Colorado Avalanche · #70 · Defense

Sam Malinski

Age28Ht5'11"Wt190 lbShootsRightBornLakeville, USA

2026-27 regular season

11GP

16:58TOI

Next game

Sat Oct 31, 2:00 AM · Ball Arena

Calgary FlamesHome game · 2 days off

COL

+2 rest

CGY

B2B3 in 4

CGY defense (2025-26)21st in goals allowed3.16 goals a game, 29.9 shots against

His games vs CGY1 G, 4 A in 6 GP2.0 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 28, via @krashboard

Pair 2He plays RD

Brett KulakLD

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 237 defensemen with 3+ games.

GP11

+/-+6

SOG11

S%0.0%

PPP0

Blk18

PIM4

TOI/GP16:58

G/GP27th

0.00

A/GP68th

0.27

P/GP52nd

0.27

SOG/GP48th

1.00

HIT/GP46th

0.82

BLK/GP75th

1.64

TOI36th

16:58

PPP/GP37th

0.00

P/6056th

0.96

G/6027th

0.00

SOG/6051st

3.5

HDC/6066th

0.32

ixG/6055th

0.26

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 600.96

Shots / 603.5

Attempts / 6010.0

HD chances / 600.32

ixG0.8-0.8 goals vs expected

PP shot share0%0 of 87 attempts

Primary points33%1 of 3

Where his attempts come from

High danger1 att, 0 G5%

Medium danger1 att, 0 G5%

Low danger17 att, 0 G89%

Production by strength

Even3 P, 31 att100%

Power play0 P, 0 att0%

Shorthanded0 P, 0 att0%

Ice time

Season average16:58

Last 10 games17:13+0:15

Last 5 games16:51steady

Shifts a game20.4

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 1.5 needs 2 blocked shots.

Line

Last 580%4 of 5, avg 2.2

Last 1050%5 of 10, avg 1.5

Last 2055%6 of 11, avg 1.6

Season55%6 of 11, avg 1.6

Home50%3 of 6, avg 1.7

Away60%3 of 5, avg 1.6

vs CGY50%3 of 6, avg 2.0

Best priceOdds soon

Over 1.5--

Under 1.5--

Blocks prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Blocks o1.5
All games	11	0	3	3	0.27	1.00	0.82	1.64	16:58	55%6/11
Venue
Home	6	0	1	1	0.17	1.33	0.67	1.67	16:21	50%3/6
Away	5	0	2	2	0.40	0.60	1.00	1.60	17:43	60%3/5
Rest
Back-to-back	2	0	1	1	0.50	2.00	0.00	2.00	16:20	100%2/2
1 day off	3	0	1	1	0.33	0.00	0.67	1.33	17:30	33%1/3
2+ days off	5	0	1	1	0.20	1.00	1.40	1.40	17:25	40%2/5
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.80	0.60	1.40	16:31	40%2/5
In losses	6	0	3	3	0.50	1.17	1.00	1.83	17:21	67%4/6

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

11 games. The blocks column is marked against over 1.5.

Date	Opp	Result	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
SunOct 25	@NSH	L 2-6	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19:44	22
FriOct 23	TBL	W 6-3	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	19:03	25
TueOct 20B2B	@NJD	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16:26	20
MonOct 19	@PHI	L 2-3	1	1	2	5	4	+1	0	14:40	17
FriOct 16	PIT	W 5-2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	14:23	16
WedOct 14B2B	DAL	L 2-3 SO	1	1	4	0	2	+1	0	16:13	20
TueOct 13	@DAL	W 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2	19:07	21
SatOct 10	TOR	L 3-6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	18:24	22
WedOct 7	@WPG	L 2-3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	18:37	24
SatOct 3	STL	W 6-1	0	0	1	0	1	+4	0	15:37	19
WedSep 30	LAK	W 8-4	0	0	2	0	3	+1	0	14:27	18
11 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			3	3	11	9	18	+6	4	16:58	20.4