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Sam Malinski

Defence · Colorado Avalanche · Age 28 · b. July 27, 1998 · Lakeville, Minnesota, USA · Active

Through 2 games of 2026-27, Sam Malinski has 0 points (0 G, 0 A).

Regular season

65 pts · 183 gp · 0.36 P/GP

Playoffs

4 pts · 16 gp · 0.25 P/GP

Playoff Pace

70% playoff vs reg P/GP

P/GP trend

+0.29 2025-26 vs 2024-25

Regular Season

NHL · season by season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	TOI/G
2023-24	Colorado Avalanche	23	3	7	10	0.43	14:14
2024-25	Colorado Avalanche	76	5	10	15	0.20	15:57
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	82	8	32	40	0.49	17:37
2026-27	Colorado Avalanche	2	0	0	0	0.00	15:02
Career		183	16	49	65	0.36	16:28

NHL · season by season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	TOI/G
2024-25	Colorado Avalanche	5	0	1	1	0.20	14:00
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	11	1	2	3	0.27	18:56
Career		16	1	3	4	0.25	17:24

NHL player-tracking · 2025-26

How fast he skates and how hard he shoots, measured by the league's puck-and-player tracking. Percentiles are league-wide across all skaters.

Top Skating Speed

22.9 mph

91st percentile in the NHL

league avg 21.6 mph

Hardest Shot

96.8 mph

87th percentile in the NHL

league avg 88.9 mph

44% offensive-zone time (87th pct)8.9 mi skated per 60

Top skating speed by season mph

Top shot velocity by season mph

min:sec per game · by season

Average time on ice per game each season — how much of the coach's trust he has earned. All situations, from the NHL's official game data.

15:02 per game in 2026-27

Ice time per game min:sec

Every number from NHL data. Career splits are summed from this player's NHL season totals — regular season and Stanley Cup playoffs.