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Rasmus Sandin

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Washington Capitals
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	5 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2028-29
Weight (lbs)	189	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	25 (Mar 7, 2000)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2018, Round 1, Overall 29 (TOR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 6, 2024	Washington Capitals	Signed 5 years @ $4.600M AAV starting in 2024-25
Sep 29, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed 2 years @ $1.400M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 15, 2018	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2019-20	TOR	28	355:59	0.17	0.84	1.01	0.13	0.04	5.56	4.17	1.39	3.57	10.71
2020-21	TOR	9	111:18	0.00	1.62	1.62	0.18	-0.18	0.00	4.70	-4.70	14.29	0.00
2021-22	TOR	51	759:35	0.32	0.63	0.95	0.20	0.11	10.81	6.97	3.84	1.67	1.67
2022-23	WSH	19	347:46	0.52	1.38	1.90	0.12	0.39	16.67	3.96	12.71	0.00	8.00
2022-23	TOR	52	799:27	0.30	0.60	0.90	0.21	0.09	7.55	5.33	2.22	1.43	2.86
2022-23	TOR, WSH	71	1147:13	0.37	0.84	1.20	0.19	0.18	9.86	4.98	4.88	1.05	4.21
2023-24	WSH	68	1241:55	0.10	0.58	0.68	0.18	-0.08	2.99	5.50	-2.51	0.00	6.32
2024-25	WSH	82	1392:01	0.09	0.82	0.91	0.15	-0.07	2.78	4.89	-2.11	0.00	1.50
2025-26	WSH	1	12:15	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.22	-0.22	0.00	4.55	-4.55	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2019-20	TOR	28	355:59	43.82	2.02	2.55	40.45	3.54	2.66	36.36	48.93	-0.32	0.21	-4.98
2020-21	TOR	9	111:18	40.97	4.31	2.70	36.12	1.08	2.01	80.00	57.33	-0.01	-0.11	1.24
2021-22	TOR	51	759:35	47.08	3.00	3.19	40.36	2.45	2.28	55.07	58.38	0.34	-0.27	5.60
2022-23	WSH	19	347:46	41.75	3.80	2.58	50.21	3.97	3.40	48.89	43.18	0.28	0.68	-2.73
2022-23	TOR	52	799:27	46.61	2.85	3.29	39.85	1.80	2.38	61.29	58.01	0.46	-0.09	4.58
2022-23	TOR, WSH	71	1147:13	45.14	3.14	3.08	42.99	2.46	2.69	56.07	53.35	0.38	0.16	1.72
2023-24	WSH	68	1241:55	38.12	2.13	2.35	44.21	2.75	2.61	43.56	47.38	0.08	0.09	0.03
2024-25	WSH	82	1392:01	41.51	3.06	2.53	39.44	2.50	2.26	55.04	52.85	0.02	-0.06	0.89
2025-26	WSH	1	12:15	39.18	0.00	2.75	58.78	0.00	2.79	-	49.66	0.34	0.90	-6.47

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	51	22.1	0.1	8.8	8.8	85.9	66.8	51.3	35.9	12.8	0.4	0.2	0.4
2022-23	71	21.9	0.1	8.9	9.0	97.4	65.6	63.6	30.3	6.1	0.4	0.2	0.4
2023-24	68	22.7	0.1	9.0	9.0	91.2	64.9	57.1	34.9	7.9	0.4	0.2	0.4
2024-25	82	21.8	0.2	8.8	8.8	92.9	70.9	80.0	13.3	6.7	0.4	0.2	0.4
2025-26	1	18.6	0.0	9.0	9.6	70.0	70.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.4

