Samuel Girard
Age 28 · Shoots left · 5′10″ · 184 lb · Born Roberval, Quebec, CAN
Drafted 2016, #47 overall by Nashville
at Washington · 7:30 PM ET1 P in the last 3 vs WSH2025-262025-26: 60 games, 3-16-19, 0.32 points per game Season detail →
Samuel Girard has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 19 points in 60 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample3 points in 3 games for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-four defenceman who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Pittsburgh trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
12 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 60 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 89th percentile of defencemen: 9.08 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.33vs
MTL3 Oct · 1st 01:02 - 20.11vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 11:14
- 19.99@
PHI30 Sep · 3rd 01:54 - 19.94vs
WPG5 Oct · 3rd 02:05 - 19.93vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 04:06
- 19.85@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 01:22
- 19.58vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 05:10
- 19.47@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 10:35
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
- 78.56@PHI30 Sep · 1st 13:21
- 75.44vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 11:38
- 66.78vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 04:37
- 62.86@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 16:31
- 59.85@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 15:24
- 58.52vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 07:24
- 55.44vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 12:01
- 47.42vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 07:52
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.75vsWPG5 Oct · 17:12 TOI
- 3.27vsMTL3 Oct · 21:11 TOI
- 2.98@PHI30 Sep · 21:02 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.00 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
Against Washington, a point in one of three
WSHL 0-30000−117:00WSHL 3-60110−120:43WSHW 5-20000+119:35WPGL 2-30001−217:12MTLW 6-5 OT1013−321:11PHIL 0-70222+321:02Priced at 5.0% for a point tonight
From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
19 points in 60 games on a team that finished 10th
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-four defenceman who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 3 goals and 16 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 3 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Pittsburgh trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
153 attempts across the 60 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 60 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 85th percentile of defencemen: 8.82 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (16 of 60)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Washington, a point in one of three
WSHL 0-30000−117:00WSHL 3-60110−120:43WSHW 5-20000+119:35WSHL 0-30000−117:00WSHL 3-60110−120:43
NJDW 5-20000+118:50
FLAW 5-20000+117:17FLAW 9-40112+218:41
TBLL 3-60221+118:20
DETW 5-10001+117:58
NYIW 8-30110+220:50
DALL 3-60000016:49
OTTW 4-3 SO0001−122:39WPGL 2-30001−217:12MTLW 6-5 OT1013−321:11PHIL 0-70222+321:02Better on the road, and at his best against tonight's opponent
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Priced at 5.0% for a point tonight
From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 3.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 143rd of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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.
With Pittsburgh
Two seasons · 2025-26 to 2026-27Sidney Crosby sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsTen seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct