GRIT & GF
Sam Rinzel

Chicago Blackhawks, Defence

Sam Rinzel

  • Finisher
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
2
1 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.7
1 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:32
11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
40.4
share of chances while he's on

Sam Rinzel has 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) in 8 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026–27, with 11 shots on goal and 17:32 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 27.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

27.8050100
Rated above 63% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.0
Wins
−0.00
Physicality78thGF70thIntimidation11thChemistry20thClutch1th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.35, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 63.2% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality

+0.40 SD · 78th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.2.848th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.041th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2790th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.9093th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.8442th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8537th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 128 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs SJS

    Wednesday, April 15

    Drought over

    Sam Rinzel scored for the first time in 18 games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 19:00 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Blackhawks.

  2. at CBJ

    Wednesday, February 4

    Ice time

    Sam Rinzel played 25:42, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 9 points in 31 games this season. The Blackhawks lost 4-0 to the Blue Jackets.

  3. vs SJS

    Monday, February 2

    Drought over

    Sam Rinzel scored for the first time in 26 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. The Blackhawks beat the Sharks 6-3.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:32
    31
  • Points per 600.86
    51
  • Goals per 600.43
    80
  • Individual xG per 600.28
    67
  • Shots per 604.7
    74

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.12
    26
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.13
    11
  • xGF%40.4%
    13

Physical

  • Hits per 602.6
    51
  • Blocks per 603.8
    42
  • Penalty minutes per 601.7
    43

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed20.6 mph
    33
  • Bursts over 20 mph5
    63
  • Distance skated21 mi
    54

Shooting

  • Hardest shot75.2 mph
    10
  • Shots on goal11
    75
  • Shooting %9.1%
    70

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.6%
    39
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.8%
    31

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Wyatt Kaiser865:2448–651.8–3.04–538%
Ian Cole821:5217–260.6–1.30–132%
Bowen Byram614:5416–140.8–1.00–046%
Ethan Del Mastro213:4218–131.1–0.80–158%
Alex Vlasic89:544–130.2–0.60–121%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 17 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.20
03-2410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–278112110.717:326940.4
2025–265441014834.518:16496343.8
2024–259055220.723:2212442.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1715:260010.08122
2026-10-1519:410030.07222
2026-10-1314:520000.00000
2026-10-1018:430000.00110
2026-10-0818:050110.13020
2026-10-0617:451020.18100
2026-10-0117:300020.09000
2026-09-2918:160020.11120
2026-04-1519:001010.02110
2026-04-1316:160010.11012
2026-04-1120:430020.14100
2026-04-0921:570010.03110
2026-04-0616:340010.06120
2026-04-0421:040020.02110
2026-04-0217:440000.12122
2026-03-3122:440010.04210
2026-03-2920:490010.03030
2026-03-2719:350010.02010
2026-03-2619:220020.04210
2026-03-2417:200010.02120