- Age
- 43
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 91 kg
- Born
- Vantaa, FIN
- Draft
- 2001, round 1, #9 (CHI)
Career · 2009–10 to 2015–16
- Games
- 411
- Goals
- 70
- Points
- 173
- TOI per game
- 14:41
- xGF% (5v5)
- 49.2%
- Goals above expected
- −13.0
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 |   CAR | 54 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −4 | 16:23 | 122 | 11.5% | 12 | 16.7 | – |
| 2010–11 | CAR | 82 | 19 | 38 | 57 | +1 | 16:50 | 148 | 12.8% | 16 | 19.4 | 50.7% |
| 2011–12 | CAR | 72 | 18 | 16 | 34 | −3 | 16:28 | 156 | 11.5% | 5 | 20.8 | 48.5% |
| 2012–13 | CAR | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −6 | 15:14 | 30 | 13.3% | 0 | 2.9 | 48.8% |
| 2013–14 | CAR | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −19 | 14:15 | 79 | 6.3% | 2 | 10.3 | 46.6% |
| 2013–14 |   NJD | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 15:32 | 26 | 11.5% | 1 | 3.3 | 59.1% |
| 2013–14 | All teams | 76 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −18 | 14:34 | 105 | 7.6% | 3 | 13.6 | 49.6% |
| 2014–15 | NJD | 77 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 10:52 | 74 | 9.5% | 0 | 6.7 | 49.2% |
| 2015–16 | NJD | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 11:30 | 34 | 0.0% | 0 | 3.0 | 45.5% |
| Total | 2 teams | 411 | 70 | 103 | 173 | −40 | 14:41 | 669 | 10.5% | 36 | 83.0 | 49.2% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2009–10 to 2015–16 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
2nd line
60th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
3rd line- Goals /600.7055th pct
- Assists /601.0265th pct
- ixG /600.8375th pct
- Goals above expected−13.06th pct
Play-driving
2nd line- xGF% (5v5)49.2%50th pct
- CF% (5v5)50.2%59th pct
- Relative xGF%+1.872nd pct
- Penalty diff /600.2769th pct
Usage
2nd line- TOI per game14:4160th pct
- PP time share30.1%64th pct
- Offensive zone starts62.6%71st pct
- Quality of competition24.2%56th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Ruutu wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2015–16, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1339+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
40.0%
349–524 · below the 1339 draws of a regular
Against an average centre
40.2%
Opponents won 50.2% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.8% against them.
Wins above average
−86
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
5.1
873 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone39.2% 136–211
- Neutral zone38.9% 118–185
- Defensive zone42.6% 95–128
By strength
- Even strength40.2% 291–432
- Power play37.2% 48–81
- Shorthanded41.7% 5–7
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +14 after a win, −8 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.1 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Dominic Moore31.6% 6–13
- Derek Stepan44.4% 8–10
- Brian Boyle29.4% 5–12
- Scott Gomez62.5% 10–6
- Claude Giroux43.8% 7–9
- Patrice Bergeron31.3% 5–11
- Mike Richards53.3% 8–7
- Tomas Plekanec50.0% 7–7
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 47 | 40.4% | 41.3% |
| 2010–11 | 643 | 41.2% | 41.3% |
| 2011–12 | 124 | 35.5% | 36.3% |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| 2013–14 | 37 | 37.8% | 37.6% |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 44.4% | 43.4% |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 40.0% | 40.5% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−13.0 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games