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Tuomo Ruutu

#15 · Left wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Feb 16, 1983 in Vantaa, FIN · 6'0", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 9th overall in 2001 by CHI (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

David Backes STL · 54 P in 82 GP Teemu Selanne ANA · 54 P in 65 GP Dustin Brown LAK · 53 P in 80 GP Kris Versteeg CHI · 53 P in 78 GP Shawn Horcoff EDM · 53 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402003-04: 44 points4403-042005-06: 5 points505-062006-07: 38 points3806-072007-08: 32 points3207-082008-09: 54 points5408-092009-10: 35 points3509-102010-11: 57 points5710-112011-12: 34 points3411-122012-13: 9 points912-132013-14: 24 points2413-142014-15: 13 points1314-152015-16: 1 points115-16

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 CHI 82 23 21 44 -31 58 174 131 0.54
2005-06 CHI 15 2 3 5 -7 31 30 34 0.33
2006-07 CHI 71 17 21 38 4 95 115 156 0.54 $1.875M
2007-08 CHI 60 6 15 21 3 75 71 133 0.35 $1.875M
2007-08 CAR 17 4 7 11 1 16 29 38 0.65
2008-09 CAR 79 26 28 54 0 79 190 228 0.68 $2.25M
2009-10 CAR 54 14 21 35 -4 50 122 156 0.65 $3.8M
2010-11 CAR 82 19 38 57 1 54 148 309 0.70 $3.8M
2011-12 CAR 72 18 16 34 -3 50 156 151 0.47 $3.8M
2012-13 CAR 17 4 5 9 -6 8 30 51 0.53 $4.75M
2013-14 CAR 57 5 11 16 -19 34 79 168 0.28 $4.75M
2013-14 NJD 19 3 5 8 1 10 26 48 0.42
2014-15 NJD 77 7 6 13 -3 28 74 174 0.17 $4.75M
2015-16 NJD 33 0 1 1 -7 8 34 63 0.03 $4.75M
12 seasons Career 735 148 198 346 -70 596 1278 1840 0.47

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CAR 16 1 3 4 -3 8 17 54 0.25
1 season Playoffs 16 1 3 4 -3 8 17 54 0.25

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 26 28 54 0 79 190 228 0.68 13.7 18:19

Contract

$2.25MCap hitends in 2009, then RFA
$42KCap dollars per point54 points in 79 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2008-09, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $2.25M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2015-16 $4.75M
2012-13 to 2015-16 $4.75M
2009-10 to 2011-12 $3.8M
2008-09 to 2008-09 $2.25M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.875M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2009 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:55
Apr 9, 2009 vs BUF L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 13:56
Apr 7, 2009 vs NYI W 9-0 2 0 2 4 0 7 1 15:29
Apr 4, 2009 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 18:59
Apr 2, 2009 vs NYR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 16:47
Mar 28, 2009 @ NJD W 2-1 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 19:00
Mar 25, 2009 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 18:44
Mar 23, 2009 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 19:07
Mar 21, 2009 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18:23
Mar 20, 2009 vs NYI W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 19:43
Mar 18, 2009 vs NJD W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 17:13
Mar 14, 2009 @ WSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 21:54
Mar 12, 2009 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 8 18:33
Mar 11, 2009 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 6 3 1 18:56
Mar 9, 2009 vs NYR W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 5 19:06
Mar 7, 2009 @ TBL W 9-3 2 3 5 3 0 4 1 14:05
Mar 6, 2009 vs CGY W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:06
Mar 3, 2009 @ WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 21:10
Feb 28, 2009 @ ATL L 3-5 1 1 2 -1 0 6 4 21:06
Feb 26, 2009 vs BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 23:16
Feb 24, 2009 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:51
Feb 22, 2009 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 2 3 4 19:05
Feb 20, 2009 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 17:02
Feb 19, 2009 @ NYI W 6-2 0 2 2 3 2 3 2 16:39
Feb 17, 2009 vs BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 20:01
Feb 15, 2009 @ BUF W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 18:01
Feb 14, 2009 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 6 18:14
Feb 12, 2009 vs FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 2 5 2 19:03
Feb 7, 2009 @ PHX W 7-2 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 18:20
Feb 5, 2009 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 20:13
Feb 3, 2009 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 19:41
Jan 31, 2009 vs ATL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 19:18
Jan 29, 2009 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:08
Jan 27, 2009 @ NYR L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 5 15:29
Jan 20, 2009 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 14:07
Jan 19, 2009 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:16
Jan 17, 2009 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 20:28
Jan 15, 2009 vs TOR L 4-6 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 19:24
Jan 13, 2009 @ OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:15
Jan 10, 2009 @ BOS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:20
Jan 8, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 19:26
Jan 6, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 16:22
Jan 3, 2009 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:27
Jan 2, 2009 vs STL W 2-1 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 17:14
Dec 31, 2008 vs ATL W 3-1 0 1 1 2 4 5 3 18:19
Dec 27, 2008 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 8 19:34
Dec 26, 2008 @ ATL W 5-4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 20:03
Dec 23, 2008 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:29
Dec 21, 2008 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 19:20
Dec 20, 2008 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:24
Dec 18, 2008 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 20:13
Dec 16, 2008 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:28
Dec 13, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 19:40
Dec 11, 2008 @ PHI L 5-6 (SO) 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 16:18
Dec 7, 2008 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 18:28
Dec 6, 2008 vs PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 19:32
Dec 4, 2008 vs PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 1 4 1 4 19:43
Nov 30, 2008 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 15:40
Nov 28, 2008 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 19:51
Nov 26, 2008 vs PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 19:23
Nov 24, 2008 @ FLA L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 18:03
Nov 23, 2008 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 6 3 16:34
Nov 21, 2008 vs PHX W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 16:01
Nov 18, 2008 vs MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 16:40
Nov 16, 2008 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:55
Nov 14, 2008 @ ATL L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 4 2 20:10
Nov 12, 2008 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 17:27
Nov 9, 2008 vs ATL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 20:55
Nov 7, 2008 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:38
Nov 6, 2008 @ WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 15:30
Nov 4, 2008 @ TOR W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 16:21
Nov 2, 2008 vs TOR W 6-4 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 16:39
Nov 1, 2008 vs EDM L 1-3 0 1 1 0 5 0 6 15:55
Oct 30, 2008 @ STL W 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 21:53
Oct 28, 2008 @ MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 6 3 3 19:14
Oct 25, 2008 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 18:41
Oct 13, 2008 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:01
Oct 11, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 7 2 20:17
Oct 10, 2008 vs FLA W 6-4 1 0 1 -2 4 1 2 17:30