#70 · Defence · COL
SamMalinski
Next milestone 35 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- +5
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 3
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- July 27, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.3 mphleague avg 20.4 mph82nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 1.564th percentile
- Distance skated4.5 mileague avg 6.6 mi22nd percentile
- Hardest shot80.7 mphleague avg 79.1 mph50th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone36.5%league avg 41.6%11th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.20 | -0.20 | 6 | 0 | .033 |
| 2025-26 | 8 | 7.41 | +0.59 | 414 | 6 | .018 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 27:02 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 60.3% | 55.0% | +5.3 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 51.7% | 49.2% | +2.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 5–0
- xG for–against
- 1.8–1.2
- Average rating
- 6.4
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Kulak | 2 | 12:12 | 62.2% |
| Josh Manson | 2 | 5:56 | 55.7% |
| Devon Toews | 2 | 4:34 | 29.1% |
| Noah Juulsen | 2 | 2:14 | 100.0% |
| Cale Makar | 2 | 1:48 | 63.2% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.4 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 183 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +59 | 44 | 313 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Playoffs | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 4 | 31 | 3.2 | 0 |
Season by season (4)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Avalanche | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | +43 | 22 | 164 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Avalanche | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +8 | 16 | 115 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Avalanche | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 6 | 31 | 9.7 | 2 |