#18 · Defence · NYR
UrhoVaakanainen
Next milestone 54 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 34
- G
- 0
- A
- 6
- P
- 6
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 14
- SOG
- 23
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- January 1, 1999 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Joensuu, FIN
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 204 lb (93 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2017 BOS, round 1, #18 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed20.8 mphleague avg 21.6 mph22nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph10league avg 31.335th percentile
- Distance skated64.1 mileague avg 133.2 mi33rd percentile
- Hardest shot83.6 mphleague avg 88.9 mph19th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone41.9%league avg 42.3%56th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 1.12 | -1.12 | 66 | 0 | .017 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 34 games · 442:49 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 47.4% | 47.8% | -0.4 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 50.2% | 48.3% | +1.9 |
- Goals for–against
- 16–15
- xG for–against
- 15.2–16.8
- Average rating
- 5.6
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Schneider | 22 | 185:04 | 47.5% |
| Will Borgen | 20 | 82:47 | 45.4% |
| Scott Morrow | 7 | 63:56 | 49.6% |
| Matthew Robertson | 13 | 49:26 | 38.9% |
| Carson Soucy | 9 | 17:04 | 60.9% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.6 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11 | @ DAL | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:38 |
| Mar 18 | vs NJD | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:05 |
| Mar 16 | vs LAK | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 |
| Mar 14 | @ MIN | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 |
| Mar 12 | @ WPG | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:13 |
| Mar 10 | vs CGY | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 |
| Mar 9 | @ PHI | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:18 |
| Feb 5 | vs CAR | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 |
| Jan 31 | @ PIT | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 13:38 |
| Jan 29 | vs NYI | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:34 |
| Jan 28 | @ NYI | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:54 |
| Jan 26 | vs BOS | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 12:33 |
| Jan 19 | @ ANA | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:17 |
| Jan 17 | @ PHI | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 |
| Jan 5 | vs UTA | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 |
| Dec 21 | @ NSH | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:59 |
| Dec 15 | vs ANA | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 |
| Dec 13 | vs MTL | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 |
| Nov 26 | @ CAR | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 |
| Nov 24 | vs STL | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 14:21 |
| Nov 15 | @ CBJ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:29 |
| Nov 12 | @ TBL | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 |
| Nov 10 | vs NSH | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 |
| Nov 8 | vs NYI | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 |
| Nov 1 | @ SEA | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 |
| Oct 30 | @ EDM | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 |
| Oct 28 | @ VAN | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:15 |
| Oct 18 | @ MTL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:22 |
| Oct 16 | @ TOR | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 13:44 |
| Oct 14 | vs EDM | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 |
| Oct 12 | vs WSH | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:10 |
| Oct 11 | @ PIT | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 |
| Oct 9 | @ BUF | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:00 |
| Oct 7 | vs PIT | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:35 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 221 | 3 | 43 | 46 | -15 | 70 | 205 | 1.5 | 1 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Rangers | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Ducks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Rangers | 46 | 2 | 13 | 15 | +8 | 16 | 39 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Ducks | 68 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 67 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Ducks | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -16 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Bruins | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Ducks | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | Bruins | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Bruins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |