#6 · Defense

Sam Rinzel

Age: 22
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 200 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA

GP: 6
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: -2
SOG: 7

Drafted 2022 · Round 1, #25 overall (CHI)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	1	1	1
A	1	0	1
P	2	1	2
SOG	7	5	8-1
PPP	1	0	0+1
+/-	-2	-2	+1-3
PIM	0	2	4-4
TOI/GP	17:32	21:12−3:40	20:42−3:11
SH%	14.3	20.0-5.7	12.5+1.8

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:Rinzel is shooting 14.3% (1 on 7 shots) against 3.8% over 2024–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.4 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.6).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 43.3; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 35.3; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -4.0; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.985; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.4; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.6; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 47.4; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 16:42; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Rinzel is used

#6 · D · Chicago Blackhawks

Sam Rinzel

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

Pair 3
PP2

Ice time / game: 17:32; 16:42 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 47.4%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 35.3%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 43.3%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Rinzel49.6s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Rinzel29%

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

Wyatt Kaiser50.8 min together45%shot attempts

Ryan Greene27.3 min together46%shot attempts

Cole Smith27.3 min together30%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Chicago Blackhawks	6	1	1	2	-2	0	1	7	14.3	17:32
2025–26	Chicago Blackhawks	54	4	10	14	-7	44	0	83	4.8	18:16
2024–25	Chicago Blackhawks	9	0	5	5	+1	0	0	22	0.0	23:22

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsPIT	0	0	0	0	0	14:52
Sat, Oct 10	vsCAR	0	0	0	-1	0	18:43
Thu, Oct 8	@NYI	0	1	1	+1	1	18:05
Tue, Oct 6	vsSTL	1	0	1	0	2	17:45
Thu, Oct 1	@UTA	0	0	0	-1	2	17:30
Tue, Sep 29	@VGK	0	0	0	-1	2	18:16

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Rockford IceHogs · AHL	23	2	12	14	-8	16	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA	40	10	22	32	+20	12	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Univ. of Minnesota · NCAA	39	2	26	28	+23	20	–	–	–	–
2023–24	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	0	1	1	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Waterloo Black Hawks · USHL	58	9	27	36	+14	36	–	–	–	–
2022–23	USA U19 · WJAC-19	6	1	4	5	–	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Waterloo Black Hawks · USHL	3	1	2	3	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	B17 - Section 2 · MNHP	3	1	3	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021–22	B17 - Red (Final 54) · MNHP	3	1	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Team Forest · USA-S17	4	0	0	0	–	10	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USA U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	0	0	0	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Team SIT Financial Services · UMHSEHL	18	4	12	16	–	12	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Chaska High · USHS-MN	27	9	29	38	–	22	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Waterloo Black Hawks · USHL	21	2	8	10	-2	8	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Team SIT Financial Services · UMHSEHL	3	0	3	3	–	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Waterloo Black Hawks · USHL	6	0	0	0	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Chaska High · USHS-MN	19	8	17	25	–	12	–	–	–	–
2019–20	B15 - District 6 · MNHP-15	3	1	2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Chaska High · USHS-MN	25	4	5	9	–	8	–	–	–	–
2019–20 (P)	Chaska High · USHS-MN	3	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Northstar Elite U15 · WSI U15	5	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	B14 - District 6 · MNHP-14	3	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	MN Lakers 14U AAA · MNHP 14U	16	3	8	11	–	2	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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