C · LAK · NHL id 8482726
Samuel Helenius has played 1 game for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 6:59 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 95% of his 5v5 minutes with Joel Armia and 93% with Andre Lee in his only game so far, and the Kings have controlled 75% of shot attempts with Helenius on the ice (0-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Kings' most recent game against COL he was on L4 with Joel Armia and Andre Lee and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs COL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 6:59 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, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at LAK: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.06 expected goals; best chance Samuel Helenius at 0.06 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 53 GP · 9 points vs 8.4 expected
Last 20 games: -17. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.2%
- 97.6
- 81.8%
- G vs xG
- 5 / 4.1
- 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, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played53
- Goals5443rd of 715
- Assists4620th of 715
- Points9577th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal38599th of 715
- Hits14476th of 715
- Blocked shots17622nd of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes50104th of 715
- Faceoffs won114169th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.2%440th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.6%341st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.8%328th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.4%351st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.0%305th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.0%332nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.5793rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00486th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.18652nd of 719
- Faceoff win %45.2%177th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.082200th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game7:59710th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01657th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %42.9%529th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.43541st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO976564th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.9213th of 715
- Luck Meter+7339th of 828
- Ascension score47230th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.3647th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts33503rd of 715
- Hardest shot86.6435th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.6%578th 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 · 53 of 53 games through the sequence engine
- −0.013
- Season net
- −0.09xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.081
- Season
- −0.21G
- 45.2%252 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 17-25 · NZ 61-53 · DZ 36-60
- Per 60
- 1.57
- Attempts
- 11
- 0.076
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
9 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 79.1 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 63.1 | — | |
| Feb 1, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 56.6 | 4-on-2 | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 58.1 | 2-on-0, one-timer | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs MIN | Rush | carry | 0 | 58.6 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ SEA | Rebound | — | 0 | 17.8 | rebound | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ SEA | Deflection | carry | 2 | 30.8 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Mar 23, 2025 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 48.6 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2025 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | pass | 0 | 17.1 | — |
* 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 Helenius
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Helenius apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia | RW | 1 | 6:38 | 95% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | — 0:21 | 25.0% 1:54 |
| Andre Lee | LW | 1 | 6:28 | 93% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | — 0:31 | 75.0% 1:28 |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 1 | 3:34 | 51% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 85.7% 3:25 | 47.1% 10:40 |
| Brandt Clarke | D | 1 | 3:17 | 47% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 83.3% 3:42 | 61.1% 10:32 |
| Drew Doughty | D | 1 | 2:56 | 42% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 80.0% 4:03 | 41.7% 13:45 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 1 | 2:13 | 32% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 4:46 | 43.5% 11:24 |
| Cody Ceci | D | 1 | 1:04 | 15% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 5:55 | 51.7% 14:45 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ COL | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20% | 6:59 | 6:59 | — | — |
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 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | 71.4% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 50% |
| Even strength | 1 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | 71.4% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | 71.4% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 6:59 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | LAK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14 | 4 | 0.0% | 12 | 1 | 7:49 |
| 2025-26 | LAK | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 50 | 38 | 13.2% | 144 | 17 | 7:59 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | LAK | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 14 | 2 | 3:58 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 50 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 25 | 29 | 13.8% | 150 | 16 | 8:39 |
Samuel Helenius news
- Samuel Helenius StatsNHL.com
- Samuel Helenius HomeNHL.com
- Samuel Helenius Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- LA Kings Training Camp Preview: Samuel HeleniusHockey Royalty
- Samuel Helenius News: First goal in 14 gamesRotoWire
- Kings' Samuel Helenius: First goal in 14 gamesCBS Sports
- Samuel Helenius News: Slated to play ThursdayRotoWire
- Kings' Samuel Helenius: Slated to play ThursdayCBS Sports
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.