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Sam Lafferty

#18

C · 6'2", 205 lb · 31 years old · Shoots right · Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Drafted 2014 · PIT · round 4 · #113 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 17	SEA	2	-2	10:44
Oct 15	VAN	0	-1	5:37
Oct 13	@CBJ	2	0	9:30
Oct 12	@BUF	0	-1	14:54
Oct 10	MIN	0	0	9:30

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 607.16142nd

Blocks / 604.7729th

Takeaways / 600.00325th

Giveaways / 603.58303rd

Faceoff win %25.0%308th

Penalty minutes4241st

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Florida Panthers	5	0	0	0	-4	4	–	10:03
2025-26	Chicago Blackhawks	29	1	1	2	-2	9	11.1	8:36
2024-25	Buffalo Sabres	60	4	3	7	-15	50	8.0	9:53
2023-24	Vancouver Canucks	79	13	11	24	+4	78	16.7	11:53
2022-23	Toronto Maple Leafs	19	2	4	6	-1	19	10.5	13:15
2022-23	Chicago Blackhawks	51	10	11	21	-10	83	12.0	15:07
2021-22	Chicago Blackhawks	46	5	6	11	-16	71	7.0	14:38
2021-22	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	0	2	2	0	9	–	8:43
2020-21	Pittsburgh Penguins	34	0	6	6	-6	33	–	9:47
2019-20	Pittsburgh Penguins	50	6	7	13	+5	56	10.7	9:37
Career		383	41	51	92	-45	412	9.9	11:33

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2021-22	WC	USA	10	1	2	3
2019-20	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	6	3	0	3
2018-19	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	70	13	36	49
2017-18	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	8	14	22
2017-18	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	9	1	2	3
2016-17	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	13	22	35
2015-16	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	4	6	10
2014-15	ECAC	Brown U.	31	4	8	12
2013-14	Minor-MA	Bos. Jr. Bruins	11	2	9	11
2013-14	High-MA	Deerfield	25	21	34	55
2012-13	High-MA	Deerfield	24	9	15	24
2011-12	High-MA	Deerfield	25	8	8	16
2010-11	USHS-PA	Hollidaysburg Area High	18	34	35	69
2009-10	USHS-PA	Hollidaysburg Area High	19	19	26	45

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