Season Analysis
Malinski enjoys a breakout season with career-best offensive production.
Sam Malinski is having a career-best season, pacing at 0.50 pt/gm with 7 goals and 30 assists for 37 points in 74 games. This marks a substantial increase from his 0.20 pt/gm rate last season (5G 10A 15PTS in 76 GP) and an improvement over his 0.43 pt/gm rookie year. His role on the top defensive pairing and PP2 unit supports this elevated production.
Performance Trends
Last 5 Games
Date | Opponent | Score | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs  | W 6–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs  | W 8–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | @  | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24 | @ | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 22 | vs | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats by Season
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | Hits | Blk | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 164 | 53 | 113 | 25 | 87 |
| 2024-25 | | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 115 | 64 | 111 | 29 | 70 |
| 2023-24 | | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 10 |
| Career Totals | — | 183 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +59 | 44 | 1 | 313 | 131 | 250 | 63 | 168 |
News
MorePregame - Malinski (Sept. 30) - nhl.com
Kings Avalanche Hockey - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kings Avalanche Hockey - Idaho State Journal
Sam Malinski Is Coming For More After A Breakout Avalanche Season - Yahoo Sports
After breakout year, Avalanche believe Sam Malinski can find another gear - Denver Gazette
Sam Malinski’s Breakout Season Shows Why The Avalanche Bet Big On Him - The Hockey News
Similar Players
Travis Mitchell
D
Tyson Hinds
D
Pavel Mintyukov
D