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Sam Dickinson
Defenseman #6 Sharks
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Sam Dickinson has 5 points (1 goals, 4 assists) in 36 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 11) of the 2024 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has 5 points (1 goals, 4 assists) in 36 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 19.6 yrs (07.06.2006)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 11th in 2024
    Draft Team: Team logoSan Jose Sharks
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 19-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Sharks controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Dickinson is off the ice, the Sharks control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 30% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 186th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 249th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.46
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.11
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.22
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.22
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.19
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.36
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.66
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.00
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.10
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.55
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.10
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.00
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.55
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Sam Dickinson at his age (19.6 yrs):
    Erik Gudbranson (Rating of 62 in 2011, Today 57)
    Rasmus Sandin (Rating of 63 in 2019, Today 76)
    Luke Schenn (Rating of 58 in 2008, Today 58)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.943M
Player Contract Value: $0.900M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 23.1 yrs (07.06.2006)
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Sam Dickinson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 20:03 1 0.0% 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 1 18:23 0 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 0 17:28 1 0.0% 2
10.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 1 1 -1 16:40 0 0
11.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -2 16:46 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 1 1 -2 3 0.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 36 1 4 5 -5 15:30 31 3.2% 12
Season Projection 73 2 8 10 -10 15:30 63 3.2% 24
Total 36 1 4 5 -5 31 3.2% 12
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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 Dickinson Team Logo D 19.6 yrs 191 cm / 91 kg 0.14 0.14 56 62 $0.943M
89% Noah Juulsen Team Logo D 28.8 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.20 0.12 53 60 $0.900M
88% Matthew Kessel Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.15 0.14 57 65 $0.800M
88% Declan Carlile Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 0.14 0.15 54 67 $0.775M
85% Vincent Iorio Team Logo D 23.2 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.15 0.14 50 60 $0.814M
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