Sam Malinski
Colorado Avalanche · #70 · Defenseman · age 28 · 5'11" · 190 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Lakeville, Minnesota · Undrafted
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.38 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 13 games — 58th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
26HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 80% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
98ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 26 lately — hotter than 80% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 26 · +26 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points in 5 games — 1.6× his usual pace, and 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shots | 7 | 7 | 6 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +2.7 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:01 | 17:26 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CGY | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 18:40 | 26 |
| Oct 28 | vs NJD | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 21:11 | 37 |
| Oct 25 | @ NSH | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 20 |
| Oct 23 | vs TBL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:05 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 21 |
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.
Points58th of 228 defensemen5leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists42nd of 228 defensemen5leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots71st of 228 defensemen17leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus15th of 228 defensemen+7leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game142nd of 228 defensemen17:26leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (90th), assists (79th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Malinski this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 32 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 40 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | COL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 | +7 |
| 2025–26 · best | COL | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 0.49 | +43 |
| 2024–25 | COL | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.20 | +8 |
| 2023–24 | COL | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.43 | +3 |