Sam Malinski D Defenseman

Current Team

Colorado Avalanche

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Player Information

Country:	USA
Age:	27.1 yrs (27.07.1998)
Height / Weight:	180 cm / 86 kg
Shoots:	R
Number:	#70
Drafted:	Undrafted
Awards:	-

Player RatingPowered by CORE

70

Overall Rating

62 Offense (139. of 259 Defensemen)

74 Defense (116. of 259 Defensemen)

Bottom-pair Defensive Defenseman

Contract InformationPowered by CORE

Actual AAV:	$1.400M
Player Contract Value:	$2.800M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2026 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
23.04.2025	Stars	1	0	1	1	1	12:22	0		0
26.04.2025	Stars	1	0	0	0	0	16:53	5	0.0%	0
28.04.2025	Stars	1	0	0	0	0	14:40	1	0.0%	2
01.05.2025	Stars	1	0	0	0	2	12:16	3	0.0%	0
03.05.2025	Stars	1	0	0	0	0	13:45	0		2
Total		5	0	1	1	3		9	0.0%	4

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
Total		99	8	17	25	11		146	5.5%	22

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

Similar PlayersPowered 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	27.1 yrs	180 cm / 86 kg	0.20	0.25	62	74	$1.400M
90%	Uvis Balinskis		D	29 yrs	183 cm / 89 kg	0.24	0.21	60	74	$0.850M
89%	Henri Jokiharju		D	26.2 yrs	183 cm / 90 kg	0.17	0.24	60	73	$3.000M
89%	Zac Jones		D	24.8 yrs	180 cm / 86 kg	0.24	0.24	62	72	$0.900M
89%	Marc Del Gaizo		D	25.9 yrs	180 cm / 85 kg	0.20	0.22	62	77	$0.775M

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