Sam Malinski #70

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Colorado Avalanche

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Player Information

The 27-year-old has 10 points (1 goals, 9 assists) in 19 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season. Undrafted, he has 35 points (9 goals, 26 assists) in 118 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche. He also has 1 playoff points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 5 games.

Country:	USA
Age:	27.3 yrs (27.07.1998)
Height / Weight:	180 cm / 86 kg
Shoots:	R
Drafted:	Undrafted
Awards:	-

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73

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 92nd of 267 Defensemen

Defense:Def: 142nd of 267 Defensemen

Season by Season Ratings:

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Actual AAV:	$1.400M
Player Contract Value:	$3.800M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 UFA
Age at the end:	27.9 yrs (27.07.1998)

Sam Malinski

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
08.11.2025	Oilers	1	0	1	1	4	16:07	1	0.0%	0
09.11.2025	Canucks	1	0	0	0	1	15:10	1	0.0%	0
11.11.2025	Ducks	1	0	1	1	1	14:58	3	0.0%	0
13.11.2025	Sabres	1	0	1	1	1	15:31	1	0.0%	0
16.11.2025	Islanders	1	0	1	1	1	13:22	2	0.0%	0
Total		5	0	4	4	8		8	0.0%	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2023-24	Avalanche	23	3	7	10	3	14:13	31	9.7%	6
2024-25	Avalanche	76	5	10	15	8	15:56	115	4.3%	16
2025-26	Avalanche	19	1	9	10	12	15:01	34	2.9%	2
Season Projection		82	4	39	43	52	15:00	147	2.7%	9
Total		118	9	26	35	23		180	5.0%	24

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Avalanche	5	0	1	1	3	14:00	9	0.0%	4
Total		5	0	1	1	3		9	0.0%	4

Player MatchPowered by CORE

Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Sam Malinski		D	27.3 yrs	180 cm / 86 kg	0.53	0.30	66	77	$1.400M
87%	Jordan Spence		D	24.7 yrs	180 cm / 85 kg	0.70	0.36	67	78	$1.500M
84%	John Marino		D	28.5 yrs	185 cm / 90 kg	0.53	0.34	65	79	$4.400M
83%	Nick Blankenburg		D	27.5 yrs	175 cm / 80 kg	0.60	0.32	70	74	$0.775M
82%	Matthew Grzelcyk		D	31.9 yrs	178 cm / 81 kg	0.22	0.33	66	77	$1.000M

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