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Sam Malinski
Defenseman #70 Avalanche
Player Information

Sam Malinski has 23 points (3 goals, 20 assists) in 44 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 48 points (11 goals, 37 assists) in 143 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 27.5 yrs (27.07.1998)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 27-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 58% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Malinski is off the ice, the Avalanche control 59% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 34% in the defensive zone.

  • 80

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 34th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 36th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.58
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.01
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.26
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.13
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.61
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.21
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.30
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.66
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.37
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.57
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.52
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.84
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.05
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.18
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.400M
Player Contract Value: $7.100M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 28.9 yrs (27.07.1998)
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Sam Malinski
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 2 16:45 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 -1 14:22 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 1 18:51 3 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 1 1 0 16:19 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 20:22 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 2 7 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 23 3 7 10 3 14:13 31 9.7% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 76 5 10 15 8 15:56 115 4.3% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Avalanche 44 3 20 23 24 16:06 74 4.1% 12
Season Projection 82 6 37 43 45 16:06 138 4.3% 22
Total 143 11 37 48 35 220 5.0% 34
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo 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 Team Logo D 27.5 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.52 0.34 75 82 $1.400M
89% Jordan Spence Team Logo D 24.9 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.40 0.35 73 81 $1.500M
85% Cam York Team Logo D 25 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.50 0.35 72 85 $5.150M
85% Jamie Drysdale Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.44 0.34 69 82 $2.300M
83% Nick Blankenburg Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 175 cm / 80 kg 0.53 0.35 80 84 $0.775M
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