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	WSH	3.16	2.34	57.41	2.65	2.34	53.11	0.16	0.03	1.21
2024-25	WSH	2.82	2.82	50.00	2.60	2.08	55.59	0.14	-0.23	3.95
2024-25	WSH	3.52	1.54	69.57	2.25	1.99	53.07	-0.29	-0.33	0.86
2024-25	WSH	2.60	4.34	37.50	1.85	3.01	38.08	-0.60	0.77	-14.19
2024-25	WSH	3.76	2.51	60.00	2.73	2.67	50.55	-0.01	0.44	-4.53
2023-24	WSH	1.40	2.49	36.00	2.65	2.59	50.52	0.39	0.04	3.62
2023-24	WSH	2.36	2.68	46.88	2.15	2.80	43.40	-0.17	0.27	-4.39
2023-24	WSH	2.18	3.52	38.24	2.25	2.48	47.60	-0.05	-0.07	0.07
2023-24	WSH	2.59	1.72	60.00	1.42	2.72	34.24	-1.05	0.14	-14.60
2022-23	TOR	3.18	1.84	63.33	3.10	2.17	58.80	0.16	-0.31	4.56
2022-23	TOR	2.29	2.75	45.45	3.24	2.98	52.09	0.31	0.54	-2.43
2022-23	TOR	2.81	0.94	75.00	3.38	2.38	58.69	0.43	-0.06	3.94
2022-23	WSH	3.94	5.42	42.11	2.77	3.51	44.06	0.53	0.88	-1.90
2022-23	WSH	2.98	1.99	60.00	2.49	3.03	45.14	-0.07	0.13	-1.83
2022-23	TOR	4.78	2.87	62.50	3.81	2.76	58.05	0.49	0.32	0.28
2022-23	WSH	3.88	3.88	50.00	3.46	3.65	48.68	1.09	0.72	3.87
2022-23	TOR	1.32	1.32	50.00	3.44	2.13	61.80	0.43	-0.38	7.20
2022-23	TOR	1.87	1.87	50.00	2.84	2.16	56.79	0.09	-0.22	3.18
2022-23	TOR	0.00	0.00	-	3.07	0.87	78.00	0.03	-1.38	20.54
2022-23	WSH	0.00	5.76	0.00	0.53	3.39	13.55	-1.92	0.43	-31.73
2021-22	TOR	3.27	2.01	61.90	3.52	1.95	64.28	0.67	-0.53	10.92
2021-22	TOR	2.77	1.66	62.50	3.65	2.08	63.73	0.91	-0.33	10.51
2021-22	TOR	3.71	1.85	66.67	2.87	2.32	55.33	-0.12	-0.24	1.44
2021-22	TOR	3.36	2.24	60.00	1.85	2.09	46.87	-1.09	-0.26	-8.68
2021-22	TOR	2.35	5.87	28.57	2.31	3.35	40.76	-0.65	0.90	-13.88
2021-22	TOR	1.77	3.53	33.33	1.78	2.64	40.22	-1.19	0.21	-14.68
2021-22	TOR	2.14	8.57	20.00	3.35	4.41	43.20	0.30	1.95	-12.12
2020-21	TOR	3.72	2.48	60.00	2.14	2.31	48.03	-0.64	0.48	-12.26
2020-21	TOR	8.09	0.00	100.00	2.35	0.71	76.68	-0.38	-1.48	21.21
2019-20	TOR	1.07	4.81	18.18	2.61	2.96	46.84	-0.18	0.50	-6.33
2019-20	TOR	3.05	3.81	44.44	3.01	2.44	55.21	0.08	-0.24	3.02
2019-20	TOR	0.00	3.00	0.00	1.88	2.87	39.61	-0.82	0.53	-13.98
2019-20	TOR	0.00	3.29	0.00	1.88	2.51	42.87	-0.89	0.21	-11.85
2019-20	TOR	2.93	5.86	33.33	2.89	2.41	54.52	0.01	-0.04	0.58

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Rink Roundtable: Previewing the 2025-26 Season at Japers Rink (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Spencer Carbery’s forward lines and defense pairings at last practice before Capitals’ Opening Night game against Bruins at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Washington Capitals Announce Opening Night Roster for 2025-26 Season at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Declan Chisholm leaves Capitals practice after skate cut to leg: ‘Definitely a scary situation’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Washington Capitals announce roster for preseason game in Hershey against Philadelphia Flyers at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
John Carlson needed Rasmus Sandin’s help to watch Nicklas Backstrom’s SHL games: ‘John’s called me about 65 times this summer trying to get my logins’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Spencer Carbery’s forward lines and defense pairings are beginning to take shape after just one day of Capitals training camp at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Breakout rankings: Defensemen predicted for break out success this season at ESPN (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin play some house hockey at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
Justin Sourdif joins Capitals’ informal skates ahead of training camp at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Ranking NHL Teams By Defensemen at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Rasmus Sandin on playoff bench brawl between Capitals and Canadiens: ‘That’s what made the series a little bit extra fun’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
Rasmus Sandin shares details behind Hublot watches Alex Ovechkin gifted players and staff after breaking NHL goals record at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Aug 24, 2025)
Alex Ovechkin gave Rasmus Sandin a stick the day he broke the NHL goals record: ‘I asked for it pretty quick’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Aug 24, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	24	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	RFA-arb
2025-26	25	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	26	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$100,000	$3,500,000	$3,600,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	27	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$100,000	$3,500,000	$3,600,000	$4,500,000	UFA
2028-29	28	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$100,000	$3,000,000	$3,100,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$4,300,000	$16,000,000	$20,300,000	$23,000,000

