#18 · Centre · FLA
SamLafferty
Next milestone 8 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 29
- G
- 1
- A
- 1
- P
- 2
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 14
- SOG
- 9
- S%
- 11.1
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- March 6, 1995 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 205 lb (93 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2014 PIT, round 4, #113 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.8 mphleague avg 22.2 mph30th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph26league avg 75.229th percentile
- Distance skated41.9 mileague avg 123.5 mi25th percentile
- Hardest shot71.6 mphleague avg 83.6 mph6th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.8%league avg 43.1%32nd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 0.71 | +0.29 | 20 | 8 | .035 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 29 games · 245:01 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 39.7% | 43.8% | -4.1 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 47.5% | 45.2% | +2.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 7–9
- xG for–against
- 5.4–8.1
- Average rating
- 5.3
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Slaggert | 14 | 82:14 | 37.8% |
| Colton Dach | 15 | 76:39 | 40.1% |
| Nick Foligno | 8 | 54:24 | 30.4% |
| Nick Lardis | 8 | 35:36 | 27.8% |
| Ryan Donato | 12 | 26:51 | 56.6% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.0 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | vs SJS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:44 |
| Apr 11 | vs STL | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 9:33 |
| Mar 31 | vs WPG | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 |
| Mar 24 | @ NYI | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:11 |
| Mar 22 | vs NSH | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:15 |
| Mar 20 | vs COL | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 |
| Mar 17 | vs MIN | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:02 |
| Mar 14 | @ VGK | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:55 |
| Mar 12 | @ UTA | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 |
| Mar 9 | vs UTA | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 |
| Jan 30 | vs CBJ | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:44 |
| Jan 19 | vs WPG | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:01 |
| Dec 28 | vs PIT | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:26 |
| Dec 27 | @ DAL | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 11:58 |
| Dec 23 | vs PHI | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:56 |
| Dec 20 | @ OTT | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 |
| Dec 12 | @ STL | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:02 |
| Dec 10 | vs NYR | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:27 |
| Dec 6 | @ LAK | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:47 |
| Nov 23 | vs COL | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 |
| Nov 21 | @ BUF | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 |
| Nov 20 | vs SEA | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 |
| Nov 18 | vs CGY | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 8:52 |
| Nov 15 | vs TOR | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:41 |
| Nov 12 | vs NJD | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 8:59 |
| Nov 9 | @ DET | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 |
| Oct 28 | vs OTT | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 |
| Oct 11 | vs MTL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:43 |
| Oct 7 | @ FLA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 378 | 41 | 51 | 92 | -41 | 196 | 408 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 15 | 6.7 | 0 |
Season by season (9)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Blackhawks | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 14 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 60 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 28 | 50 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Canucks | 79 | 13 | 11 | 24 | +4 | 32 | 78 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Blackhawks | 51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 28 | 83 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Maple Leafs | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 9 | 19 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Penguins | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Blackhawks | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -16 | 21 | 71 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Penguins | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 25 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Penguins | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 23 | 56 | 10.7 | 0 |