Sam Rinzel
Chicago Blackhawks · #6 · Defenseman · age 22 · 6'4" · 194 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Chanhassen, Minnesota · Drafted 2022 · Rd 1 #25
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.23 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
3 points in 13 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
11HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 48% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 11 lately — hotter than 48% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 11 · +2 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 3 | 5 | 6 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | 0 | −1.2 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:09 | 16:37 | 18:32 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:39 | 11 |
| Oct 29 | @ DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 15:43 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs FLA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 15:07 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17:17 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots94th of 228 defensemen14leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points41st of 228 defensemen1leader Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus167th of 228 defensemen−3leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game157th of 228 defensemen16:37leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: power-play points (77th). Below the middle: plus/minus (26th), ice time (31st).
■ Rinzel this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 19 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 14 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | CHI | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 | −3 |
| 2025–26 · best | CHI | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.26 | −7 |
| 2024–25 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | +1 |