Sam Lafferty
Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 28?
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 goals11 × 3+33
- proj assists15 × 1+15
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots67 × 0.1+6.7
- PIM67 × 0.05+3.4
- ice time (min)844 × 0.01+8.4
- total67 pool points · an elite forward season scores 24267 = 28/100
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 67 points is 28 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 (5 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 11 games (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
- Availability: played 5 of 16 for FLA — missed 11 games (2026-11-07, 2026-11-08, 2026-11-10, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Penguins | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 10.7% | 49.6% |
| 2020-21 | Penguins | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | Penguins | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:43 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 35.1% |
| 2021-22 | Blackhawks | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 7.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | Blackhawks | 51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:07 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 12.0% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | Maple Leafs | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | Canucks | 79 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:53 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 16.7% | 42.1% |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 60 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8.0% | 50.6% |
| 2025-26 | Blackhawks | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1% | 50.0% |
| 2026-27 | Panthers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| 84-G proj | Panthers | 84 | 11 | 15 | 26 | — | 49 | — | 0 | — | 13:40 | — | — | 121 | — | — |
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 31 that is -3%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Sam over the last 5 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokondji Imama FLA | 29 | 5 | |
| Garnet Hathaway FLA | 28 | 4 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov FLA | 20 | 5 | |
| Niko Mikkola FLA | 19 | 5 | |
| Gustav Forsling FLA | 16 | 5 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats