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Samuel Helenius has 1 points (1 goals, 0 assists) in 14 games for the Los Angeles Kings this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 59) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, he has 8 points (5 goals, 3 assists) in 64 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Kings.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 6 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 23.1 yrs (26.11.2002)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 102 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 59th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoLos Angeles Kings
    Awards: -
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The 23-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Kings controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Samuel Helenius is off the ice, the Kings control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 30% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 227th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 121st of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    50.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.08
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    8.65
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.55
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.14
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.28
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.51
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    1.97
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.53
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.55
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.30
    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
    2.15
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    1.39
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.11
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    2.22
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.55
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    3.05
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.16
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Samuel Helenius at his age (23.1 yrs):
    Alexey Toropchenko (Rating of 61 in 2021, Today 65)
    Noah Gregor (Rating of 60 in 2020, Today 55)
    Alexander Holtz (Rating of 61 in 2024, Today 61)
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Actual AAV: $0.806M
Player Contract Value: $1.000M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 RFA
Age at the end: 26.6 yrs (26.11.2002)
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Samuel Helenius
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 6:55 0 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 5:35 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 1 7:22 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 1 0 1 1 4:34 1 100.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 12:09 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 2 2 50.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Kings 50 4 3 7 1 8:39 29 13.8% 25
2025-26 Team Logo Kings 14 1 0 1 0 6:19 4 25.0% 5
Season Projection 55 4 0 4 0 6:20 16 25.0% 20
Total 64 5 3 8 1 33 15.2% 30
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Kings 6 0 1 1 -1 3:58 1 0.0% 0
Total 6 0 1 1 -1 1 0.0% 0
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Samuel Helenius Team Logo C 23.1 yrs 198 cm / 102 kg 0.07 0.12 55 70 $0.806M
83% Nathan Bastian Team Logo RW 28.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.15 0.24 57 73 $0.775M
82% Zack Ostapchuk Team Logo C 22.6 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.11 0.07 51 67 $0.825M
79% Zack MacEwen Team Logo RW 29.5 yrs 193 cm / 102 kg 0.00 0.14 60 69 $0.775M
78% Adam Edstrom Team Logo C 25.2 yrs 201 cm / 104 kg 0.17 0.17 56 81 $0.975M
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