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Sam Malinski

Position Right Defense Current Team Colorado Avalanche
Shoots Right Current Contract 2 years
Height 5'11" Expires 2024-25
Weight (lbs) 190 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 26
Age 26 (July 27, 1998) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Mar 30, 2023 Colorado Avalanche Signed 2 years @ $850K AAV starting in 2023-24
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2023-24 COL 23 3 7 10 +3 6 31 9.7 14:14
2024-25 COL 76 5 10 15 +8 16 115 4.3 15:57 3 1 1 +1 2 6 0.0 14:39
Career 99 8 17 25 +11 22 146 5.5 15:33 3 1 1 +1 2 6 0.0 14:39

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2023-24 COL 23 305:13 0.39 1.18 1.57 0.22 0.17 6.90 3.91 2.98 2.33 2.33
2024-25 COL 76 1120:41 0.21 0.48 0.70 0.24 -0.02 3.67 4.05 -0.38 0.66 1.99

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 COL 23 305:13 40.30 3.15 2.16 42.46 2.56 2.47 55.17 46.72 -0.55 0.01 -5.71
2024-25 COL 76 1120:41 41.65 2.30 2.33 37.74 1.87 2.19 55.13 51.52 -0.29 -0.03 -2.58

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 23 23.1 0.5 8.9 8.9 89.5 64.0 87.5 12.5 0.0 42.3 17.6 40.1
2024-25 76 22.3 0.5 8.8 8.8 96.8 70.4 75.3 20.6 4.1 38.3 18.2 43.6

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $850,000 $850,000 - $75,000 $775,000 $850,000 $150,000 RFA
2024-25 26 $850,000 $850,000 - $75,000 $775,000 $850,000 $150,000 RFA
Total - $150,000 $1,550,000 $1,700,000 $300,000
Signed: Mar 30, 2023
Team: Colorado Avalanche
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.02
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $200,000 in 2023-24 and 2024-25.

*Age is as of September 15