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Photo of NHL player Sammy Blais

Montreal Canadiens Logo Sammy Blais

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Montreal Canadiens
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 206 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 29 (June 17, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2014, Round 6, Overall 176 (STL)
Date Team Transaction
Nov 27, 2025 Montreal Canadiens Assigned to AHL
Nov 27, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Lost on Waivers to Montreal Canadiens
Nov 27, 2025 Montreal Canadiens Claimed on Waivers from Toronto Maple Leafs
Nov 26, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Placed on Waivers
Oct 6, 2025 Toronto Maple Leafs Claimed on Waivers from Montreal Canadiens
Oct 6, 2025 Montreal Canadiens Lost on Waivers to Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 5, 2025 Montreal Canadiens Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2025 Montreal Canadiens Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 2, 2023 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jun 16, 2022 New York Rangers Signed 1 year @ $1.525M AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 15, 2020 St. Louis Blues Signed 2 years @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 1, 2019 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $850K AAV starting in 2019-20
Nov 13, 2015 St. Louis Blues Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card



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2023-24 Player Card



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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
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5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2017-18 STL 11 101:30 0.00 1.18 1.18 0.41 -0.41 0.00 14.01 -14.01 9.09 0.00
2018-19 STL 32 306:14 0.39 0.39 0.78 0.55 -0.16 7.69 10.77 -3.08 2.94 5.88
2019-20 STL 40 460:37 0.78 0.78 1.56 0.79 -0.01 11.11 11.20 -0.09 4.17 8.33
2020-21 STL 36 426:07 1.13 0.99 2.11 0.51 0.62 25.81 11.69 14.12 7.32 2.44
2021-22 NYR 14 167:45 0.00 1.07 1.07 0.71 -0.71 0.00 14.09 -14.09 4.55 4.55
2022-23 STL 31 390:29 1.38 1.54 2.92 0.66 0.72 28.12 13.46 14.66 8.51 6.38
2022-23 NYR 40 370:20 0.00 0.81 0.81 0.47 -0.47 0.00 10.09 -10.09 0.00 0.00
2022-23 NYR, STL 71 760:49 0.71 1.18 1.89 0.57 0.14 14.75 11.86 2.90 4.40 3.30
2023-24 STL 53 491:38 0.12 0.73 0.85 0.41 -0.28 3.23 10.72 -7.49 0.00 10.87
2025-26 TOR 7 52:55 1.13 2.27 3.40 1.02 0.11 14.29 12.84 1.44 12.50 12.50

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2017-18 STL 11 101:30 32.51 2.36 1.76 41.38 1.18 2.23 66.67 44.15 -0.78 0.20 -11.40
2018-19 STL 32 306:14 37.81 1.96 2.17 36.64 2.16 2.29 47.62 48.66 -0.60 -0.16 -4.44
2019-20 STL 40 460:37 38.17 2.08 2.20 38.43 2.08 2.17 50.00 50.32 -0.08 -0.13 0.59
2020-21 STL 36 426:07 32.81 2.82 1.95 40.55 2.68 2.47 51.28 44.10 -0.25 0.13 -4.43
2021-22 NYR 14 167:45 37.56 2.50 2.31 44.71 1.79 3.12 58.33 42.59 0.23 0.15 1.42
2022-23 STL 31 390:29 34.57 3.38 2.21 42.26 2.30 2.67 59.46 45.33 -0.17 -0.40 1.65
2022-23 NYR 40 370:20 33.38 1.78 1.77 39.53 1.62 2.22 52.38 44.37 -1.03 -0.32 -8.08
2022-23 NYR, STL 71 760:49 33.99 2.60 2.00 40.93 1.97 2.45 56.90 44.91 -0.63 -0.31 -3.87
2023-24 STL 53 491:38 31.36 1.22 1.71 43.20 2.56 2.67 32.26 39.12 -0.65 -0.27 -5.41
2025-26 TOR 7 52:55 36.28 3.40 2.65 39.68 4.54 2.30 42.86 53.55 0.25 -0.27 5.29

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Sammy Blais signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Kent Hughes on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 29 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: Kent Hughes
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Sammy Blais signed a $1,000,000 1-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on March 2, 2023 with an AAV of $1,000,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.20% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 27 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 UFA
Total - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Signed: Mar 2, 2023
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.2

