41 G · 51 A · 378 GP
0.243 P/GP · 0 PPP · 11:35 ATOI
Florida Panthers#18Active
Sam Lafferty
C · 6′2″ / 205 lb · Shoots R · Hollidaysburg, USA · Age 31 · 2014 #113 by PIT
92Career points
0.243Career P/GP
378Games played
41Goals
7 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-262points
The latest read.
2 points in 29 games in 2025-26. Career: 92 points across 378 games.
29GP
1goals
1assists
2points
9shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
1 G · 2 A · 21 GP
0.143 P/GP · 0 PPP · 9:27 ATOI
0.260 → 0.069P/GP by season · 7 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 7 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 21 GP · 1 G · 2 A · 3 pts (0.143 P/GP)
31.9
36.5
37.9
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-15vs SJS8:44 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-11vs STL9:33 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-03-31vs WPG9:53 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-03-24@ NYI8:11 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-03-22vs NSH7:15 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
Milestone watch.
The next round number on the league's own fileleague milestone watch · api.nhle.com · fetched 2026-10-05
8away from 100 pointsPoints · 92 now · regular season
Published by the league, not computed here: the milestone and the current total are both on the NHL milestone feed, and the number printed is the difference. Playoff milestone rows are held out, because a playoff total read as a career total is a false statement.
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2014 draft#113round 4 · PIT
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #113, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2022-23 peak: 70 GP / 12 G / 15 A / 27 Pts / 0.386 P/GP · 14:37 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0.386 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 0.304 |
| 2019-20 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.260 |
| 2021-22 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.232 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.117 |
| Prime-five | 315 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 0.267 |
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart9 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 60 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 0 | 50 |
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 79 | 13 | 11 | 24 | +4 | 0 | 78 |
| 2022-23Peak | Chicago Blackhawks | 51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 0 | 83 |
| 2022-23Peak | Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -16 | 0 | 71 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 33 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 0 | 56 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 0.386 raw, 0.364 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29 | 0.069 | 3.13 | 0.066 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 0.117 | 3.04 | 0.115 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 0.304 | 3.11 | 0.293 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 70 | 0.386 | 3.18 | 0.364 |
| 2021-22 | 56 | 0.232 | 3.14 | 0.221 |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 0.176 | 2.94 | 0.180 |
| 2019-20 | 50 | 0.260 | 3.02 | 0.258 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | WC | USA | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 70 | 13 | 36 | 49 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | NCAA | Brown Univ. | 31 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | NCAA | Brown Univ. | 31 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Brown Univ. | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014-15 | ECAC | Brown U. | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013-14 | High-MA | Deerfield | 25 | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| 2013-14 | Minor-MA | Bos. Jr. Bruins | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012-13 | High-MA | Deerfield | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 2011-12 | High-MA | Deerfield | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2010-11 | USHS-PA | Hollidaysburg Area High | 18 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| 2009-10 | USHS-PA | Hollidaysburg Area High | 19 | 19 | 26 | 45 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 378 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 302 to 454); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 94 of them cleared the band.
Kevin StenlundC · 2015 #58 · active368 GP · 46 G · 44 A · 90 P0.245 P/GP · +0.001Zachary Aston-ReeseC · Undrafted · active416 GP · 49 G · 53 A · 102 P0.245 P/GP · +0.002Tyler PitlickC · 2010 #31 · active452 GP · 58 G · 53 A · 111 P0.246 P/GP · +0.002Nathan BastianR · 2016 #41 · retired312 GP · 39 G · 36 A · 75 P0.240 P/GP · −0.003Noah GregorL · 2016 #111 · active330 GP · 40 G · 39 A · 79 P0.239 P/GP · −0.004
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed71.6mph6.2
115.3 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed21.8mph29.8
35.1 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated67.4km25.4
41.9 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game3.2km11.6
2.0 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph26bursts29.0
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time40.8%32.2
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time19.1%99.3
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time40.1%48.2
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal9shots16.8
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal5shots20.4
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot51 G21th
R Circle20 G26th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G31th
R Point10 G33th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Beyond Red Line00 G0th
Center Point00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
High Slot00 G0th
L Circle00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
L Point00 G0th
Outside L00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
5high danger1 G · 20.0%
2mid danger0 G · 0.0%
1long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 9 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Points / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 59.5 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.SJS9 points13 GP · 6 G · 3 A17 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.NJD8 points17 GP · 2 G · 6 A20 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CGY6 points15 GP · 2 G · 4 A17 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.EDM5 points19 GP · 3 G · 2 A21 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.DET4 points10 GP · 2 G · 2 A10 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CBJ4 points11 GP · 0 G · 4 A4 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.SJS0.69 P/GP13 GP · 6 G · 3 A17 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.NJD0.47 P/GP17 GP · 2 G · 6 A20 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.CGY0.40 P/GP15 GP · 2 G · 4 A17 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.DET0.40 P/GP10 GP · 2 G · 2 A10 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.CBJ0.36 P/GP11 GP · 0 G · 4 A4 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.BUF0.33 P/GP12 GP · 3 G · 1 A16 shots · 0 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Sam Lafferty has faced 62 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The development file.
Draft path and latest leagueNHL API Draft Intelligence
31age at snapshot
NHLlatest league
2014 #113draft path
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
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