#6 · Defence · CHI
SamRinzel
Next milestone 81 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- June 25, 2004 (age 22)
- Birthplace
- Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2022 CHI, round 1, #25 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed19.8 mphleague avg 20.4 mph23rd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 1.50th percentile
- Distance skated5.4 mileague avg 6.6 mi34th percentile
- Hardest shot73.8 mphleague avg 79.1 mph20th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.7%league avg 41.6%61st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.21 | -0.21 | 10 | 0 | .021 |
| 2025-26 | 4 | 4.53 | -0.53 | 200 | 3 | .023 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 32:32 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 48.4% | 28.3% | +20.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 53.1% | 35.9% | +17.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–3
- xG for–against
- 1.6–1.7
- Average rating
- 5.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole | 2 | 18:36 | 35.3% |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 6:43 | 59.3% |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 2 | 5:55 | 62.6% |
| Alex Vlasic | 1 | 0:33 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.7 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 65 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -8 | 44 | 109 | 3.7 | 4 |
Season by season (3)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Blackhawks | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 44 | 83 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Blackhawks | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | 3 |