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Sam Rinzel

Sam Rinzel

D • Chicago Blackhawks Proj Rank N/A Actual 155 N/A • Trade Value
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM FSP
4101482-7443.63
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Sam Rinzel | Fantasy Outlook

Sam Rinzel looks to carve out a steady blue-line role with modest peripheral upside in Chicago.

At 22 years old, Sam Rinzel heads into the campaign looking to establish himself as a regular fixture on Chicago's blue line. In 57 games last season, the young defenseman showed glimpses of two-way capability, recording 14 points (four goals, 10 assists), 82 shots on goal, 63 blocked shots, and 49 hits while averaging over 17 minutes of ice time.

Our season projections anticipate a comparable baseline for Rinzel, projecting 14 points, 83 shots on goal, 63 blocks, and 49 hits across 54 games. While his offensive ceiling remains capped without secured power-play time, his balanced contribution in physical categories gives him a decent floor in deeper formats.

With Connor Bedard sidelined to begin the year, Chicago's overall offensive environment may face early headwinds, limiting plus-minus and scoring efficiency. For fantasy managers in standard leagues, Rinzel is primarily a watch-list option or deep-league depth defenseman with room for growth if his ice time expands.

Updated 9 days ago

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DATEOPPGAST+/-SOGPIMTOIFPTSDiff
04/15 SJ1021019:00:006.0 4.5
04/13 BUF00-21216:16:00-1.0 13
04/11 STL0002020:43:001.0 7.5
04/09 CAR00-31021:57:00-2.0 18
04/06 @SJ0001016:34:001.5 6
04/04 @SEA0012021:04:002.5 11.5
04/02 @EDM0000217:44:001.0 8.5
03/31 WPG00-11022:44:000.0 12.5
03/29 @NJ00-11020:49:001.0 9.5
03/27 @NYR00-11019:35:000.0 8
03/26 @PHI00-12019:22:000.5 12.5
03/24 @NYI0021017:20:003.5 10
03/22 NAS0001021:44:001.0 7
03/20 COL0101219:40:004.0 2
03/19 @MIN00-13216:57:000.5 10.5
03/17 MIN0002016:52:002.0 7.5
03/14 @VEG00-10018:50:00-1.0 12
03/12 @UTA00-12020:45:000.0 10
03/09 UTA0012023:22:002.5 8.5
03/08 @DAL1002022:20:005.0 7.5
03/06 VAN00-12218:24:000.5 10.5
03/03 @WPG0113222:22:004.5 6.5
03/01 @UTA0000000:00:000.0 16.5
02/28 @COL0000000:00:000.0 10.5
02/26 @NAS01-13220:53:003.5 8
02/04 @CBJ00-13025:42:002.0 8
02/02 SJ1013220:38:005.5 7
01/30 CBJ0003022:18:003.5 5.5
12/07 @ANA00-12014:52:000.0 9
12/06 @LA00-20012:40:00-2.0 13
12/04 @LA00-13013:13:001.0 12
12/02 @VEG0010209:30:001.0 10.5
11/30 ANA0011013:16:002.0 3
11/28 NAS0101217:03:003.0 9
11/26 MIN0102014:03:003.0 7.5
11/23 COL0001212:03:000.5 11
11/21 @BUF02-31012:20:003.0 5.5
11/20 SEA0011016:26:002.0 15.5
11/18 CGY01211014:16:004.5 5
11/15 TOR0000000:00:000.0 8
11/12 NJ0001011:29:001.0 15
11/09 @DET0001014:29:001.5 8
11/07 @CGY0021015:13:002.5 3
11/05 @VAN0000016:07:001.0 11
11/03 @SEA0003019:54:002.0 5
11/01 @EDM0002016:51:001.5 8
10/30 @WPG00-33017:27:00-1.5 11
10/28 OTT0012616:01:003.0 10.5
10/26 LA00-11020:37:000.0 12
10/23 @TB0001217:35:001.0 10.5
10/19 ANA0122023:14:005.0 3.5
10/17 VAN0112020:56:005.0 4.5
10/15 @STL0021218:29:003.0 7.5
10/13 UTA00-10214:30:00-0.5 10.5
10/11 MON1002025:58:005.5 10
10/09 @BOS00-12019:03:000.0 13.5
10/07 @FLA0001025:18:002.5 4
Totals: 410-7824417:18:44.210598.0
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YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
25-26 CHI 57 4 10 14 -7 44 82 17 49 0 63
3-YEAR AVG 33 2 8 10 -6 22 52 31 0 34
Totals 66 4 15 19 -6 44 104 18 61 0 68

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Chicago Blackhawks

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Spencer Knight 75% 45%
NAME OWN START
Sam Rinzel 10% 5%
Artyom Levshunov 10% 0%
Bowen Byram 80% 70%
NAME OWN START
Teuvo Teravainen 5% 5%
Tyler Bertuzzi 75% 45%
NAME OWN START
Roman Kantserov 10% 0%
Patrick Kane 65% 45%
NAME OWN START
Anton Frondell 30% 5%
Connor Bedard 95% 75%
Frank Nazar 25% 5%
Ryan Donato 10% 10%

Team Rankings

G
210
30th
A
351
30th
SOG
2015
32nd
FOW
2060
32nd
PPG
40
27th
PPA
78
23rd
PPP
118
25th
SHG
6
20th
SHP
14
14th
HITS
1346
32nd
BLK
1020
28th
GA
255
28th
TeamW-LWin %PTS
AvalancheAvalanche55-16-110.671121
StarsStars50-20-120.610112
WildWild46-24-120.561104
MammothMammoth43-33-60.52492
BluesBlues37-33-120.45186
PredatorsPredators38-34-100.46386
JetsJets35-35-120.42782
BlackhawksBlackhawks29-39-140.35472

Team Stats

PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Connor Bedard693045226-18507  
Ryan Donato821515122-16461  
Frank Nazar661526138-21264  
Ryan Greene811217109-14141  
Oliver Moore5151457-15192  
Anton Frondell123636-140  
Sam Lafferty29119-2140  
Sacha Boisvert7116-190  
Dominic Toninato8018060  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Tyler Bertuzzi793226164-164211  
Ilya Mikheyev7718181232180  
Teuvo Teravainen75142189-3067  
Andre Burakovsky75112287-32163  
Nick Lardis4110557-18102  
Andrew Mangiapane628858-21420  
Landon Slaggert533447-2160  
Brett Seney0000000  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Artyom Levshunov6822284-41441  
Alex Vlasic8121986-16170  
Louis Crevier78718114-2630  
Matt Grzelcyk6901268-9320  
Wyatt Kaiser7761175-16340  
Sam Rinzel5441083-7440  
Kevin Korchinski13027-440  
Ethan Del Mastro190118-11180  
Cavan Fitzgerald0000000  
PlayerGPWLOTLSASVGASOO/S
Spencer Knight55192511158314281550  
Arvid Soderblom268133774681930  
Drew Commesso3210857870  
Mitchell Weeks00000000  
Stanislav Berezhnoy00000000  
Dave Nozzolillo00000000  
Caydon Edwards00000000  

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