#70 · Defense

Sam Malinski

Age: 28
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 190 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Lakeville, Minnesota, USA

GP: 5
G: 0
A: 0
P: 0
+/-: +4
SOG: 4

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 5 GP
GP	5	4	5
G	0	1	1-1
A	0	1	2-2
P	0	2	3-3
SOG	4	7	10-6
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	+4	0	+2+2
PIM	2	0	0+2
TOI/GP	17:14	14:28+2:46	14:54+2:20
SH%	0.0	14.3-14.3	10.0-10.0

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:Malinski is shooting 0.0% (0 on 4 shots) against 5.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

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

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 52.3; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 51.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -2.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.080; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.2; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.2; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 36.6; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 17:34; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Malinski is used

#70 · D · Colorado Avalanche

Sam Malinski

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PP · rarely

Ice time / game: 17:56; 17:34 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 36.6%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 51.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.3%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Malinski50.1s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Malinski27%

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

Brett Kulak31.5 min together53%shot attempts

Nazem Kadri25.8 min together56%shot attempts

Brock Nelson25.7 min together55%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Colorado Avalanche	5	0	0	0	+4	2	0	4	0.0	17:14
2025–26	Colorado Avalanche	82	8	32	40	+43	22	0	164	4.9	17:37
2025–26 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	11	1	2	3	+3	0	0	22	4.5	18:56
2024–25	Colorado Avalanche	76	5	10	15	+8	16	0	115	4.3	15:57
2024–25 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	5	0	1	1	+3	4	0	9	0.0	14:00
2023–24	Colorado Avalanche	23	3	7	10	+3	6	1	31	9.7	14:14

	Opp				TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@DAL	-1	0	2	19:07
Sat, Oct 10	vsTOR	0	0	0	18:24
Wed, Oct 7	@WPG	0	1	0	18:37
Sat, Oct 3	vsSTL	+4	1	0	15:37
Wed, Sep 30	vsLAK	+1	2	0	14:27

	Team / League										TOI
2023–24	Colorado Eagles · AHL	46	5	22	27	+5	20	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Colorado Eagles · AHL	3	0	2	2	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Cornell Univ. · NCAA	34	8	18	26	+10	29	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Colorado Eagles · AHL	7	3	2	5	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Colorado Eagles · AHL	7	0	5	5	0	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Cornell Univ. · NCAA	32	5	18	23	+20	26	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Cornell Univ. · NCAA	25	4	12	16	+14	12	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Bismarck Bobcats · NAHL	59	14	31	45	+20	24	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Bismarck Bobcats · NAHL	3	0	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders · USHL	19	2	1	3	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Bismarck Bobcats · NAHL	28	1	9	10	-5	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Team MAP South Hockey · UMHSEHL	20	0	3	3	–	10	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Lakeville South High · USHS-MN	24	5	22	27	–	16	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Team MAP South Hockey · UMHSEHL	2	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Lakeville South High · USHS-MN	3	1	2	3	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Lakeville South High · USHS-MN	25	4	18	22	–	8	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Lakeville South High · USHS-MN	2	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Lakeville South High · USHS-MN	24	0	0	0	–	14	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Lakeville South High · USHS-MN	2	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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