Signed: Mar 6, 2024

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.23

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	22	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	-	$450,000	$750,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	RFA
2023-24	23	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	-	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$450,000	$2,350,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000

Signed: Sep 29, 2022

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.7

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	18	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2019-20	19	$894,167	$894,167	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	20	$894,167	$894,167	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	21	$894,167	$894,167	-	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				-	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 15, 2018

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: Kyle Dubas

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2012-13	WSI U13	Sweden Selects U13	9	2	1	3		2				9	2	1	3		2
2013-14	U16 Elit	MODO Hockey U16	11	4	3	7		6
2014-15	U16 Div.1	Almtuna IS U16	14	7	15	22		16
2014-15	U16 Elit	MODO Hockey U16	11	5	11	16		6
2014-15	J18 Allsvenskan	Almtuna IS J18	10	0	3	3	-2	4
2014-15	J18 Elit	MODO Hockey J18	6	1	3	4	+7
2014-15	U16 Div.1	Almtuna IS U16 2	1	0	1	1
2014-15	WSI U15	Sweden Selects U15										7	1		1		4
2014-15	TV-Pucken	Ångermanland										6	1	3	4		18
2015-16	J18 Region	MoDo Hockey J18	20	5	17	22	+24	6
2015-16	TV-Pucken	Ångermanland	6	1	4	5
2015-16	U16 SM	Brynäs IF U16	3	0	4	4		2
2015-16	J18 Nationell	Brynäs IF J18	18	1	7	8	+1	2				5	1	2	3	+1	6
2016-17	J18 Region	Brynäs IF J18	7	2	5	7		2
2016-17	WHC-17	Sweden U17	6	0	2	2		2
2016-17	J18 Nationell	Brynäs IF J18										2				-5	12
2016-17	J20 Nationell	Brynäs IF J20	36	3	15	18	-8	14				2		1	1	-5	2
2017-18	SHL	Rögle BK	5	0	1	1	-2
2017-18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	0	3	3		2
2017-18	OHL	Soo Greyhounds	51	12	33	45	+35	24				24	1	12	13	+1	8
2018-19	WJC-20	Sweden U20	5	2	2	4	+4	4
2018-19	AHL	Toronto Marlies	44	6	22	28	-10	16				13		10	10	-3	6
2019-20	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	28	1	7	8	-7	10	22	4.5	14:19
2019-20	AHL	Toronto Marlies	21	2	13	15	-2	17
2019-20	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	3	7	10	+3	6
2020-21	AHL	Toronto Marlies	1	0	0	0	+1
2020-21	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	0	4	4	+6		9	0.0	14:40	5	1		1	-3		4	25.0	13:13
2021-22	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	51	5	11	16	+9	4	46	10.9	16:58
2022-23	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	52	4	16	20	+10	23	58	6.9	17:59
2022-23	NHL	Washington Capitals	19	3	12	15	-7	16	23	13.0	22:59
2022-23	WC	Sweden	7	0	1	1	+4
2022-23	EHT	Sweden	3	0	3	3	-2
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	68	3	20	23	-13	24	79	3.8	21:07	1					2		0.0	20:44
2024-25	WC	Sweden	4	0	3	3	+1
2024-25	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	4	26	30	+13	23	78	5.1	19:11	10		1	1	-1		12	0.0	21:18
NHL Career			312	20	96	116	+12	100	317	6.3	18:43	16	1	1	2	-4	2	16	6.2	18:44