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Sammy Blais

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Montreal Canadiens
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 206 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 29 (June 17, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2014, Round 6, Overall 176 (STL)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2025 Montreal Canadiens Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 2, 2023 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jun 16, 2022 New York Rangers Signed 1 year @ $1.525M AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 15, 2020 St. Louis Blues Signed 2 years @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 1, 2019 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV starting in 2019-20
Nov 13, 2015 St. Louis Blues Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2005-06 Brick Invitational Montréal Ice Storm 7 5 6 11 4 7 5 6 11 4
2008-09 QC Int PW Rimouski Jr. Océanic 2 2 0 2
2010-11 Minor-QC Rive-Sud Bantam 29 20 18 38
2010-11 Minor-QC Rive-Sud 3 1 1 2
2011-12 Minor-QC Rive-Sud 23 10 16 26 18 7 2 6 8 4
2012-13 QAAA Trois-Rivieres 42 16 24 40 18 10 8 4 12 4
2013-14 QAAA Levis 21 12 23 35 12
2013-14 QMJHL Victoriaville 25 4 10 14 +4 26 1,540.0 4 1 1 -1 3 0.0
2014-15 QMJHL Victoriaville 61 34 48 82 -4 50 169 2,010.0 4 2 3 5 4 10 2,000.0
2015-16 QMJHL Victoriaville 30 17 23 40 -7 19
2015-16 QMJHL Charlottetown 33 16 26 42 +3 14 12 4 15 19 +2 14
2016-17 AHL Chicago Wolves 75 26 17 43 +11 58 10 3 5 8 +2 18
2017-18 NHL St. Louis Blues 11 1 2 3 +1 6 9 11.1 10:46
2017-18 AHL San Antonio Rampage 42 17 23 40 -10 38
2018-19 NHL St. Louis Blues 32 2 2 4 -1 6 27 7.4 9:51 15 1 2 3 +3 10 22 4.6 11:58
2018-19 AHL San Antonio Rampage 26 8 10 18 -8 55
2019-20 NHL St. Louis Blues 40 6 7 13 -2 20 56 10.7 12:35 8 1 3 4 12 9 11.1 11:30
2020-21 NHL St. Louis Blues 36 8 7 15 12 31 25.8 12:04 4 1 1 -2 4 2 50.0 11:08
2021-22 NHL New York Rangers 14 0 4 4 +3 17 17 0.0 13:28
2022-23 NHL New York Rangers 40 0 5 5 +1 8 31 0.0 9:38
2022-23 NHL St. Louis Blues 31 9 11 20 +3 22 39 23.1 14:36
2022-23 AHL Hartford Wolf Pack 5 4 0 4 -6 8
2022-23 WC Canada 10 6 2 8 +4 6
2023-24 NHL St. Louis Blues 53 1 6 7 -11 31 33 3.0 9:41
2024-25 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 51 14 26 40 +8 44 23 6 13 19 -1 77
NHL Career 257 27 44 71 -6 122 243 11.1 11:20 27 3 5 8 +1 26 33 9.1 11:43

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.
2017-18 STL 11 101:30 0.00 1.18 1.18 0.40 -0.40 0.00 13.49 -13.49 9.09 0.00
2018-19 STL 32 306:14 0.39 0.39 0.78 0.54 -0.15 7.69 10.57 -2.88 2.94 5.88
2019-20 STL 40 460:37 0.78 0.78 1.56 0.76 0.02 11.11 10.80 0.31 4.17 8.33
2020-21 STL 36 426:07 1.13 0.99 2.11 0.49 0.64 25.81 11.20 14.61 7.32 2.44
2021-22 NYR 14 167:45 0.00 1.07 1.07 0.71 -0.71 0.00 14.11 -14.11 4.55 4.55
2022-23 STL 31 390:29 1.38 1.54 2.92 0.66 0.73 28.12 13.36 14.77 8.51 6.38
2022-23 NYR 40 370:20 0.00 0.81 0.81 0.47 -0.47 0.00 10.05 -10.05 0.00 0.00
2022-23 NYR, STL 71 760:49 0.71 1.18 1.89 0.57 0.14 14.75 11.78 2.97 4.40 3.30
2023-24 STL 53 491:38 0.12 0.73 0.85 0.40 -0.28 3.23 10.63 -7.41 0.00 10.87

