Sam Malinski

D · #70 · Colorado Avalanche

Sam Malinski is a defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche. Born July 27, 1998 in Lakeville, Minnesota, the United States, he stands 5'11", weighs 190 lbs and shoots right. In 198 NHL regular-season games he has 16 goals and 56 assists for 72 points. This season: 0 goals and 7 assists in 17 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

198

Goals

16

Assists

56

Points

72

NHL playoff career

Games

16

Goals

1

Assists

3

Points

4

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.08

Assists / game

0.28

Points / game

0.36

Shots / game

1.68

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

8

2025–26 · Colorado Avalanche

Assists

32

2025–26 · Colorado Avalanche

Points

40

2025–26 · Colorado Avalanche

Shots

164

2025–26 · Colorado Avalanche

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Colorado EaglesAHL
   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Colorado EaglesAHL
   • Cornell Univ.NCAA

6. 2021–22

   • Cornell Univ.NCAA

7. 2019–20

   • Cornell Univ.NCAA

8. 2018–19

   • Bismarck BobcatsNAHL

9. 2017–18

   • Bismarck BobcatsNAHL
   • Cedar Rapids RoughRidersUSHL

10. 2016–17

    • Team MAP South HockeyUMHSEHL
    • Lakeville South HighUSHS-MN

11. 2015–16

    • Lakeville South HighUSHS-MN

12. 2014–15

    • Lakeville South HighUSHS-MN

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	17	0	7	7	4	9	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 17:39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 9 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
2025–26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	82	8	32	40	22	43	164	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 32 Avg Toi 17:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 82 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 43 Points 40 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0488 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 164
2025–26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	0	3	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 18:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
2024–25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	76	5	10	15	16	8	115	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 10 Avg Toi 15:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 76 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 8 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0435 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 115
2024–25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 14:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2023–24	AHL	Colorado Eagles	Regular	46	5	22	27	20	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 46 Goals 5 Pim 20 Plus Minus 5 Points 27
2023–24	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	23	3	7	10	6	3	31	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 14:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 23 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 3 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0968 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
2023–24	AHL	Colorado Eagles	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 2
2022–23	AHL	Colorado Eagles	Regular	7	3	2	5	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 3 Pim 0 Plus Minus 4 Points 5
2022–23	NCAA	Cornell Univ.	Regular	34	8	18	26	29	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 34 Goals 8 Pim 29 Plus Minus 10 Points 26
2022–23	AHL	Colorado Eagles	Playoffs	7	0	5	5	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 5
2021–22	NCAA	Cornell Univ.	Regular	32	5	18	23	26	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 32 Goals 5 Pim 26 Plus Minus 20 Points 23
2019–20	NCAA	Cornell Univ.	Regular	25	4	12	16	12	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 25 Goals 4 Pim 12 Plus Minus 14 Points 16
2018–19	NAHL	Bismarck Bobcats	Regular	59	14	31	45	24	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 59 Goals 14 Pim 24 Plus Minus 20 Points 45
2018–19	NAHL	Bismarck Bobcats	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2017–18	NAHL	Bismarck Bobcats	Regular	28	1	9	10	8	-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 28 Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus -5 Points 10
2017–18	USHL	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	Regular	19	2	1	3	4	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 19 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 3
2016–17	UMHSEHL	Team MAP South Hockey	Regular	20	0	3	3	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 20 Goals 0 Pim 10 Points 3
2016–17	USHS-MN	Lakeville South High	Regular	24	5	22	27	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 24 Goals 5 Pim 16 Points 27
2016–17	UMHSEHL	Team MAP South Hockey	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2016–17	USHS-MN	Lakeville South High	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 3
2015–16	USHS-MN	Lakeville South High	Regular	25	4	18	22	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 25 Goals 4 Pim 8 Points 22
2015–16	USHS-MN	Lakeville South High	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
2014–15	USHS-MN	Lakeville South High	Regular	24	0	0	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 24 Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 0
2014–15	USHS-MN	Lakeville South High	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2

NHL game-by-game archive

16 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 2:05 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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