Buffalo Sabres · #10 · Centre

Sam Carrick

Age 34 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 209 lb · Born Stouffville, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2010, #144 overall by Toronto

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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on BUF

Assists0T-13th on BUF

Points0T-15th on BUF

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP7:3220th on BUF

2025-262025-26: 73 games, 9-7-16, 0.22 points per game Season detail →

Sam Carrick has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 16 points in 73 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 14th-placed Buffalo

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Penalty differential048th

Hits345th

PP points036th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Points / GP0.0013th

Blocked shots012th

Shots / GP0.5011th

Ice time7:322nd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-15th on BUF

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-13th on BUF

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time7:3220th on BUF

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength7:21

Power play0:00

Shorthanded0:11

Total7:32

15.0 shifts a game, averaging 30 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on BUF

PP assists0T-1st on BUF

PP points0T-1st on BUF · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 93rd percentile of forwards: 10.35 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.3593rd

Average shot, mph66.387th

Hardest shot, mph83.1576th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Top speed, mph21.0139th

Defensive-zone time42.3%33rd

Offensive-zone time37.2%15th

20+ mph bursts114th

Distance skated, mi2.61st

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.01Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph83.15Forward average 74.7

Distance skated2.6 mi1.31 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts9.1%54.6% defensive · 36.4% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.2%All situations42.3%

37.7%Even strength41.4%

19.2%Shorthanded76.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.01vsCHI3 Oct · 3rd 07:31
19.70@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 13:27
19.48vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 13:11
19.40vsCHI3 Oct · 1st 02:01
18.92@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 10:16
18.14vsCHI3 Oct · 2nd 18:26
18.12@CBJ1 Oct · 2nd 13:42
18.03@CBJ1 Oct · 3rd 08:36

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph7 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

83.15vsCHI3 Oct · 2nd 02:56
49.49@CBJ1 Oct · 1st 02:08

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.29vsCHI3 Oct · 7:20 TOI
1.31@CBJ1 Oct · 7:43 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.30 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-8th on BUF

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits3T-9th on BUF

Blocked shots0T-17th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken147.0 a game

Won7

Win %50.0%

Offensive zone0 of 1

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in zero of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

2 Dec 2025vs

DALW 3-2 OT000106:49

2025-26 · The season

16 points in 73 games on a team that finished 4th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits10671st

Blocked shots3557th

Shooting %12.0%44th

Goals / 600.7142nd

Takeaways1335th

Penalty differential−131st

Shots / GP1.0319th

Points / GP0.2213th

PP points013th

Assists / 600.5511th

Ice time10:286th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1616th on BUF

Points per game0.22495th in NHL

Goals9T-320th in NHL

Assists7T-18th on BUF

Shooting %12.0%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time10:2829th on BUF

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Buffalo's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength9:28

Power play0:01

Shorthanded1:00

Total10:28

15.4 shifts a game, averaging 41 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-12th on BUF

PP assists0T-15th on BUF

PP points0T-15th on BUF · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-15th on BUF

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 9 goals and 7 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-12th on BUF

Overtime goals0T-4th on BUF

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals1

Even-strength goals9

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st4

2nd1

3rd4

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading4

Trailing2

3 of 9 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Buffalo trailing.

Assists

Primary5 · 71%

Secondary2 · 29%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.26

Goals / 600.71

Shots / 605.9

ES points / 601.3916 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease23 att · 3 G

Slot46 att · 2 G

Wing48 att · 3 G

Point10 att · 0 G

Neutral zone12 att · 0 G

139 attempts across the 62 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1539th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.019

ixG per 600.23

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 88th percentile of forwards: 10.06 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.0688th

Average shot, mph51.948th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph85.1435th

22+ mph bursts130th

Top speed, mph22.0826th

Offensive-zone time40.1%20th

Distance skated, mi128.219th

Defensive-zone time42.8%14th

20+ mph bursts3712th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.08Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph85.14Forward average 87.1

Distance skated128.2 mi2.78 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts18.8%43.6% defensive · 37.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.1%All situations42.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph36 · avg 102

18-20 mph275 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph5 · avg 15

70-79 mph25 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1314th on BUF

Giveaways29

TK / GV ratio0.45

Hits1067th on BUF

Blocked shots3514th on BUF

Discipline

Penalty minutes65

Minors10

Majors9

Penalties drawn18

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken5407.4 a game

Won296

Win %54.8%

Offensive zone42 of 90

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (14 of 73)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1419% of games

Multi-point games23%

Goals in8 games11%

Pointless games5981%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games9 Oct – 11 Oct

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run18 games

Final ten5 in 10point in 4

Game log

Against Dallas, a point in zero of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

2 Dec 2025vs

DALW 3-2 OT000106:49

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home3760.16

Road36100.28

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Dallas100.00

vs Atlantic1930.16

vs Western Conf.3280.25

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1250.42

November1510.07

December1510.07

January1420.14

February310.33

March1460.43

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 16.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 61st of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$1M1.0% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3

Expires2026-27UFA at 35

Cap value$3MCap hit × 3 years

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.