C · BUF · NHL id 8475842
Sam Carrick has played 1 game for the Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 7:43 a night (7:21 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:22 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 95% of his 5v5 minutes with Beck Malenstyn and 84% with Jiri Kulich in his only game so far, and the Sabres have controlled 38% of shot attempts with Carrick on the ice (0-2 in goals, 29% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against CBJ he was on L4 with Beck Malenstyn and Jiri Kulich and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
- −2:41 TOI a game
- 0% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 53%)
- 0 P in last 1 (0.35/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 7:43 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
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals; best chance Sam Carrick at 0.00 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 73 GP · 16 points vs 14.4 expected
Last 20 games: +83. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.0%
- 100.9
- 61.5%
- G vs xG
- 9 / 7.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played73
- Goals9320th of 715
- Assists7544th of 715
- Points16466th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal75416th of 715
- Hits106165th of 715
- Blocked shots35389th of 715
- Plus/minus+2256th of 715
- Penalty minutes6556th of 715
- Faceoffs won296102nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.0%463rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.3%506th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.1%492nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.9%508th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.0%309th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.3%493rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.05276th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.020221st of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4436th of 719
- Faceoff win %54.8%40th of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.05046th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game10:28663rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01672nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %29.9%684th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.08345th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1009246th of 719
- Goals above expected+1.5159th of 715
- Luck Meter+25213th of 828
- Ascension score41330th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1437th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts37480th of 715
- Hardest shot85.1495th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.1%530th 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 · 73 of 73 games through the sequence engine
- −0.025
- Season net
- −0.28xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.050
- Season
- +0.27G
- 54.8%540 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 42-48 · NZ 105-85 · DZ 149-111
- Per 60
- 1.05
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.019
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
- Played 6:11 more than his 5-game averageJan 11, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Dec 15, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Mar 3, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Feb 9, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Dec 5, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L3Jan 19, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Nov 11, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
24 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 @ LAK | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 28.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 62.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ SJS | Deflection | — | 2* | 9.3 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs WSH | Deflection | — | 1 | 19.5 | — | |
| Mar 8, 2026 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 82.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 2 | 53.3 | — | |
| Jan 23, 2026 @ SJS | Rebound | — | 0 | 22.7 | rebound | |
| Jan 12, 2026 vs SEA | Rush | loose | 0 | 72.7 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ VAN | Deflection | — | 0 | 31.2 | deflection | |
| Mar 5, 2025 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 63.2 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 26, 2025 vs COL | Rebound | — | 0 | 12.7 | rebound | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 19.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 9, 2025 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 61.2 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.1 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2024 @ PIT | Deflection | — | 2* | 44.2 | deflection | |
| Apr 17, 2024 @ ARI | Deflection | — | 4* | 42.0 | deflection | |
| Mar 16, 2024 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 29.4 | — | |
| Feb 24, 2024 @ LAK | Deflection | carry | 1 | 7.5 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 13, 2023 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 50.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 5, 2023 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 10.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 15, 2023 @ COL | Deflection | pass | 4* | 63.9 | deflection | |
| Nov 5, 2023 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 21.8 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2023 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 4.0 | — | |
| Oct 15, 2023 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 56.5 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Carrick
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Carrick apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Malenstyn | LW | 1 | 6:58 | 95% | 42.9% | 0% (0-2) | 0.0% 0:23 | — 0:41 |
| Jiri Kulich | C | 1 | 6:12 | 84% | 42.9% | 0% (0-2) | 0.0% 1:09 | 100.0% 1:49 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 1 | 4:24 | 60% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 2:57 | 63.2% 9:27 |
| Owen Power | D | 1 | 3:42 | 50% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 3:39 | 60.7% 17:03 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 1 | 3:01 | 41% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 40.0% 4:20 | 50.0% 10:20 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 1 | 1:48 | 24% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 28.6% 5:33 | 58.3% 8:59 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 1 | 1:21 | 18% | 0.0% | 0% (0-2) | 50.0% 6:00 | 58.3% 15:24 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 7:43 | 7:21 | — | 0:22 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 7:43 | 7:43 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | 42.9% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 25% |
| Even strength | 1 | 7:21 | 7:21 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 7:21 | 7:21 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:22 | 0:22 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7:43 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 6:17 |
| 2025-26 | BUF, NYR | 73 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +2 | 65 | 75 | 12.0% | 106 | 35 | 10:28 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +5 | 58 | 84 | 7.1% | 137 | 42 | 11:56 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | EDM | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 4 | 0.0% | 31 | 3 | 9:15 |
| 2023-24 | EDM, ANA | 77 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 102 | 92 | 10.9% | 167 | 35 | 12:13 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -17 | 86 | 50 | 6.0% | 98 | 24 | 10:34 |
| 2021-22 | ANA | 64 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 85 | 80 | 13.8% | 122 | 21 | 11:28 |
| 2020-21 | ANA | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 28 | 23 | 8.7% | 29 | 3 | 12:55 |
| 2019-20 | ANA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 16 | 6.3% | 13 | 8 | 13:46 |
| 2018-19 | ANA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 15 | 2 | 10:13 |
Sam Carrick news
- Sam Carrick Homenhl.com
- Sam Carrick StatsNHL.com
- Sam Carrick is facing a career turning point with Buffalo Sabres in 2026-27Sabre Noise
- Buffalo Sabres 2025-26 Player Grades: Sam CarrickThe Hockey Writers
- Minnesota Wild trade tiers, and the Buffalo Sabres may need to shed salaryNHLRumors.com
- End-of-season injury updates on Owen Power, Tage Thompson, Sam Carrick, Justin Danforth and other SabresBuffalo Hockey Beat
- Nagging Injury Limiting Sam Carrick Throughout PlayoffsYahoo Sports Canada
- Sucker Punch Could Lead To Fines In Buffalo/Montreal Series92.9 WBUF
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.