#49 · Defence · PIT
SamuelGirard
Next milestone 55 points from 300
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 1
- A
- 2
- P
- 3
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 6
- S%
- 16.7
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- May 12, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Roberval, Quebec, CAN
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Weight
- 184 lb (83 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2016 NSH, round 2, #47 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.3 mphleague avg 20.5 mph42nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 1.957th percentile
- Distance skated9.0 mileague avg 8.0 mi62nd percentile
- Hardest shot78.6 mphleague avg 80.3 mph34th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone43.1%league avg 40.8%66th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.75 | +0.25 | 12 | 5 | .062 |
| 2025-26 | 3 | 2.89 | +0.11 | 144 | 4 | .020 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 51:28 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 62.7% | 57.6% | +5.1 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 51.0% | 51.4% | -0.4 |
- Goals for–against
- 3–4
- xG for–against
- 2.8–1.7
- Average rating
- 6.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaedan Korczak | 3 | 40:21 | 67.6% |
| Kris Letang | 3 | 5:29 | 51.5% |
| Erik Karlsson | 3 | 4:29 | 23.3% |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0:31 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.7 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 1 G · 2 A · 3 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 611 | 38 | 207 | 245 | +21 | 130 | 788 | 4.8 | 61 |
| Playoffs | 73 | 3 | 25 | 28 | -2 | 14 | 89 | 3.4 | 5 |
Season by season (12)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Penguins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Avalanche | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +12 | 15 | 31 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Penguins | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Avalanche | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | +7 | 14 | 95 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Avalanche | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | Avalanche | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -10 | 16 | 119 | 5.0 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Avalanche | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -4 | 20 | 79 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Avalanche | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | +15 | 16 | 79 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 2019-20 | Avalanche | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | +1 | 17 | 96 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Avalanche | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | +8 | 6 | 116 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | Predators | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 12.5 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Avalanche | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 6 | 76 | 4.0 | 12 |