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Sam Lafferty has 2 points (1 goals, 1 assists) in 17 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 113) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 92 points (41 goals, 51 assists) in 366 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks, the Buffalo Sabres and the Chicago Blackhawks.

He also has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 21 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 30.8 yrs (06.03.1995)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 92 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 113th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: -
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The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Blackhawks controlling 38% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Lafferty is off the ice, the Blackhawks control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 33% in the defensive zone.

  • 54

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 238th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 231st of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    79.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.05
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    11.88
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.83
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.26
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.45
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.73
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.34
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.43
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.83
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.29
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.57
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.43
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.70
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    2.05
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.09
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.21
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.26
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.000M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 32.3 yrs (06.03.1995)
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Sam Lafferty
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
12.12.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 8:01 0 0
20.12.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 1 9:28 0 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 0 5:55 1 0.0% 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 1 11:58 2 0.0% 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 0 11:25 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 2 4 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 50 6 7 13 5 9:37 56 10.7% 23
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 34 0 6 6 -6 9:46 33 0.0% 25
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 10 0 2 2 0 8:43 9 0.0% 16
2021-22 Team Logo Blackhawks 46 5 6 11 -16 14:37 71 7.0% 21
2022-23 Team Logo Blackhawks 51 10 11 21 -10 15:07 83 12.0% 28
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 19 2 4 6 -1 13:15 19 10.5% 9
2023-24 Team Logo Canucks 79 13 11 24 4 11:52 78 16.7% 32
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 60 4 3 7 -15 9:52 50 8.0% 28
2025-26 Team Logo Blackhawks 17 1 1 2 2 9:01 6 16.7% 14
Season Projection 57 3 3 6 7 9:00 20 15.0% 47
Total 366 41 51 92 -37 405 10.1% 196
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 7:40 0 0
2022-23 Team Logo Maple Leafs 9 1 2 3 -1 10:40 8 12.5% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Canucks 11 0 0 0 -2 8:35 7 0.0% 2
Total 21 1 2 3 -4 15 6.7% 4
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Sam Lafferty Team Logo C 30.8 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.12 0.25 52 56 $2.000M
87% Noah Gregor Team Logo LW 27.4 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.14 0.23 54 58 $0.775M
86% John Beecher Team Logo C 24.8 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.12 0.15 51 53 $0.900M
84% Nikita Grebenkin Team Logo RW 22.7 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.29 0.23 57 56 $0.875M
84% Ryan Reaves Team Logo RW 39 yrs 188 cm / 101 kg 0.09 0.15 53 57 $1.350M
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