LW · MTL · NHL id 8478104
Sammy Blais has played 21 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-26, scoring 3 goals and 5 assists (8 points) on 18 shots while averaging 8:26 a night (8:20 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 84% of his 5v5 minutes with Joseph Veleno and 53% with Owen Beck over the last 10 games, and the Canadiens have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Blais on the ice (8-5 in goals, 55% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against BUF he was on L4 with Brendan Gallagher and Joseph Veleno and off the power play. He is shooting 16.7% this season against 11.2% across the 297 games in our data.
Right now
From the Jan 15 game vs BUF, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 11 games, 8:27 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 28 attempts, 18 on goal, 3 goals
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 28 attempts, 18 on goal, 3 goals, 2.46 expected goals; best chance Sammy Blais at 0.41 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 21 GP · 8 points vs 5.1 expected
Last 20 games: +41. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 16.7%
- 103.3
- 100.0%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 2.3
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played21
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists5603rd of 715
- Points8597th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal18692nd of 715
- Hits78250th of 715
- Blocked shots12672nd of 715
- Plus/minus+2256th of 715
- Penalty minutes10608th of 715
- Faceoffs won1432nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.4%
- Fenwick (FF%)51.7%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.1%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.024
- Faceoff win %33.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.390
Usage
- Ice time per game8:26708th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03566th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %55.0%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1033
- Goals above expected+0.7233rd of 715
- Luck Meter+5363rd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.4712th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts4702nd of 715
- Hardest shot76.9702nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.0%323rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 17 of 21 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- +0.015
- Season net
- +0.04xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1Mar 28, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 12, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 37.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 36.5 | — | |
| Oct 29, 2025 @ CBJ | Cycle | loose | 2 | 8.4 | — | |
| Oct 19, 2023 vs ARI | Rush | carry | 0 | 31.6 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Blais
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Blais apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Veleno | C | 12 | 85:26 | 49% | 50.7% | 100% (1-0) | 69.0% 16:40 | 40.0% 25:37 |
| Owen Beck | C | 7 | 53:08 | 30% | 48.1% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 7:57 | 0.0% 9:17 |
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 9 | 50:46 | 29% | 49.5% | 75% (3-1) | 43.8% 26:45 | 50.5% 45:58 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 12 | 40:19 | 23% | 50.9% | — (0-0) | 51.4% 62:10 | 47.1% 83:11 |
| Max Domi | C | 6 | 38:55 | 22% | 41.8% | 40% (2-3) | 50.0% 14:43 | 40.4% 22:12 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 13 | 35:05 | 20% | 42.9% | 67% (2-1) | 56.0% 75:33 | 53.2% 184:26 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 13 | 34:56 | 20% | 45.9% | 75% (3-1) | 54.2% 75:42 | 56.7% 216:26 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 12 | 32:34 | 19% | 58.3% | 100% (1-0) | 45.6% 67:59 | 47.2% 183:13 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 11 | 29:42 | 17% | 56.6% | 100% (2-0) | 46.5% 61:58 | 48.4% 170:35 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 8 | 27:03 | 15% | 57.9% | 100% (2-0) | 61.2% 40:08 | 49.0% 63:22 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 8 | 25:02 | 14% | 39.1% | 0% (0-1) | 41.9% 39:26 | 41.2% 107:51 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C | 5 | 23:38 | 13% | 27.7% | 0% (0-1) | 40.9% 15:17 | 24.0% 15:24 |
| Morgan Rielly | D | 8 | 21:48 | 12% | 39.4% | 50% (2-2) | 41.3% 42:40 | 49.1% 123:50 |
| Simon Benoit | D | 7 | 21:19 | 12% | 32.4% | 33% (1-2) | 49.1% 35:44 | 36.5% 84:59 |
Game log
21 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | @ BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 7:29 | 7:29 | — | — |
| Jan 13 | @ WSH | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6:18 | 6:18 | — | — |
| Jan 12 | vs VAN | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 11:06 | 11:06 | — | — |
| Jan 10 | vs DET | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8:11 | 8:11 | — | — |
| Jan 8 | vs FLA | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 7:36 | 7:36 | — | — |
| Jan 7 | vs CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10:38 | 10:38 | — | — |
| Jan 4 | @ DAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 8:20 | 8:20 | — | — |
| Jan 3 | @ STL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6:43 | 6:42 | 0:01 | — |
| Jan 1 | @ CAR | W 7-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 10:05 | 10:05 | — | — |
| Dec 30 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8:09 | 8:09 | — | — |
| Dec 28 | @ TBL | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 8:22 | 8:22 | — | — |
| Dec 23 | @ BOS | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 9:10 | 9:10 | — | — |
| Dec 21 | @ PIT | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 8:32 | 8:32 | — | — |
| Nov 22 | @ MTL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 9:39 | 9:01 | — | — |
| Nov 18 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6:31 | 6:31 | — | — |
| Nov 13 | vs LAK | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4:19 | 4:19 | — | — |
| Nov 11 | @ BOS | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 8:34 | 8:07 | 0:27 | — |
| Nov 9 | vs CAR | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 7:25 | 7:25 | — | — |
| Nov 3 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8:45 | 8:40 | — | — |
| Nov 1 | @ PHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 10:09 | 9:30 | 0:39 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 21 | 176:56 | 8:26 | 136 | 153 | 47.1% | 51.5% | 75 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 57% | 7.9 | 7.6 | 55% |
| Even strength | 21 | 175:06 | 8:20 | 136 | 151 | 47.4% | 51.7% | 75 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 62% | 7.9 | 7.0 | 55% |
| 5v5 | 21 | 175:06 | 8:20 | 136 | 151 | 47.4% | 51.7% | 75 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 62% | 7.9 | 7.0 | 55% |
| Power play | 3 | 1:07 | 0:22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL, TOR | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 18 | 16.7% | 78 | 12 | 8:26 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 31 | 33 | 3.0% | 194 | 19 | 9:41 |
| 2022-23 | STL, NYR | 71 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +4 | 30 | 70 | 12.9% | 238 | 35 | 11:48 |
| 2021-22 | NYR | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 17 | 17 | 0.0% | 37 | 8 | 13:28 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 14 | 0 | 11:08 |
| 2020-21 | STL | 36 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 25.8% | 103 | 10 | 12:04 |
| 2019-20 | STL | 40 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 20 | 56 | 10.7% | 155 | 15 | 12:35 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | STL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 10 | 22 | 4.5% | 70 | 7 | 11:58 |
| 2018-19 | STL | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 27 | 7.4% | 93 | 12 | 9:51 |
| 2017-18 | STL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 9 | 11.1% | 15 | 2 | 10:46 |
Sammy Blais news
- Tracking the Canadiens’ Departed Free AgentsThe Hockey Writers
- Samuel Blais' Senators contract details confirmed after Canadiens exit for OttawaMontreal Hockey Fanatics
- Montreal Canadiens place forward Samuel Blais on waivers for the second time this seasonhabsfanatics.com
- NHL waiver wire gets busy as four players, including Samuel Blais, are made availablehabsfanatics.com
- Samuel Blais: four theories to explain his presence on the waiversDose.ca
- Four players hit waivers, including Canadiens forward Samuel BlaisAll Montreal Hockey
- Montreal Canadiens place forward Samuel Blais on waivers againCTV News
- Samuel Blais is placed on waiversDose.ca
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.