Sam Carrick
Buffalo Sabres · C · #10- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 202 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Stouffville, CAN
- Draft
- 2010 TOR · R5 #144
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 43 GP tracked · 8h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 691 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$1.00M
cap hit
$1.16M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Carrick | 55 | Depth Forward | 16 P · 73 GP | $1.00M | $1.16M | C+$0.2M | this player |
 Juuso Parssinen | 56 | Depth Forward | 3 P · 20 GP | $1.25M | $1.30M | C+$0.1M | 91% |
 Martin Pospisil | 54 | Wrecking Ball | 3 P · 22 GP | $1.00M | $1.03M | C+$0.0M | 91% |
 Jansen Harkins | 55 | Wrecking Ball | 8 P · 44 GP | $0.79M | $1.16M | C+$0.4M | 90% |
 Lars Eller | 55 | Depth Forward | 15 P · 68 GP | $1.25M | $1.16M | C−$0.1M | 89% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Zach Benson · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Sam’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs WSH
1P
1G 0A
vs WSH 03-12
1G 0A · 2 shots · 10:51 TOI
vs TOR
1P
0G 1A
vs TOR 03-14
0G 1A · 1 shots · 10:34 TOI
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 03-17
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:40 TOI
@ SJS
2P
2G 0A
@ SJS 03-19
2G 0A · 3 shots · 13:27 TOI
@ LAK
1P
1G 0A
@ LAK 03-21
1G 0A · 3 shots · 15:38 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 03-22
0G 0A · 3 shots · 12:20 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 03-25
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:26 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 03-27
0G 0A · 0 shots · 6:46 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 10:50 TOI
vs NYI
0P
0G 0A
vs NYI 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 6:47 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 4 of 9 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 15 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 36 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 64 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -12 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 52 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -17 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 61 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -11 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 |
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Career | 5 teams | 393 | 43 | 46 | 89 | -34 |