Sam Malinski
Age 28 · born Jul 27, 1998Lakeville, Minnesota, USA5'11" (180 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)Shoots rightUndrafted
2026–27 by team
| Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK | ixG | G−ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16:26 | 7 | 14 | 0.6 | −0.6 |
Player Puckigree
On the league chart →2026–27 · COL
+1.3goals above replacement · 0.2 wins
EV off+0.4
EV def+0.4
PP0.0
PK0.0
Finish−0.0
Pen+0.4
Workload+0.1
By season
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | COL | 23 | +0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2024–25 | COL | 76 | +1.8 | 0.3 |
| 2025–26 | COL | 82 | +8.9 | 1.4 |
| 2026–27 | COL | 9 | +1.3 | 0.2 |
Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.
At 5-on-5
COL · 110 min
xGF%58.1CF%53.7GF–GA9–3Rel xGF%+4.7OZ%38
Most common linemates
- Brett Kulak63 min60.1
- Nazem Kadri40 min64.0
- Brock Nelson39 min67.0
- Gabriel Landeskog38 min65.4
- Martin Necas30 min68.8
- Fedor Svechkov28 min49.2
Game log
Average Imprint 0.61 over 9 games, best 1.4.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | COL | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | -0.3 |
| Oct 19 | COL | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 14:40 | 1.1 |
| Oct 16 | COL | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0.3 |
| Oct 14 | COL | vs DAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 16:13 | 0.9 |
| Oct 13 | COL | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:07 | 0.1 |
| Oct 10 | COL | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 0.4 |
| Oct 7 | COL | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:37 | 0.3 |
| Oct 3 | COL | vs STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 15:37 | 1.4 |
| Sep 30 | COL | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 14:27 | 1.1 |
NHL career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | COL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +6 |
| 2025–26 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 22 | +43 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | +8 |
| 2023–24 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | +3 |
NHL playoffs
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
Other leagues
Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 22.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 (playoffs) | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| 2023–24 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 46 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 20 | +5 |
| 2022–23 (playoffs) | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +4 |
| 2022–23 | NCAA | Cornell Univ. | 34 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 29 | +10 |
| 2021–22 | NCAA | Cornell Univ. | 32 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 26 | +20 |
| 2019–20 | NCAA | Cornell Univ. | 25 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | +14 |
| 2018–19 (playoffs) | NAHL | Bismarck Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | NAHL | Bismarck Bobcats | 59 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 24 | +20 |
| 2017–18 | NAHL | Bismarck Bobcats | 28 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | -5 |
| 2017–18 | USHL | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 2016–17 (playoffs) | USHS-MN | Lakeville South High | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2016–17 (playoffs) | UMHSEHL | Team MAP South Hockey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016–17 | USHS-MN | Lakeville South High | 24 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 16 | — |
| 2016–17 | UMHSEHL | Team MAP South Hockey | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 2015–16 (playoffs) | USHS-MN | Lakeville South High | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2015–16 | USHS-MN | Lakeville South High | 25 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | — |
| 2014–15 (playoffs) | USHS-MN | Lakeville South High | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2014–15 | USHS-MN | Lakeville South High | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — |
Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.