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INJURY ALERT Questionable | Undisclosed | Since Oct 17, 2026
Samuel Girard

Samuel Girard

D • Pittsburgh Penguins Proj Rank N/A Actual 79 N/A • Trade Value
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM FSP
16712-423.13
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Samuel Girard | Fantasy Outlook

Girard questionable with undisclosed injury ahead of home clash with Panthers

Samuel Girard enters Thursday’s home contest against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena carrying a questionable tag due to an undisclosed injury. His active status remains uncertain, which has led to his fantasy start rate slipping down to 6% as managers seek safer alternatives. Before getting nicked up, the 28-year-old blueliner provided steady depth with three assists, seven blocks, and light shot volume across his previous six outings. Pittsburgh (3–6–1) hosts Florida as slight home favorites in what profiles as a higher-scoring environment, where the Panthers are expected to deploy Cooper Black (unconfirmed) between the pipes.

With his availability up in the air, our daily projection reflects minimal output with a low point expectation and light shot volume if he manages to suit up. Looking across this three-game week, Pittsburgh has just one matchup remaining after tonight, and our models project Girard for roughly ~1 point and 1.7 fantasy points overall. Given the active injury risk, absence from top power-play usage, and depressed scoring ceiling against a tough Florida squad, fantasy managers in standard formats should steer clear until he is confirmed healthy and active. Today’s action: Bench.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 1 day ago

Samuel Girard Fantasy

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DATEOPPGAST+/-SOGPIMTOIFPTSDiff
10/22 FLA0000000:00:000.0 15
10/19 @UTA0000000:00:000.0 8.5
10/17 @VEG00-20011:22:00-1.0 11
10/16 @COL01-12019:52:003.5 5
10/13 @CHI0111018:23:003.5 9
10/10 DAL0002021:08:002.0 5.5
10/09 @CBJ01-10219:25:001.0 7
10/07 @WAS0111019:00:003.5 11
10/05 WPG00-21017:12:00-0.5 9.5
10/03 MON10-33021:11:002.0 9.5
09/30 @PHI0232021:02:008.0 1.5
Totals: 16-412215:19:32.727222.0
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YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
17-18 NSH 73 4 19 23 -11 8 86 17 46 0 69
18-19 COL 81 4 23 27 8 6 112 19 63 1 88
19-20 COL 71 4 31 35 3 17 97 21 47 0 94
21-22 COL 47 5 26 31 15 16 75 22 30 0 46
21-22 COL 87 5 25 30 -4 20 83 17 69 0 92
22-23 COL 88 6 33 39 -13 18 128 20 82 0 126
23-24 COL 69 3 16 19 3 10 74 17 73 0 107
24-25 COL 88 4 23 27 9 14 102 18 70 0 117
25-26 COL 72 3 16 19 16 27 46 16 27 0 62
26-27 PIT 10 1 4 5 -7 2 10 14 4 0 10
ON PACE 74 7 29 37 -7 14 74 14 29 0 74
3-YEAR AVG 79 3 19 22 28 17 76 60 0 101
Totals 733 41 229 270 20 142 857 18 547 1 863

Girard Projection

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G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.06 0.41 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.88 -0.34 0.26 0.38 0.95 0.00 0.8
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Pittsburgh Penguins

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Sergei Murashov 40% 20%
Arturs Silovs 35% 21%
NAME OWN START
Declan Carlile 38% 31%
Erik Karlsson 100% 94%
Kris Letang 45% 36%
Samuel Girard 10% 5%
Kaedan Korczak 4% 3%
NAME OWN START
Nicholas Robertson 10% 8%
NAME OWN START
Benjamin Kindel 11% 1%
Bryan Rust 79% 25%
Rickard Rakell 71% 36%
Egor Chinakhov 16% 5%
NAME OWN START
Sidney Crosby 100% 66%
Evgeni Malkin 83% 52%
Tommy Novak 30% 22%

Line Combinations

PAIRLEFT DEFENSE (LD)RIGHT DEFENSE (RD)
Pair 1Spencer StastneyErik Karlsson
Pair 2Declan CarlileKaedan Korczak
Pair 3Ilya SolovyovKris Letang
ORDERGOALIEROLEROTATION STATUS
#1Arturs SilovsStarterPrimary Starter
#2Sergei MurashovBackupBackup

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Benjamin Kindel
#81 · RW
OutIRIllness
Kindel has suffered a vasovagal episode and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 20
Bryan Rust
#17 · RW
OutIRLower Body
Rust is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to miss six weeks.
INJ SINCE: Oct 20
Justin Brazeau
#16 · RW
OutIRLower Body
Brazeau is dealing with an lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 21
Evgeni Malkin
#71 · C
QuestionableDTDIllness
Malkin is dealing with an illness and is uncertain to take the ice for the Penguins.
INJ SINCE: Oct 23
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Samuel Girard
#49 · D
QuestionableDTDUndisclosed
Girard is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Penguins.
INJ SINCE: Oct 17
Ryan Graves
#27 · D
OutIRLower Body
Graves is dealing with an lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. There is no timetable set for his return.
INJ SINCE: Sep 25
Trevor van Riemsdyk
#57 · D
OutIRLower Body
van Riemsdyk is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 10

Team Rankings

G
36
10th
A
65
10th
SOG
296
11th
FOW
283
20th
PPG
7
17th
PPA
14
18th
PPP
21
18th
SHG
1
18th
SHP
2
17th
HITS
132
32nd
BLK
151
15th
GA
35
26th
TeamW-LWin %PTS
HurricanesHurricanes8-3-20.61518
RangersRangers7-4-10.58315
IslandersIslanders5-4-20.45512
DevilsDevils6-4-00.60012
CapitalsCapitals5-4-00.55610
PenguinsPenguins4-6-10.3649
FlyersFlyers3-6-30.2509
Blue JacketsBlue Jackets3-5-00.3756

Team Stats

PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Evgeni Malkin116322142  
Sidney Crosby113322-641  
Tommy Novak113516-140  
Hendrix Lapierre7234020  
Connor Dewar111317120  
David Gustafsson0000000  
Blake Lizotte110413060  
Rutger McGroarty1002000  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Nicholas Robertson116021840  
Bryan Rust7329-740  
Egor Chinakhov82114-241  
Benjamin Kindel92223-521  
Rickard Rakell111326-441  
Ville Koivunen9138360  
Justin Brazeau0000000  
Elmer Soderblom5002000  
Andrei Kuzmenko7017-300  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Erik Karlsson1111018-201  
Samuel Girard91612-420  
Kris Letang110522160  
Kaedan Korczak110510-220  
Spencer Stastney6023300  
Declan Carlile113218-4110  
Ryan Graves0000000  
Trevor van Riemsdyk5002-140  
Ilya Solovyov2002100  
Ryan Johnson0000000  
Chase Pietila0000000  
PlayerGPWLOTLSASVGASOO/S
Arturs Silovs7430183162212  
Sergei Murashov4031120106140  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

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10-19 @UTAL 4-5
10-22 FLAW 4-0
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