Sam Malinski
Colorado Avalanche · D · #70
Points / GP
0.49
Goals / GP
0.10
Assists / GP
0.39
Shots / GP
2.0
Plus/Minus
+43
PP Points
1
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 82 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
3.6%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-1.05
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.54
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.37
Percentiles vs. league defensemen with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- 1998-07-27
- Birthplace
- Lakeville, USA
- Shoots
- R
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:16 |
| 2026-05-24 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:57 |
| 2026-05-22 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:40 |
| 2026-05-20 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:31 |
| 2026-05-09 | @ MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:56 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | Colorado Avalanche | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| 2023–24 | Colorado Avalanche | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 |