PuckSleuthCap hit
$5.75M
5.5% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
−$1.125M
vs. $4.625M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
66
Goals
1
1.1% shooting
Assists
13
3 primary
Points
14
0.21 per game
TOI/GP
21:49
PP 0:07 · PK 2:32
xGF%
49.7
5v5, -5.2 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.10
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+5
Blocks 115 · Hits 53
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 vs SJS · L 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 | 0:00 | 1:11 | — | 67 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.23 |
| Apr 14 @ UTA · L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:18 | 0:01 | 5:05 | — | 20 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.09 |
| Apr 13 @ VGK · L 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:47 | 0:00 | 5:27 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.30 |
| Apr 11 vs PHI · L 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:22 | 0:07 | 2:49 | — | 25 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -0.10 |
| Apr 9 @ STL · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26:52 | 0:00 | 4:23 | — | 100 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.01 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,197 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
55th percentile
79th percentile
38th percentile
69th percentile
76th percentile
77th percentile
50th percentile
46th percentile
83rd percentile
37th percentile
9th percentile
11th percentile
38th percentile
12th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleShutdown defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Samberg is a lockdown defender with elite ability to suppress chances and control possession through smart puck management. He rarely creates offense and struggles to generate scoring chances, making him a pure defensive specialist who plays heavy minutes.
- Shooting volume
- 52
- Playmaking
- 13
- Zone entries(est.)
- 62
- Forechecking
- 36
- Physicality
- 51
- Defensive impact
- 93
- Puck management
- 84
- Speed
- 47
Where he shoots from
Slot 8% · Mid-range 19% · Perimeter 72%(134 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Defensive impact at 93rd percentile makes him an elite chance suppressor
- Puck management at 84th percentile keeps possession under control
- Rush chances at 62nd percentile shows solid transition speed
Watch-outs
- Playmaking at 13th percentile means minimal offensive creation
- Forechecking at 36th percentile limits his setup chances
- Speed at 47th percentile suggests he's not a pace driver
Similar style: Scott Mayfield (NYI), Jared Spurgeon (MIN)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 66 GP · goals above average
Season total -6.4 goals, or -0.10 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.2
- Even strength defense
- +1.1
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.6
- Finishing
- -2.3
- Playmaking
- -3.3
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +5 | 87 | 21:49 | — | -0.10 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 60 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +34 | 95 | 21:08 | — | +0.08 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 78 | 1 | 17 | 18 | +16 | 77 | 15:38 | — | -0.01 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 63 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +10 | 49 | 14:56 | — | -0.00 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL defensemen · production index
At 27, defensemen typically produce 97% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 28, when the typical level is 95%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.7 mph
- 51st pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 27
- Hardest shot
- 90.1 mph
- 48th pct
- Distance
- 198.5 mi
- OZ time
- 39.9%
- 24th pct
- DZ time
- 42.3%