Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 29?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals10 × 3+30
- proj assists16 × 1+16
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots84 × 0.1+8.4
- PIM48 × 0.05+2.4
- ice time (min)1357 × 0.01+13.6
- total70 pool points · an elite forward season scores 24270 = 29/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best forwards in the NHL — an elite season scores about 242 points, and that is what 100 means. So 70 points is 29 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (14 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Availability: played 11 of 14 for DAL — missed 3 games (2026-10-25, 2026-10-27, 2026-11-05).
- Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
- Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Ducks | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18.2% | 49.1% |
| 2019-20 | Ducks | 65 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -13 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15:33 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 7.1% | 50.3% |
| 2020-21 | Ducks | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.3% | 52.8% |
| 2021-22 | Ducks | 68 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -17 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:19 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 9.1% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | Wild | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14:58 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 11.8% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | Stars | 77 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:15 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 10.5% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | Stars | 79 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 6.7% | 53.5% |
| 2025-26 | Stars | 73 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16:04 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 14.6% | 50.6% |
| 2026-27 | Stars | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7% | 55.4% |
| 84-G proj | Stars | 84 | 10 | 16 | 27 | — | 45 | — | 2 | — | 15:42 | — | — | 117 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 28 that is -1%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Comparable player-seasons: Mathieu Joseph (2025-25) · Colin Blackwell (2025-25) · Jason Dickinson (2025-25) · Nico Sturm (2025-25) · Jordan Greenway (2025-25).
Goals — with the line
Lines shown for the 8 of 10 recent games inside the league's tracking archive.
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 · @ CHI | |||||
| P2 14:10 | EV | Assist | Hyry (Steel) → 2-0 | Steel · Kiviranta · Hyry Myers · Bichsel | Kane · Bertuzzi · Frondell Mastro · Rinzel Knight (G) |
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Sam over the last 10 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen DAL | 59 | 10 | |
| Thomas Harley DAL | 59 | 10 | |
| Esa Lindell DAL | 55 | 8 | |
| Tyler Myers DAL | 54 | 10 | |
| Wyatt Johnston DAL | 52 | 8 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats