Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 24?
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 goals9 × 3+27
- proj assists15 × 1+15
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots84 × 0.1+8.4
- PIM34 × 0.05+1.7
- ice time (min)690 × 0.01+6.9
- total59 pool points · an elite forward season scores 24259 = 24/100
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 59 points is 24 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 (10 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
- Did not play the last 1 game (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
- Availability: played 8 of 15 for BUF — missed 7 games (2026-10-21, 2026-10-24, 2026-10-27, 2026-11-12, …).
- 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Maple Leafs | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:29 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9% | 41.8% |
| 2015-16 | Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 2018-19 | Ducks | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 51.3% |
| 2019-20 | Ducks | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:46 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3% | 45.8% |
| 2020-21 | Ducks | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:55 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | Ducks | 64 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13.8% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | Ducks | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -17 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6.0% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | Ducks | 61 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:38 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 10.4% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | Oilers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3% | 63.1% |
| 2024-25 | Rangers | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 7.1% | 54.2% |
| 2025-26 | Rangers | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7.1% | 53.9% |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 26.3% | 57.3% |
| 2026-27 | Sabres | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 55.0% |
| 84-G proj | Sabres | 84 | 9 | 15 | 24 | — | 38 | — | 0 | — | 12:01 | — | — | 114 | — | — |
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 34 that is -5%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Goals — with the line
Lines shown for the 7 of 8 recent games inside the league's tracking archive.
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 · @ ANA | |||||
| P1 10:03 | EV | Assist | Kozak (Carrick, Samuelsson) → 1-2 | Zucker · Carrick · Malenstyn · Norris · McLeod · Kozak Samuelsson · Dahlin · Power · Zellweger | Vatrano · Greer · Colangelo · Gauthier · McQueen · Washe Jensen · LaCombe · Warren · Mitchell Husso (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Malenstyn BUF | 69 | 10 | |
| Tyson Kozak BUF | 47 | 7 | |
| Owen Power BUF | 34 | 10 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson BUF | 31 | 10 | |
| Olen Zellweger BUF | 28 | 9 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats