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Samuel Blais
Left Wing #27 Canadiens
Player Information

Samuel Blais has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 18 games this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 176) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues, he has 79 points (30 goals, 49 assists) in 275 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues, the New York Rangers, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens.

He also has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 29.6 yrs (17.06.1996)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 176th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoSt. Louis Blues
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Samuel Blais is off the ice, the Canadiens control 46% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 31% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 27% in the defensive zone.

  • 58

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 243rd of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 147th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.40
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    9.69
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.12
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.58
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.12
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.39
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.89
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.17
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.29
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.84
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.45
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.05
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.22
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.75
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.75
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 31.0 yrs (17.06.1996)
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Samuel Blais
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 6:43 1 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 0 8:19 0 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 10:37 3 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 1 1 1 7:35 0 2
10.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 8:10 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 5 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Blues 11 1 2 3 1 10:46 9 11.1% 6
2018-19 Team Logo Blues 32 2 2 4 -1 9:50 27 7.4% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Blues 40 6 7 13 -2 12:34 56 10.7% 20
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 36 8 7 15 0 12:04 31 25.8% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 14 0 4 4 3 13:28 17 0.0% 17
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 40 0 5 5 1 9:37 31 0.0% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Blues 31 9 11 20 3 14:35 39 23.1% 22
2023-24 Team Logo Blues 53 1 6 7 -11 9:40 33 3.0% 31
2025-26 Team Logo Maple Leafs 8 1 2 3 -2 8:16 7 14.3% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 10 2 3 5 4 8:34 9 22.2% 4
Season Projection 55 9 15 24 6 8:26 49 18.4% 24
Total 275 30 49 79 -4 259 11.6% 130
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Blues 15 1 2 3 3 11:58 22 4.5% 10
2019-20 Team Logo Blues 8 1 3 4 0 11:30 9 11.1% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 4 1 0 1 -2 11:07 2 50.0% 4
Total 27 3 5 8 1 33 9.1% 26
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Samuel Blais Team Logo LW 29.6 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.44 0.29 50 72 $0.775M
83% Radek Faksa Team Logo C 32 yrs 191 cm / 97 kg 0.36 0.31 53 77 $2.000M
83% Ryan Poehling Team Logo C 27 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.39 0.34 57 70 $1.900M
82% Mattias Janmark Team Logo C 33.1 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.24 0.33 53 75 $1.450M
82% Steven Lorentz Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.32 0.21 54 69 $1.350M
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