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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#18PPI 27Urho Vaakanainen is a 27-year-old defenseman for the New York Rangers. Selected 18th overall by BOS in the 2017 NHL Draft. Born in Joensuu, FIN.
On the blue line this season, Urho has recorded 0 goals and 6 assists for 6 points across 34 games. He averages 0.18 points per game on 13:51 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 3–20 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Urho was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 34 games, 560 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
52.5 vs 54.8 lg
17th percentile
Quality of teammates
42.4 vs 53.2 lg
3th 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 Urho takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
40
Goals vs expected
0 vs 1.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
11
Offense
60
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
49-pt spreadThe 49-point spread between offensive (11th) and defensive (60th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
49-pt spreadThe 49-point spread between offensive (11th) and defensive (60th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Urho Vaakanainen's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | NYR | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | — | |||
| 24-252024-25 | NYR | 46 | 2 | 13 | 15 | +8 | 39 | 5.1% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | ANA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
Form
Urho'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11 | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 |
| Mar 18 | vs NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:05 |
| Mar 16 | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 |
| Mar 14 | @ MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:37 |
| Mar 12 | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the New York Rangers 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 defenceman. 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 | ANA | 68 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 1.5% |
| 22-232022-23 | ANA | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -16 | 27 | — |
| 21-222021-22 | ANA | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 12 | — |
| 21-222021-22 | BOS | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | — |
| 20-212020-21 | BOS | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 15 | — |
| 19-202019-20 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | — |
| 18-192018-19 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | — |
| Career | — | 221 | 3 | 43 | 46 | -15 | 205 | 1.5% |
Vladislav Gavrikov
D · 35 pts
