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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cody Hodgson BUF · 13 P in 78 GP Drew Miller DET · 13 P in 82 GP Jim Slater WPG · 13 P in 82 GP Daniel Paille BOS · 13 P in 71 GP Gabriel Bourque NSH · 13 P in 69 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 7 6 13 -3 28 74 174 0.17 9.5 10:52

Contract

$4.75MCap hit2014-15
$365KCap dollars per point13 points in 77 games
$2.862MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.7 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.2MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

+1.7Goals above replacement397th of 665 skaters, 272nd of 432 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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-2.9 12th percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 87th percentilePower play-0.1 38th percentilePenalty kill0.0 35th percentilePenalties+0.4 54th 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

48.9Corsi for %593 attempts for, 619 against
+2.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Expected goals for %24.1 expected for, 24.1 against
+2.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %15 for, 15 against
100.4PDO4.8% shooting + 95.5% saves
121Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 · Jordin Tootoo · Jacob Josefson1581:3550.040.33-1
Jaromir Jagr · Scott Gomez · Tuomo Ruutu1773:0054.556.81-1
Michael Ryder · Tuomo Ruutu · Adam Henrique1243:4436.346.80-0
Tuomo Ruutu · Jacob Josefson · Mike Sislo639:4056.053.70-0

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.8Expected goalsfrom 102 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.48 expected goals per 60 minutes16th
Shot quality 6.6% chance per attempt30th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected59thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 7Expected 6.8

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 10:40
Apr 9, 2015 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:23
Apr 7, 2015 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:57
Apr 4, 2015 @ NYR L 1-6 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 10:29
Apr 3, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:55
Mar 31, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:06
Mar 29, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 10:23
Mar 28, 2015 @ CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 09:08
Mar 26, 2015 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10:58
Mar 21, 2015 vs NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:27
Mar 20, 2015 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:30
Mar 17, 2015 vs PIT W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 10:34
Mar 14, 2015 @ ARI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 11:11
Mar 12, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10:04
Mar 10, 2015 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:39
Mar 8, 2015 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:11
Mar 6, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 08:41
Mar 3, 2015 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:29
Feb 28, 2015 @ CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10:46
Feb 27, 2015 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 09:30
Feb 25, 2015 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:30
Feb 23, 2015 vs ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 11:21
Feb 21, 2015 vs CAR W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 09:09
Feb 20, 2015 vs VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:19
Feb 17, 2015 vs BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:53
Feb 14, 2015 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:24
Feb 13, 2015 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:27
Feb 9, 2015 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 09:59
Feb 7, 2015 @ MTL L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 10:22
Feb 6, 2015 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 09:24
Feb 3, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 07:38
Jan 31, 2015 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:20
Jan 30, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09:10
Jan 28, 2015 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:16
Jan 9, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:05
Jan 8, 2015 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:29
Jan 6, 2015 vs BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:11
Jan 3, 2015 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:37
Jan 2, 2015 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 08:10
Dec 31, 2014 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 11:47
Dec 29, 2014 vs PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 13:58
Dec 27, 2014 @ NYR L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:52
Dec 23, 2014 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 13:05
Dec 20, 2014 vs WSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:49
Dec 19, 2014 vs TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:37
Dec 17, 2014 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:02
Dec 15, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:59
Dec 13, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:26
Dec 11, 2014 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:59
Dec 9, 2014 vs CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:56
Dec 8, 2014 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 15:34
Dec 6, 2014 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10:41
Dec 4, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 16:30
Dec 2, 2014 @ PIT L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14:36
Nov 29, 2014 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:08
Nov 28, 2014 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:04
Nov 25, 2014 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:07
Nov 22, 2014 @ CGY L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 10:36
Nov 21, 2014 @ EDM W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 10:42
Nov 18, 2014 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:26
Nov 15, 2014 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:02
Nov 14, 2014 @ WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10:42
Nov 11, 2014 vs MIN W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 07:27
Nov 10, 2014 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:05
Nov 7, 2014 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:54
Nov 6, 2014 @ STL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 13:30
Nov 4, 2014 vs STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:04
Nov 1, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:04
Oct 30, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:44
Oct 28, 2014 @ PIT L 3-8 1 0 1 -1 2 1 3 07:40
Oct 25, 2014 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 07:52
Oct 24, 2014 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 07:04
Oct 18, 2014 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 06:24
Oct 16, 2014 @ WSH L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:35
Oct 14, 2014 @ TBL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:33
Oct 11, 2014 @ FLA W 5-1 1 0 1 1 4 1 4 09:05
Oct 9, 2014 @ PHI W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08:12