PITTSBURGH PENGUINSBorn in Canada#49 ·Defenseman

Samuel Girard

ACTIVE

Last game:November 1, 2026(yesterday)0 PTS · 0G · 0A · -1 +/- · 21:01 Ice time@Montréal Canadiens

Next match:November 4, 2026(tomorrow night)vsVegas Golden Knights

Samuel Girard has played in the NHL since 2017–18 and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is 28 years old (born in 1998), is originally from Roberval, is 178 cm tall and weighs 83 kg. He has previously played for Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators. Girard has put up 249 points in 619 games, 38 goals and 211 assists, an average of 0.40 points per game. The best season so far is 2020–21 with 32 points in 48 games.

BirthplaceRoberval

Born1998 (28 years)Height178 cmWeight83 kgShootsLNHLSeason 10 in the NHL

DRAFT 2016: selected No. 47 in round 2 · Nashville PredatorsDEBUT October 11, 2017(9y ago)vsPhiladelphia FlyersCONTRACT $5,000,000/yr (≈ 4 094 643 kr/month, 49 135 720 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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Latest games

November 1@MTLMontréal CanadiensL4–5No points-1+/-2shots21:01toi October 30vsUTAUtah MammothL3–4 OTNo points+2+/-2shots19:49toi October 18@VGKVegas Golden KnightsL2–6No points-2+/-0shots11:22toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season11 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#188NHL D#38

Goals

NHL#339NHL D#58

Assists

NHL#111NHL D#34

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

79%

11 of 14

games

Point pace

53P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Good

+/-

-3

NHL#548NHL D#193

Ice time/game

19:02

NHL#246NHL D#116

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs25 playoff assists1y ago

Career500 NHL games1y ago

Next up

250 career points

249 now · target 250

1left

SeasonMatch season best: 6 goals5 away

Show all milestones 28

Season

Match season best: 6 goals5 away

Match season best: 31 assists25 away

Match season best: 37 points30 away

30 goals this season29 away

Playoffs

25 playoff assists1y ago

25 playoff points2y ago

50 playoff games3y ago

25 playoff games6y ago

10 playoff assists6y ago

10 playoff points6y ago

First playoff goal6y ago

5 playoff assists6y ago

10 playoff games7y ago

First playoff point7y ago

Career

250 career points1 away

50 career goals12 away

250 career assists39 away

750 NHL games131 away

500 NHL games1y ago

25 career goals3y ago

100 career assists5y ago

250 NHL games5y ago

100 career points5y ago

50 career assists6y ago

50 career points7y ago

100 NHL games7y ago

First NHL goal9y ago

First NHL point9y ago

Compared with the NHL

Samuel Girard has a higher +/− than about 88% of all defensemen.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.05

Upper halfSamuel Girard scores points more often than 64% of NHL defensemen (153 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.88

Upper halfSamuel Girard records assists more often than 68% of NHL defensemen (163 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

3.20

Bottom 19%Samuel Girard blocks more shots than 18% of NHL defensemen (43 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

1.16

Bottom 20%Samuel Girard hits more often than 19% of NHL defensemen (45 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

2.27

Bottom 7%Samuel Girard shoots more often than 6% of NHL defensemen (14 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.17

Lower halfSamuel Girard scores goals more often than 46% of NHL defensemen (109 of 239)

+/−

+17

Top 13%Samuel Girard has a higher +/− than 88% of NHL defensemen (210 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Samuel Girard's whole career

Stats

Games played

619

Points

249

Points per game

0.40

Goals

Assists

211

+/-

+20

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP

Career timelineRead Samuel Girard's whole career

Teams player has played for

PITPittsburgh PenguinsCurrent

Seasons

2025–26 to 2026–27

Since FEB 26 · 2 seasons

PTS

COLColorado Avalanche

Seasons

2017–18 to 2025–26

NOV 10–FEB 4 · 9 seasons

PTS

232

196

583

NSHNashville Predators

Seasons

2017–18

OCT 10–NOV 1

PTS

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