San Jose Sharks · #6 · Defence

Sam Dickinson

Age 20 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 200 lb · Born Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2024, #11 overall by San Jose

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Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-8th on SJS

Assists0T-9th on SJS

Points0T-12th on SJS

P / GP0.00

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP16:2810th on SJS

2025-262025-26: 72 games, 1-13-14, 0.19 points per game Season detail →

Sam Dickinson has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 14 points in 72 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 15th-placed San Jose

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Sam Dickinson has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-12th on SJS

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on SJS

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time16:2810th on SJS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:36

Power play0:00

Shorthanded1:52

Total16:28

22.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on SJS

PP assists0T-4th on SJS

PP points0T-6th on SJS · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2San Jose total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every SJS PPG

PP TOI share0.0%of SJS 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 20.69 mph, hardest shot 79.91 mph

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

Tracking percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Sam Dickinson has 1.

Top speed, mph20.69Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph79.91Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated2.2 mi2.24 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts53.9%30.8% defensive · 15.4% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

33.2%All situations50.7%

34.7%Even strength48.2%

22.2%Shorthanded70.1%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.69@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 16:51
19.86@DAL5 Oct · 2nd 19:04
18.68@DAL5 Oct · 1st 17:36
18.47@DAL5 Oct · 1st 07:40
18.35@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 16:43
18.21@DAL5 Oct · 1st 01:15

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph1 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph5 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

79.91@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 14:20
70.14@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 01:21

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.24@DAL5 Oct · 16:28 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.24 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-14th on SJS

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits1T-15th on SJS

Blocked shots1T-12th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in zero of three

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

30 Mar 2026vs

STLW 5-40001+120:00

26 Mar 2026@

STLOTL 1-2 OT0003+121:33

6 Mar 2026vs

STLOTL 2-3 OT0002−117:53

2025-26 · The season

14 points in 72 games on a team that finished 24th

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Hits7460th

Takeaways2054th

Penalty differential−645th

Assists / 600.6541st

Shots / GP1.0038th

PP points025th

Blocked shots7024th

Points / GP0.1923rd

Ice time16:4520th

Goals / 600.057th

Shooting %1.4%7th

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen 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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Points1415th on SJS

Points per game0.19524th in NHL

Goals1T-657th in NHL

Assists13T-10th on SJS

Shooting %1.4%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time16:4514th on SJS

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:33

Power play0:18

Shorthanded0:54

Total16:45

19.2 shifts a game, averaging 52 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on SJS

PP assists0T-16th on SJS

PP points0T-17th on SJS · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-17th on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP54San Jose total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every SJS PPG

PP TOI share6.0%of SJS PP time

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

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 13 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-18th on SJS

Overtime goals0T-11th on SJS

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading0

Trailing1

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with San Jose trailing.

Assists

Primary4 · 31%

Secondary9 · 69%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.70

Goals / 600.05

Shots / 603.6

ES points / 600.7514 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease4 att · 0 G

Slot56 att · 1 G

Wing70 att · 0 G

Point68 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

199 attempts across the 65 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.0589th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.0

Unblocked attempts1

xG per attempt.012

ixG per 600.04

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

20+ mph bursts in the 72nd percentile of defencemen: 58

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Average shot, mph69.676th

20+ mph bursts5872nd

Top speed, mph22.2761st

Defensive-zone time40.0%58th

90+ mph shots356th

22+ mph bursts155th

Offensive-zone time41.5%52nd

Distance / 60, mi8.4345th

Hardest shot, mph91.7341st

Distance skated, mi169.529th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen 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, mph22.27Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph91.73Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated169.5 mi3.19 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts30.5%35.0% defensive · 34.5% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.5%All situations40.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph57 · avg 46

18-20 mph308 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph3 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph35 · avg 33

70-79 mph76 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways207th on SJS

Giveaways83

TK / GV ratio0.24

Hits7410th on SJS

Blocked shots706th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes22

Minors11

Majors0

Penalties drawn5

Net penalties−6drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (13 of 72)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1318% of games

Multi-point games11%

Goals in1 game1%

Pointless games5982%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games27 Jan – 29 Jan

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run12 games

Final ten2 in 10point in 2

Game log

Against St. Louis, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

30 Mar 2026vs

STLW 5-40001+120:00

26 Mar 2026@

STLOTL 1-2 OT0003+121:33

6 Mar 2026vs

STLOTL 2-3 OT0002−117:53

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home3550.14

Road3790.24

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs St. Louis300.00

vs Pacific2260.27

vs Eastern Conf.3050.17

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October900.00

November1020.20

December1220.17

January1350.38

February300.00

March1530.20

April1020.20

Contract

$954K a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 14.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 21st of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$954K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 2 of 3

Expires2027-28RFA at 22

Cap value$2.9MCap hit × 3 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.