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Sammy Blais

#79

Ottawa Senators

L · 6'2", 206 lb · 30 years old · Shoots left · Montmagny, Quebec, CAN

Drafted 2014 · STL · round 6 · #176 overall

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Last 4 games

Date	Opp	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	@PIT	–	1	0	6:32
Nov 12	COL	–	0	0	7:12
Nov 7	UTA	–	1	-1	8:17
Nov 4	@BUF	–	1	0	5:54

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one. He has played too few games to be a reliable comparison.

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Role

Hits / 6015.0434th

Blocks / 602.14180th

Takeaways / 600.00398th

Giveaways / 604.29391st

Penalty minutes244th

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.

Per game, against the average forward

2025-26 baseline

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.30

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

F 11.6

Attempts against

F 11.6

TOI

Ice time

F 15:08

Speed

Top, mph

20.5

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.2

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.3

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

71.5

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal3Shot on goal15Missed5Shot blocked5

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Ottawa Senators	4	0	0	0	-1	3	–	6:59
2025-26	Montréal Canadiens	13	2	3	5	+4	11	18.2	8:31
2025-26	Toronto Maple Leafs	8	1	2	3	-2	7	14.3	8:17
2023-24	St. Louis Blues	53	1	6	7	-11	33	3.0	9:41
2022-23	St. Louis Blues	31	9	11	20	+3	39	23.1	14:36
2022-23	New York Rangers	40	0	5	5	+1	31	–	9:38
2021-22	New York Rangers	14	0	4	4	+3	17	–	13:28
2020-21	St. Louis Blues	36	8	7	15	0	31	25.8	12:04
2019-20	St. Louis Blues	40	6	7	13	-2	56	10.7	12:35
2018-19	St. Louis Blues	32	2	2	4	-1	27	7.4	9:51
2017-18	St. Louis Blues	11	1	2	3	+1	9	11.1	10:46
Career		282	30	49	79	-5	264	11.4	11:03

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2026-27	AHL	Belleville Senators	9	3	4	7
2025-26	AHL	Laval Rocket	35	14	24	38
2024-25	AHL	Abbotsford Canucks	51	14	26	40
2022-23	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	5	4	0	4
2022-23	WC	Canada	10	6	2	8
2018-19	AHL	San Antonio Rampage	26	8	10	18
2017-18	AHL	San Antonio Rampage	42	17	23	40
2016-17	AHL	Chicago Wolves	75	26	17	43
2015-16	QMJHL	Victoriaville	30	17	23	40
2015-16	QMJHL	Charlottetown	33	16	26	42
2014-15	QMJHL	Victoriaville	61	34	48	82
2013-14	QAAA	Levis	21	12	23	35
2013-14	QMJHL	Victoriaville	25	4	10	14
2012-13	QAAA	Trois-Rivieres	42	16	24	40
2011-12	Minor-QC	Rive-Sud	23	10	16	26
2010-11	Minor-QC	Rive-Sud Bantam	29	20	18	38
2010-11	Minor-QC	Rive-Sud	3	1	1	2
2008-09	QC Int PW	Rimouski Jr. Océanic	2	2	0	2
2005-06	Brick Invitational	Montréal Ice Storm	7	5	6	11