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
2017-18 STL 11 101:30 32.51 2.36 1.69 41.38 1.18 2.21 66.67 43.26 -0.84 0.14 -11.71
2018-19 STL 32 306:14 37.81 1.96 2.17 36.64 2.16 2.22 47.62 49.37 -0.55 -0.19 -3.58
2019-20 STL 40 460:37 38.17 2.08 2.15 38.43 2.08 2.17 50.00 49.79 -0.10 -0.08 -0.32
2020-21 STL 36 426:07 32.81 2.82 1.91 40.55 2.68 2.48 51.28 43.44 -0.30 0.13 -4.92
2021-22 NYR 14 167:45 37.56 2.50 2.26 44.71 1.79 3.09 58.33 42.21 0.16 0.14 0.68
2022-23 STL 31 390:29 34.57 3.38 2.20 42.26 2.30 2.69 59.46 45.00 -0.14 -0.33 1.33
2022-23 NYR 40 370:20 33.38 1.78 1.79 39.53 1.62 2.21 52.38 44.77 -0.95 -0.31 -7.32
2022-23 NYR, STL 71 760:49 33.99 2.60 2.00 40.93 1.97 2.45 56.90 44.90 -0.57 -0.27 -3.68
2023-24 STL 53 491:38 31.61 1.22 1.74 43.57 2.56 2.65 32.26 39.64 -0.65 -0.28 -5.28

