Los Angeles Kings · #79 · Centre

Samuel Helenius

Age 23 · Shoots left · 6′6″ · 225 lb · Born Dallas, Texas, USA

Drafted 2021, #59 overall by Los Angeles

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Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on LAK

Assists0T-13th on LAK

Points0T-16th on LAK

P / GP0.00

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP6:5920th on LAK

2025-262025-26: 53 games, 5-4-9, 0.17 points per game Season detail →

Samuel Helenius has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 9 points in 53 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 31st-placed Los Angeles

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Samuel Helenius has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-16th on LAK

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-13th on LAK

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time6:5920th on LAK

Stats hub

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 Los Angeles's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength6:59

Power play0:00

Shorthanded0:00

Total6:59

10.0 shifts a game, averaging 42 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on LAK

PP assists0T-5th on LAK

PP points0T-6th on LAK · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2Los Angeles total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every LAK PPG

PP TOI share0.0%of LAK PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.40 mph, hardest shot 0.00 mph

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 percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Samuel Helenius has 1.

Top speed, mph20.40Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph0.00Forward average 74.7

Distance skated1.2 mi1.23 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts50.0%16.7% defensive · 33.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

46.9%All situations33.8%

46.9%Even strength33.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.40@COL30 Sep · 1st 15:49
19.37@COL30 Sep · 3rd 15:29
19.25@COL30 Sep · 3rd 10:48
19.22@COL30 Sep · 3rd 07:42
19.11@COL30 Sep · 1st 02:13
18.47@COL30 Sep · 3rd 10:54
18.37@COL30 Sep · 3rd 07:23
18.22@COL30 Sep · 1st 02:47

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph8 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.23@COL30 Sep · 6:59 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.23 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-11th on LAK

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits3T-6th on LAK

Blocked shots0T-14th on LAK

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken55.0 a game

Won1

Win %20.0%

Offensive zone0 of 3

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Vegas, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

25 Feb 2026vs

VGKL 4-6000107:58

5 Feb 2026@

VGKL 1-40001−110:21

14 Jan 2026vs

VGKOTL 2-3 OT0000−19:22

2025-26 · The season

9 points in 53 games on a team that finished 20th

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits14485th

Shooting %13.2%54th

Penalty differential+145th

Goals / 600.7143rd

PP points013th

Assists / 600.5712th

Blocked shots179th

Points / GP0.177th

Shots / GP0.724th

Takeaways42nd

Ice time7:591st

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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Points9T-21st on LAK

Points per game0.17T-553rd in NHL

Goals5T-443rd in NHL

Assists4T-22nd on LAK

Shooting %13.2%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time7:5929th on LAK

Stats hub

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 Los Angeles's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength7:57

Power play0:01

Shorthanded0:01

Total7:59

11.2 shifts a game, averaging 43 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on LAK

PP assists0T-14th on LAK

PP points0T-16th on LAK · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-16th on LAK

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP38Los Angeles total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every LAK PPG

PP TOI share0.4%of LAK PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

3 of 5 goals broke a tie

How the 5 goals and 4 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-17th on LAK

Overtime goals0T-4th on LAK

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals5

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd2

3rd3

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading1

Trailing1

3 of 5 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Los Angeles trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 25%

Secondary3 · 75%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.28

Goals / 600.71

Shots / 605.4

ES points / 601.289 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

Crease9 att · 0 G

Slot29 att · 3 G

Wing41 att · 2 G

Point6 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

85 attempts across the 34 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.0588th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.0

Unblocked attempts1

xG per attempt.012

ixG per 600.10

2026-27 · 1 game. 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

Top speed 21.28 mph, hardest shot 86.62 mph

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

Average shot, mph54.064th

Hardest shot, mph86.6245th

Distance / 60, mi9.5644th

90+ mph shots038th

Defensive-zone time42.2%19th

Offensive-zone time39.6%15th

22+ mph bursts011th

20+ mph bursts3310th

Top speed, mph21.284th

Distance skated, mi67.40th

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, mph21.28Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph86.62Forward average 87.1

Distance skated67.4 mi1.92 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts19.6%36.2% defensive · 44.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.6%All situations42.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph33 · avg 102

18-20 mph176 · 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 mph6 · avg 15

70-79 mph14 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways4T-23rd on LAK

Giveaways14

TK / GV ratio0.29

Hits1443rd on LAK

Blocked shots1722nd on LAK

Discipline

Penalty minutes50

Minors5

Majors6

Penalties drawn13

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken2524.8 a game

Won114

Win %45.2%

Offensive zone17 of 42

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (9 of 53)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point917% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in5 games9%

Pointless games4483%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games20 Jan – 27 Jan

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run12 games

Final ten1 in 10point in 1

Game log

Against Vegas, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

25 Feb 2026vs

VGKL 4-6000107:58

5 Feb 2026@

VGKL 1-40001−110:21

14 Jan 2026vs

VGKOTL 2-3 OT0000−19:22

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2940.14

Road2450.21

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Vegas300.00

vs Pacific1900.00

vs Eastern Conf.2270.32

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October200.00

November100.00

December800.00

January1540.27

February510.20

March1430.21

April810.13

Contract

$875K a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 10.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 139th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$875K0.8% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2

Expires2027-28RFA at 25

Cap value$1.8MCap hit × 2 years

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 2 Oct 2026.