Sam Dickinson
San Jose Sharks · #6 · Defenseman · age 20 · 6'3" · 200 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario · Drafted 2024 · Rd 1 #11
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.15 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
2 points in 13 games — 132nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
9HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 36% 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
Dickinson is the quintessential modern defenseman. He's a smooth-skating, puck-moving blueliner whose offensive upside is projected to far outweigh his current point totals, evidenced by his assist-heavy production and significant ice time at just 20 years old. Watch him to see the future of the Sharks' blue line unfold.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Dickinson isn't scoring, but his increasing ice time and single assist show a player contributing more consistently recently. The trend is a positive sign of increased trust, not a slump.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 9 lately — hotter than 36% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 9 · +0 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 — 1.3× his usual pace, and 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 4 | 6 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | −1.5 | +0.0 | +4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:08 | 18:24 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs OTT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:28 | 9 |
| Oct 29 | vs VAN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | vs BUF | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:58 | 9 |
| Oct 24 | @ BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 19:59 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @OTT | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 19:47 | 8 |
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.
Points132nd of 228 defensemen2leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots138th of 228 defensemen10leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus184th of 228 defensemen−4leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game122nd of 228 defensemen18:24leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Dickinson this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 13 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 14 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | SJS | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | −4 |
| 2025–26 · best | SJS | 72 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.19 | −5 |