
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
Up from 0 to 22 in his last 5 games — hotter than 46% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 22 · +22 over these 6 games
1 point in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 4 | 8 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.6% | — |
| Plus/minus | 0 | −1.7 | −0.2 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 7:38 | 7:39 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7:37 | 22 |
| Oct 29 | @ | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8:45 | 22 |
| Oct 15 | @ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:46 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8:43 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:20 | 0 |
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
On pace for 14 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 20 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | −2 | |
| 2025–26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.46 | +4 | |
| 2025–26 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.17 | −2 | |
| 2024–25 | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0.25 | +5 | |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.18 | −11 | |
| 2022–23 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.13 | −17 | |
| 2021–22 · best | 64 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0.30 | −12 | |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 | +4 | |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | −3 | |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | −1 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −2 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | +1 |
Sam Carrick isn't the player who lights up the scoresheet; his career rate of roughly one point every two games speaks to a different kind of impact. Instead, Carrick embodies the indispensable depth center, the player whose value lies in his quiet reliability and tireless effort in the trenches, a grinder whose presence is felt more in the battles won than the goals scored. He's the kind of player you notice when he *isn't* on the ice, the steadying force who eats minutes and makes the opposition work for every inch.