Michael
Rasmussen
C · DET · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 35
- WAR
- -0.1
- Value
- 27
- PTS
- 14
2025-26№ 476 / 615
Michael Rasmussen (Detroit Red Wings) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Michael Rasmussen
#27CPlays: Winger · 4% of faceoffs
Detroit Red Wings
HEIGHT : 198 cm · WEIGHT : 100 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 16, 1999 · Surrey, Canada
Drafted : 2017 · DET · round 1, pick #9
Contract : $3,200,000 · 2024-25 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $500,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit Red Wings | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Detroit Red Wings | 64 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 77 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | Detroit Red Wings | 75 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 47 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 56 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 66 |
| 2020-21 | Detroit Red Wings | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | Detroit Red Wings | 62 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 29 |
| NHL totals | 472 | 67 | 91 | 158 | 245 | |
Michael Rasmussen: our analysis
2025-26 season: 64 GP, 6 G, 8 A, 14 PTS, -10 +/-, 12:39 TOI. WAR -0.1 (476th of 615) · PAL 35, below average.
In 2025-26, Michael Rasmussen, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 35 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 476th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (85, among the best in the league) and defense (67, above average). On the other hand, power play (12, among the weakest in the league) and offense (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.4); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.6).
A slight dip from 2024-25, when his PAL was 40; his WAR went from -0.0 to -0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 27 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Michael Rasmussen's story
Born in Vancouver and raised in the Surrey suburbs, Michael Rasmussen came up through British Columbia hockey before moving into major junior. Selected seventh overall by the Tri‑City Americans in the 2014 WHL bantam draft, he developed a reputation as a big centre who can get to the net and finish scoring chances around the crease.
In his rookie WHL season Rasmussen produced 18 goals and 25 assists across 63 games. The 2016–17 year was interrupted by injury—he missed 22 contests—but he still managed 32 goals and 55 points, including a team‑leading 15 power‑play goals. Ahead of the NHL draft he was rated the No. 5 North American skater by NHL Central Scouting, reflecting his growing status among prospects.
Detroit picked him ninth overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three‑year entry‑level deal on August 5, 2017. He made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018 versus Columbus, logged his first NHL point with an assist on October 8, and scored his first goal on October 30 against Joonas Korpisalo. With the delayed start of 2020–21 he was loaned to the Graz99ers of the ICEHL, where he posted 11 assists and 16 points in 18 games before rejoining the Red Wings organization.
Rasmussen agreed to a three‑year, $4.38 million extension on July 22, 2021, and reached double‑digit goal totals in each of the following three seasons. His best statistical campaign so far came in 2022–23, when he set career highs with 19 assists and 29 points in 56 games. On February 20, 2024 he signed a four‑year, $12.8 million contract extension with Detroit.
At the international level he has worn Canada colours at youth tournaments: Canada Black at the 2015 World U‑17 Hockey Challenge (2 goals, 1 assist in 5 games) and the Canadian junior entry at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (1 goal, 3 assists in 4 games). Scouts have noted his combination of size and propensity to score from close range as defining features of his game.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:59
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:44
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:52
- Pts/GP
- 0.22
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 32
- Blocks
- 21
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.0 %
- Faceoffs
- 55.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
17between 5 and 29 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 11
- Games
- 75
So far: 4 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.22 pts per game (last season: 0.22).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.44 in 23-24, 0.22 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 40 → 35
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 27: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 78 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 73
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 95
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 66
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 76
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 82
- Confidence 63 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 70
- Confidence 71 %
- PA
- Passing
- 67
- Confidence 78 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 78 %
- DF
- Defense
- 78
- Confidence 75 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 64
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating73
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.833 · 78
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.7 · 57
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.5 · 76
ST — Strength95
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.329 · 86
- Body mass (50 %)1.368 · 93
EN — Endurance66
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.5 · 68
- Total ice time (20 %)779 · 67
- Shift length (15 %)41.6 · 59
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.5 · 68
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.954 · 69
DU — Durability76
- Share of games played (100 %)0.823 · 76
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.045 · 81
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.756 · 80
- Season volume (10 %)4.174 · 76
FG — Fighting82
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.031 · 82
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.026 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.601 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.754 · 75
FO — Faceoffs70
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.7 · 71
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)22.3 · 62
PA — Passing67
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.595 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.3 · 55
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.049 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.883 · 65
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.406 · 70
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.67 · 68
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.757 · 73
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.929 · 58
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.442 · 80
- xG per shot (10 %)0.085 · 81
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.2 · 69
DF — Defense78
