Defence · #70

Sam Malinski

Colorado Avalanche

Age: 28
Shoots: Right
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Born: Lakeville, USA
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2023–24 to 2026–27

Games: 184
Goals: 16
Points: 65
TOI per game: 16:29
xGF% (5v5): 56.0%
Goals above expected: +3.3

Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Nathan MacKinnonC · COL	651:01	175	56.4%	55.7%	59.4%
Samuel GirardD · COL/PIT	633:07	109	55.4%	52.3%	53.9%
Ross ColtonC · COL	629:02	148	56.7%	56.2%	56.5%
Parker KellyC · OTT/COL	590:29	154	58.9%	56.4%	53.8%
Joel KivirantaL · COL	510:46	138	56.4%	54.2%	54.9%
Artturi LehkonenL · COL	505:04	133	56.6%	57.0%	57.8%
Martin NecasC · CAR/COL	493:00	104	58.7%	59.3%	57.4%
Jack DruryC · CAR/COL	482:09	107	63.2%	57.6%	53.8%
Valeri NichushkinR · COL	481:37	121	57.5%	57.0%	54.4%
Logan O'ConnorR · COL	433:33	105	55.5%	52.5%	54.2%
Brock NelsonC · NYI/COL	414:37	96	60.3%	59.5%	55.9%
Devon ToewsD · COL	391:54	157	62.0%	54.3%	55.9%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Josh MorrisseyD · WPG	57:48	10	55.1%
Cole PerfettiC · WPG	55:24	11	47.6%
Neal PionkD · WPG	55:22	10	55.8%
Dylan SambergD · WPG	54:22	10	51.3%
Dylan DeMeloD · WPG	50:56	10	39.4%
Brady SkjeiD · NSH	47:24	8	40.8%
Mark ScheifeleC · WPG	46:10	11	55.6%
Roman JosiD · NSH	45:27	7	47.4%
Cody CeciD · SJS/DAL/LAK	44:10	7	46.8%
Philip BrobergD · STL	43:52	7	65.9%
Adam LarssonD · SEA	43:37	7	59.9%
Cam FowlerD · ANA/STL	43:23	9	64.0%