Sam Malinski

Colorado Avalanche·D·#70·USA·Age 28·Shoots R

5'11"190 lbsLakeville, MNUndrafted

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Lakeville, MN, USA · Draft: Undrafted · 4 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 193
G: 16
A: 54
PTS: 70
+/-: 63

Playoffs

GP: 16
G: 1
A: 3
PTS: 4
+/-: 6

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	vs CGY	0	0	-2	3	18:40
2026-10-28	vs NJD	2	2	3	3	21:11
2026-10-25	@ NSH	1	1	0	0	19:44
2026-10-23	vs TBL	0	0	0	1	19:05
2026-10-20	@ NJD	0	0	0	0	16:26

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	NSH	0	0	0	0	3	20:14	L
Nov 4	@ CBJ	0	1	1	0	1	19:09	L
Nov 3	@ CHI	0	1	1	2	2	15:46	W
Nov 1	CGY	0	0	0	-2	3	18:40	W
Oct 29	NJD	0	2	2	3	3	21:11	W
Oct 26	@ NSH	0	1	1	0	0	19:44	L
Oct 24	TBL	0	0	0	0	1	19:05	W
Oct 20	@ NJD	0	0	0	0	0	16:26	L
Oct 19	@ PHI	0	1	1	1	2	14:40	L
Oct 17	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	14:23	W
Oct 15	DAL	0	1	1	1	4	16:13	L
Oct 14	@ DAL	0	0	0	-1	0	19:07	W
Oct 10	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	18:24	L
Oct 7	@ WPG	0	0	0	0	1	18:37	L
Oct 4	STL	0	0	0	4	1	15:37	W
Oct 1	LAK	0	0	0	1	2	14:27	W
Sep 26	WPG	0	0	0	2	1	19:01	W
Sep 22	@ WPG	0	0	0	0	1	24:25	L
May 27	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	2	14:16	L
May 25	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	12:57	L
May 23	VGK	0	0	0	-2	3	20:40	L
May 21	VGK	0	0	0	-1	1	20:31	L
May 10	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	2	18:56	L
May 6	MIN	0	0	0	1	1	20:57	W
May 4	MIN	1	1	2	3	2	20:15	W
Apr 26	@ LAK	0	1	1	2	1	20:27	W
Apr 24	@ LAK	0	0	0	2	2	18:51	W
Apr 22	LAK	0	0	0	0	2	20:41	W
Apr 19	LAK	0	0	0	0	4	19:47	W
Apr 17	SEA	0	0	0	0	4	19:57	W
Apr 15	@ CGY	0	1	1	1	2	20:36	W
Apr 14	@ EDM	1	0	1	1	4	23:55	W
Apr 12	VGK	0	0	0	-1	0	21:46	L
Apr 10	CGY	0	0	0	0	2	20:32	W
Apr 8	@ STL	0	1	1	1	5	19:34	W
Apr 6	STL	0	0	0	-2	2	20:07	L
Apr 4	@ DAL	0	0	0	1	3	22:52	W
Apr 2	VAN	2	1	3	1	2	20:52	L
Mar 31	CGY	1	1	2	2	4	21:55	W
Mar 28	WPG	0	0	0	0	1	19:26	L
Mar 27	@ WPG	0	1	1	0	1	18:56	W
Mar 24	@ PIT	1	1	2	3	3	17:29	W
Mar 22	@ WSH	0	0	0	1	1	19:24	W
Mar 21	@ CHI	0	0	0	1	4	19:51	W
Mar 19	DAL	0	0	0	0	1	20:53	L
Mar 17	PIT	0	0	0	-1	2	15:00	L
Mar 14	@ WPG	0	0	0	0	0	16:15	L
Mar 13	@ SEA	0	1	1	2	2	19:09	W
Mar 11	EDM	0	1	1	1	4	16:04	L
Mar 8	MIN	0	0	0	1	2	17:44	W
Mar 7	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	0	17:12	W
Mar 4	@ ANA	0	0	0	0	1	18:03	W
Mar 3	@ LAK	0	0	0	0	0	19:07	W
Feb 28	CHI	0	1	1	1	2	18:18	W
Feb 27	MIN	0	0	0	-1	3	14:31	L
Feb 26	@ UTA	0	1	1	1	0	16:11	W
Feb 5	SJS	0	0	0	-1	2	14:42	W
Feb 3	DET	0	0	0	0	1	15:58	L
Jan 31	@ DET	0	0	0	4	2	20:44	W
Jan 30	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	4	21:00	L
Jan 29	@ OTT	0	0	0	0	2	20:52	L
Jan 25	@ TOR	0	0	0	1	5	21:09	W
Jan 24	PHI	0	0	0	1	2	17:47	L
Jan 22	ANA	0	0	0	-1	4	21:11	L
Jan 19	WSH	0	0	0	0	5	22:13	W
Jan 17	NSH	0	1	1	1	6	22:33	L
Jan 13	TOR	0	0	0	0	2	22:09	L
Jan 10	CBJ	0	0	0	0	3	20:22	W
Jan 9	OTT	0	1	1	0	1	16:19	W
Jan 7	@ TBL	0	0	0	1	3	18:51	L
Jan 4	@ FLA	0	0	0	-1	0	14:23	L
Jan 4	@ CAR	0	0	0	2	0	16:45	W
Jan 1	STL	0	1	1	1	3	19:47	W
Dec 30	LAK	0	0	0	2	0	15:17	W
Dec 28	@ VGK	0	3	3	3	3	19:11	W
Dec 24	UTA	0	0	0	1	2	15:26	W
Dec 21	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	1	15:43	W
Dec 20	WPG	0	0	0	0	2	16:06	W
Dec 17	@ SEA	0	0	0	-1	1	16:16	W
Dec 14	NSH	0	1	1	0	0	16:24	W
Dec 12	FLA	1	1	2	2	3	17:53	W
Dec 10	@ NSH	0	0	0	-1	2	15:47	L

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits13#333 of 654
Hits per game0.81#380 of 654
Hits per 602.76#399 of 654
Blocked shots24#56 of 654
Takeaways6#67 of 654
Giveaways9#203 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)0.84#466 of 654
Expected goals per 600.18#515 of 654
Goals above expected-0.84#507 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.031#605 of 654
High-danger shots2#420 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)54.2%#147 of 654
Corsi relative to team+1.1%#261 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)54.5%#144 of 654
PDO at 5v51.046#99 of 654
Offensive zone starts40.9%#512 of 654
Time on ice per game17:36#245 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

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Career Arc

4 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	COL	13	0	5	5	+7	4	17	0.0	17:26	0	0
2025-26	COL	82	8	32	40	+43	22	164	4.9	17:37	0	1
2024-25	COL	76	5	10	15	+8	16	115	4.3	15:57	0	1
2023-24	COL	23	3	7	10	+3	6	31	9.7	14:14	1	1

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Sam Malinski

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

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