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Urho Vaakanainen

New York Rangers
Position D
Age 27
Height 6'2"
Weight 202LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Joensuu, FIN
Born Dec 31, 1998

Key Insights

2025-26
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Vaakanainen has been shuffled through 22 different five-man units and none of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

4 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Vaakanainen this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
It stops working when he is paired with Taylor Raddysh
Taylor Raddysh

The pairing with Raddysh is the one that costs him: 43.6% of the expected goals together, 51.4% apart.

116 minutes together, 330 minutes apart
Will Cuylle is the partner who brings the best out of him
Will Cuylle

Vaakanainen is at his best beside Cuylle: 53.5% of the expected goals together against 47.8% apart.

110 minutes together, 336 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Taylor Raddysh

Raddysh does better away from him: 48.8% of the expected goals apart against 43.6% together.

116 minutes together, 602 minutes apart
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

3 of his 4 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Vaakanainen than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 31, 1998
Birth Place Joensuu, FIN
Height 6'2"
Weight 202 LBS
Shoots/Catches L