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.041 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.037 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.644 · 73
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.012 · 81
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.122 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.8 · 71
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.413 · 96
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience64
- Career regular-season games (65 %)86
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)70
- PA · Passing (20 %)67
- DF · Defense (20 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)73
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)70
- EN · Endurance (8 %)66
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- ST · Strength (3 %)95
- CK · Checking (2 %)80
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 70 | 71 | 82 |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 82 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.1
wins above replacement
476 of 615
PAL Rating
35/ 100
Performance · Below average
297 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
27/ 100
Poor return
3.20 M$ · expected PAL 56
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 16
- Defense
- 67
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- Offense
- 15
- Creation
- 30
- Shooting
- 22
- Possession
- 33
- Defense
- 67
- Discipline
- 55
- Power play
- 12
- Penalty kill
- 85
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | -0.1 | 35 | 27 | 3.20 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DET | -0.0 | 40 | 30 | 3.20 M$ |
| 2023-24 | DET | 0.7 | 55 | 59 | 1.46 M$ |
| 2022-23 | DET | 0.4 | 80 | 83 | 1.46 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
53/ 100
Average
better than 53% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
14/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
88/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 198 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 36
- Shot selection
- 61
- Penalties drawn
- 4
- Puck management
- 21
Defense
- Takeaways
- 12
- Discipline
- 86
- Safe zone exits
- 100
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 53 | 14 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 63 | 57 | 58 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 40 | 88 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 89 | 99 | 25 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 0.5 — 90% interval
476 of 615 forwards
-0.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.2
- EV defense
- +0.4
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -3.6
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +2.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 64 | -0.1 | -0.7 to 0.5 | 476/615 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 73 | -0.0 | -0.8 to 0.9 | 401/596 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 75 | 0.7 | -0.5 to 1.8 | 200/608 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 56 | 0.4 | -0.1 to 1.2 | 220/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 133.5 km/h55th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.5 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4389th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 41.0 %39th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 67.5 km66th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.86 km62nd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.5 %59th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.5 %2nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.5 %19th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2766th percentile | 139th percentile | 3.7 %6th percentile |
| High danger | 1589th percentile | 157th percentile | 6.7 %12th percentile |
| Mid range | 762nd percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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VGK
TBL
FLA
STL
CHI
EDM
CGY
VAN
SEA
SJS
PHI
NJD
MTL
OTT
WPG
NYRMichael Rasmussen: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Michael Rasmussen have in 2026-27?
Michael Rasmussen has 1 goal and 4 points (3 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Michael Rasmussen?
Michael Rasmussen is 27 years old: he was born on April 17, 1999.
How tall is Michael Rasmussen, and how much does he weigh?
Michael Rasmussen is 6'6" (198 cm) and weighs 220 lb (100 kg).
Where is Michael Rasmussen from?
Canada: Michael Rasmussen was born in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
What team does Michael Rasmussen play for?
Michael Rasmussen plays for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, at C, wearing number 27.
Is Michael Rasmussen injured?
No: Michael Rasmussen is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Michael Rasmussen?
Michael Rasmussen produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 476th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 35 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Michael Rasmussen make?
Michael Rasmussen earns $3.2M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 27 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Michael Rasmussen's contract end?
Michael Rasmussen's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Michael Rasmussen overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 27 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Michael Rasmussen a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 476th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Michael Rasmussen getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 40 in 2024-25 to 35 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Michael Rasmussen played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Michael Rasmussen has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Michael Rasmussen's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Michael Rasmussen has 472 games, 67 goals, 91 assists and 158 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 33 points in 75 games.
Where was Michael Rasmussen drafted?
Michael Rasmussen was drafted 9th overall (round 1) by Detroit Red Wings in 2017.
Is Michael Rasmussen better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.30 points per game at home (3 in 10 games) and 0.13 on the road (1 in 8 games).
How does Michael Rasmussen perform in the playoffs?
Michael Rasmussen has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Michael Rasmussen?
Lars Eller: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Lars Eller's page →Is Michael Rasmussen a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 17 points in 2026-27, or 0.23 points per game.
What is Michael Rasmussen's nationality?
Michael Rasmussen is Canadian. Internationally: Canada — Canada Black at the 2015 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (2 goals, 1 assist in 5 games); Canada junior team at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (1 goal, 3 assists in 4 games).
Where did Michael Rasmussen play before turning pro?
Tri-City Americans (WHL) — selected 7th overall in the 2014 WHL bantam draft; played 2015–16 (rookie) and 2016–17 seasons.
How many points is Michael Rasmussen projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 17 points in 75 games in 2026-27 (5 to 29 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Detroit Red Wings teammates
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