Colorado Avalanche · #70 · Defence

Sam Malinski

Age 28 · Shoots right · 5′11″ · 190 lb · Born Lakeville, Minnesota, USA

Undrafted

Next game · tonightat Winnipeg · 7:30 PM ET1 P in the last 4 vs WPG

Goal 6.3%Markets →

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Games22026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-10th on COL

Assists0T-14th on COL

Points0T-14th on COL

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

Shots30.0% shooting

TOI / GP15:0213th on COL

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 8-32-40, 0.49 points per game Season detail →

Sam Malinski has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 40 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 9th-placed Colorado

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Penalty differential+186th

Shots / GP1.5074th

Takeaways161st

Blocked shots452nd

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Ice time15:0217th

Hits08th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-14th on COL

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-14th on COL

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time15:0213th on COL

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 Colorado's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:31

Power play0:05

Shorthanded0:26

Total15:02

18.5 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on COL

PP assists0T-6th on COL

PP points0T-8th on COL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-8th on COL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Colorado total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every COL PPG

PP TOI share1.1%of COL PP time

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

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot2 att · 0 G

Wing1 att · 0 G

Point3 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

6 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2396th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts4

xG per attempt.053

ixG per 600.43

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

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 82nd percentile of defencemen: 8.94 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance / 60, mi8.9482nd

Top speed, mph21.3281st

20+ mph bursts264th

22+ mph bursts048th

Average shot, mph69.348th

Hardest shot, mph80.7342nd

90+ mph shots042nd

Defensive-zone time43.0%24th

Offensive-zone time36.5%9th

Distance skated, mi4.58th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen 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, mph21.32Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph80.73Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated4.5 mi2.35 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts25.0%17.9% defensive · 57.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

36.5%All situations43.0%

36.9%Even strength42.4%

33.5%Power play59.2%

26.7%Shorthanded59.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.32vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 15:57
20.24vsLAK30 Sep · 1st 02:36
19.81vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 05:11
19.52vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 06:54
18.87vsLAK30 Sep · 2nd 07:37
18.71vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 05:30
18.40vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 15:26
18.10vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 04:32

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph8 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

80.73vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 08:46
78.91vsLAK30 Sep · 1st 06:54
71.11vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 01:40
64.45vsLAK30 Sep · 2nd 07:50
51.40vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 05:11

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph1 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph2 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.35vsSTL3 Oct · 15:37 TOI
2.13vsLAK30 Sep · 14:27 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

Takeaways1T-2nd on COL

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio1.00

Hits0T-16th on COL

Blocked shots4T-1st on COL

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Winnipeg, a point in one of four

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026vs

WPGL 2-40001019:26

26 Mar 2026@

WPGW 3-20111018:56

14 Mar 2026@

WPGL 1-30000016:15

19 Dec 2025vs

WPGW 3-20002016:06

Prediction markets

Priced at 6.3% 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.

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2025-26 · The season

40 points in 82 games on a team that finished 1st

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Assists / 601.3391st

Shots / GP2.0088th

Points / GP0.4980th

Goals / 600.3376th

Takeaways2365th

PP points154th

Blocked shots9553rd

Hits4641st

Penalty differential−740th

Shooting %4.9%38th

Ice time17:3732nd

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 (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points408th on COL

Points per game0.49T-225th in NHL

Goals8T-344th in NHL

Assists32T-5th on COL

Shooting %4.9%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time17:3713th on COL

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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:38

Power play0:14

Shorthanded0:45

Total17:37

21.8 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on COL

PP assists1T-10th on COL

PP points1T-12th on COL · T-386th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 603.047th on COL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP45Colorado total

Involved in1goals or assists

Share2.2%of every COL PPG

PP TOI share4.4%of COL 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 8 goals and 32 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-13th on COL

Overtime goals0T-4th on COL

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals8

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2

2nd4

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading3

Trailing2

3 of 8 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Colorado trailing.

Assists

Primary19 · 59%

Secondary13 · 41%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.66

Goals / 600.33

Shots / 606.8

ES points / 601.7239 ES points

PP points / 603.041 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease8 att · 0 G

Slot95 att · 2 G

Wing139 att · 3 G

Point175 att · 3 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

420 attempts across the 84 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2396th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts4

xG per attempt.053

ixG per 600.43

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

20+ mph bursts in the 94th percentile of defencemen: 116

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

22+ mph bursts694th

20+ mph bursts11694th

Defensive-zone time37.0%91st

Distance / 60, mi8.8888th

Average shot, mph71.388th

Offensive-zone time44.5%87th

Top speed, mph22.9386th

Hardest shot, mph96.7982nd

90+ mph shots776th

Distance skated, mi213.854th

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, mph22.93Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph96.79Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated213.8 mi3.38 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts34.1%32.4% defensive · 33.5% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.5%All situations37.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph6 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph110 · avg 46

18-20 mph504 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph7 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph94 · avg 33

70-79 mph150 · 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

Takeaways23T-5th on COL

Giveaways76

TK / GV ratio0.30

Hits46T-13th on COL

Blocked shots954th on COL

Discipline

Penalty minutes22

Minors11

Majors0

Penalties drawn4

Net penalties−7drawn minus taken

Consistency

A point in one game of three (33 of 82)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3340% of games

Multi-point games56%

Goals in7 games9%

Pointless games4960%

Streaks

Longest point streak4 games11 Nov – 20 Nov

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten8 in 10point in 5

Game log

Against Winnipeg, a point in one of four

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026vs

WPGL 2-40001019:26

26 Mar 2026@

WPGW 3-20111018:56

14 Mar 2026@

WPGL 1-30000016:15

19 Dec 2025vs

WPGW 3-20002016:06

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road41180.44

Home41220.54

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Winnipeg410.25

vs Central2680.31

vs Eastern Conf.32150.47

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1250.42

November1370.54

December14100.71

January1430.21

February520.40

March1570.47

April960.67

Prediction markets

Priced at 6.3% 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.

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Goal tonight vs WPGAnytime scorer6.3%9%Best8¢9¢Not listed

Contract

$4.75M a season through 2029-30

In 2025-26 he scored 8.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 51st of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$4.75M4.6% of the $104M ceiling

Term4 yearsYear 1 of 4

Expires2029-30UFA at 31

Cap value$19MCap hit × 4 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 1 Oct 2026.