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Michael Rasmussen is a 27-year-old center for the Detroit Red Wings. Selected 9th overall by DET in the 2017 NHL Draft. Born in Surrey, CAN.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 1 goals and 3 assists for 4 points in 15 games. He averages 0.27 points per game on 16:22 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 9–36 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Michael's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
6
Current: 1
Assists
17
Current: 3
Points
22
Current: 4
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 13-31 points based on current usage patterns.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Michael was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 15 games, 244 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
54.6 vs 57.3 lg
26th percentile
Quality of teammates
47.7 vs 56.8 lg
23th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Michael takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
40
Goals vs expected
1 vs 3.2 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
44%
With-or-without-you
Who Michael plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew CoppC | 114 min | 53.9 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Michael, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
54
Offense
15
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact, bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
39-pt spreadThe 39-point spread between offensive (54th) and defensive (15th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact, bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
39-pt spreadThe 39-point spread between offensive (54th) and defensive (15th) percentiles is significant for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Michael Rasmussen's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | DET | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 24 | 4.2% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | DET | 64 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 65 | 9.2% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | DET | 77 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 99 | 11.1% |
Form
Michael's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | @ FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 15:13 |
| Oct 31 | vs STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:28 |
| Oct 29 | vs CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:21 |
| Oct 26 | @ EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:01 |
| Oct 24 | @ CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:45 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Michael to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Detroit Red Wings this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | DET | 75 | 13 | 20 | 33 | +8 | 101 | 12.9% |
| 22-232022-23 | DET | 56 | 10 | 19 | 29 | +2 | 88 | 11.4% |
| 21-222021-22 | DET | 80 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 128 | 11.7% |
| 20-212020-21 | DET | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 62 | 4.8% |
| 18-192018-19 | DET | 62 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 74 | 10.8% |
| Career | — | 469 | 67 | 91 | 158 | -57 | 641 | 10.5% |

Dylan Larkin
C · 6 pts