D · COL · NHL id 8484258
Sam Malinski has played 1 game for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 14:27 a night (13:37 at even strength, 0:05 on the power play and 0:45 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 53% of his 5v5 minutes with Brett Kulak and 48% with Nazem Kadri in his only game so far, and the Avalanche have controlled 65% of shot attempts with Malinski on the ice (1-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Avalanche's most recent game against LAK he was on D3 with Brett Kulak and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs LAK, detected from shift data
- −5:17 TOI a game
- 1% of team PP time (was 10%)
- Top-four D in 0 of last 1 (was 15 of 20)
- 56% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 80%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 14:27 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
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 · 4 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at COL: 4 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.07 expected goals; best chance Sam Malinski at 0.05 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 40 points vs 33.1 expected
Last 20 games: +56. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.9%
- 103.5
- 52.6%
- G vs xG
- 8 / 7.8
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 4:06 a game, PP share 2% → 17%, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.043 xG per attempt lately vs 0.026 before (more from the slot).
- 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: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals8344th of 715
- Assists32114th of 715
- Points40193rd of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal164116th of 715
- Hits46428th of 715
- Blocked shots9593rd of 715
- Plus/minus+433rd of 715
- Penalty minutes22404th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)59.0%16th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)58.7%16th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)62.1%2nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)61.8%2nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)58.1%36th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)61.1%3rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.77405th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.110667th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4437th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game17:37253rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:14456th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %50.8%338th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.29467th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103562nd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.1307th of 715
- Luck Meter+4789th of 828
- Ascension score37383rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.9136th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts116152nd of 715
- Hardest shot96.851st of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.5%122nd of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.058
- Season net
- −1.27xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.77
- Attempts
- 17
- 0.017
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 PP1Apr 1, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Feb 4, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Apr 13, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:45 more than his 5-game averageApr 13, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D2Mar 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D2Feb 28, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Nov 23, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
17 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 vs MIN | Rush | carry | 3* | 81.6 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2026 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 43.9 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2026 vs VAN | Rebound | carry | 0 | 74.6 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Apr 1, 2026 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 56.0 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2026 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 30.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 69.5 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs FLA | Rush | carry | 1* | 40.2 | — | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 71.8 | — | |
| Oct 7, 2025 @ LAK | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 72.6 | — | |
| Apr 12, 2025 @ LAK | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 70.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 5, 2025 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 29.5 | one-timer | |
| Mar 22, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 82.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 22, 2025 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 82.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 9, 2024 vs CAR | Rebound | carry | 0 | 22.0 | 3-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 16, 2024 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 68.8 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2024 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.7 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2023 vs BUF | Cycle | — | 2 | 70.9 | one-timer |
* 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 Malinski
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Malinski apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Kulak | D | 1 | 7:13 | 53% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 6:24 | 52.9% 8:45 |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 1 | 6:29 | 48% | 72.7% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 7:08 | 45.0% 8:08 |
| Nicolas Roy | C | 1 | 4:55 | 36% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 68.8% 8:42 | 57.1% 4:49 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 1 | 4:36 | 34% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 9:01 | 29.4% 9:08 |
| Martin Necas | C | 1 | 4:15 | 31% | 63.6% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 9:22 | 43.5% 10:45 |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | 1 | 4:14 | 31% | 54.5% | 100% (1-0) | 73.3% 9:23 | 35.0% 9:19 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 1 | 3:45 | 28% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 9:52 | 30.8% 8:23 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 1 | 3:30 | 26% | 55.6% | 100% (1-0) | 70.6% 10:07 | 45.5% 5:53 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 1 | 3:25 | 25% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 10:12 | 33.3% 9:57 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | LW | 1 | 3:12 | 24% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 10:25 | 42.1% 9:47 |
| Devon Toews | D | 1 | 2:39 | 19% | 62.5% | 100% (1-0) | 66.7% 10:58 | 36.4% 12:12 |
| Jaden Schwartz | C | 1 | 1:37 | 12% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 68.0% 12:00 | 54.5% 8:31 |
| Noah Juulsen | D | 1 | 1:25 | 10% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 60.9% 12:12 | 47.4% 9:42 |
| Josh Manson | D | 1 | 1:23 | 10% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 64.0% 12:14 | 25.0% 10:13 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs LAK | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 14:27 | 13:37 | 0:05 | 0:45 |
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 | 14:27 | 14:27 | 17 | 10 | 63.0% | 66.7% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.2 | 0.4 | 50% |
| Even strength | 1 | 13:37 | 13:37 | 17 | 9 | 65.4% | 66.7% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.2 | 0.4 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 13:37 | 13:37 | 17 | 9 | 65.4% | 66.7% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.2 | 0.4 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:05 | 0:05 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:45 | 0:45 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 14:27 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | COL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 22 | 4.5% | 7 | 18 | 18:56 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | +43 | 22 | 164 | 4.9% | 46 | 95 | 17:37 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | COL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 14:00 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +8 | 16 | 115 | 4.3% | 57 | 107 | 15:57 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 6 | 31 | 9.7% | 14 | 22 | 14:14 |
Sam Malinski news
- After breakout year, Avalanche believe Sam Malinski can find another gearDenver Gazette
- Video - Sam Malinski Is Coming For More After A Breakout Avalanche SeasonThe Hockey News
- Sam Malinski Is Coming For More After A Breakout Avalanche SeasonThe Hockey News
- Sam Malinski HomeNHL.com
- Sam Malinski StatsNHL.com
- Avalanche's Sam Malinski Quietly Became One of Colorado's Most Important DefensemenSports Illustrated
- Sam Malinski Posted Breakout Season in 2025-26 | Colorado AvalancheNHL.com
- What Sam Malinski Could Bring to Colorado Avalanche for 2026-27Sports Illustrated
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.