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Sam Rinzel has 8 points (1 goals, 7 assists) in 28 games for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 25) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 13 points (1 goals, 12 assists) in 37 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 21.5 yrs (25.06.2004)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 25th in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: -
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The 21-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blackhawks controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Rinzel is off the ice, the Blackhawks control 43% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 22% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 80th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 257th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    28.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.07
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    16.53
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.13
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.65
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.26
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.29
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.91
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.63
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.77
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    7.36
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.88
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.85
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    1.17
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.76
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    3.11
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.22
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Sam Rinzel at his age (21.5 yrs):
    Nils Lundkvist (Rating of 62 in 2021, Today 62)
    Philip Broberg (Rating of 61 in 2022, Today 79)
    Elias Pettersson (Rating of 61 in 2025, Today 61)
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Actual AAV: $0.942M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.0 yrs (25.06.2004)
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Sam Rinzel
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
30.11.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 1 13:16 1 0.0% 0
02.12.2025 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 9:30 0 2
04.12.2025 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -1 13:13 3 0.0% 0
06.12.2025 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -2 12:40 0 0
07.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 -1 14:52 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 6 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Blackhawks 9 0 5 5 1 23:22 22 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Blackhawks 28 1 7 8 0 16:31 39 2.6% 28
Season Projection 68 2 17 19 0 16:31 95 2.1% 68
Total 37 1 12 13 1 61 1.6% 28
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Sam Rinzel Team Logo D 21.5 yrs 193 cm / 87 kg 0.29 0.35 69 58 $0.942M
84% Max Crozier Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.42 0.29 65 61 $0.775M
80% Shakir Mukhamadullin Team Logo D 24 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.26 0.29 60 57 $1.000M
79% Mike Reilly Team Logo D 32.5 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.22 0.29 63 66 $1.100M
79% Charle-Edouard D'Astous Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.40 0.40 68 65 $0.775M
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