Ristolainen logged an assist and four shots on goal in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen had five assists over a six-game span between Nov. 23 and Dec. 5, but he followed that up with a 10-game dry spell. The 30-year-old defenseman ended the drought when he assisted on a Matvei Michkov's second-period tally. Offense is secondary for Ristolainen, who plays on the second pairing to provide a physical edge and defensive presence. He's at nine points, 48 shots on net, 59 hits, 56 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 37 appearances in 2024-25.

Ristolainen produced an assist and three hits in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Panthers.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen has five helpers and a plus-9 rating over his last six outings. He's been steadier than usual on offense without sacrificing any of his physical play. The defenseman is up to eight points, 33 shots on net, 50 hits, 46 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 26 outings. He's averaging 20:32 of ice time in 2024-25, nearly four minutes more than he had in 2023-24 and his most since his first year with the Flyers.

Ristolainen notched an assist, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen snapped a five-game point drought with the helper. The 30-year-old defenseman is seeing steady time on the Flyers' second pairing, though he sees minimal power-play time and often doesn't make much of an impact with offense. Overall, he has four points, 25 shots on net, 38 hits, 34 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 21 outings.

Ristolainen notched an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Panthers.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen ended a six-game point drought with the helper. The 30-year-old defenseman has played firmly in a top-four role over the last eight games, a span that includes all three of his points through 15 outings this season. He's added 12 shots on net, 31 hits, 22 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating. Ristolainen had all of four points over 31 contests in 2023-24, so he looks to be poised for a bounce-back campaign by virtue of being healthy in 2024-25, though he is four years removed from his last 30-point season.

Ristolainen generated one goal, one assist, five hits and two blocked shots in a 7-5 win over the Wild on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Entering Saturday's matchup, Ristolainen didn't have a point in seven outings. He probably won't be much of an offensive threat this year, but he will get plenty of shots, hits and blocks.

Ristolainen (triceps) was seen skating with his teammates Sept. 3 and is expected to be ready for the start of training camp, Jon Bailey of Philly Hockey Now reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen sustained the injury in February but didn't undergo surgery until April. While it was described as a ruptured triceps tendon, the procedure was never expected to keep Ristolainen out at the start of the preseason. He should be in the mix for a bottom-four role in 2024-25, though he's unlikely to provide much offense since he's reached the 20-point mark in just one of his three years with the Flyers.

Ristolainen underwent surgery for a ruptured triceps tendon, the team announced Thursday. He is expected to be fine for the start of training camp.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen didn't play past Feb. 10 due to the injury. He finished the campaign with a goal, four points, 56 hits and 45 blocks in 31 appearances in 2023-24. Although Ristolainen comes with a $5.1 million cap hit through 2026-27, he might start 2024-25 on the third pairing after averaging just 16:41 of ice time this season.

Ristolainen (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen, who hasn't played since Feb. 10, still doesn't have an exact timetable in place for his return to the lineup. In 31 games this season, he has registered one goal, three assists, 46 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and 56 hits.

Ristolainen (upper body) will undergo a procedure in 2-3 weeks and will be re-evaluated at that point, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen is currently stuck in a 15-game goal drought during which he's managed just one assist and 23 shots. As such, the majority of fantasy players are unlikely to be impacted by his absence. With Ristolainen unavailable, Marc Staal and Egor Zamula should see upticks in ice time.

Ristolainen (upper body) is out Monday against Arizona and is not expected to play Thursday against Toronto.

EDGE Analysis

Ristolainen missed Thursday's tilt against Winnipeg with an illness but returned to log 15:26 of ice time Saturday against the Kraken. Now it appears he'll miss at least two games with an upper-body issue, but the team believes he could return Saturday against the Devils. Marc Staal will get back in the lineup Monday.