🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

Overview

@HockeyBangers

2026-27 Projection

Michael Rasmussen

DET · Age 27.3 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′6″, 211 lb · Draft 2017, 9th overall (DET)
DETteam
C,LWposition
166position rank
581skater rank
-29overall
-45offense
16peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2664 GPH226 GPH138 GPPrev 3208 GP · 3y
TOI12.9212.6512.0612.3414.51
PP TOI0.230.230.060.350.60
G10841013
A131011619
PTS231852733
PPP00002
SOG86837391114
PIM261012945
Hits106827984151
Blocks76811016769

Sample: 64 GP · 680 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingCentre · league-wide (of 271)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
Blks/60
3-yr 3.487.16Q1Q2Q3Q4

Blks/60 finished the year 93% above where it started (3.15 in the first half, 6.10 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Second-half fade
G
1022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Goals ran at a 4 pace in the second half after 10 in the first, per 82 games.

Below his 3-year rate
iSH%
5.4622-2323-2424-2525-26

iSH% ran 47% below his 3-year rate last season (5.46 against 10.28).

We project it up
A
1322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting assists 30% above last season, 10 to 13.

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Michael Rasmussen is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Todd McLellan (DET)
Last year: Todd McLellan full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI12.9212.6514.51-13%
5v5 TOI10.6610.6412.03-12%
PP TOI0.230.230.60-61%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 19 · 21 · 5
TOI*
3-yr 14.5111.54Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 12.0310.06Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.600.13Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
12.9222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
10.6622-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.2322-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/604.194.765.82-18%
G/600.310.260.60-57%
iSH%8.255.4610.28-47%
ixG/600.630.71-11%
iCF/6010.4010.88-4%
iSCF/605.917.00-16%
iHDCF/603.004.00-25%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 19 · 21 · 5
SOG/60
3-yr 5.822.39Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 10.280.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.710.14Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 10.887.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 7.002.39Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 4.000.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
4.7622-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
5.4622-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.6322-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
10.4022-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
5.9122-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
3.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
8622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextFinishing looks earned: iSH% 5.5% sits near the 10.3% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.63 (52nd pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 18% (5v5 SOG/60 4.76 vs 5.82) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
ContextTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 fell from 0.69 (1st half) to 0.39 (2nd).

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%7.536.119.84-38%
IPP63.9066.6760.52+10%
1A/600.420.440.53-17%
2A/600.240.180.31-42%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 19 · 21 · 5
1A/60
3-yr 0.530.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.310.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.4422-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.1822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
2322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 6.1%, IPP 66.7%).

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.230.230.60-61%
PP iSH%7.730.0013.33-100%
PP SOG/603.094.067.22-44%
PP ixG/602.382.27+5%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 19 · 21 · 5
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.600.13Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 7.220.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 2.270.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.2322-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
4.0622-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
2.3822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextPP role steady at ~0.2 PP TOI/gp.
TailwindPP finishing ran cold (0.0% vs 13.3%) over steady PP chances — PP goals should rebound.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/600.960.712.64-73%
Hits/607.025.649.09-38%
Blks/604.994.053.48+16%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 19 · 21 · 5
PIMs/60
3-yr 2.640.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 9.095.97Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 3.487.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
0.7122-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
5.6422-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
4.0522-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
2622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
10622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
7622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextHits role-stable at 5.64/60 (66th pct league-wide) → 7.02 projected.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 7.16/60 and 2nd-half 6.10 vs a 4.05 season rate (3.48 3-yr) (82nd pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 4.99/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.