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Sammy Blais

#79 · Left Wing

Sammy Blais

Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
Age
30
Height
6′2″
Weight
206 lb
Shoots
L
Born
Montmagny, Quebec, CAN
GP
8
G
1
A
2
P
3
+/-
-2
SOG
7

2025–26 regular season

Drafted 2014 · Round 6, #176 overall (STL)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%
54.6
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
52.5
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
+2.9
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
1.033
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
2.4
Individual expected goals
G − xG
+0.6
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
52.5
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
8:20
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

28 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

Shot attempts map

How Blais is used

#79 · L · Ottawa Senators

Sammy Blais

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 21 games with shift charts

  • Line 4
Ice time / game
8:26
8:20 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
52.5%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
52.5%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
54.6%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Blais43.5s
NHL average47.6s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Blais18%
NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Joseph Veleno85.5 min together52%shot attempts
Owen Beck53.1 min together55%shot attempts
Brendan Gallagher52.3 min together50%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2025–26Toronto Maple Leafs8123
2025–26Montréal Canadiens13235
2023–24St. Louis Blues53167
2022–23New York Rangers40055
2022–23St. Louis Blues3191120
2021–22New York Rangers14044
2020–21St. Louis Blues368715
2020–21 (P)St. Louis Blues4101
2019–20St. Louis Blues406713
2019–20 (P)St. Louis Blues8134
2018–19St. Louis Blues32224
2018–19 (P)St. Louis Blues15123
2017–18St. Louis Blues11123