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Sam Malinski

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D · 5'11", 190 lb · 28 years old · Shoots right · Lakeville, Minnesota, USA

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 20	@NJD	0	0	0	0	16:26
Oct 19	@PHI	1	1	2	+1	14:40
Oct 16	PIT	0	0	0	0	14:23
Oct 14	DAL	1	1	4	+1	16:13
Oct 13	@DAL	0	0	0	-1	19:07

Against his position

This playerAverage defencemen

Against 233 defencemen, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 602.83121st

Blocks / 605.6762nd

Takeaways / 602.0215th

Giveaways / 602.0223rd

Penalty minutes246th

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	Colorado Avalanche	9	0	2	2	+6	10	–	16:26
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	82	8	32	40	+43	164	4.9	17:37
2024-25	Colorado Avalanche	76	5	10	15	+8	115	4.3	15:57
2023-24	Colorado Avalanche	23	3	7	10	+3	31	9.7	14:14
Career		190	16	51	67	+60	320	5.0	16:29

Other competitions

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

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