#49 · Defense

Samuel Girard

Age: 28
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 184 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Roberval, Quebec, CAN

GP: 7
G: 1
A: 5
P: 6
+/-: -1
SOG: 10

Drafted 2016 · Round 2, #47 overall (NSH)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	2	7
G	1	0	0+1
A	5	0	2+3
P	6	0	2+4
SOG	10	2	4+6
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	-1	+1	+5-6
PIM	2	0	2
TOI/GP	19:37	18:48+0:49	17:00+2:37
SH%	10.0	0.0+10.0	0.0+10.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Girard is shooting 10.0% (1 on 10 shots) against 4.3% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.8 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.2).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 51.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 53.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +3.1; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.968; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.8; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.2; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 53.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 17:42; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Girard is used

#49 · D · Pittsburgh Penguins

Samuel Girard

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PK1

Ice time / game: 19:24; 17:42 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 53.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 53.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Girard54.5s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Girard38%

NHL average26%

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

Kaedan Korczak81.2 min together51%shot attempts

Evgeni Malkin35.4 min together45%shot attempts

Egor Chinakhov34.8 min together47%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	1	5	6	-1	2	0	10	10.0	19:37
2025–26	Colorado Avalanche	40	3	9	12	+12	15	0	31	9.7	17:41
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	0	7	7	+5	8	0	10	0.0	18:56
2025–26 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	0	0	0	-1	4	0	5	0.0	19:50
2024–25	Colorado Avalanche	73	3	21	24	+7	14	0	95	3.2	20:51
2024–25 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	7	1	2	3	+2	0	0	7	14.3	17:38
2023–24	Colorado Avalanche	59	3	15	18	0	10	0	73	4.1	19:23
2023–24 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	9	0	3	3	+3	0	0	9	0.0	22:58
2022–23	Colorado Avalanche	76	6	31	37	-10	16	1	119	5.0	21:30
2022–23 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	7	0	2	2	-4	2	0	9	0.0	21:04
2021–22	Colorado Avalanche	67	5	23	28	-4	20	0	79	6.3	21:39
2021–22 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	7	1	2	3	-1	0	0	14	7.1	17:59
2020–21	Colorado Avalanche	48	5	27	32	+15	16	0	79	6.3	23:13
2020–21 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	10	0	5	5	-5	2	0	13	0.0	22:21
2019–20	Colorado Avalanche	70	4	30	34	+1	17	1	96	4.2	21:19
2019–20 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	15	1	9	10	+4	6	1	20	5.0	21:42
2018–19	Colorado Avalanche	82	4	23	27	+8	6	0	116	3.5	19:54
2018–19 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	9	0	2	2	+3	0	0	6	0.0	18:42
2017–18	Nashville Predators	5	1	2	3	-3	2	0	8	12.5	16:55
2017–18	Colorado Avalanche	68	3	17	20	-8	6	1	76	4.0	17:42
2017–18 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	3	0	0	0	-3	0	0	6	0.0	21:59

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CHI	0	1	1	+1	1	0	18:23
Sat, Oct 10	vsDAL	0	0	0	0	2	0	21:08
Fri, Oct 9	@CBJ	0	1	1	-1	0	2	19:25
Wed, Oct 7	@WSH	0	1	1	+1	1	0	19:00
Mon, Oct 5	vsWPG	0	0	0	-2	1	0	17:12
Sat, Oct 3	vsMTL	1	0	1	-3	3	0	21:11
Wed, Sep 30	@PHI	0	2	2	+3	2	0	21:02

	Team / League										TOI
2016–17	Shawinigan Cataractes · QMJHL	59	9	66	75	+26	29	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	6	1	0	1	-4	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Shawinigan Cataractes · QMJHL	5	1	8	9	+3	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Milwaukee Admirals · AHL	2	0	0	0	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Shawinigan · QMJHL	67	10	64	74	+24	10	7	–	–	–
2015–16	Canada U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	0	1	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Team Red · U18-Dev	3	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Shawinigan · QMJHL	21	2	20	22	+15	4	1	–	–	–
2014–15	Shawinigan · QMJHL	64	5	38	43	+15	8	2	57	880.0	–
2014–15 (P)	Shawinigan · QMJHL	7	0	2	2	+5	2	0	6	0.0	–
2013–14	Jonquiere · QAAA	42	7	29	36	–	16	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R · LHDAAQ	19	7	22	29	0	18	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R · LHDAAQ	5	2	5	7	–	2	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R · LHDAAQ	20	1	9	10	0	6	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R · LHDAAQ	5	0	3	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs · QC Int PW	2	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs · QC Int PW	2	0	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–