Rasmus Dahlin continues to be recognized as one of the game\u2019s brightest young stars.<\/p>\n
On Friday, NHL Network ranked the Buffalo Sabres\u2019 captain No. 1 on its Top 25 Players Born This Quarter Century<\/a> list. Previously, on Aug. 13, the network ranked Dahlin No. 7 on its Top 20 Defensemen Right Now<\/a> list.<\/p>\n Dahlin, born April 13, 2000, leads all players born since 2000 with 277 career assists and ranks second with 360 career points, narrowly trailing Carolina\u2019s Andrei Svechnikov (364 points). Here\u2019s where he ranks in other categories:<\/p>\n Games played: 509 (1st)<\/p>\n Total TOI: 11,844:52 (1st)<\/p>\n Goals: 83 (11th \u2013 1st among D)<\/p>\n Shot blocks: 637 (4th)<\/p>\n Hits: 771 (5th)<\/p>\n Dahlin has enjoyed one of the most productive starts to an NHL career in any era. He\u2019s one of 10 defensemen in league history \u2013 a list including eight Hall of Famers and topped by Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey and Buffalo legend Phil Housley \u2013 to accumulate 360 or more points through his age 24 season. And he\u2019s the first blueliner to join that elite company since Brian Leetch in 1992-93.<\/p>\n In 2024-25, his first season as captain, Dahlin recorded 68 points (17+51), owned a plus-20 on-ice goal differential at 5-on-5 and finished sixth in Norris Trophy voting. Now, what does the Sabres\u2019 Swedish superstar have in store at age 25?<\/p>\n