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Sam Rinzel
Defenseman #6 Blackhawks
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Sam Rinzel has 8 points (1 goals, 7 assists) in 28 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 25) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 13 points (1 goals, 12 assists) in 37 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 21.5 yrs (25.06.2004)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 25th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: -
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The 21-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blackhawks controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Rinzel is off the ice, the Blackhawks control 43% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 22% in the defensive zone.

  • 65

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 69th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 244th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.53
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.13
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.65
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.29
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.91
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.63
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.77
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.88
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.85
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.17
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.76
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.52
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.11
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.22
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Sam Rinzel at his age (21.5 yrs):
    Adam Boqvist (Rating of 65 in 2021, Today 70)
    Mattias Samuelsson (Rating of 65 in 2021, Today 76)
    Gustav Forsling (Rating of 66 in 2017, Today 67)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.942M
Player Contract Value: $1.600M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.0 yrs (25.06.2004)
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Sam Rinzel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
30.11.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 1 13:16 1 0.0% 0
02.12.2025 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 9:30 0 2
04.12.2025 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -1 13:13 3 0.0% 0
06.12.2025 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -2 12:40 0 0
07.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 -1 14:52 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 6 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Blackhawks 9 0 5 5 1 23:22 22 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Blackhawks 28 1 7 8 0 16:31 39 2.6% 28
Season Projection 65 2 16 18 0 16:31 91 2.2% 65
Total 37 1 12 13 1 61 1.6% 28
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Sam Rinzel Team Logo D 21.5 yrs 193 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.35 68 64 $0.942M
86% Max Crozier Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.40 0.28 66 66 $0.775M
82% Brady Skjei Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.30 0.40 60 66 $7.000M
80% Justin Barron Team Logo D 24.2 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.19 0.27 63 64 $1.150M
80% Jeff Petry Team Logo D 38.1 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.19 0.38 59 67 $0.775M
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