D · CHI · #6
Sam Rinzel
- Height
- HT 6'4"
- Weight
- WT 200 lbs
- Birth date
- Jun 25, 2004 (age 22)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots R
He ranks D155 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Still climbing the NHL aging curve.
Dynasty Value Score
381
#382 overall · D104 of 272
2025–26 scoring
92.5 pts
54 GP · 1.7 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
113.5 pts
63 games · 1.8 PPG
5.8 G · 11.7 A · 17.5 P · 18:16 TOI · 2:02 PP · 4.7 xG
Projection range
96.5–124.8
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 18:16 | 2:02 | 42.3% | 4 | 4.1 | 22.0 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 18:16 | 2:02 | 42.3% | 5.8 | 4.7 | 22.0 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 63 | 113.5 | 1.8 | 18:16 | 2:02 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 17.5 | 1.2 | — | 96.8 | 57.2 | 73.5 | -4.1 | 51.3 | — | 4.7 | 14 |
| 2026–27 | 7 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 17:50 | 1:12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 54 | 92.5 | 1.7 | 18:16 | 2:02 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 49 | 63 | -7 | 44 | 0 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 2024–25 | 9 | 25.2 | 2.8 | 23:22 | 2:24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.3 | 5 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
2026–27 games
| Date | Opp | FP | G | A | P | PPP | SOG | +/− | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vs DAL | -0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:26 |
| Oct 15 | vs WPG | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:41 |
| Oct 13 | vs PIT | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 |
| Oct 10 | vs CAR | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:43 |
| Oct 8 | @ NYI | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:05 |
| Oct 6 | vs STL | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 |
| Oct 1 | @ UTA | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:16 |
FAQ
- How are Sam Rinzel's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Rinzel's Dynasty Value Score?
- Rinzel scores 381 out of 10,000 (#382 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Rinzel's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 113.5 NHL-standard fantasy points over 63 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.