Sammy Blais signed a $1,525,000 1-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Chris Drury on June 16, 2022 with an AAV of $1,525,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.85% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 26 $1,525,000 $1,525,000 - - $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $1,525,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $1,525,000
Signed: June 16, 2022
Team: New York Rangers
GM: Chris Drury
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.85

Sammy Blais signed a $3,000,000 2-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on April 15, 2020 with an AAV of $1,500,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.84% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 24 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
2021-22 25 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
Signed: Apr 15, 2020
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.84

Sammy Blais signed a $850,000 1-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on July 1, 2019 with an AAV of $850,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.04% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 23 $850,000 $850,000 - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 RFA
Total - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000
Signed: July 1, 2019
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.04

Sammy Blais signed a $2,092,500 3-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on November 13, 2015 with an AAV of $672,500. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.94% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2015-16 19 $672,500 $725,000 - $72,500 - $72,500 - ELC
2016-17 20 $673,333 $725,833 $77,500 $72,500 $575,000 $647,500 $60,000 ELC
2017-18 21 $673,333 $725,833 $77,500 $72,500 $650,000 $722,500 $6,500 ELC
2018-19 22 $673,333 $725,833 $2,500 - $650,000 $650,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $157,500 $217,500 $1,875,000 $2,092,500 $136,500
Signed: Nov 13, 2015
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2005-06 Brick Invitational Montréal Ice Storm 7 5 6 11 4 7 5 6 11 4
2008-09 QC Int PW Rimouski Jr. Océanic 2 2 0 2
2010-11 Minor-QC Rive-Sud Bantam 29 20 18 38
2010-11 Minor-QC Rive-Sud 3 1 1 2
2011-12 Minor-QC Rive-Sud 23 10 16 26 18 7 2 6 8 4
2012-13 QAAA Trois-Rivieres 42 16 24 40 18 10 8 4 12 4
2013-14 QAAA Levis 21 12 23 35 12
2013-14 QMJHL Victoriaville 25 4 10 14 +4 26 1,540.0 4 1 1 -1 3 0.0
2014-15 QMJHL Victoriaville 61 34 48 82 -4 50 169 2,010.0 4 2 3 5 4 10 2,000.0
2015-16 QMJHL Victoriaville 30 17 23 40 -7 19
2015-16 QMJHL Charlottetown 33 16 26 42 +3 14 12 4 15 19 +2 14
2016-17 AHL Chicago Wolves 75 26 17 43 +11 58 10 3 5 8 +2 18
2017-18 AHL San Antonio Rampage 42 17 23 40 -10 38
2017-18 NHL St. Louis Blues 11 1 2 3 +1 6 9 11.1 10:46
2018-19 AHL San Antonio Rampage 26 8 10 18 -8 55
2018-19 NHL St. Louis Blues 32 2 2 4 -1 6 27 7.4 9:51 15 1 2 3 +3 10 22 4.6 11:58
2019-20 NHL St. Louis Blues 40 6 7 13 -2 20 56 10.7 12:35 8 1 3 4 12 9 11.1 11:30
2020-21 NHL St. Louis Blues 36 8 7 15 12 31 25.8 12:04 4 1 1 -2 4 2 50.0 11:08
2021-22 NHL New York Rangers 14 0 4 4 +3 17 17 0.0 13:28
2022-23 NHL New York Rangers 40 0 5 5 +1 8 31 0.0 9:38
2022-23 NHL St. Louis Blues 31 9 11 20 +3 22 39 23.1 14:36
2022-23 WC Canada 10 6 2 8 +4 6
2022-23 AHL Hartford Wolf Pack 5 4 0 4 -6 8
2023-24 NHL St. Louis Blues 53 1 6 7 -11 31 33 3.0 9:41
2024-25 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 51 14 26 40 +8 44 23 6 13 19 -1 77
2025-26 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs 8 1 2 3 -2 4 7 14.3 8:17
NHL Career 265 28 46 74 -8 126 250 11.2 11:14 27 3 5 8 +1 26 33 9.1 11:43