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Samuel Helenius
Center #79 Kings
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Samuel Helenius has 1 points (1 goals, 0 assists) in 16 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 66 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Kings.

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

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  • 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: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

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.

  • 61

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 210th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 76th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    8.65
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.55
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.14
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.28
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.51
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.97
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.53
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.55
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.15
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.39
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.11
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.22
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.55
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.05
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.16
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Samuel Helenius at his age (23.1 yrs):
    Nils Hoglander (Rating of 61 in 2022, Today 70)
    Brendan Gaunce (Rating of 61 in 2016, Today 64)
    Adam Lowry (Rating of 61 in 2015, Today 61)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.806M
Player Contract Value: $1.100M
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
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
07.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 7:35 0 2
09.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 11:52 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 1 3 33.3% 2
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 16 1 0 1 -1 6:46 5 20.0% 7
Season Projection 55 3 0 3 -3 6:45 17 17.6% 24
Total 66 5 3 8 0 34 14.7% 32
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 0.06 0.12 53 77 $0.806M
84% Nathan Bastian Team Logo RW 28.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.14 0.24 54 78 $0.775M
83% Alexey Toropchenko Team Logo RW 26.5 yrs 198 cm / 101 kg 0.21 0.23 52 76
81% Adam Edstrom Team Logo C 25.2 yrs 201 cm / 104 kg 0.17 0.17 55 85 $0.975M
81% Brett Leason Team Logo RW 26.7 yrs 196 cm / 99 kg 0.00 0.24 55 72 $0.775M
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