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.
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Country: USA
Age: 30.8 yrs (06.03.1995) Height / Weight: 188 cm / 92 kg Shoots: R Drafted: 113th in 2014 Draft Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Awards: -
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.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 238th of 245 CentersDefense:Def: 231st of 245 Centers -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8279.00QoC -0.14 - 0.14-0.05IceTimePerGame 12 - 2211.88Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.2 - 1.50.83PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.50.26SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.20.45xGoals/60 0.49 - 1.340.73OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 52.34OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.52.43PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.27 - 1.560.83OZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.29PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 2.50.00PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 130.00Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.57OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.43Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.70ShotsBlocked/60 1 - 32.05Takeaways/60 0.5 - 21.09Giveaways/60 1 - 41.21DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.26PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00
| 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) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 |
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50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 9:37 | 56 | 10.7% | 23 |
| 2020-21 |
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34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 9:46 | 33 | 0.0% | 25 |
| 2021-22 |
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:43 | 9 | 0.0% | 16 |
| 2021-22 |
|
46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -16 | 14:37 | 71 | 7.0% | 21 |
| 2022-23 |
|
51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 15:07 | 83 | 12.0% | 28 |
| 2022-23 |
|
19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 13:15 | 19 | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2023-24 |
|
79 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 11:52 | 78 | 16.7% | 32 |
| 2024-25 |
|
60 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 9:52 | 50 | 8.0% | 28 |
| 2025-26 |
|
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 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7:40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022-23 |
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9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 10:40 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2023-24 |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:35 | 7 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 15 | 6.7% | 4 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Lafferty | C | 30.8 yrs | 188 cm / 92 kg | 0.12 | 0.25 | 52 | 56 | $2.000M | ||
| 87% | Noah Gregor | LW | 27.4 yrs | 183 cm / 90 kg | 0.14 | 0.23 | 54 | 58 | $0.775M | |
| 86% | John Beecher | C | 24.8 yrs | 191 cm / 99 kg | 0.12 | 0.15 | 51 | 53 | $0.900M | |
| 84% | Nikita Grebenkin | RW | 22.7 yrs | 188 cm / 95 kg | 0.29 | 0.23 | 57 | 56 | $0.875M | |
| 84% | Ryan Reaves | RW | 39 yrs | 188 cm / 101 kg | 0.09 | 0.15 | 53 | 57 | $1.350M |