Samuel Girard
Pittsburgh Penguins · D · #49- HT
- 5'10"
- WT
- 170 lb
- Age
- 28
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Roberval, CAN
- Draft
- 2016 NSH · R2 #47
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 39 GP tracked · 12h 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 defensemen · center = median · 1025 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$5.00M
cap hit
$2.83M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$2.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samuel Girard | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 19 P · 60 GP | $5.00M | $2.83M | D−$2.2M | this player |
 Joel Edmundson | 64 | Depth Defenseman | 23 P · 82 GP | $3.85M | $3.09M | D−$0.8M | 96% |
 Nils Lundkvist | 60 | Depth Defenseman | 11 P · 52 GP | $1.25M | $2.12M | B+$0.9M | 90% |
 Troy Stecher | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 14 P · 64 GP | $0.79M | $2.59M | B+$1.8M | 89% |
 John Marino | 64 | Depth Defenseman | 36 P · 80 GP | $4.40M | $3.09M | D−$1.3M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Brock Nelson · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Samuel’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:39 TOI
vs DAL
0P
0G 0A
vs DAL 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:49 TOI
@ NYI
1P
0G 1A
@ NYI 03-30
0G 1A · 0 shots · 20:50 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:58 TOI
@ TBL
2P
0G 2A
@ TBL 04-02
0G 2A · 1 shots · 18:20 TOI
vs FLA
1P
0G 1A
vs FLA 04-04
0G 1A · 2 shots · 18:41 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:17 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:50 TOI
vs WSH
1P
0G 1A
vs WSH 04-11
0G 1A · 0 shots · 20:43 TOI
@ WSH
0P
0G 0A
@ WSH 04-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:00 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 left point - 1 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 12 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 59 blocks · 8 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
| 2017-18 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -8 |
| 2018-19 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 48 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -4 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 76 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -10 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 73 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Career | 3 teams | 608 | 37 | 205 | 242 | 23 |