D · CHI · NHL id 8483506
Sam Rinzel has played 2 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 17:53 a night (16:50 at even strength, 1:00 on the power play and 0:03 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 56% of his 5v5 minutes with Ian Cole and 35% with Cole Smith over the last 2 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Rinzel on the ice (1-3 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against UTA he was on D3 with Ian Cole and on PP2; dropped to D3 (from D2) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs UTA, detected from shift data
- −1:48 TOI a game
- 17% of team PP time (was 26%)
- Top-four D in 0 of last 2 (was 19 of 20)
- 53% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 76%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 17:53 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 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 2 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 · 10 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CHI: 10 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.12 expected goals; best chance Sam Rinzel at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 54 GP · 14 points vs 16.5 expected
Last 20 games: -21. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.8%
- 101.6
- 31.1%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 4.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:41 a game): 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played54
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points14501st of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal83378th of 715
- Hits49405th of 715
- Blocked shots63185th of 715
- Plus/minus−7501st of 715
- Penalty minutes44144th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.9%639th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)44.6%645th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.4%637th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.7%630th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)39.4%689th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)42.4%673rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.29621st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.145702nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28386th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:16219th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:02191st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %59.9%158th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.97669th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1016184th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.2348th of 715
- Luck Meter−4415th of 828
- Ascension score35395th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.0466th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts26564th of 715
- Hardest shot85.7475th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.3%302nd 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 · 54 of 54 games through the sequence engine
- −0.084
- Season net
- −1.17xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.29
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.001
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
- Dropped off PP1Mar 6, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 3, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 5, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 12.3 | 4-on-3 | |
| Mar 8, 2026 @ DAL | Rebound | pass | 0 | 57.3 | rebound | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 74.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 11, 2025 vs MTL | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 67.3 | — |
* 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 Rinzel
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Rinzel apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole | D | 2 | 19:01 | 56% | 41.7% | 0% (0-1) | 67.9% 14:39 | 100.0% 4:51 |
| Cole Smith | LW | 2 | 11:42 | 35% | 42.1% | — (0-0) | 57.8% 21:58 | 61.9% 14:16 |
| Ryan Greene | C | 2 | 11:19 | 34% | 47.6% | — (0-0) | 55.8% 22:21 | 46.4% 16:15 |
| Jordan Greenway | LW | 2 | 10:46 | 32% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 22:54 | 61.9% 14:34 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | 2 | 9:38 | 29% | 77.8% | 50% (1-1) | 43.5% 24:02 | 25.6% 18:52 |
| Patrick Kane | RW | 2 | 9:32 | 28% | 54.5% | 50% (1-1) | 52.4% 24:08 | 34.8% 24:08 |
| Frank Nazar | C | 2 | 9:01 | 27% | 62.5% | 0% (0-1) | 47.5% 24:39 | 48.1% 19:01 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 2 | 8:20 | 25% | 64.3% | 33% (1-2) | 50.0% 25:20 | 24.5% 19:04 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 2 | 7:05 | 21% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 45.8% 26:35 | 28.1% 33:53 |
| Roman Kantserov | RW | 2 | 7:01 | 21% | 41.7% | 0% (0-1) | 55.8% 26:39 | 51.9% 19:55 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | 2 | 6:32 | 19% | 63.6% | 33% (1-2) | 50.9% 27:08 | 42.2% 30:32 |
| Oliver Moore | C | 2 | 6:00 | 18% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 57.7% 27:40 | 30.6% 16:52 |
| Ryan Donato | C | 2 | 5:44 | 17% | 46.2% | 0% (0-1) | 54.9% 27:56 | 22.5% 16:44 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 1 | 5:26 | 16% | 70.0% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 10:55 | 40.0% 6:13 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ UTA | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:30 | 16:21 | 1:07 | 0:02 |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 18:16 | 17:19 | 0:53 | 0:04 |
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 | 2 | 35:46 | 17:53 | 35 | 31 | 53.0% | 50.0% | 17 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 1.3 | 2.0 | 44% |
| Even strength | 2 | 33:40 | 16:50 | 34 | 30 | 53.1% | 50.0% | 16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 38% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 33:40 | 16:50 | 34 | 30 | 53.1% | 50.0% | 16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 38% |
| Power play | 2 | 2:00 | 1:00 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:06 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 2:00 | 1:00 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 100% |
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 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 17:53 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 44 | 83 | 4.8% | 49 | 63 | 18:16 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | 12 | 4 | 23:22 |
Sam Rinzel news
- Sam Rinzel Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Sam Rinzel "more comfortable" going into his second season with BlackhawksBlackhawk Up
- Sam Rinzel StatsNHL.com
- Sam Rinzel HomeNHL.com
- Sam Rinzel Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Sam Rinzel will have to make the most of his ice time this seasonBlackhawk Up
- 2026 Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25: Sam Rinzel leaps to No. 6Second City Hockey
- Blackhawks 2025-26 Player Grades: Sam RinzelOn Tap Sports Net
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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.