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.
Date | Opponent | Score | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 20 | vs | L 2–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | vs  | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | Hits | Blk | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 181 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +54 | 44 | 1 | 310 | 131 | 246 | 62 | 167 |
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Biggest Games, Best Sam: Malinski continues to shine when it matters most - Mile High Hockey
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