Samuel Girard has 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists) in 40 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.
Selected in the 2nd round (No. 47) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators, he has 235 points (37 goals, 198 assists) in 588 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche.
He also has 28 points (3 goals, 25 assists) in 67 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: 
CANAge: 27.8 yrs (12.05.1998) Height / Weight: 178 cm / 77 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 47th in 2016 Draft Team: 
Nashville Predators
Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
The 27-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Samuel Girard is off the ice, the Avalanche control 57% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.
He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 23% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 38% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 101st of 285 DefensemenDefense:Def: 99th of 285 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.04-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.530.350.65IceTimePerGame 17.771525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.270.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.270.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.530.11xGoals/60 0.140.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 2.641.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3.381.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.000.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.332.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.4024.5Penalties/60 0.530.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 3.2026Takeaways/60 0.710.52DZoneGiveaways/60 2.1314DZoneStartPct 0.380.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 0.00512
| Actual AAV: | $5.000M |
| Player Contract Value: | $4.300M |
| Remaining: | 2 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2027 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 30.1 yrs (12.05.1998) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 |
Predators
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 16:55 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2017-18 |
Avalanche
|
68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 17:41 | 76 | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2018-19 |
Avalanche
|
82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 19:53 | 116 | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2019-20 |
Avalanche
|
70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 21:19 | 96 | 4.2% | 17 |
| 2020-21 |
Avalanche
|
48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 23:13 | 79 | 6.3% | 16 |
| 2021-22 |
Avalanche
|
67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -4 | 21:38 | 79 | 6.3% | 20 |
| 2022-23 |
Avalanche
|
76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -10 | 21:30 | 119 | 5.0% | 16 |
| 2023-24 |
Avalanche
|
59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 19:22 | 73 | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2024-25 |
Avalanche
|
73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 20:51 | 95 | 3.2% | 14 |
| 2025-26 |
Avalanche
|
40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 17:40 | 31 | 9.7% | 15 |
| Season Projection | 67 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17:41 | 52 | 9.6% | 25 | |
| Total | 588 | 37 | 198 | 235 | 18 | 772 | 4.8% | 122 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 |
Avalanche
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21:58 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2018-19 |
Avalanche
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18:41 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2019-20 |
Avalanche
|
15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21:41 | 20 | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2020-21 |
Avalanche
|
10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 22:21 | 13 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2021-22 |
Avalanche
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 17:58 | 14 | 7.1% | 0 |
| 2022-23 |
Avalanche
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 21:04 | 9 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2023-24 |
Avalanche
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22:58 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2024-25 |
Avalanche
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17:37 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 3 | 25 | 28 | -1 | 84 | 3.6% | 10 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Girard | |
D | 27.8 yrs | 178 cm / 77 kg | 0.30 | 0.40 | 63 | 80 | $5.000M | |
| 84% | Jamie Drysdale |  |
D | 23.9 yrs | 180 cm / 83 kg | 0.43 | 0.34 | 68 | 83 | $2.300M |
| 83% | Troy Stecher |  |
D | 31.9 yrs | 178 cm / 83 kg | 0.25 | 0.21 | 59 | 79 | $0.788M |
| 83% | Rasmus Sandin |  |
D | 26 yrs | 180 cm / 85 kg | 0.35 | 0.37 | 63 | 88 | $4.600M |
| 83% | Emil Andrae | |
D | 24 yrs | 175 cm / 85 kg | 0.28 | 0.21 | 62 | 81 | $0.903M |