Samuel Girard
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Samuel Girard

PIT · D · Age 28
GP 4 · G-A-PTS 1-3-4
Limited sample STRONG OVERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 0,36 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,32
Actual P/G 1,00 Limited sample
Deployment 59 #4 among D on team
Driver 82 #3 among D on team
4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current
Team context
Pittsburgh Penguins Balanced environment
Fantasy environment #17 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #17 0,73 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Above Average EV OZ #14 · shot diff #11
Power-play environment Strong PP OZ #9
Pace & activity Average #13 NHL · 19,5 bursts/g · 55,5 km/g · 47,7 attempts/g

Balanced environment · above average offensive process · strong power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G18:42
PP TOI/G0:15
SOG/G1,75
5v5 roleObserved role
D1Defense pair

Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak

Pair time · last game
12:05
TOI · With this pair · last game
82%
TOI · With this pair · last 3
77%
TOI · With this pair · season
79%
Trend
-2 percentage points ↓-2 pts ↓
Power playObserved PP role

No stable power-play unit established from available opportunities.

PP share · last game
3%
PP share · last 3
3%
PP share · season
10%
First-unit starts · last 3
0 / 10
Trend
-7 percentage points ↓-7 pts ↓
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
19% · 0:27
Own goalie pulled
7% · 0:26

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Observed · Medium confidence · 15 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
4
G
1
A
3
PTS
4
P/G
1,00
SOG/G
1,75
TOI/G
18:42
PP TOI/G
0:15
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 82
Deployment 59
Offensive Driver High-end · limited sample
82
Shot Creation High-end · limited sample
85
Play Creation Above average · limited sample
80
Deployment Average · limited sample
59
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 0,32 Historical P/G
2026–27 1,00 vs baseline +0,68
Expected P/G 0,36 vs baseline +0,04

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Strong offensive process adds support beyond raw production.

The Driver profile is clearly above the position-group median.

MODEL

Production is running above expectation.

Actual P/G exceeds Expected P/G by 0,64.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile is mixed. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,36.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
23,6

Published
2026-10-09 06:29:21