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 14 20.9 0.1 2.9 3.1 83.6 36.0 15.4 23.1 61.5 42.2 17.8 40.0
2022-23 71 20.6 0.1 9.7 9.8 87.9 34.6 3.9 25.5 70.6 41.0 18.8 40.1
2023-24 53 20.9 0.1 10.0 10.0 78.0 38.5 9.5 23.8 66.7 40.8 18.5 40.7
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 Sundqvist, O Neighbours, J STL 76:41 1.56 4.69 25.00 2.25 2.69 45.61 -0.07 -0.19 0.94
2023-24 Sundqvist, O Toropchenko, A STL 40:58 1.46 1.46 50.00 1.59 2.59 38.02 -0.59 -0.48 -3.44
2023-24 Hayes, K Vrana, J STL 40:53 4.40 1.47 75.00 1.93 2.25 46.13 -0.47 -0.71 1.35
2023-24 Sundqvist, O Alexandrov, N STL 37:20 0.00 0.00 - 0.75 2.02 27.14 -1.49 -1.03 -15.20
2023-24 Sundqvist, O Walker, N STL 27:40 0.00 2.17 0.00 1.86 3.13 37.29 -0.23 -0.20 -1.31
2023-24 Hayes, K Saad, B STL 26:41 0.00 0.00 - 2.10 3.90 35.05 -0.09 1.20 -9.80
2023-24 Sundqvist, O MacEachern, M STL 26:41 2.25 2.25 50.00 0.99 2.69 26.82 -1.20 0.29 -20.84
2023-24 Toropchenko, A Alexandrov, N STL 24:36 0.00 4.88 0.00 0.51 2.84 15.32 -1.82 -0.36 -26.86
2023-24 Walker, N Alexandrov, N STL 23:06 2.60 2.60 50.00 2.00 2.12 48.57 0.28 -0.89 12.13
2023-24 Walker, N Dean, Z STL 21:53 0.00 0.00 - 1.04 4.41 19.16 -0.94 1.86 -24.53
2022-23 Schenn, B Saad, B STL 69:24 4.32 1.73 71.43 2.39 2.01 54.31 -0.02 -0.96 9.56
2022-23 Buchnevich, P Kapanen, K STL 59:08 7.10 3.04 70.00 2.39 3.20 42.80 0.33 0.37 0.59
2022-23 Carpenter, R Gauthier, J NYR 56:56 3.16 2.11 60.00 1.93 2.70 41.70 -0.80 0.14 -9.93
2022-23 Goodrow, B Gauthier, J NYR 50:38 3.55 4.74 42.86 1.59 2.59 38.14 -1.16 0.25 -15.98
2022-23 Reaves, R Carpenter, R NYR 39:40 0.00 1.51 0.00 1.25 2.12 37.23 -1.93 -0.41 -18.53
2022-23 Leivo, J Brown, L STL 35:58 0.00 1.67 0.00 1.96 2.81 41.04 -0.09 -0.16 0.20
2022-23 Brodzinski, J Gauthier, J NYR 32:18 1.86 0.00 100.00 1.51 2.00 43.03 -0.03 -0.55 5.39
2021-22 Chytil, F Lafrenière, A NYR 48:15 2.49 1.24 66.67 2.90 3.17 47.78 0.82 0.33 5.57
2021-22 Kreider, C Zibanejad, M NYR 32:20 1.86 3.71 33.33 1.55 3.27 32.15 -0.93 0.22 -12.67
2020-21 Perron, D O'Reilly, R STL 78:02 3.84 2.31 62.50 1.94 2.59 42.89 -0.21 0.20 -4.53
2020-21 Hoffman, M Thomas, R STL 40:31 5.92 2.96 66.67 2.58 1.85 58.27 0.54 -0.52 11.99
2020-21 Hoffman, M Sundqvist, O STL 32:20 0.00 1.86 0.00 1.86 2.40 43.69 -0.31 -0.10 -2.81
2020-21 Clifford, K Sanford, Z STL 25:08 0.00 0.00 - 1.09 2.19 33.27 -0.77 -0.78 -5.23
2020-21 Bozak, T Schwartz, J STL 23:44 2.53 2.53 50.00 0.99 3.00 24.87 -1.16 0.99 -26.88
2020-21 Sanford, Z Walker, N STL 21:03 2.85 0.00 100.00 2.46 0.09 96.49 0.33 -2.13 47.46
2019-20 Perron, D O'Reilly, R STL 117:41 3.57 2.04 63.64 1.91 2.71 41.37 -0.25 0.27 -5.60
2019-20 Schenn, B Schwartz, J STL 61:02 2.95 0.98 75.00 2.47 2.51 49.60 0.36 0.15 2.42
2019-20 Sundqvist, O Barbashev, I STL 53:08 0.00 0.00 - 2.43 1.76 57.96 0.24 -0.35 7.11
2019-20 Steen, A Bozak, T STL 33:34 3.57 1.79 66.67 2.85 1.69 62.85 0.95 -0.79 19.38
2019-20 Sanford, Z Thomas, R STL 33:08 3.62 3.62 50.00 2.94 3.96 42.59 0.15 2.08 -17.10
2019-20 Bozak, T Thomas, R STL 29:35 0.00 0.00 - 1.79 1.74 50.80 -0.32 -0.48 2.01
2019-20 MacEachern, M Barbashev, I STL 28:32 0.00 4.21 0.00 1.02 2.73 27.20 -1.26 0.80 -26.94
2019-20 Bozak, T de la Rose, J STL 24:27 0.00 2.45 0.00 1.88 2.02 48.26 -0.04 0.19 -3.06
2018-19 Perron, D O'Reilly, R STL 115:39 3.63 1.04 77.78 2.05 1.78 53.54 -0.13 -0.45 4.07
2018-19 MacEachern, M Barbashev, I STL 60:22 1.99 0.00 100.00 2.39 1.69 58.50 -0.36 -0.44 2.21
2018-19 Sundqvist, O Barbashev, I STL 30:21 1.98 7.91 20.00 2.51 2.70 48.15 -0.08 0.26 -3.22
2018-19 Barbashev, I Thomas, R STL 26:31 2.26 4.53 33.33 2.57 1.97 56.59 0.06 -0.74 8.51
2018-19 Perron, D Schenn, B STL 21:33 0.00 2.78 0.00 1.86 1.34 58.11 -0.51 -2.13 17.54
2017-18 Schenn, B Schwartz, J STL 37:57 1.58 0.00 100.00 1.72 2.56 40.23 -0.69 0.68 -16.01
2017-18 Berglund, P Paajarvi, M STL 22:56 0.00 2.62 0.00 1.55 1.48 51.14 -0.90 -0.47 -4.52

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
2025-26 29 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 27 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 UFA
Total - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Signed: Mar 2, 2023
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.2

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 26 $1,525,000 $1,525,000 - - $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $1,525,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $1,525,000
Signed: June 16, 2022
Team: New York Rangers
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.85

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 24 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
2021-22 25 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
Signed: Apr 15, 2020
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.84

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 23 $850,000 $850,000 - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 RFA
Total - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000
Signed: July 1, 2019
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.04

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2015-16 19 $672,500 $725,000 - $72,500 - $72,500 - ELC
2016-17 20 $673,333 $725,833 $77,500 $72,500 $575,000 $647,500 $60,000 ELC
2017-18 21 $673,333 $725,833 $77,500 $72,500 $650,000 $722,500 $6,500 ELC
2018-19 22 $673,333 $725,833 $2,500 - $650,000 $650,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $157,500 $217,500 $1,875,000 $2,092,500 $136,500
Signed: Nov 13, 2015
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15