Samuel Girard
D · #49
· Pittsburgh Penguins
· 5'10" · 170 lb
· L-handed
· 28 yrs
· Draft: 2016 Rd 2 (#47 overall)
Compare with
Season
60
Games
3–16–19
G–A–P
41
Shots · 7.3%
20 / 59
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$5,000,000
Term2020-21 → 2026-27 (7 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2024-25: M-NTC; 2025-26: M-NTC; 2026-27: M-NTC
Signed at age21
Signing GMJoe Sakic
AgentPat Brisson
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
53.4%84th
xGF% (5v5)
57.0%92nd
Points/60 (5v5)
1.0564th
Goals Above Expected
+0.766th
Shooting %
7.3%
Ice Time / Game
18:06
Offensive-zone starts
50%
Takeaways / Giveaways
11 / 54
Archetype — how these are computed →
Two-Way D
A complete defenseman who contributes offense while genuinely suppressing chances against.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Points per 60
1.11
50th
HD suppression
8.1/60
84th
Corsi%
53.3%
84th
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
HD suppression
8.1/60
84th
Shot suppression
53.5/60
58th
D-zone starts
50%
49th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
1 G on 6 shots
17%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+4 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
41
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
3
Shooting %
7.3%
Shots / GP
0.7
xG
2.5
Shot Danger Mix
High danger5%
Medium danger17%
Low danger78%
Top Scoring Zones
01
17%
Slot
1 G on 6 shots
02
50%
Right Outer Point
1 G on 2 shots
03
50%
Left Circle
1 G on 2 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Penguins | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Avalanche | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Avalanche | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Avalanche | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Avalanche | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Avalanche | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Avalanche | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Avalanche | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Avalanche | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Avalanche | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Predators | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 59 | 9 | 66 | 75 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | U18-Dev | Team Red | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2015-16 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | Canada U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | QMJHL | Shawinigan | 67 | 10 | 64 | 74 | 21 |
| 2014-15 | QMJHL | Shawinigan | 64 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 7 |
| 2013-14 | QAAA | Jonquiere | 42 | 7 | 29 | 36 | — |
| 2012-13 | LHDAAQ | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R | 19 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | LHDAAQ | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010-11 | QC Int PW | Lac-St-Jean Espoirs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |