicality. He struggles to manage the puck cleanly in transition, limiting his high-danger scoring chances despite solid defensive instincts.

Creative distributorTransition playerRush-chance creator

Shooting volume: 54
Playmaking: 87
Zone entries(est.): 6
Forechecking: 74
Physicality: 74
Defensive impact: 75
Puck management: 40
Speed: 70

Where he shoots from

Slot 14% · Mid-range 22% · Perimeter 64%(132 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Excellent playmaking at 87th percentile drives offensive production from the back
Strong forechecking and physicality at 74th percentiles boost all-around impact
Solid defensive instincts at 75th percentile support possession numbers

Watch-outs

Puck management at 40th percentile leads to turnovers in transition
Zone entries at 6th percentile show difficulty entering cleanly on rushes

Similar style: Jeff Petry, Matt Roy (WSH)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 73 GP · goals above average

Season total +1.6 goals, or +0.02 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.4
Power play: -0.3
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: +0.2
Playmaking: +2.4
Penalties: -0.4

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2025-26	WSH	73	5	24	29	+4	90	19:12	—	+0.02
2024-25	WSH	82	4	26	30	+13	78	19:11	—	+0.04
2023-24	WSH	68	3	20	23	-13	79	21:07	—	-0.07
2022-23	TOR, WSH	71	7	28	35	+3	81	19:20	—	+0.06

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.0 mph; 60th pct
20+ mph bursts: 61
Hardest shot: 90.7 mph; 52nd pct
Distance: 201.3 mi
OZ time: 39.6%; 20th pct
DZ time: 42.9%