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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#6PPI 46Sam Rinzel is a 22-year-old defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks. Selected 25th overall by CHI in the 2022 NHL Draft. Born in Chanhassen, USA. At 22, Sam is among the younger players in the league.
On the blue line this season, Sam has recorded 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points across 54 games. He averages 0.26 points per game on 18:16 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 11–34 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Sam was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 54 games, 1,209 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
56.4 vs 54.8 lg
53th percentile
Quality of teammates
47.2 vs 53.2 lg
16th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Sam takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
129
Goals vs expected
4 vs 4.0 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
3%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
55
Offense
44
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
11-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 11-point spread between offensive (55th) and defensive (44th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Balanced contributor without a standout specialty this season.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
11-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 11-point spread between offensive (55th) and defensive (44th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Sam Rinzel's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | CHI | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 83 | 4.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 22 | — | |||
| Career | — | 63 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 105 | 3.8% |
Form
Sam's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | vs SJS | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 19:00 |
| Apr 13 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:16 |
| Apr 11 | vs STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:43 |
| Apr 9 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 21:57 |
| Apr 6 | @ SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Chicago Blackhawks this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
Ryan Greene
C · 29 pts
