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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 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dustin Brown LAK · 57 P in 82 GP Nikolay Kulemin TOR · 57 P in 82 GP R.J. Umberger CBJ · 57 P in 82 GP Patrice Bergeron BOS · 57 P in 80 GP Tomas Plekanec MTL · 57 P in 77 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

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 19 38 57 1 54 148 309 0.70 12.8 16:50

Contract

$3.8MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$67KCap dollars per point57 points in 82 games
$460KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.3 goals above replacement
$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$190KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $3.8M
2011-12 $3.8M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+8.3Goals above replacement97th of 672 skaters, 82nd of 439 forwards
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+2.5 75th percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 54th percentilePower play+0.2 73rd percentilePenalty kill0.0 36th percentilePenalties+1.7 85th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-202468102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.7Corsi for %1058 attempts for, 1071 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Expected goals for %44.5 expected for, 46.5 against
+1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.3Goals for %49 for, 43 against
101.9PDO9.5% shooting + 92.4% saves
224Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tuomo Ruutu · Chad LaRose · Jeff Skinner42309:5350.053.912-12
Tuomo Ruutu · Jussi Jokinen · Jeff Skinner25185:2351.551.313-8
Erik Cole · Tuomo Ruutu · Jeff Skinner31169:5448.450.18-9
Tuomo Ruutu · Jussi Jokinen · Brandon Sutter768:3848.440.42-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.8Expected goalsfrom 220 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes65th
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt83rd
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected54thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 19Expected 18.8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2011 vs TBL L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 17:33
Apr 8, 2011 @ ATL W 6-1 1 2 3 2 2 4 1 15:41
Apr 6, 2011 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:51
Apr 3, 2011 vs BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 17:47
Apr 2, 2011 @ NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 15:21
Mar 30, 2011 vs MTL W 6-2 0 2 2 3 0 0 5 16:04
Mar 29, 2011 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 18:39
Mar 26, 2011 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:44
Mar 25, 2011 @ TBL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 12:28
Mar 22, 2011 vs OTT W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 17:30
Mar 18, 2011 vs NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 4 15:33
Mar 16, 2011 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19:31
Mar 15, 2011 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 17:53
Mar 12, 2011 vs CBJ L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 19:18
Mar 11, 2011 @ WSH L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 5 7 18:58
Mar 9, 2011 vs ATL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 20:52
Mar 4, 2011 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 16:20
Mar 3, 2011 vs BUF W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 14:11
Mar 1, 2011 vs FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14:23
Feb 26, 2011 @ MTL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:53
Feb 25, 2011 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 15:46
Feb 22, 2011 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:58
Feb 19, 2011 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:03
Feb 18, 2011 vs PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 17:17
Feb 16, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:00
Feb 13, 2011 @ ATL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 17:50
Feb 12, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 17:44
Feb 10, 2011 @ PHI L 1-2 1 0 1 1 2 4 5 17:29
Feb 8, 2011 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:31
Feb 5, 2011 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 0 5 18:20
Feb 3, 2011 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 18:26
Feb 1, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:13
Jan 26, 2011 @ NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:15
Jan 24, 2011 vs TOR W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 6 19:08
Jan 22, 2011 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 18:40
Jan 20, 2011 vs NYR W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 1 5 14:38
Jan 18, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 1 4 1 6 16:43
Jan 17, 2011 @ BOS L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 15:57
Jan 15, 2011 vs TBL W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 14:28
Jan 13, 2011 @ BUF L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 17:34
Jan 11, 2011 vs CGY W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 21:10
Jan 9, 2011 vs ATL W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 2 6 18:01
Jan 7, 2011 @ FLA W 5-3 0 3 3 3 0 2 10 18:56
Jan 5, 2011 @ NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:54
Jan 3, 2011 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 8 18:10
Jan 1, 2011 vs NJD W 6-3 1 3 4 3 0 2 1 16:35
Dec 29, 2010 @ OTT W 4-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16:11
Dec 28, 2010 @ TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 16:59
Dec 26, 2010 vs WSH L 2-3 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 16:11
Dec 23, 2010 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16:33
Dec 20, 2010 @ TBL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 7 19:50
Dec 18, 2010 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 17:46
Dec 16, 2010 @ ATL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 17:43
Dec 15, 2010 @ FLA W 4-3 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 16:29
Dec 11, 2010 @ STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:23
Dec 10, 2010 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 18:12
Dec 4, 2010 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 19:03
Dec 3, 2010 vs COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 14:26
Nov 29, 2010 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 15:06
Nov 28, 2010 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 17:44
Nov 26, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 8 13:04
Nov 24, 2010 vs WSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 3 2 15:22
Nov 20, 2010 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 15:50
Nov 19, 2010 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 5 17:15
Nov 17, 2010 vs OTT W 7-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 16:29
Nov 13, 2010 @ MTL L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:58
Nov 11, 2010 vs PHI L 1-8 0 0 0 -4 0 2 4 18:41
Nov 9, 2010 vs EDM W 7-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 13:41
Nov 6, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 17:12
Nov 5, 2010 @ FLA L 4-7 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18:31
Nov 3, 2010 vs NYI W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:40
Nov 1, 2010 @ PHI L 2-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 7 16:13
Oct 30, 2010 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 14:39
Oct 29, 2010 @ NYR W 4-3 1 2 3 1 2 6 5 16:35
Oct 27, 2010 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:57
Oct 23, 2010 @ PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 18:01
Oct 20, 2010 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 18:36
Oct 19, 2010 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 14:16
Oct 17, 2010 @ VAN L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 4 0 6 15:29
Oct 14, 2010 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:49
Oct 8, 2010 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 4 7 15:46
Oct 7, 2010 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 17:52