Sam Rinzel #6

D · Chicago Blackhawks · Age 21 · Shoots R · 6′4″, 201 lb · Draft: 2022, round 1, 25th overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	54	23rd
TOI/GP	18:16	42nd
G	4	50th
A	10	32nd
P	14	35th
P/60	0.85	45th
ixG	4.4	54th
G−ixG	−0.4	41st
xGF%	43.9	10th
Rel xGF%	−0.3	51st
GS/GP	+0.04	14th
Pen ±	−12	15th

Scoring		Pctl
G	4	50th
A1	5	38th
A2	5	26th
P	14	35th
P1	9	42nd
P/60	0.85	45th
5v5 P/60	0.86	54th
PPP	1	57th
SHP	0	35th
ENG	0	43rd

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	83	54th
iCF	200	52nd
iFF	130	53rd
ixG	4.4	54th
ixG/60	0.27	74th
G	4	50th
G−ixG	−0.4	41st
Sh%	4.8	40th
xSh%	3.4	42nd
Blk'd	70	48th
5v5 iCF/60	11.5	77th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	833	25th
CF%	44.9	8th
FF%	44.6	9th
xGF%	43.9	10th
GF%	47.3	38th
xGF/60	2.39	31st
xGA/60	3.04	3rd
oiSh%	10.6	77th
oiSv%	91.0	62nd
PDO	101.6	79th
Rel CF%	−0.1	55th
Rel xGF%	−0.3	51st
OZS%	65.8	95th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	18:16	42nd
EV/GP	16:02	41st
5v5/GP	15:26	40th
PP/GP	2:02	84th
SH/GP	0:12	9th
Shifts/GP	21.1	24th
Shift	0:52	74th
OZ	173	64th
NZ	184	25th
DZ	90	14th
OZS%	65.8	95th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+1.9	12th
GS/GP	+0.04	14th
GS/60	+0.12	14th
Scoring	+9.3	36th
Shooting	+2.8	54th
On ice	−10.6	15th
Penalties	−1.6	19th
Faceoffs	0.0	51st
Other	+2.1	22nd

Other		Pctl
Hits	49	48th
Blk	63	26th
Tk	13	32nd
Gv	67	49th
PenD	6	29th
PenT	18	33rd
Pen ±	−12	15th
PP min ±	−21.7	19th
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	52nd
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	8	1	1	2	0.9	40.3	−0.10	17:32
2025-26	Regular season	54	4	10	14	4.4	43.9	+0.04	18:16

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.5), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 54 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Connor Bedard	C	420:26	44.1	45.9
Wyatt Kaiser	D	394:02	43.5	43.0
Frank Nazar	C	315:47	45.6	45.2
Tyler Bertuzzi	L	309:28	51.3	48.3
Andre Burakovsky	L	282:51	46.3	49.9
Teuvo Teravainen	C	276:27	46.6	45.3
Ryan Greene	C	267:36	46.5	47.6
Ryan Donato	C	260:13	43.5	41.0

