#79 · Left wing · OTT
SammyBlais
Next milestone 21 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 21
- G
- 3
- A
- 5
- P
- 8
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 10
- SOG
- 18
- S%
- 16.7
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Left wing
- Born
- June 17, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Montmagny, Quebec, CAN
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 206 lb (93 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2014 STL, round 6, #176 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed20.4 mphleague avg 22.2 mph3rd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph4league avg 75.210th percentile
- Distance skated30.3 mileague avg 123.5 mi22nd percentile
- Hardest shot76.9 mphleague avg 83.6 mph12th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.0%league avg 43.1%49th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3 | 2.45 | +0.55 | 28 | 14 | .087 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 21 games · 171:49 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 52.8% | 48.0% | +4.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 47.4% | 47.9% | -0.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 8–5
- xG for–against
- 7.5–6.7
- Average rating
- 5.8
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Veleno | 12 | 80:28 | 52.9% |
| Owen Beck | 7 | 50:26 | 58.6% |
| Brendan Gallagher | 10 | 48:23 | 43.6% |
| Max Domi | 6 | 36:25 | 47.6% |
| Calle Jarnkrok | 5 | 22:55 | 22.5% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.8 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 1 G · 2 A · 3 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | @ BUF | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:29 |
| Jan 13 | @ WSH | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 |
| Jan 12 | vs VAN | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 |
| Jan 10 | vs DET | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:11 |
| Jan 8 | vs FLA | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 |
| Jan 7 | vs CGY | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:38 |
| Jan 4 | @ DAL | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:20 |
| Jan 3 | @ STL | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6:43 |
| Jan 1 | @ CAR | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 10:05 |
| Dec 30 | @ FLA | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 |
| Dec 28 | @ TBL | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 |
| Dec 23 | @ BOS | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 9:10 |
| Dec 21 | @ PIT | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 8:32 |
| Nov 22 | @ MTL | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:39 |
| Nov 18 | vs STL | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 6:31 |
| Nov 13 | vs LAK | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:19 |
| Nov 11 | @ BOS | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:34 |
| Nov 9 | vs CAR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:25 |
| Nov 3 | vs PIT | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 |
| Nov 1 | @ PHI | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:09 |
| Oct 29 | @ CBJ | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:55 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 278 | 30 | 49 | 79 | -4 | 132 | 261 | 11.5 | 2 |
| Playoffs | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 26 | 33 | 9.1 | 0 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Maple Leafs | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Canadiens | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 6 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Blues | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 31 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Rangers | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 31 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Blues | 31 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +3 | 22 | 39 | 23.1 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Rangers | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 17 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Blues | 36 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Blues | 40 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 20 | 56 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Blues | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 27 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Blues | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 9 | 11.1 | 1 |