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Samuel Girard

Position Left Defense / Right Defense Current Team Colorado Avalanche
Shoots Left Current Contract 7 years
Height 5'10" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 170 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 26 (May 12, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2016, Round 2, Overall 47 (NSH)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 31, 2019 Colorado Avalanche Signed 7 years @ $5.000M AAV starting in 2020-21
Sep 29, 2016 Nashville Predators Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2017-18 NSH 5 1 2 3 -3 2 8 12.5 16:55
2017-18 COL 68 3 17 20 -8 6 76 4.0 17:42 3 -3 6 0.0 21:59
2018-19 COL 82 4 23 27 +8 6 116 3.4 19:54 9 2 2 +3 6 0.0 18:42
2019-20 COL 70 4 30 34 +1 17 96 4.2 21:19 15 1 9 10 +4 6 20 5.0 21:42
2020-21 COL 48 5 27 32 +15 16 79 6.3 23:13 10 5 5 -5 2 13 0.0 22:21
2021-22 COL 67 5 23 28 -4 20 79 6.3 21:39 7 1 2 3 -1 14 7.1 17:59
2022-23 COL 76 6 31 37 -10 16 119 5.0 21:30 7 2 2 -4 2 9 0.0 21:04
2023-24 COL 59 3 15 18 0 10 73 4.1 19:23 9 3 3 +3 9 0.0 22:58
2024-25 COL 70 3 20 23 +8 12 89 3.4 20:49
Career 545 34 188 222 +7 105 735 4.6 20:34 60 2 23 25 -3 10 77 2.6 21:03

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 COL 68 995:56 0.12 0.36 0.48 0.09 0.03 3.92 2.81 1.11 0.00 0.00
2017-18 NSH 5 72:27 0.83 0.83 1.66 0.15 0.68 16.67 2.96 13.71 0.00 0.00
2017-18 COL, NSH 73 1068:23 0.17 0.39 0.56 0.09 0.08 5.26 2.82 2.44 0.00 0.00
2018-19 COL 82 1358:28 0.18 0.53 0.71 0.17 0.00 4.08 4.01 0.07 0.00 3.23
2019-20 COL 70 1211:15 0.15 0.74 0.89 0.15 -0.00 4.05 4.18 -0.12 0.00 0.00
2020-21 COL 48 884:12 0.27 1.15 1.43 0.18 0.09 6.25 4.07 2.18 1.08 3.23
2021-22 COL 67 1205:54 0.20 0.75 0.95 0.13 0.06 5.71 3.86 1.85 0.96 1.92
2022-23 COL 76 1369:28 0.18 0.92 1.10 0.19 -0.01 3.81 4.05 -0.24 1.48 0.74
2023-24 COL 59 941:06 0.06 0.83 0.89 0.19 -0.12 1.49 4.33 -2.84 0.00 5.26
2024-25 COL 63 1120:02 0.11 0.86 0.96 0.15 -0.04 2.74 3.71 -0.97 0.00 0.93

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 COL 68 995:56 37.95 2.35 2.14 43.44 2.23 2.49 51.32 46.15 -0.16 0.08 -2.61
2017-18 NSH 5 72:27 37.27 1.66 1.97 42.24 3.31 2.07 33.33 48.75 -0.54 -0.13 -4.51
2017-18 COL, NSH 73 1068:23 37.91 2.30 2.13 43.36 2.30 2.47 50.00 46.31 -0.18 0.07 -2.73
2018-19 COL 82 1358:28 40.59 2.43 2.37 42.44 2.03 2.46 54.46 49.12 -0.15 0.13 -2.82
2019-20 COL 70 1211:15 43.10 2.63 2.58 41.11 2.03 2.28 56.38 53.06 0.11 -0.05 1.59
2020-21 COL 48 884:12 48.31 2.99 2.95 32.30 2.24 1.90 57.14 60.82 0.20 0.08 0.66
2021-22 COL 67 1205:54 44.58 2.89 2.56 43.93 2.84 2.58 50.43 49.84 -0.19 0.25 -4.28
2022-23 COL 76 1369:28 43.11 2.41 2.72 41.71 2.80 2.57 46.22 51.44 0.03 0.16 -1.25
2023-24 COL 59 941:06 49.41 3.00 3.01 39.91 3.19 2.40 48.45 55.67 0.24 0.02 1.84
2024-25 COL 63 1120:02 43.71 2.89 2.55 38.62 2.84 2.32 50.47 52.38 0.04 0.19 -1.73

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%
2021-22 67 22.4 0.4 6.3 6.5 95.4 59.4 79.4 19.1 1.5 40.7 18.5 40.8
2022-23 76 22.8 0.3 8.8 8.9 90.8 45.5 63.3 23.5 13.3 40.5 18.4 41.1
2023-24 59 23.4 0.6 9.0 9.2 90.0 58.8 65.0 23.3 11.7 38.7 18.5 42.8
2024-25 54 22.8 0.3 8.7 8.7 87.3 65.5 75.4 15.8 8.8 37.6 18.4 44.0

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.

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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 22 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 RFA
2021-22 23 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 RFA-arb
2022-23 24 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 25 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 26 M-NTC $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA
2025-26 27 M-NTC $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA
2026-27 28 M-NTC $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA
Total - - $35,000,000 $35,000,000 $35,000,000
Signed: July 31, 2019
Team: Colorado Avalanche
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 6.13
Clause: Player can submit a 9 team no trade list for 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 18 $717,500 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2017-18 19 $728,333 $935,833 $257,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $70,000 ELC
2018-19 20 $728,333 $935,833 $182,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 21 $728,333 $935,833 $182,500 - $700,000 $700,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $622,500 $277,500 $2,000,000 $2,277,500 $210,000
Signed: Sep 29, 2016
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15