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs SJS	W 5–2	19:00	1	0	1	0.03	63	78	+1.75
Apr 13	vs BUF	L 1–5	16:16	0	0	1	0.10	26	10	−1.25
Apr 11	vs STL	L 3–5	20:43	0	0	2	0.15	40	37	−0.47
Apr 9	vs CAR	L 2–7	21:57	0	0	1	0.02	34	35	−0.87
Apr 6	@ SJS	L 2–3	16:34	0	0	1	0.06	32	39	+0.06
Apr 4	@ SEA	W 4–2	21:04	0	0	2	0.02	55	64	+0.87
Apr 2	@ EDM	L 1–3	17:44	0	0	0	0.10	46	43	−0.38
Mar 31	vs WPG	L 3–4 OT	22:44	0	0	1	0.04	38	37	−0.47
Mar 29	@ NJD	L 3–5	20:49	0	0	1	0.03	42	49	−0.12
Mar 27	@ NYR	L 1–6	19:35	0	0	1	0.01	39	39	−0.56
Mar 26	@ PHI	L 1–5	19:22	0	0	2	0.02	40	23	−1.15
Mar 24	@ NYI	W 4–3	17:20	0	0	1	0.02	47	41	+0.06
Mar 22	vs NSH	L 2–3 OT	21:44	0	0	1	0.09	56	47	+0.02
Mar 20	vs COL	L 1–4	19:40	0	1	1	0.05	54	60	+1.00
Mar 19	@ MIN	W 2–1	16:57	0	0	3	0.14	50	50	−0.11
Mar 17	vs MIN	L 3–4 OT	16:52	0	0	2	0.13	25	37	−0.02
Mar 14	@ VGK	L 0–4	18:50	0	0	0	0.01	33	10	−1.04
Mar 12	@ UTA	W 3–2 OT	20:45	0	0	2	0.04	29	19	−1.05
Mar 9	vs UTA	W 3–2 OT	23:22	0	0	2	0.09	41	68	+1.06
Mar 8	@ DAL	L 3–4 OT	22:20	1	0	2	0.20	43	61	+1.16
Mar 6	vs VAN	L 3–6	18:24	0	0	2	0.06	56	49	−0.23
Mar 3	@ WPG	L 2–3 OT	22:19	0	1	3	0.09	52	66	+1.07
Feb 26	@ NSH	L 2–4	20:53	0	1	3	0.27	52	41	+0.53
Feb 4	@ CBJ	L 0–4	25:42	0	0	3	0.13	45	32	−0.24
Feb 2	vs SJS	W 6–3	20:38	1	0	3	0.27	56	71	+1.39
Jan 30	vs CBJ	L 2–4	22:16	0	0	3	0.05	47	30	−0.40
Dec 7	@ ANA	L 1–7	14:52	0	0	2	0.06	27	9	−1.35
Dec 6	@ LAK	L 0–6	12:40	0	0	0	0.03	48	28	−0.91
Dec 4	@ LAK	W 2–1	13:13	0	0	3	0.07	24	24	−0.83
Dec 2	@ VGK	L 3–4 OT	9:30	0	0	0	0.05	50	57	+0.07
Nov 30	vs ANA	W 5–3	13:16	0	0	1	0.13	56	83	+1.00
Nov 28	vs NSH	L 3–4	17:03	0	1	1	0.06	63	47	+0.49
Nov 26	vs MIN	L 3–4 OT	14:03	0	1	2	0.08	44	38	+0.29
Nov 23	vs COL	L 0–1	12:03	0	0	1	0.11	53	60	+0.23
Nov 21	@ BUF	L 3–9	12:20	0	2	1	0.01	33	30	+0.08
Nov 20	vs SEA	L 2–3	16:26	0	0	1	0.19	39	43	+0.24
Nov 18	vs CGY	W 5–2	14:16	0	1	1	0.10	58	77	+1.61
Nov 12	vs NJD	L 3–4 OT	11:29	0	0	1	0.05	32	30	−0.19
Nov 9	@ DET	W 5–1	14:29	0	0	1	0.01	22	30	−0.23
Nov 7	@ CGY	W 4–0	15:13	0	0	1	0.10	58	64	+0.82
Nov 5	@ VAN	W 5–2	16:07	0	0	0	0.02	37	33	−0.73
Nov 3	@ SEA	L 1–3	19:54	0	0	3	0.09	61	55	+0.25
Nov 1	@ EDM	L 2–3 OT	16:51	0	0	2	0.14	56	40	−0.31
Oct 30	@ WPG	L 3–6	17:27	0	0	3	0.10	61	53	−0.35
Oct 28	vs OTT	W 7–3	16:01	0	0	2	0.01	37	23	−0.54
Oct 26	vs LAK	L 1–3	20:37	0	0	1	0.01	43	25	−0.29
Oct 23	@ TBL	W 3–2	17:35	0	0	2	0.12	48	40	−0.41
Oct 19	vs ANA	W 2–1 OT	23:14	0	1	2	0.08	53	62	+1.18
Oct 17	vs VAN	L 2–3 OT	20:56	0	1	2	0.05	70	83	+2.28
Oct 15	@ STL	W 8–3	18:29	0	0	1	0.17	49	54	+0.45
Oct 13	vs UTA	W 3–1	14:30	0	0	0	0.00	14	23	−0.60
Oct 11	vs MTL	L 2–3	25:58	1	0	2	0.05	36	26	+0.32
Oct 9	@ BOS	L 3–4 OT	19:03	0	0	2	0.17	50	32	−0.30
Oct 7	@ FLA	L 2–3	25:18	0	0	1	0.11	39	25	−0.98