Sam Rinzel headshot

D · CHI · #6

Sam Rinzel

Height
HT 6'4"
Weight
WT 200 lbs
Birth date
Jun 25, 2004 (age 22)
Bio
USA · Shoots R

He ranks D155 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Still climbing the NHL aging curve.

Dynasty Value Score

385

#378 overall · D101 of 272

2025–26 scoring

92.5 pts

54 GP · 1.7 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

113.5 pts

63 games · 1.8 PPG

5.8 G · 11.7 A · 17.5 P · 18:16 TOI · 2:02 PP · 4.7 xG

Projection range

96.5–124.8

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.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2618:162:0242.3%44.122.0 mph
2026–27Proj18:162:0242.3%5.84.722.0 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0501001502024: 25.2 FP2520242025: 92.5 FP9320252026: 1.5 FP220262026 projection: 113.5 FP1142026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj63113.51.818:162:025.811.717.51.2—96.857.273.5-4.151.3—4.714
2026–2711.51.518:160:5300000212-100——
2025–265492.51.718:162:024101410834963-74404.112
2024–25925.22.823:222:24055302212410—1.35

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Sam Rinzel'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 Rinzel's Dynasty Value Score?
Rinzel scores 385 out of 10,000 (#378 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 Rinzel's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 113.5 NHL-standard fantasy points over 63 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.