D · COL · #70
Sam Malinski
- Height
- HT 5'11"
- Weight
- WT 190 lbs
- Birth date
- Jul 27, 1998 (age 28)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots R
He ranks D27 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
564
#229 overall · D45 of 272
2025–26 scoring
226.8 pts
82 GP · 2.8 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
171.7 pts
70.9 games · 2.4 PPG
7.8 G · 21.2 A · 29 P · 16:50 TOI · 0:15 PP · 6.4 xG
Projection range
145.9–188.9
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 17:37 | 0:14 | 44.4% | 8 | 8.8 | 22.9 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 16:50 | 0:15 | 44.0% | 7.8 | 6.4 | 22.7 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 70.9 | 171.7 | 2.4 | 16:50 | 0:15 | 7.8 | 21.2 | 29.0 | 1.2 | — | 127.2 | 44.5 | 87.1 | 12.7 | 17.6 | — | 6.4 | 10.3 |
| 2025–26 | 82 | 226.8 | 2.8 | 17:37 | 0:14 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 46 | 95 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 8.8 | 14 |
| 2024–25 | 76 | 146.4 | 1.9 | 15:57 | 0:15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 57 | 107 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 2023–24 | 23 | 50.2 | 2.2 | 14:14 | 0:28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Sam Malinski's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Malinski's Dynasty Value Score?
- Malinski scores 564 out of 10,000 (#229 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Malinski's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 171.7 NHL-standard fantasy points over 70.91999999999999 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.