37 G · 205 A · 608 GP
0.398 P/GP · 61 PPP · 20:20 ATOI
Pittsburgh Penguins#49Active
Samuel Girard
D · 5′10″ / 170 lb · Shoots L · Roberval, CAN · Age 28 · 2016 #47 by NSH
242Career points
0.398Career P/GP
608Games played
37Goals
9 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2612points
The latest read.
12 points in 40 games in 2025-26. Career: 242 points across 608 games.
40GP
3goals
9assists
12points
31shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
3 G · 25 A · 73 GP
0.384 P/GP · 5 PPP · 20:38 ATOI
0.315 → 0.317P/GP by season · 9 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2020-21
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 9 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 73 GP · 3 G · 25 A · 28 pts (0.384 P/GP)
86.4
86.7
73.0
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-29@ PHIPlayoff25:46 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-27vs PHIPlayoff21:41 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-25@ PHIPlayoff17:57 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-22@ PHIPlayoff17:59 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-20vs PHIPlayoff17:18 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
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
2016 draft#47round 2 · NSH
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #47, 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: 76 GP / 6 G / 31 A / 37 Pts / 0.487 P/GP · 21:30 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 0.667 |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 0.487 |
| 2019-20 | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 0.486 |
| 2021-22 | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 0.418 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 0.329 |
| Prime-five | 343 | 24 | 134 | 158 | 0.461 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2021-22Lady Byng Memorial Trophy7th · 2019All-Star Team19th · 2021Lady Byng Memorial Trophy49th · 2018Lady Byng Memorial Trophy56th · 2024
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 apart11 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +12 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | +7 | 1 | 95 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 2022-23Peak | Colorado Avalanche | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -10 | 8 | 119 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -4 | 7 | 79 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | +15 | 9 | 79 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | +1 | 13 | 96 |
| 2018-19 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | +8 | 9 | 116 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 12 | 76 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +4 | 2 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | Colorado Avalanche | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2020-21 is the best season either way: 0.667 raw, 0.681 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 0.317 | 3.13 | 0.304 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 0.329 | 3.04 | 0.324 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 0.305 | 3.11 | 0.294 |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 0.487 | 3.18 | 0.459 |
| 2021-22 | 67 | 0.418 | 3.14 | 0.399 |
| 2020-21Best adjusted | 48 | 0.667 | 2.94 | 0.681 |
| 2019-20 | 70 | 0.486 | 3.02 | 0.483 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 0.329 | 3.01 | 0.328 |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 0.315 | 2.97 | 0.318 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 59 | 9 | 66 | 75 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015-16 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | Canada U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | QMJHL | Shawinigan | 67 | 10 | 64 | 74 |
| 2015-16 | U18-Dev | Team Red | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | QMJHL | Shawinigan | 21 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Shawinigan | 64 | 5 | 38 | 43 |
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Shawinigan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | QAAA | Jonquiere | 42 | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| 2012-13 | LHDAAQ | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R | 19 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2012-13 | LHDAAQ | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011-12 | LHDAAQ | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | LHDAAQ | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010-11 | QC Int PW | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | QC Int PW | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 608 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 486 to 730); 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: 43 of them cleared the band.
Gustav ForslingD · 2014 #126 · active557 GP · 59 G · 161 A · 220 P0.395 P/GP · −0.003Ryan PulockD · 2013 #15 · active636 GP · 56 G · 185 A · 241 P0.379 P/GP · −0.019Travis SanheimD · 2014 #17 · active660 GP · 65 G · 185 A · 250 P0.379 P/GP · −0.019Mike MathesonD · 2012 #23 · active705 GP · 81 G · 221 A · 302 P0.428 P/GP · +0.030MacKenzie WeegarD · 2013 #206 · active629 GP · 63 G · 216 A · 279 P0.444 P/GP · +0.046
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 speed87.4mph33.4
140.7 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed21.4mph42.0
34.5 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated257.0km53.4
159.7 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game5.5km62.0
3.4 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph38bursts69.8
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time42.2%59.6
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time18.2%72.4
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time39.5%62.2
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal41shots42.9
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal5shots64.5
league average 4.0 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
L Point110 G66th
Center Point80 G47th
Low Slot51 G68th
Beyond Red Line40 G60th
High Slot30 G52th
L Circle30 G51th
Offensive Neutral Zone30 G89th
Outside L21 G50th
R Net Side10 G61th
R Point11 G21th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Crease00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Circle00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
5high danger1 G · 20.0%
6mid danger0 G · 0.0%
20long range1 G · 5.0%
Method: 41 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.
Awards voting.
0 trophy wins · 0 top-three finishes · 4 ballot appearances · 0 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.DAL23 points47 GP · 3 G · 20 A60 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.MIN20 points34 GP · 1 G · 19 A45 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.SJS19 points32 GP · 5 G · 14 A33 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.STL19 points40 GP · 2 G · 17 A70 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.NSH17 points33 GP · 2 G · 15 A36 shots · 3 PP points
Career vs.ANA14 points27 GP · 5 G · 9 A55 shots · 5 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.OTT0.60 P/GP15 GP · 1 G · 8 A18 shots · 2 PP pointsPace vs.SJS0.59 P/GP32 GP · 5 G · 14 A33 shots · 4 PP pointsPace vs.MIN0.59 P/GP34 GP · 1 G · 19 A45 shots · 3 PP points
Pace vs.FLA0.56 P/GP18 GP · 1 G · 9 A20 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.ANA0.52 P/GP27 GP · 5 G · 9 A55 shots · 5 PP pointsPace vs.NSH0.52 P/GP33 GP · 2 G · 15 A36 shots · 3 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
Samuel Girard has faced 71 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 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.
The room.
Every current Pittsburgh Penguins teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
