James van Riemsdyk

ACTIVE

James van Riemsdyk has played in the NHL since 2009–10 and currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings. He is 37 years old (born in 1989), is originally from Middletown, is 191 cm tall and weighs 95 kg. He has previously played for Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets. van Riemsdyk has put up 696 points in 1154 games, 342 goals and 354 assists, an average of 0.60 points per game. The best season so far is 2013–14 with 61 points in 80 games.

BirthplaceMiddletown

Born1989 (37 years)Height191 cmWeight95 kgShootsLNHL17 seasons

DRAFT 2007: selected No. 2 in round 1 · Philadelphia FlyersDEBUT October 3, 2009(17y ago)@Carolina HurricanesCONTRACT —

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2026–27 SEASON

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Games played

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Milestones

Recent

Career1,000 NHL games2y ago

Playoffs50 playoff games9y ago

Next up

400 career goals

342 now · target 400

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Season30 goals this season30 away

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Season

30 goals this season30 away

Match season best: 36 goals36 away

Match season best: 33 assists33 away

Match season best: 62 points62 away

Playoffs

50 playoff games9y ago

25 playoff points9y ago

10 playoff assists9y ago

5 playoff assists13y ago

10 playoff goals15y ago

10 playoff points15y ago

5 playoff goals15y ago

25 playoff games15y ago

First playoff goal16y ago

10 playoff games16y ago

First playoff point16y ago

Career

400 career goals58 away

750 career points54 away

1,250 NHL games96 away

500 career assists146 away

1,000 NHL games2y ago

300 career goals3y ago

250 career assists5y ago

500 career points5y ago

750 NHL games5y ago

200 career goals8y ago

500 NHL games9y ago

250 career points11y ago

100 career assists11y ago

100 career goals11y ago

250 NHL games13y ago

50 career goals13y ago

100 career points13y ago

50 career assists14y ago

25 career goals15y ago

50 career points15y ago

100 NHL games15y ago

First NHL goal16y ago

First NHL point17y ago

Compared with the NHL

James van Riemsdyk scores goals more often than about 79% of all forwards.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

2.20

Upper halfJames van Riemsdyk scores points more often than 69% of NHL forwards (328 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

1.06

Top 22%James van Riemsdyk scores goals more often than 79% of NHL forwards (374 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

1.13

Upper halfJames van Riemsdyk records assists more often than 62% of NHL forwards (293 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

6.95

Upper halfJames van Riemsdyk shoots more often than 66% of NHL forwards (316 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

1.06

Bottom 10%James van Riemsdyk hits more often than 9% of NHL forwards (43 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.99

Upper halfJames van Riemsdyk blocks more shots than 53% of NHL forwards (250 of 476)

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Bottom 10%James van Riemsdyk has a higher +/− than 8% of NHL forwards (39 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.